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Friedhats

Peru Herly Mego

Northscore 77
Peru Herly Mego by Friedhats
Origin
PE
Producer
Herly Mego
Farm / Co-op
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Process
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Altitude
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Varietals
geisha
Harvest
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Weight
320g
Bag price
EUR 29.00
Price / oz
$2.77/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

5 videos · 58k 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 a garage and its evolution into a respected Amsterdam-based operation. The consensus among interviewers is that the founders prioritize maintaining control over their vision and sourcing practices to ensure their specific light-roast philosophy remains central to their identity.

Emphasis on creative independenceCommitment to light roast profilesFlavor-focused sourcing philosophyHumble garage-start originsSustainable packaging initiatives

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