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Kickapoo Coffee Roasters

Organic Ethiopia Natural Process

NaturalMedium-Light69Cherry's Index

Cup profile

strawberry · floral · blueberry · citrus

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Floral
Organic Ethiopia Natural Process by Kickapoo Coffee Roasters
Farm / Co-op
Process
Natural
Altitude
1900–2400 m
Varietals
heirloom
Harvest
Weight
363g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.56/oz
Brew

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Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

69

Noted

Confident

Confidence43% coverage / 3 of 7 signals

Enough independent signal to score at face value; no shrinkage applied.

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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    75/ 42% weight
  • Coffee Review
    Mean score from coffeereview.com
    65/ 47% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 12% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-4

Base weighted score: 69.2 + bonuses = 69

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
2
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Flavor wheelestimated

Comps & alternatives

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About Kickapoo Coffee Roasters

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100

Kickapoo Coffee Roasters is appreciated by community members for their light roasts, fruit-forward single origins (such as their Ethiopian offerings and the Muungano Congo), and offerings like their Supernova dark roast. While one user found a specific Colombian single origin too acidic, others praise their jammy flavor profiles and quality beans recommended by baristas. They maintain a solid, positive reputation as a specialty roaster worth trying.

fruit-forward light roastssingle originsjammy flavor profilesWisconsin roaster
Threads cited (10)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

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