Ethiopia, Bookkisa
WashedMedium
Cherrybook Index
73Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$2.38/ozGBP 15.50 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Guji, Ethiopia, indexed 73 on preliminary evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 0 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
mandarin · honey · lemon
- Citrus
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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
- Guji, ET
- Producer
- Ture Waji
- Farm / Co-op
- Smallholders in Bookkissa Village
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 2000–2150 m
- Varietals
- 74110
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- GBP 15.50
- Price / oz
- US$2.38/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
73
Noted
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 75.0 shrunk to 70.6 + bonuses = 73.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 80/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 68/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Kiss the Hippo Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 68/100
Two Reddit posts give Kiss the Hippo Coffee a mixed but generally favorable picture. One drinker found a Yemeni coffee good but muted and poor value, while calling a Gesha mind-blowing and worth the experience. A London visitor found the cafe's filter coffee flat on that visit but described its espresso as wonderful and prior home tastings as great.
Yemeni coffee valueGesha floralsfilter and espresso contrast
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 12↑ · Today I tried Eugenioides Coffee (The now very rare parent species of Arabica!) What are y
...Then these are the three most unique (expensive) coffees I have tried. Here are my thoughts. [https://i.imgur.com/0kCCaxJ.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0kCCaxJ.jpg) \---- **Yemen Al Lahaba (Kiss the Hippo)** * Yemeni coffee (Mocha) is renowned for its rich body and wine like taste) * Yemen is in the midst of a devastatin
- r/Coffee · 10↑ · Filter Coffees in London Tasting Flat
...generally tasted flat, lacking in body, acidity and flavour, and almost like they were all stale. Some of the bigger names we visited were Ozone, Prufrock and Kiss the Hippo (the latter two make such wonderful espressos!). I know it can’t just be their beans or roasting because I have tasted them personally back at
Press · Sprudge
- World Class Coffee Finds A Home In The London Burbs At Kiss The Hippo2020-03-02·sprudge
Kiss The Hippo in London, England.
On YouTube
3 videos · 11k combined views
Reviewers describe Kiss the Hippo Coffee as an award-winning roaster with a strong reputation for quality. Outside coverage emphasizes their sleek and modern cafe spaces, such as their bright Richmond location. Behind the scenes, features highlight their meticulous approach to production, utilizing software-guided roasting profiles and nitrogen-flushing packaging to ensure consistency.
Bright and modern cafe aestheticsAward-winning roasting reputationSoftware-guided roast profilingNitrogen-flushing packaging methodsRigorous quality control processes