Kii – Kenya
WashedMedium67Cherry's Index
Cup profile
mango · papaya · sparkling
- Fruit
- Origin
- Kirinyaga, KE
- Producer
- Kii Coffee Factory
- Farm / Co-op
- Rungeto Farmers' Cooperative
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1600–1900 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- $21.00
- Price / oz
- $1.98/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
67
Noted
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 65/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +1Editorial coverage clusterThis roaster has 3+ recent editorial mentions across trade press
Renormalized base 75.2 shrunk to 64.5 at 57% confidence + bonuses = 67.
Flavor wheelestimated
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Pilot Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Pilot Coffee Roasters is well-regarded as a prominent specialty roaster based in Toronto. Reddit users frequently mention them alongside other respected Canadian roasters like Hatch, Ethica, and Rogue Wave. Visitors to their cafes enjoy experiences like espresso flights, though some enthusiasts note their current lineup leans slightly more toward traditional or espresso-focused profiles compared to ultra-light specialty options.
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Threads cited (10)
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Press · Sprudge
- Coffee Design: Pilot Coffee Roasters In Toronto2023-08-11·sprudge
A fresh new look for Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters.
On YouTube
4 videos · 15k combined views
Pilot Coffee Roasters has 1 video on their channel; 3 videos come from outside reviewers (Cask Global Canning Solutions, blogTO, Riley Welch).
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