Kenya Gondo
WashedLight
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.66/oz$13.25 for 227g
Price position appears once the price model has scored this lot.
Catalog summary
A washed lot from Murang'a, Kenya, indexed 71 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
No longer available at the roaster
Last verified 0 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
black currant · orange marmalade · dried apricot · butterscotch · tangerine · jammy berry · tamarind · stonefruit
- Fruit
- Citrus
- 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
- Murang'a, KE
- Producer
- Gondo Coffee Factory
- Farm / Co-op
- New Kiriti Farmers Cooperative Society
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1900 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 227g
- Bag price
- $13.25
- Price / oz
- $1.66/oz
- Brew
- —
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
From the editors
This lot is no longer available at the roaster.
We last reached the roaster’s page for this coffee 0 days ago. It now returns a not-found or members-only response, so we’ve archived the buy link rather than send anyone to a dead page. The notes, sensory chart, and editorial context below remain useful as a record of what this lot offered.
Cherrybook Index (CBI)
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
71
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 83.1 shrunk to 69.0 + bonuses = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 84/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
Comps & alternatives
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Ruby Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100
Two Reddit contributions praise Ruby. One calls it a very good example of a quality-focused roaster using more development; a separate office brew reportedly impressed coworkers.
quality-focused roastingoffice brew response
Threads cited (2)
- r/Coffee · 56↑ · Are US specialty roasters leaning away from light roast coffee?
...which is obviously intentional. All of that is to say I don’t think this is necessarily a trend—quality-minded roasters tend to roast “lighter” and have done so for a while. But there are certainly some very good roasters that do roast with significantly more development, if that’s what you like (Ruby a good example
- r/Coffee · 13↑ · Best approach for a small office?
...press is out, and even the Chemex or CleverDripper doesn’t easily produce that much coffee. I almost think that getting better beans (they have okay beans but were blown away when I used Ruby beans in the clever dripper) and a drip machine is the most reasonable… but that doesn’t feel like a “great” solution. Though
Press · Sprudge
- Bon Iver And Ruby Coffee Roasters Team Up For Limited Edition Coffees2025-04-10·sprudge
SABLE, fABLE releases tomorrow, April 11th.
- On The Menu: The Ruby Marocchino At Kumquat Coffee & Tea2022-02-11·sprudge
A seasonal beverage just in time for Valentine’s Day.
On YouTube
2 videos · 10k combined views
2 videos cover Ruby Coffee Roasters from reviewers Wisconsin Foodie, Fellow.