Kiambu Karatu AA
WashedLight
Cup profile
kumquat · vanilla · candy · orange peel
- Citrus
- Sugar and spice
- Origin
- Kiambu, KE
- Producer
- Karatu Coffee Factory
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Washed
- Altitude
- 1850–1883 m
- Varietals
- sl28
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 286g
- Bag price
- $30.00
- Price / oz
- $2.97/oz
- Brew
- filter
from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated
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.
“Seasonally sourced coffees roasted every day at our neighborhood cafe.” source ↗
Cherrybook last checked this listing 3 days ago.
Cherry's Index
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology
62
Sparse signal
Confidence23% coverage / 2 of 7 signals
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. 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.
Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings
- 70/ 78% weightReddit sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 22% weightRoaster transparencyProducer / farm / lot disclosure depth
Renormalized base 70.0 shrunk to 61.5 at 57% confidence = 62.
Sensory profileestimated
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 3
- Sweetness
- 4
- Balance
- 4
- Clean
- 5
Flavor wheelestimated
Comps & alternatives
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 Upper Left Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 70/100
None of the provided Reddit threads actually discuss or mention Upper Left Roasters; the mentions of 'Upper Left' in the text refer to coffee grinder reviews, grinder channels, and espresso machine parts. Consequently, there is no meaningful community sentiment or discussion specific to this roaster available in the provided data.
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