Kenya - Karimikui
WashedDark77Cherry's Index
Cup profile
dark berries · juicy · complex
- Fruit
- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Producer
- 600 member farmers
- Farm / Co-op
- Karimikui
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- SEK 232.08
- Price / oz
- $2.71/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
77
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 70/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 82.7 shrunk to 77.0 at 83% confidence = 77.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Koppi Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Koppi is consistently regarded as a high-quality, respected roaster within the specialty coffee community. Users frequently group them alongside other top-tier European roasters like Sey, Manhattan, and The Barn. While some users have noted challenges in dialing in their light-roasted beans, these comments are framed as personal brewing hurdles rather than criticisms of the coffee's quality.
highly regarded European roasterfrequently grouped with top-tier peerslight roast profilerespected by coffee enthusiastschallenging to dial in for beginners
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Looking for light-roasted European coffees!
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- r/Coffee · ↑ · French press vs. Aeropress (long brew) - cupping style
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Review] Finca El Paraiso - Koppi Coffee Roasters
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Returned from Sweden (Helsingborg) and got to enjoy some great cups of coffee at Koppi Fin
- r/Coffee · ↑ · [Technique] Grinding adjustment for beans a couple/three weeks past roast (Chemex)?
- r/Coffee · ↑ · Anyone with experience roasted beans from "Koppi", local Swedish roaster?
On YouTube
2 videos · 4k combined views
Outside coverage of Koppi Roasters highlights their meticulous technical approach to roasting, focusing on precise control over airflow and cooling. Reviewers also note their innovative spirit, such as collaborating with Mikkeller to create unique light coffee IPAs that showcase fruity and floral characteristics rather than traditional dark, smoky profiles. Their philosophy centers on aligning coffee notes with complementary beverage styles like craft beer.
Technical roasting precisionAirflow and cooling managementInnovative coffee beer collaborationsChallenging dark roast conventionsHighlighting citrus and floral profiles