Kenya // Kii Washed
Washed68Noted

- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Farm / Co-op
- Kii
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1800 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $25.00
- Price / oz
- $2.08/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
As cupped
monk fruit · tomatillo
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast for online shipping orders Monday-Thursday (except for major holidays).” source ↗
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 80.7 shrunk to 67.6 at 57% confidence = 68.
Sensory profileestimated
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Dogwood Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Dogwood Coffee is widely recognized as a staple of the Minneapolis coffee scene and is frequently recommended by enthusiasts. Users often praise their specific offerings, such as the Neon Espresso and various African single origins, for their distinct, bright, and fruity flavor profiles. While one user experienced issues with brewing consistency, the community attributed this to equipment variables rather than the coffee itself, and the overall sentiment remains highly positive.
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