Karimikui — Espresso
Kenya
Washed
Cherrybook Index
58sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.84/ozEUR 14.00 for 250g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kirinyaga, Kenya, not yet indexed (2 of 7 signals on file).
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts to order · ships in ~3d
Your bag is roasted after you order; expect a short delay before it ships, but it arrives as fresh as the roaster can make it.
“Any order placed before 09:00 will be roasted, hand-packed and sent within 3 business days.” source ↗
Roaster’s notes
redcurrant · cassis · purple grape
- Fruit
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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.
- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Farm / Co-op
- Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1750 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- EUR 14.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.84/oz
- Brew
- espresso, filter
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
58
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 63.4 shrunk to 57.7 = 58.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 63/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
Comps & alternatives
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Manhattan Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Mixed reviews· sentiment 63/100
Two independent Reddit threads give Manhattan Coffee Roasters a mixed picture. One drinker called several experimental coffees amazing, while a recent local buyer found three bags merely acceptable and below the roaster's previous standard.
experimental coffeesrecent consistency concernsmixed value assessment
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 78↑ · At what point am I simply only tasting what I taste because of heavy/experimental processi
Manhattan double fermentation thermal shock are amazing. Have had the Letty, Luna, and Salma Bermudez. Highly recommend
- r/pourover · 19↑ · New beans are in, my first month has been expensive..
...ave experience with all 3. Simon Levelt: no roast date, not technically specialty coffee. This is what i would use for guests who dont appreciate coffee as much. Manhattan: As mentioned many times before in this sub, they lost their edge. I got 3 bags from them recently, and I found them to be alright, but nowhere n
On YouTube
2 videos · 19k combined views
2 videos cover Manhattan Coffee Roasters from reviewers European Coffee Trip, Coffee Reviews.