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Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Ethiopia Sidama Nigusse Gemeda

WashedNorthscore 85
Ethiopia Sidama Nigusse Gemeda by Glitch Coffee & Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
2200–2400 m
Varietals
74158
Harvest
Weight
160g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$3.54/oz
Brew

As cupped

grape · honey · red apple · tea like · balanced

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

85

Sparse signal

Confidence20% coverage / 1 of 4 signals

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Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Sensory average

  • Community sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 100% weight

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About Glitch Coffee & Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Glitch Coffee & Roasters is widely recognized as a premier destination in the Japanese specialty coffee scene, frequently mentioned alongside other top-tier roasters like Apollon's Gold and Kurasu. They maintain a strong international presence, often appearing at major coffee festivals and being sought out by enthusiasts traveling to Tokyo. While their main shops are noted for a specific, sometimes "dark-ish" aesthetic, they are highly regarded for the quality of their beans, with some users finding their flavor profiles difficult to replicate with US-based roasters.

top-tier Japanese roastermust-visit Tokyo destinationhigh-quality beansfrequent festival presencedistinctive shop atmosphere
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6 videos cover Glitch Coffee & Roasters from reviewers Brandon Chou, /岩崎泰三 -Coffee Journalist Taizo Iwasaki -, van Pelt, and others.