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Elegant, dense, unmistakably ours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imvelo","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":58177701478749,"sku":"ZAMBIA-250G","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000g","offer_id":58177701544285,"sku":"ZAMBIA-1KG","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0933\/5645\/files\/ZAMBIA-1000G.png?v=1780739909"},{"product_id":"rwanda-single-origin-coffee","title":"Rwanda Single Origin Coffee","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Land\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small country folded into endless hills. Coffee grows across all of it, best on the western shoulders above Lake Kivu and the southern slopes around Huye. Tiny plots, a quarter hectare at a time, feeding a network of washing stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Terroir\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh, volcanic, well watered. The cherry ripens slow and clean. Red Bourbon, the heritage variety on nearly every hill, gives the sweetness and the clarity. Fully washed and bed-dried, the cup comes out transparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe History\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda rebuilt its coffee from almost nothing, around cooperatives and quality over volume. Specialty went from zero to roughly half of all exports in two decades, with Cup of Excellence honors along the way. One of Africa's most consistent origins now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIn the Cup\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrange and red fruit, floral and tea-like, a honeyed vanilla finish. Clean, bright, elegant. 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The southern lake lots come softer and creamier, strawberry and honey and nut. Ituri, isolated to the north, grows slow and intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe History\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobusta is native to this basin. The world's commercial Robusta traces back to wild Congo plants. Arabica came later under Belgian cultivation, and specialty is only now finding a foothold, against real odds. Rare on any offer list. That is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIn the Cup\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull body, rich and layered. Earth and dark chocolate, fruit and spice, a long clean finish. 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