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Small Planes Coffee

Rwanda Kanzu

WashedLight70Noted
Rwanda Kanzu by Small Planes Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Various smallholder farmers
Process
Washed
Altitude
1800–2100 m
Varietals
bourbon
Harvest
Weight
340g
Bag price
$23.75
Price / oz
$1.98/oz
Brew

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

As cupped

grapefruit · wildflower honey · dried apricot · tea-like · gentle spice · soft nuttiness

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Cherry's Index

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

70

Noted

Sparse signal

Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped, the remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 43% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.

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  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    85/ 22% weight

Renormalized base 85.0 shrunk to 70.1 at 57% confidence = 70.

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About Small Planes Coffee

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100

Small Planes Coffee is viewed positively by the community, particularly within the DC coffee scene. Users have praised their espresso blends, specifically the Arboretum, for being syrupy and sweet. They are recognized as a quality roaster that has successfully replaced other established roasters in local cafes.

excellent espresso blendssyrupy and sweet flavor profileswell-regarded in DC coffee sceneconsistent quality
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