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Roaster · Viroqua, WI

Kickapoo Coffee Roasters

kickapoocoffee.com

22 lots in stock, mostly Ethiopia, Peru and Colombia.

Roaster of the YearRoast Magazine · 2010
In stock
22
House Index · limited data
68
Freshness
Roast cadence not disclosed
OriginsEthiopiaPeruColombiaBurundiHondurasKenya

Roaster at a glance

Tracked since
April 202637 lots seen; 22 in stock now
Origins
7 countriesColombia, Ethiopia, Peru
Process mix
Washed 41% · Other 32% · Natural 18% · Experimental 9%
Price position
23% above what its profiles predictMedian of 11 in-stock lots against the price model
Sourcing
82% of lots name the producer or farm18 of 22
Coverage
1 reviewer video · 3 press mentions · 3 Reddit threadsVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
Their channels
InstagramFacebookLinked from their own site
Where to find them
3 locations, Viroqua, WI302 South Main Street
Merch
35 items in stock
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 28% · 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.

  • Reddit88/100weight 18%
  • YouTubeweight 10%

Per-lot signals (averaged)

Vary across lots; averaged over 22 in-stock lots.

  • SCA grade65/1001/22 lots · weight 25%
  • Coffee Review65/1004/22 lots · weight 20%
  • On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
  • Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
  • Transparency54.8/10022/22 lots · weight 5%

Bonuses earned (per lot)

  • sprudge22/22
  • stale decay15/22

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

22 in stock · 15 archived

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Colombia Los Pinos

Anaerobic Washed lot with White Peach, Blood Orange, and Blackberry in the cup.

Antioquia, CO · Anaerobic Washed

Medium-LightPeachOrangeBlackberry
ROTY 2010 roaster
73CBI · sparse
$4.54/oz
Archived (15)

Ethiopia Haru Wachu

Natural lot with Peach Preserves, Galia Melon, and Honeysuckle in the cup.

Guji Zone, ET · Natural

PeachMelonHoneysuckle+1
ROTY 2010 roaster
72CBI · sparse
$2.50/oz
Out of stock

Organic Bloom Blend

Expect Red Berries, Navel Orange, and Pistachio from this washed natural blend lot.

Washed Natural Blend

Medium-LightBerryOrangeNutty
ROTY 2010 roaster
67CBI · sparse
$1.56/oz
Out of stock

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 88/100

Three Reddit posts give Kickapoo Coffee Roasters strongly favorable marks. One commenter said they had always found it excellent, another called a cafe shot of The Answer fantastic, and a third preferred two Kickapoo Ethiopians over several other roasters' offerings.

consistent excellenceThe Answer espressoEthiopian coffees
Threads cited (3)

Press · Sprudge

On YouTube

1 video · 1k combined views

1 video covers Kickapoo Coffee Roasters from reviewer Lets Get Lexi (Alexis Pence).

Flagship cafe

Viroqua Cafe

302 South Main Street, Viroqua, WI

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Flagship Viroqua cafe and roastery, alongside cafes in Madison and Bayfield.

For roasters

Cherrybook runs a monthly Roaster Spotlight Series featuring one roaster with an editorial piece and a giveaway. Interested in being featured? See the format or email josh@cherrybookcoffee.com.