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Kenya Rungeto Kiangoi #018

WashedNorthscore 77
Kenya Rungeto Kiangoi #018 by Friedhats
Origin
KE
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
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Harvest
2026
Weight
320g
Bag price
EUR 18.00
Price / oz
$1.72/oz
Brew
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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

77

Preliminary

Confidence28% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 30% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings, Roaster transparency

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 64% weight
  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 36% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Renormalized base 85.0 shrunk to 74.5 at 70% confidence + bonuses = 77.

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About Friedhats

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Friedhats is highly regarded in the specialty coffee community, particularly for their FUKU cafe in Amsterdam and their excellent value-for-money. Users frequently praise their wide selection of high-quality light roasts and the expertise of their staff. While one user reported finding a rock in their beans, this is treated as an isolated incident rather than a systemic quality issue, and the brand remains a go-to recommendation for many.

excellent value for moneywide variety of beanshighly regarded Amsterdam cafe (FUKU)passionate and knowledgeable staffconsistent light roast quality
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

6 videos · 60k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Friedhats as a brand built on creative independence and a genuine passion for flavor exploration. Reviewers highlight the roastery's humble beginnings in an Amsterdam garage and the founders' commitment to maintaining control over their vision. The consensus among observers is that Friedhats prioritizes light roasting techniques to showcase the unique characteristics of their sourced coffees.

Emphasis on light roasting profilesCommitment to creative independenceFocus on unique flavor explorationHumble garage-start origin storySustainable and reusable packaging practices

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