Ibonia Estate AA
Washed
Cherrybook Index
76Strong
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Preliminary: 3 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$2.43/oz$27.00 for 315g
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Catalog summary
A washed lot from Kiambu, Kenya, indexed 76 on preliminary evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Batch roasted weekly
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“NEW CUTOFF FOR ORDERS: TUESDAY AT 6AM Next Roast Date: 7/7” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 69 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
green guava · apricot · lemon tea · raw sugar sweetness
- Fruit
- Floral
- 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
- Kiambu, KE
- Producer
- Ibonia Estate
- Farm / Co-op
- Ibonia Estate
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1725 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 315g
- Bag price
- $27.00
- Price / oz
- $2.43/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
76
Strong
Preliminary
Confidence3 of 7 signals on file
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50; read directionally until more source families land.
How confidence affects the score
Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 33% 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 18% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
The math on file: renormalized base 78.6 shrunk to 73.6 + bonuses = 76.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 85/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 76/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 75/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2
- Sweetness
- 3
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Regalia Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 76/100
Four independent Reddit threads give Regalia Coffee a broadly favorable picture with preparation and consistency caveats. One poster loved Regalia's roast style and another reported strong brewing success. A natural Ethiopian was initially amazing before losing sweetness, while a coffee disliked as drip became floral, honeyed, and lemony after an unusually long cold-brew steep.
light-roast preferencenatural Ethiopian consistencylong-steep cold brew
Threads cited (4)
- r/Coffee · 137↑ · Tricolate Infodump
That’s a really important point, thanks for bringing it up. I still keep other brewers around in case I get unlucky with a defect. I’ve had the most success with coffee from Regalia, Heart, Sey, and George Howell.
- r/Coffee · 22↑ · My One Week Long Light Roast Cold Brew Experiment
...lot of times it tasted like oxidized coffee. I've tried making it with both fresh and older coffees. Mainly with darker roasts. Anyway onto the experiment. I had some Regalia Gatomboya AA that's a bit past its prime for espresso and I didn't really like it as a drip. So I decided to make a cold brew out of it. I had
- r/pourover · 19↑ · Nordic Style roasters in the US
...ave came to terms with this being the coffee that I enjoy the most. Its not feasible though to continue to order coffee from over seas. I love Sey, Prodigal, and Regalia. All three roast their coffee how I like it. Does anyone have any recs for US based roasters like this? I am tired of ordering coffee online, and f
- r/pourover · 7↑ · Coffee tastes different day to day - suddenly losing sweetness
For background, I’m using V60 with ZP6 and TWW mixed with distilled gallon water. Over the weekend, I made Regalia’s natural Ethiopian and it was amazing. About 2 weeks post roast. I was experimenting with grind sizes and anything from 3.5 to 6 produces a very sweet, good coffee. I kept everything the same and suddenly
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On YouTube
3 videos · 6k combined views
Outside coverage highlights Regalia Coffee through the lens of its founder's roasting collective, Multimodal. Reviewers describe the collective as a collaborative space designed to lower the barrier to entry for aspiring coffee roasters. The shared-resource model enables individuals to learn roasting, develop their own brands, and produce coffee with minimal financial risk.
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