CURIOUS a collaboration connecting coffee people on every continent   - read the Barista Magazine article on our Wonder Menu - CURIOUS - Until the End of the World A frozen cardamom infused ice sphere, whole cardamom locked inside, in a lowball glass, slowly melting into a single origin Rwanda Ikizere Women’s lot pourover concentrate.  Collaborators: Emmanuel Rusatira - Baho Coffee, Kigali, Rwanda and the women who produced our Fugi Ikizere coffee  Dr. Jane Dell - Research Scientist and volunteer barista at The Coffee Shop, McMurdo Station, Antarctica Smayah Uwajeneza - @elevatethroughcoffee @from.origin_podcast Kigali, Rwanda This drink, like our planet, is limited in supply. “It’s very isolating. It's very easy for the outside world to just disappear…the community aspect is much more apparent and strong there [Antarctica] than, I think, in our daily lives. Your amount of distraction is significantly reduced.  And so I found that it wasn't so much about just getting my daily caffeine, but instead it was about enjoying the coffee with my community. I keep thinking about how to emulate global warming/melting glaciers in a drink.” - Dr. Jane Dell about her experience volunteering at The Coffee Shop, McMurdo Station, Antarctica “Rwandan coffee has a bit of a sweet brown spice unique flavor to it, so I like to pair…cardamom as…infusion…” – Smayah Uwajeneza, when asked what spice, true to Rwanda, would complement this drink. “We started this [bringing Baho coffee into the US] and we are still together. If possible, I invite you to visit us with Ben [of Sundog Trading who asked us to be in on the first purchase] next year. I think of doing something unique, as you keep supporting us.” – Emmanuel Rusatira about being the first US company to go in on Ben of Sundog Trading’s first import of Baho Coffee and the ongoing relationship 6 years later. fractured glacier image by Dr. Jane Dell 2024 Fun fact shared by Dot: Some say that Earnest Earl Lockhart’s experience