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We don't carry Ethiopia, Girma Tamiru. These are the closest coffees in our shop.

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Big Step Coffee

Ethiopia Gerse

Ethiopia · Washed · Light

In common: Both from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · Both Ethiopian Heirloom / Landrace · Both washed
Different: $0.49/oz more

$17.004.4 oz · 4 more sizes

Shipping $7.00

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Black Dog Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Ethiopia · Washed · Medium

In common: Both from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · Both Ethiopian Heirloom / Landrace · Both washed
Different: $0.76/oz less

$19.9912 oz · 1 more size

Shipping $5.95

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Portrait Coffee

Ethiopia Genji Challa

Ethiopia · Washed · Light

In common: Both from Ethiopia · Both Ethiopian Heirloom / Landrace · Both washed
Different: $0.35/oz less

$22.0010.9 oz · 2 more sizes

Shipping from $6.60Free shipping over $50

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Sun Bear Specialty Coffee Roasters

Ethiopia: Shakisso Organic

Ethiopia · Washed

In common: Both from Ethiopia · Both Ethiopian Heirloom / Landrace · Both washed
Different: $0.52/oz less

$44.002 lb · 1 more size

Similar, for less

Close to this coffee at a lower price per ounce

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Stone Street Coffee

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

Ethiopia · Washed · Medium

4.9 from 136 buyers

In common: Both from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia · Both washed · Both list citrus fruit notes
Different: $0.86/oz less

$24.001 lb · 2 more sizes

Shipping $5.00Free shipping over $35

Kiss the Hippo Coffee, London, London

Ethiopia, Girma Tamiru

Name: Ethiopia, Girma Tamiru
Brand: Kiss the Hippo Coffee
SKU: kiss-the-hippo-ethiopia-girma-tamiru
Price: 15.50 GBP
Availability: InStock

Mainly citrus, some floral

In stock at Kiss the Hippo Coffee. We don't carry it yet.

GBP 15.50250g bag
At Kiss the Hippo Coffee

About Ethiopia, Girma Tamiru

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?

Mainly citrus, some floral.

Citrus50%
Floral50%

The roaster’s notes: mandarin, lemon, earl grey.

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?

$2.36an ounce. Similar coffees run $2.37 to $3.78.

$2.37$3.78

What moves the price

Roaster brand and sourcing+23%
High altitude (2170 m)+8%
Washed process−4%

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: Yirgacheffe, ET
Producer: Girma Tamiru
Farm or co-op: Girma Tamiru washing station
Process: Washed
Variety: Heirloom
Altitude: 2170 m
Bag: 250g

The variety and the origin

About Kiss the Hippo Coffee

The roaster’s page

Press · Sprudge

World Class Coffee Finds A Home In The London Burbs At Kiss The Hippo
2020-03-02·sprudge
Kiss The Hippo in London, England.

Meet the roaster on camera

3 videos

About the roasterShop tour

The secret behind Kiss The Hippo coffee roastery

Beans · 7.9K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This 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.”

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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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