Rwanda Dukunde Kawa Collective
NaturalDark
Cherrybook Index
50sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.53/oz$24.50 for 1.0 lb
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A natural lot from Mbilima Village, Rwanda, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 41 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
cherry juice · grape jelly · almond butter · creamy
- Fruit
- Cocoa and nut
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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.
- Origin
- Mbilima Village, RW
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Mbilima Coffee Washing Station
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 2200 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.0 lb
- Bag price
- $24.50
- Price / oz
- $1.53/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
50
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
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. This coffee has 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 49.4 shrunk to 49.6 = 50.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 45/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 3
- Clean
- 3
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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About French Truck Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Polarizing· sentiment 45/100
One Reddit post describes French Truck as decidedly average and its cold brew as pretty tasty. In another thread, a commenter says the coffee had always tasted too sour to them. A third thread includes a comment that a normal shot lacked much taste but was pretty good as a sugar-free vanilla latte.
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Threads cited (3)
- r/Coffee · 19↑ · Looking for Coffee recommendations in New Orleans
...ith where we ended up going and maybe give a quick ranking, from the coffee perspective of course. Thanks! Update: Thanks for all your suggestions! We checked out French truck company and it was decidedly average. Later on in the week I was able to try their cold brew and found them to be pretty tasty. Spitfire coff
- r/espresso · 17↑ · French Truck Coffee Guatemalan Blend 2oz 29 sec extraction on GB5
French Truck Coffee Guatemalan Blend 2oz 29 sec extraction on GB5 Never been a fan of their coffee. Always tasted a bit too sour for me. How was this shot?
- r/espresso · 7↑ · Guatemala Huehuetenango by French Truck Coffee
Guatemala Huehuetenango by French Truck Coffee Well when I turned it into a sugar free vanilla latte it tasted pretty good. A normal shot didn’t have a ton of taste.