Kenya AB - Kayu
Washed
Cherrybook Index
80Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.58/oz$25.25 for 1.0 lb
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Muranga, Kenya, indexed 80 on preliminary evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 75 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
guava · angel food cake · honey'd banana
- 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
- Muranga, KE
- Producer
- Kayu Coffee Factory
- Farm / Co-op
- Kayu Coffee Factory
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1650 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 1.0 lb
- Bag price
- $25.25
- Price / oz
- $1.58/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
80
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 33% 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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 86.9 shrunk to 80.4 = 80.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 94/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
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