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Kiss the Hippo Coffee, London, London
Costa Rica Aquiares Centroamericano Anaerobic Natural
Mostly fruit, some unclassified notes
In stock at Kiss the Hippo Coffee. We don't carry it yet.
GBP 18.00250g bag
At Kiss the Hippo Coffee
At Kiss the Hippo Coffee
About Costa Rica Aquiares Centroamericano Anaerobic Natural
How is it rated?
72Cherrybook Index, from 2 independent sources.
- YouTube reviewers, on the roaster85
- What the roaster discloses75
- Reddit, on the roaster68
- +2Roaster featured by Sprudge
With this little evidence the score is pulled toward a neutral 50; more signals will move it.
Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works
What will it taste like?
Mostly fruit, some unclassified notes.
- Fruit67%
- Unclassified33%
The roaster’s notes: guava, amaro, melon.
See these notes on the flavor wheel
Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.
How does the price compare?
$2.74an ounce. Similar coffees run $2.66 to $4.23.
$2.66$4.23
What moves the price
- Roaster brand and sourcing+23%
- Anaerobic process+16%
- Single origin+3%
A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.
Back of the bag
What Kiss the Hippo Coffee publishes about this coffee.
- Origin
- Turrialba, CR
- Producer
- Diego Robelo
- Farm or co-op
- Aquiares Estate
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Variety
- Centroamericano
- Altitude
- 1000 to 1400 m
- Roast
- Medium
- Bag
- 250g
Green coffee from Aquiares Estate
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Aquiares Estate in Costa Rica.
All green from Costa Rica →
JA Coffee
Costa Rica Esperanza African Washed
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Washed · Sarchimor
cocoa, roasted nuts, brown sugar, soft vanilla sweetness
US$11.17/lb
at 1 kg
JA Coffee
Costa Rica Entre Rios Natural Green Coffee Beans
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Natural · Villa sarchi
berry, dried fruit, cocoa, roasted nuts
US$14.34/lb
at 1 kg
Pre-UmberSeller 86.8
Costa Rica Aquiares Estate Centroamericano Natural
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Anaerobic Natural · Centroamericano · 1,700 m
port wine aroma, clove, jammy, plum
US$14.42/lb
at 2 lb
The variety and the origin
About Kiss the Hippo Coffee
The roaster’s pagePress · Sprudge
- World Class Coffee Finds A Home In The London Burbs At Kiss The Hippo2020-03-02·sprudge
Kiss The Hippo in London, England.
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterShop tour
The secret behind Kiss The Hippo coffee roastery
Beans · 7.9K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Kiss the Hippo Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video provides a tour of Kiss the Hippo Coffee roastery, showcasing their roasting setup, packing area, and quality control room. Head of coffee Joshua Tarlo and head roaster Rosa demonstrate their software-guided roasting process and nitrogen-flushing packaging methods.
Inside this video
From Beans:
“This is where we profile all of our coffees by using two different software systems.”
“To make sure that all our coffee is coming out consistent before we send it out for baristas to use on the bar.”
Explore the videos
Across the coverage of Kiss the Hippo Coffee
Reviewers and shop tour hosts characterize Kiss the Hippo Coffee as an award-winning London roaster with bright, modern, and welcoming cafe spaces. Outside coverage highlights their meticulous behind-the-scenes operations, including software-guided roast profiling and nitrogen-flushing packaging to ensure strict consistency. Reviewers emphasize both their strong retail presence and their rigorous, quality-focused production methods.
Bright and modern cafe spaces · Award-winning coffee reputation · Software-guided roast profiling · Nitrogen-flushing packaging methods · Rigorous quality control processes
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