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Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Kenya AA Small Lot Reserve

Kaganda AA

WashedMedium-Light

Cherrybook Index

65Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$2.29/oz$25.00 for 310g

Typical band for this profile $2.05 to $3.26 (Kenya washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Nyeri, Kenya, indexed 65 on confident evidence and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Roasts daily · ships in ~1d

Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.

“We roast coffee Monday thru Friday, with the exception of major holidays!” source ↗

Cherrybook last checked this listing today.

Roaster’s notes

sun-dried tomato · molasses · black currant · toffee · stone fruit · plum · apricot · peach · grapefruit · raspberry

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Kenya AA Small Lot Reserve by Dragonfly Coffee Roasters
Origin
Nyeri, KE
Farm / Co-op
—
Process
Washed
Altitude
1200–1675 m
Varietals
Sl28,Sl34
Harvest
—
Weight
310g
Bag price
$25.00
Price / oz
$2.29/oz
Brew
filter

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$2.29/oz

typically $2.05 to $3.26

Where it sits

36 Kenya washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock

typical band this lot

56th percentile of 36 Kenya washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×1.20
  • Kenya origin×1.07
  • Washed process×0.95
  • Other listed varieties×0.97
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

65

Noted

Confident

Confidence3 of 7 signals on file

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 43% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 12% weight
  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    65/ 47% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    62/ 42% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Base weighted score: 65.5 + bonuses = 65

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
5
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Dragonfly Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Mixed reviews· sentiment 62/100

Three independent Reddit threads give Dragonfly Coffee Roasters a mixed but generally favorable picture. One commenter said its coffee did not live up to the acclaim associated with Coffee Review. A repeat buyer recommended another Dragonfly coffee for caramel, milk-chocolate, hazelnut, and brown-sugar notes and good value. A separate espresso drinker named Crema Dolce a new favorite.

mixed views on acclaimrepeat purchase and chocolate-nut notesCrema Dolce
Threads cited (3)
  • r/Coffee · 18↑ · Question About Roasters

    ...plain the holding pattern they've been in. Klatch I think focsuses too heavy on their local scene to be a big player in the NA scene as a whole, and Dragonfly was never a Big Great, their main claim to relevance was their deep links to Coffee Review. The coffee never lived up to the hype that CR gave them, and their

  • r/espresso · 13↑ · Dragonfly coffee roasters is a repeat order.

    Dragonfly coffee roasters is a repeat order. I've come back to this more than once. A ton of caramel, hints of milk chocolate, hazlenuts, definite brown sugar, not stout at all and distinctly different than the rest. Doesn't punch through the milk like the others do. Still, I recommend this and it is a great value to b

  • r/espresso · 3↑ · Flow Control: Worth It?

    ...rant of what's possible), so I'd like to know if anyone has had great or not-so-great experiences. I'm looking at the LUCCA brand at Clive's. If it matters, I generally use Caffe Lusso's Gran Miscela Carmo; Black and White Roasters "The Classic"; Intelligentsia's Black Cat; and my new favorite, Dragonfly's Crema Dol

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