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Friedhats

Panama Kotowa Gesha Washed #1923

Washed78Strong
Panama Kotowa Gesha Washed #1923 by Friedhats
Origin
PA
Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
—
Varietals
geisha
Harvest
—
Weight
150g
Bag price
EUR 37.00
Price / oz
$7.97/oz
Brew
—

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Cherry's Index

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

78

Strong

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 36% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 64% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-0

Renormalized base 86.8 shrunk to 75.8 at 70% confidence + bonuses = 78.

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About Friedhats

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Friedhats is widely recognized in the coffee community as a top-tier roaster, frequently grouped alongside world-class names like Tim Wendelboe. They are particularly praised for offering excellent value for money, with many users highlighting their high-quality light roasts at accessible price points. While a small minority of users have expressed personal preferences against their roast profiles, the overall consensus remains highly positive.

excellent value for moneyworld-class reputationhigh-quality light roastsfrequent inclusion in 'best of' listsdistinctive roast profile
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

5 videos · 59k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Friedhats as a brand built on creative independence and a genuine passion for flavor exploration. Reviewers emphasize the roastery's humble origins in a garage and its evolution into a respected Amsterdam institution. The consensus is that the founders prioritize light roasting profiles to showcase origin characteristics while maintaining a rigorous focus on quality control through constant cupping.

Emphasis on light roast profilesCommitment to creative independenceHumble garage startup rootsRigorous internal quality controlFocus on unique flavor explorationSustainable and reusable packaging

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