Rosebella - Kenya
ExperimentalMedium-Light
Cherrybook Index
71Noted
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 2 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$3.29/oz$23.00 for 198g
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Catalog summary
An experimental lot from Nandi Hills, Kenya, indexed 71 on sparse evidence.
Based on the listing and catalog evidence
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Cherrybook last checked this listing 19 days ago.
Roaster’s notes
blackberry · pineapple upside down cake · cardamom
- Fruit
- 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
- Nandi Hills, KE
- Producer
- Rosebella Langat
- Farm / Co-op
- Chepsangor Hills Estate
- Process
- Experimental
- Altitude
- 1700–2000 m
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 198g
- Bag price
- $23.00
- Price / oz
- $3.29/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
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 86.3 shrunk to 70.8 = 71.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings
- 88/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 80/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 4
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 4
Comps & alternatives
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Green coffee from Chepsangor Hills Estate
Unroasted lots for home roasting. This listing and each lot below name Chepsangor Hills Estate in Kenya.
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$12.66/lb
at 2 lb
Availability unconfirmed
Tasting flight
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