Kariru - Kenya
WashedLight68Cherry's Index
Cup profile
cherry aroma · heated fruit impression · smooth mouthfeel · candy-like sweetness
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Farm / Co-op
- Kariru Factory
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700–1800 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 150g
- Bag price
- JPY 2000.00
- Price / oz
- $2.36/oz
- Brew
- —
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
68
Noted
Preliminary
Confidence35% 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 13% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Reddit sentiment, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 80/ 29% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 14% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 65/ 57% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Renormalized base 70.7 shrunk to 68.1 at 88% confidence = 68.
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Light Up Coffee
On YouTube
1 video · 47k combined views
Outside coverage of Light Up Coffee, featuring locations like Kichijoji and Shimokitazawa, highlights founder Yuma Kawano and his unwavering philosophy focused on single origin offerings. Reviewers and journalists observe a minimalist, highly efficient shop operation that reflects years of refinement. The roaster is recognized for its straightforward approach to specialty coffee and dedication to single origins.
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