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Gitwe

WashedNorthscore 73
Gitwe by Madcap Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
1900–2100 m
Varietals
bourbon
Harvest
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Weight
227g
Bag price
$29.00
Price / oz
$3.62/oz
Brew
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As cupped

lemon meringue · red grape · vanilla

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Northscore

Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology

73

Sparse signal

Confidence23% 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 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
    This roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Renormalized base 80.7 shrunk to 67.6 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 73.

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About Madcap Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Madcap Coffee is consistently regarded as a high-quality, reliable roaster within the coffee community. Users frequently mention them as a go-to for seasonal blends and single-origin offerings, and they are often highlighted for their accessibility, including finding fresh bags at retail locations like Whole Foods. They are viewed as a staple Midwest roaster with a strong reputation for consistency and good sales events.

reliable seasonal blendswidely available at retailconsistent roast qualityMidwest coffee staplefrequent Black Friday sales
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Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

4 videos · 13k combined views

Madcap Coffee has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (Breville, Specialty Coffee Association, MI).

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