Kenya Kirinyaga Kamwangi Washed
Washed
Cherrybook Index
68Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.40/oz$24.00 for 283g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kirinyaga, Kenya, indexed 68 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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“We are a roast to order operation. Most orders will be processed and shipped within 48 hours Monday through Friday.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 32 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
cranberry · raisin · nectarine · persimmon · sweet cream
- Fruit
- Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel
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
- New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1500 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 283g
- Bag price
- $24.00
- Price / oz
- $2.40/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
68
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 77.3 shrunk to 65.7 + bonuses = 68.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 78/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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Green coffee from New Ngariama Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name New Ngariama Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kenya.
Mill City RoastersSeller 88.0
Kenya Kirinyaga Kiamugumo AB
Kirinyaga, Kenya
Washed · Batian, Sl28 · 1,550 m
floral, orange zest, dried apricot, melon
$9.86/lb
at 10 lb
Tasting flight
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Presta Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 78/100
Two Reddit posts give Presta Coffee Roasters favorable cafe feedback. One Tucson visitor grouped Presta with cafes whose drip coffees were delicious, smooth, clean, and sweet. Another independent visitor called Presta decent.
Tucson drip coffeesmooth clean sweetnessindependent cafe assessment
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 57↑ · Trying to develop my third wave palate - not tasting much of a difference between the brew
...ng out the local coffee shops, many of which roast specialty coffee and seem to be a part of the third wave movement: Exo Roast Co. Cartel Coffee Lab Presta Coffee Roasters (named best coffee in Arizona for 2019 by Food and Wine Magazine) Each time I’ve visited these shops I’ve tried their daily drip and drink it bl
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Specialty Coffee in Arizona?
It's been over a year since the last AZ coffee post. I'm here on a visit. I won't make it all the way down to Tucson ([Presta](https://www.prestacoffee.com/) is decent) but I'll likely make it to Phoenix. I hear [Cartel](https://www.cartelcoffeelab.com/) used to be good, but my one experience there was so so. [Peixoto]
Press · Sprudge
- Summer Of Build Outs Continues On The Coffee Sprudgecast2026-08-28·sprudge
The Wild Fox, Nandan Coffee, Presta Coffee, and a Mocha Moment presented by Ghirardelli Chocolate.
- Presta Coffee Roasters Releases Three Rare Yemen Coffees From Al-Khanshali Estate2026-06-19·sprudge
It’s one of the world’s most storied and hard-won coffee estates.
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterInterview
Coffee Scene - Episode 1 | Tucson, AZ: Presta w/ Curtis Zimmerman
Coffee Scene · 2.5K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Presta Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video features an interview with the manager of Presta Coffee Roasters, discussing the roaster's community-focused philosophy, their sourcing and roasting process, and the history of how the roaster was founded.
Inside this video
From Coffee Scene:
“I was managing the front of house of Time Market, and the day I quit I came and talked to Curtis and he promised me a job and promised me all the resources and growth that I was willing to take.”
“We really want to be like family, we really want to be community.”
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