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Gisheke - Rwanda

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Gisheke - Rwanda by Light Up Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Natural
Altitude
1650–1850 m
Varietals
bourbon
Harvest
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Weight
150g
Bag price
JPY 1900.00
Price / oz
$2.21/oz
Brew
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from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

cherry · grape · orange · pear · smooth mouthfeel

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 16 days ago.

Cherry's Index

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

62

Sparse signal

Confidence15% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 63% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    85/ 67% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    80/ 33% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-0

Renormalized base 83.3 shrunk to 62.5 at 38% confidence + bonuses = 62.

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About Light Up Coffee

On YouTube

1 video · 47k combined views

Outside coverage characterizes Light Up Coffee as a brand deeply rooted in the personal philosophy and vision of founder Yuma Kawano. Reviewers highlight the shop's commitment to single-origin offerings and a highly refined, minimalist operational style. The roaster is perceived as a focused entity that prioritizes a direct and sincere approach to coffee craft over industry trends or collaborations.

Founder-driven philosophyMinimalist operational efficiencySingle-origin focusSincere and direct approachRefined workflow processes

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