Ichuga, Kenya — Filter
WashedLightSCA cup 88.0
Cup profile
peach pie · vanilla · lime
- Fruit
- Citrus
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Nyeri, KE
- Producer
- Various small holder FCS members
- Farm / Co-op
- Kiama Farmer Cooperative Society (FCS)
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1700–1700 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 300g
- Bag price
- AUD 28.00
- Price / oz
- $1.84/oz
- Brew
- filter
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Price and availability set by the roaster.
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Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
63
High confidence
Confidence58% coverage / 4 of 7 signals
Multiple independent source families support this score at full weight.
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 0% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.
Missing: Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 85/ 31% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 85/ 17% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 65/ 9% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
- 40/ 43% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
Bonuses applied
- +-1Stale-stock demotionThis lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
Base weighted score: 63.9 + bonuses = 63
Sensory profile
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Seven Seeds is regarded as a staple roaster in the Melbourne coffee scene. Users frequently feature their beans, specifically the Golden Gate blend, in espresso setup posts and discussions. They are also recognized as a reputable provider for home barista training and education.
staple Melbourne roasterpopular Golden Gate blendespresso-focused community presencereputable for barista training
On YouTube
3 videos · 591k combined views
Reviewers and features describe Seven Seeds as a foundational pioneer of Melbourne specialty coffee, operating multiple fast-paced venues and espresso bars. Outside coverage emphasizes their core philosophy of honoring coffee producers through rigorous direct trade and long-term farmer partnerships. Observers also note their integration of modern business technology to manage multi-store operations while maintaining a strong commitment to quality and transparency.
pioneers of Melbourne coffee culturehonoring coffee producers directlymulti-store retail operationsfast-paced espresso barscommitment to transparency and honesty