Rwanda Sholi Natural
Natural73Cherry's Index
Cup profile
blueberry · lemon candy · toffee · orange citrus · grapefruit · plum · black tea
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Muhanga District, RW
- Farm / Co-op
- Abateraninkunga ba Sholi
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1800–2000 m
- Varietals
- bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 340g
- Bag price
- $21.50
- Price / oz
- $1.79/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
73
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 77.7 shrunk to 72.9 at 83% confidence = 73.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Kaldi's Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 80/100
In the Reddit coffee community, 'Kaldi' is almost exclusively discussed as a manufacturer of home coffee roasting equipment (such as the Kaldi Wide, Mini, and Fortis) rather than as a coffee bean roaster. Users frequently share their experiences with these drum roasters as part of their progression in the hobby, often modifying them with sensors like Phidgets. While there is occasional mention of the brand in broader coffee contexts, the community sentiment is focused on the hardware's utility for home roasting enthusiasts.
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Threads cited (10)
- r/roasting · 94↑ · I started a business roasting on a popper, then a 300g Kaldi wide, and after 2.5 years, I'
- r/roasting · 80↑ · Got my Kaldi coffee roaster today, it's awesome.
- r/espresso · 72↑ · Beginners setup - sub 400 euro
- r/roasting · 64↑ · Roaster List 2021
- r/roasting · 57↑ · My roasting setup - Kaldi Wide.
- r/roasting · 55↑ · Kaldi wide + Phidgets
- r/roasting · 55↑ · My first roast with a Kaldi Mini. Beans are a natural process from Burundi I got from Swee
- r/espresso · 52↑ · 11 New Coffee Deals This Week [USA Only]
- r/Coffee · 48↑ · This Week in Coffee; Tuesday 15th of August '23
- r/roasting · 47↑ · r/roasting progression: Air popper/ Behmor+ /2nd Behmor/ Kaldi Fortis.
On YouTube
2 videos · 347k combined views
Outside coverage of Kaldi's Coffee highlights its dual identity as a prominent, ubiquitous cafe chain in Ethiopia often likened to Starbucks, and as an operation dedicated to quality control and vintage roasting in the US specialty coffee space. Reviewers and features note the brand's scale and founder story in East Africa alongside its commitment to daily cuppings, customer education, and careful sourcing.
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