Gitwe Hill
WashedLightNorthscore 77

- Origin
- Kayanza, BI
- Producer
- Heza Washing Station
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- bourbon
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 400g
- Bag price
- GBP 26.75
- Price / oz
- $2.41/oz
- Brew
- filter
As cupped
blackberry · orange blossom · grape
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Roasts daily
Roasts most weekdays, so most orders ship within a day or two of the roast date.
“We roast and ship coffee Monday through Friday. After you place your order, we'll process it on the next roast day and ship it within 24 hours of roasting.” source ↗
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
77
Preliminary
Confidence33% coverage / 3 of 7 signals
Score is partially shrunk toward a neutral 50 — read directionally until more source families land. 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 18% so a single thin signal can’t carry the score on its own.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 90/ 30% weightYouTube reviewsSentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
- 85/ 55% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 60/ 15% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 82.7 shrunk to 77.0 at 83% confidence = 77.
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Tasting flight
Taste this against three others Cherry picks.
Brew a set side-by-side. Cherry varies the picks along axes that pair with this lot; origin, process, roast, or producer; so you learn the difference, not just drink four good cups.
Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Square Mile Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 85/100
Square Mile is widely regarded as a benchmark specialty roaster, particularly within the UK coffee scene. They are frequently mentioned as a go-to for high-quality beans, with their 'Red Brick' and 'Sweet Shop' blends being specific community favorites. While one user reported finding a rock in a bag of Red Brick, this is treated as an isolated incident rather than a systemic quality issue, and the brand maintains a strong reputation for excellence.
industry benchmarkRed Brick and Sweet Shop blendsconsistently high qualityUK specialty stapleJames Hoffmann association
Threads cited (10)
- r/Coffee · 694↑ · Aeropress "espresso" is absolutely delicious
- r/Coffee · 311↑ · [UK] Lidl's £1.89 Arabica beans: I try it so you don't have to
- r/espresso · 299↑ · What are the odds that you will find rock in the beans called red brick? Thankfully spotte
- r/Coffee · 280↑ · My name is James Hoffmann, I wrote the World Atlas of Coffee. AMA.
- r/espresso · 205↑ · Guatemala Washed from Square Mile brewed on a GS3, I work in a roastery and this is what I
- r/espresso · 143↑ · A 6oz for the wife this morning. Square Mile Sweet Shop
- r/Coffee · 132↑ · I tried the underextracted/overextracted side-to-side pourover comparison
- r/espresso · 125↑ · Decaf espresso is way better than I thought.
- r/espresso · 103↑ · Sweet Shop by square mile just came in 👌🏽
- r/espresso · 94↑ · What a year of espresso it’s bean
On YouTube
8 videos · 581k combined views
Outside coverage consistently portrays Square Mile as a foundational pillar of the modern specialty coffee industry. Reviewers emphasize the company's rigorous commitment to sensory training and technical precision in their roasting workflow. The roastery is frequently highlighted for its balance between professional scale and a deep, personal dedication to improving the consumer experience. Experts often point to the founders' long-term focus on building a robust library of flavor profiles and sustainable sourcing practices.
Rigorous sensory training protocolsTechnical precision in roasting workflowFoundational industry influenceEmphasis on flavor memory developmentCommitment to stakeholder impactProfessional scale with personal dedication
Coverage from others
- 457k views
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- 78k views
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- 28k views
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Bellwether Coffee
- 5k views
S1 Ep4 TGITC Coffee Portraits with Anette Moldvaer (from Squaremile Coffee)
The Girl in the Cafe TV
- 4k views
Dialing in James Hoffmann’s "Red Brick" from Square Mile Coffee Roasters
Hoon's Coffee
- 4k views
Square Mile Coffee Review of Sweet Shop Espresso - Coffee roasters in the UK
Coffeeology
- 3k views
Red Brick Espresso Review from Square Mile Coffee. Best Coffee Roaster in London.
Coffeeology
- 2k views
Square Mile Roasters Red Brick Seasonal Espresso Review
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