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Roaster · Amsterdam, NH

Friedhats

www.friedhats.com ↗Prices in EUR

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Meet the roaster on camera

8 videos

About the roasterInterview

Roaster Stories: Friedhats with Lex Wenneker | European Coffee Trip x IKAWA

European Coffee Trip · 43.3K views on YouTube

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video features an interview with Lex Wenneker, founder of Friedhats, discussing his journey from starting a coffee business to the founding of the roastery. He reflects on the lessons learned from early business partnerships, the importance of maintaining creative control, and the roastery's philosophy of light roasting to highlight the origin of the coffee.

Inside this video

From European Coffee Trip:

“I think that people are searching their whole lives to find what they love to do. And I maybe I came across by accident, could be. But it's been the main direction ever since, I think.”
“I really believe that things happen for a reason.”
“We chose to work with an investor, which is also a bad idea. That was the biggest lesson, I think. That didn't really work out because we were three people, three guys, and we just also had different opinions about what to do.”

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The roaster

16 lots in stock, mostly Colombia, Ethiopia and Panama.

In stock
16
House Index · limited data
66
Freshness
Roast cadence not disclosed
OriginsColombiaEthiopiaPanamaPeruKenyaGuatemala
On the shelf
Ethiopia Testi Karamo Peaberry WashedEthiopia Testi Karamo Peaberry WashedEthiopia Bogalech Dukalee NaturalEthiopia Bogalech Dukalee NaturalGuatemala Las BrisasGuatemala Las Brisas
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Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
April 202694 lots seen; 16 in stock now
Origins
6 countriesEthiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
Process mix
Washed 38% · Natural 31% · Other 25% · Experimental 6%
Price position
77% above what its profiles predictMedian of 4 in-stock lots against the price model
Sourcing
50% of lots name the producer or farm8 of 16
Coverage
6 reviewer videos · 1 press mention · 2 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Where to find them
Cafe in Amsterdam, NHBos en Lommerweg 136H
Merch
11 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 18% · limited data

Coverage is below 50%. Available roaster-level evidence comes from Reddit. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore leans more heavily on roaster-level reputation than per-lot quality.

Roaster signals

Apply to every lot from this roaster.

  • Reddit84/100weight 18%
  • YouTube—weight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 16 in-stock lots.

  • SCA gradenot on file · weight 25%
  • Coffee Reviewnot on file · weight 20%
  • On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
  • Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
  • Transparency30/1001/16 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • sprudge16/16
  • stale decay7/16

Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.

The catalog

16 in stock · 74 archived

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Friedhats

Guatemala Las Brisas

Guatemala / Washed; taste data is still thin.

Guatemala · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$1.90/oz

Typical US$1.73 to $3.30/oz

Limited comparison

Friedhats

Kenya Kamuchege

Kenya / Washed; taste data is still thin.

Kenya · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$2.29/oz

Typical US$1.85 to $3.53/oz

Limited comparison

Friedhats

Colombia San Francisco

Colombia / Washed; cup data hasn't landed yet.

Colombia · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$1.90/oz

Typical US$1.79 to $3.42/oz

Limited comparison

Friedhats

Kenya Gicherori

Kenya / Washed; taste data is still thin.

Kenya · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
66CBI
US$2.28/oz

Typical US$1.85 to $3.53/oz

Limited comparison

Friedhats

Guatemala El Anonal Natural

Natural lot with Chocolate in the cup.

Huehuetenango, GT · Natural

Chocolate
Well-reviewed roaster
65CBI
US$2.03/oz

Typical US$1.87 to $3.57/oz

Limited comparison

Archived (74)
Friedhats

Colombia CGLE-17 Washed

Valle del Cauca, CO / Washed; taste data is still thin.

Valle del Cauca, CO · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$10.79/oz
Out of stock
Friedhats

Burundi Gitwe

Burundi / Washed; taste data is still thin.

Burundi · Washed

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$1.63/oz
Out of stock
Friedhats

Rwanda Shyira Anoxic

Rwanda / Experimental; cup data hasn't landed yet.

Rwanda · Experimental

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$2.34/oz
Out of stock
Friedhats

Peru Gesha

Peru; taste data is still thin.

Peru

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$2.83/oz
Out of stock
Friedhats

Kenya Kii

Kenya; taste data is still thin.

Kenya

Well-reviewed roaster
67CBI
US$1.85/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Well-regarded· sentiment 84/100

Two live Reddit commenters are positive about Friedhats. One calls it a great-value roaster, and another says a Friedhats Ethiopian coffee was incredible.

value for moneyEthiopian coffee
Threads cited (2)

Press · Sprudge

Flagship cafe

Friedhats Fuku Cafe

Bos en Lommerweg 136H, Amsterdam, NH

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Flagship cafe (Fuku Cafe) in Amsterdam.

For roasters

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