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Madcap Coffee

Gitwe

Washed

Cherrybook Index

70Noted

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$3.62/oz$29.00 for 227g

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Catalog summary

A washed lot from Kayanza, Burundi, indexed 70 on sparse evidence.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

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Cherrybook last checked this listing 140 days ago.

Roaster’s notes

lemon meringue · red grape · vanilla

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Sugar and spice
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Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Gitwe by Madcap Coffee
Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
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Varietals
Bourbon
Harvest
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Weight
227g
Bag price
$29.00
Price / oz
$3.62/oz
Brew
—

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

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

70

Noted

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 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 80.3 shrunk to 67.5 + bonuses = 70.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    86/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    60/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Editorial coverage cluster
    This roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
    +1

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
4
Body
2
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

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About Madcap Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 86/100

Three Reddit posts give Madcap Coffee favorable product and cafe feedback. One called Oktoberfest a favorite seasonal blend, another documented a first good Corazon ristretto after difficult dialing, and a repeat Grand Rapids visitor said Madcap was their introduction to craft coffee.

Oktoberfest seasonal blendCorazon ristrettoGrand Rapids cafe visits
Threads cited (3)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

Watch the reviews

7 videos

About this coffeeBrew guide

3rd place -- Trevor Corlett of MadCap Coffee Roasters in Washington DC -- (Total points 545.5)

Specialty Coffee Association · 1.9K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

The video features Trevor Corlett of Madcap Coffee discussing the concept of seasonality in coffee. He demonstrates how to prepare a cappuccino using a coffee from the Gitwe region of Burundi, highlighting the importance of understanding harvest cycles and how they impact the final cup.

What the reviewer said

From Specialty Coffee Association, discussing Gitwe:

“It's a coffee that I first fell in love with two years ago on the cupping table.”
“There were numerous coffees on this table. Two of them really stood out, and it just so happened they were both brothers with neighboring farms.”

Tasting notes mentioned: almond croissant · brown sugar · milk chocolate

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Madcap Coffee

$3.62/oz· $29.00 a bag

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