Kenya Karatu AB – Espresso
Washed68Cherry's Index
Cup profile
jasmine · red apple · guava · purple plum · cranberry · lime
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Origin
- Thika District, KE
- Farm / Co-op
- 600 Gitwe Smallholder Farmers
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1880–1880 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 15.89
- Price / oz
- $2.11/oz
- Brew
- espresso
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Batch roasted weekly
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 currently roast on Mondays and Thursdays and dispatch the next day.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing today.
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.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 90/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 75/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Renormalized base 78.3 shrunk to 66.3 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 68.
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Five Elephant
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Five Elephant is recognized by the specialty coffee community as a notable European roaster and coffee shop, frequently grouped alongside other respected third-wave names. They appear in discussions ranging from favorite international cafes to equipment suppliers within the EU market. Overall, they maintain a positive and established presence among specialty coffee enthusiasts.
Berlin specialty roasterInternational third-wave favoriteEU equipment supplier
Press · Sprudge
- Five Elephant And Wes Anderson Team Up For Limited Edition Coffee Set2025-06-11·sprudge
The Official Air Korda Coffee Travel Set by Five Elephant.
On YouTube
4 videos · 133k combined views
Five Elephant has 2 videos on their channel; 2 videos come from outside reviewers (European Coffee Trip, The Right Roast).
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