Organic Heartstrings
NaturalMediumSCA 93.0Northscore 72
- Origin
- ET
- Producer
- Worka Chelbessa, Ayla Bombe
- Farm / Co-op
- —
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- —
- Varietals
- —
- Harvest
- —
- Weight
- 298g
- Bag price
- $20.00
- Price / oz
- $1.90/oz
- Brew
- —
As cupped
plum · dried fruits · milk chocolate · floral · citrusy · jammy · strawberry
Price and availability set by the roaster.
Northscore
Quality score with explicit source coverage. Methodology
72
High confidence
Confidence85% coverage / 4 of 4 signals
Multiple independent source families support this score. Coverage is signal availability, not cup quality; missing sources are dropped and the remaining weights are renormalized.
- 75/ 24% weightCommunity sentimentSentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
- 70/ 29% weightSensory averageMean of acidity, body, sweetness, balance, cleanliness
- 65/ 26% weightSCA gradeRoaster-published cupping score
- 60/ 21% weightCoffee ReviewMean score from coffeereview.com
Bonuses applied
- +2Sprudge press coverageThis roaster has been featured by Sprudge
- +2Roast Magazine Roaster of the YearThis roaster has been recognized as Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine within the last decade
Base weighted score: 67.8 + bonuses = 72
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Reference · About the varietal & origin
About Wonderstate Coffee
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Wonderstate Coffee (formerly Kickapoo) is viewed as a reliable and accessible roaster, particularly within the Midwest. Users appreciate their range, noting they offer both approachable, syrupy medium roasts and well-regarded light roast single origins. They are frequently mentioned as a solid staple in coffee subscriptions and advent boxes, with specific praise for their 'Big Dipper' dark roast and 'Heartstrings' blend.
reliable Midwest roasterapproachable medium roastswell-regarded light roastsformerly Kickapooconsistent subscription staple
Threads cited (10)
- r/espresso · 428↑ · I made an Dial In app
- r/pourover · 119↑ · Might have ordered too much coffee. . .
- r/Coffee · 70↑ · 4:6 Method Appreciation Post
- r/espresso · 47↑ · Stepping out of my comfort zone with some dark roast, Wonderstate Coffee Big Dipper
- r/pourover · 22↑ · Pull & Pour Advent box: whoa
- r/espresso · 16↑ · Two weeks ago we retired our Moka Pot of 10+ years [Beans: Big Dipper from Wonderstate]
- r/pourover · 12↑ · Favorite roasters on the lighter side of light-medium (Nordic adjacent) in the Midwest?
- r/espresso · 11↑ · Morning cortado with Wonderstate’s Heartstrings blend
- r/espresso · 10↑ · Trying something different, Wonderstate Coffee. See comments below
- r/espresso · 7↑ · Your favorite Coffee roasters
Press · Sprudge
- In Good Taste Episode Three: Appropriation In The Coffee Industry2021-03-19·sprudge
Host Ever Meister interviews Wonderstate Coffee co-founder TJ Semanchin and Lester Randall, a tribal chairman of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas.
On YouTube · Reviewers discussing Wonderstate Coffee
YouTube reviewers have published 3 popular videos about Wonderstate Coffee (40,140 combined views). Channels include Coffee Showcase, Fellow, Wonderstate Coffee.