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Square Mile Coffee Roasters

Half Caff

WashedLightNorthscore 73
Half Caff by Square Mile Coffee Roasters
Origin
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Producer
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Farm / Co-op
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Process
Washed
Altitude
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Varietals
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Harvest
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Weight
400g
Bag price
GBP 20.25
Price / oz
$1.82/oz
Brew
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As cupped

poached pear · nougat · honey

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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

73

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

  • YouTube reviews
    Sentiment from third-party YouTube reviewer mentions
    90/ 30% weight
  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    85/ 55% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    30/ 15% weight

Renormalized base 78.2 shrunk to 73.3 at 83% confidence = 73.

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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
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On YouTube

7 videos · 577k combined views

Outside coverage consistently portrays Square Mile Coffee Roasters as a foundational pillar of the modern specialty coffee industry. Reviewers emphasize the company's rigorous commitment to sensory training and quality control, often highlighting the deep technical expertise of its founders. The roastery is frequently described as a professional, process-driven environment that balances historical roasting equipment with a forward-thinking approach to business and sourcing.

Rigorous sensory training protocolsTechnical focus on roasting precisionFoundational industry leadershipEmphasis on long-term producer relationshipsIntegration of vintage and modern equipmentCommitment to professional business standards

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