Kivu Fast Transfer

We try not to keep coffee on the shelves for long, so if we don't have a particular coffee in stock, we have to replenish the order after the roasting day. We roast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, pack the coffee and send it out on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Our overflow veteran. We've been smoking Kivu since 2018. It used to be called Kivu Lake, then Kivu Blend, now Kivu Fast Overflow. In the line-up, 67% are grains from Rwanda. The remaining 33% is the ever-changing surprise element - we tweak it to complement and harmonise with the fruitiness of Rwanda.

Why Rwanda and where did Kivu come from? It was decided - attention beware! - by chance. At the very beginning of the roaster's existence, we did not yet know how to buy specilata beans from short runs, the so-called microlots. On a completely uncoventional occasion, we met people importing beans from Rwanda. And it's stayed that way.

Since then we have learnt to buy microlots, to look for the best, to ensure stability of flavour over time. But what hasn't changed is our enthusiasm for the flavour of the beans from Rwanda. It is the combinations of red fruits, strawberries and currants, with delicate notes of tea and caramel that we still enjoy. We know you will enjoy it too.

And oh, why the blend? We seasonally add beans from other parts of the world to Kivu to enrich the character of the coffee, to add a bit of claw and depth.