Kenya Kanguya Factory — Black Honey
Cherry Ale Honey
Black Honey
Cherrybook Index
72Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
US$1.67/ozCAD 21.00 for 250g
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Catalog summary
A black Honey lot from Murang'a, Kenya, indexed 72 on sparse evidence.
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Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Roaster’s notes
cherry · lime · orange · vanilla · cola
- 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.
- Origin
- Murang'a, KE
- Producer
- —
- Farm / Co-op
- Kanguya Factory
- Process
- Black Honey
- Altitude
- 1700–1900 m
- Harvest
- 2025
- Weight
- 250g
- Bag price
- CAD 21.00
- Price / oz
- US$1.67/oz
- Brew
- filter, espresso
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
72
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 79.4 shrunk to 66.9 + bonuses = 72.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 82/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +3World Coffee Championships finalist lotThis roaster sourced a World Coffee Championships finalist routine
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About Rogue Wave Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 82/100
Two Reddit threads give Rogue Wave Coffee strongly favorable marks for its coffee. In one, a commenter called a Rogue Wave Clearpath coffee really good and described the coffee under discussion as one of the better ones for them. In the other, a poster rated Rogue Wave 10/10, recommended it, and said the roaster's regularly priced beans were always freshly roasted and tasted great, while questioning the price of smaller, more expensive bags.
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Threads cited (2)
- r/pourover · 11↑ · Rogue Wave Rodrigo Sanchez El Eden Sangria - Grape Bomb!
I figured I couldn't have been the only one to experience the shipping delays/re-routes! Shipping within the US has gotten a bit weird, too. Yes, it's one of the better ones for me, too. I had another of the Rogue Wave Clearpath Coffees (El Mirador) and it was really good, too, but not as intense as this one.
- r/Coffee · 4↑ · Variance of bean prices
...for less than half the amount? I wonder if there is a significant difference in these beans or maybe they are just tougher to come by/import. Has anybody tried beans with this price and was it worth it? If anyone is curious, I’m referring to Rogue Wave Coffee in Edmonton. They are 10/10 in my opinion, would recommen
Press · Sprudge
- In Edmonton, Rogue Wave Coffee Roasts Their Own Way2016-03-07·sprudge
Rogue Wave Coffee Company in Edmonton, Alberta.
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From the roasterBrew guide
Natural Ethiopian Coffee Brew Guide with Ply | Pour-Over & Espresso
Rogue Wave Coffee Co · 5.2K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Rogue Wave Coffee; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
This video is a brew tutorial by Ply from Rogue Wave Coffee, demonstrating how to brew the Kenya Maguta Amber CM Lot H03 using the Orea 01 dripper with a negotiator for a no-bypass brew. Ply also demonstrates an espresso recipe for the same coffee.
Inside this video
From Rogue Wave Coffee Co:
“For today, we are using the Baby Zero, the Orea 01. We're going to be using the Orea paper filter, the Wave, and we are going to use a negotiator to make it a no-bypass brew.”
“The way that you pour, you start in the middle, do a kind of quarter size, and then go out with one round and then you can come back.”
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