Burundi Nemba
Washed
Cherrybook Index
79Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Confident: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.61/oz$23.00 for 250g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kayanza, Burundi, indexed 79 on confident evidence.
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Roaster’s notes
cranberry · dried fig · allspice
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
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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
- Kayanza, BI
- Producer
- Nemba Washing Station
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700–1900 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- $23.00
- Price / oz
- $2.61/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
79
Strong
Confident
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 43% 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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 88/ 42% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 47% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
- 65/ 12% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Base weighted score: 77.0 + bonuses = 79
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
Roast it yourself
Green coffee from Nemba Washing Station
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Nemba Washing Station in Burundi.
Hacea Coffee Source
Burundi Kayanza Nemba Natural
Kayanza, Burundi
Natural
black cherry, strawberry, currant, blood orange
$9.97/lb
at 500 g · from 100 g
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About Kickapoo Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100
Three Reddit posts give Kickapoo Coffee Roasters strongly favorable marks. One commenter said they had always found it excellent, another called a cafe shot of The Answer fantastic, and a third preferred two Kickapoo Ethiopians over several other roasters' offerings.
consistent excellenceThe Answer espressoEthiopian coffees
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- r/Coffee · 16↑ · Tried some new coffee blends last week as recommended, here. But I still find Stumptown's
I'm really disappointed to hear that about the Kickapoo...I've always found it excellent. :(
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...the menu because that's how I try new cafes (shot of espresso and a macchiato), so it was cool to see it by name on a menu. Added bonus is that it's maybe 5 minutes, if that, from Mars Cafe, who is now carrying Cat & Cloud in addition to Kickapoo Coffee. I had them pull a shot of The Answer for me and it was FANTAST
- r/Coffee · 7↑ · What are some good fruit forward light roast coffees right now?
Just looking for some very fruity coffees to try. Just got done with some gedeb from s&w that was great and a couple Ethiopians from Kickapoo. Also had the ethiopian offerings Olympia, Heart and Stumptown. Not as good as the s&w and kickapoo imo. I brew with a 185. Thanks!
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From Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence):
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