Bespoke African Coffees · Lusaka

Roasted by hand
with love.

Specialty African coffee, roasted to order in Lusaka. Zambia is our home origin, alongside Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zaire. Dispatched within 48 hours.

Shop the harvestOur story
Imvelo Zambia single origin, Kasama — the 1 kg bag
Kasama · 1,300–2,300 mWashed · AAAHarvest May – Sept
From origin to Lusaka

Collected with care. Roasted at home.

Zambia’s coffee story runs through the northern highlands. Our master roaster travels regularly to Kasama to collect coffee, then brings it home to Lusaka. Grown at origin. Roasted after you order.

Our home origin
Kasama
Our roastery
Lusaka
When we roast
After you order
Dispatch
Within 48 hours
Read the whole story

One house origin,
and its neighbours.

The Range
01 Zambia Zambia · the house origin Milk chocolate, Caramel, Orange from $27.00 02 Zimbabwe Eastern Highlands · Manicaland Berry compote, Dark chocolate, Wine-like fruit from $27.00 03 Zaire Zaire · Lake Kivu Black cherry, Cocoa, Brown sugar from $29.00 04 Tanzania Kilimanjaro · Southern Highlands Blackcurrant, Brown sugar, Orange from $24.00 05 Rwanda Lake Kivu · Southern Hills Red apple, Honey, Black tea from $24.00
Can't choose just one? Build your blend in the Roast Lab →Shop every origin
Five promises
01 Named provenance You know the hills your coffee grew on.
02 Roasted fresh Every order is roasted after it is placed, never warehoused.
03 48-hour dispatch Roasted to order in Lusaka and dispatched within 48 hours. International delivery normally takes about five days after dispatch.
04 Fair prices For the farmers and for you.
05 Specialty grade Single origins graded at origin, roasted to order in Lusaka.
Mwamba, master roaster · LusakaMwamba, master roaster · Lusaka
Ancestral Intelligence

Become the roaster

Pick your African origins with Mwamba, our master roaster in Lusaka, then sculpt the roast by hand — drag every point of the curve from first crack to second and watch the cup change in real time. Or paste a link to a coffee you love and he will read it. Not artificial intelligence, but ancestral: the senses of the farmer and the roaster, placed in your hands.

Enter the Roast Lab
Your roast · Zambia 70 · Tanzania 30Charging the drum
0:007:1014:20 °C · BEAN TEMPERATURERATE OF RISE ···· FIRST CRACK · 9:12 DROP · 14:20 · 211 °C
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Bean temp
90 °C
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Blend
70 / 30
YouSmooth and chocolatey, never bitter. I brew in a French press.
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A preview. In the Lab every point is yours to drag, and Mwamba answers you.

The house keeps
other rooms.

Same eyes, different hours
Imvelo Studios · Art Every label is a commission. Five percent of revenue supports Imvelo Studios and Zambian artists. Meet the wall it pays for. Jiva Sounds · Music The selection plays after dark. One playlist a month — the best of the continent, chosen in Lusaka.
Africa Journal

Stories from Lusaka, Zambia

All entries
Association Imvelo Joined the Specialty Coffee Association Today. Here Is the Argument We Intend to Make Inside It. Sep 2026 Safari Africa's Most Famous Coffee Moment Is a Sunrise Game-Drive Stop. Ask What's in the Flask. Aug 2026 Miombo Coffee in the Miombo: What the Woodland Does for the Cup, and What "Imvelo Means Nature" Is For Aug 2026 Acidity "Low Acid Coffee" Is Mostly a Marketing Term. Here Is What Your Stomach Actually Reacts To Jul 2026

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