Tembo Tembo - Tanzania
WashedLight
Cup profile
orange peel · stone fruit · brown sugar · black tea
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Floral
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Oldeani, TZ
- Producer
- Leon Christianakis
- Farm / Co-op
- Tembo Tembo Estate
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1750–1950 m
- Varietals
- kent
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 150g
- Bag price
- JPY 1700.00
- Price / oz
- $2.02/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
Sparse signal
Confidence2 of 7 signals on file
Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 15% 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 63% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 83.7 shrunk to 62.6 = 63.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 88/ 67% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 75/ 33% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Light Up Coffee
On YouTube
4 videos · 88k combined views
Outside coverage characterizes Light Up Coffee as a pioneer in Tokyo's specialty scene, focusing heavily on single-origin beans and light roasts. Reviewers highlight founder Yuma Kawano's distinct philosophy, minimalist shop operations, and dedication to shifting local perceptions. Tastings emphasize exceptionally clean bodies, complex flavor balances, and subtle, nuanced profiles.
Single-origin focusLight roast profileMinimalist shop operationsClean and complex bodyPioneering Tokyo specialty scene
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