Region

If you have read up on your coffee history, you may recollect stories of how coffee came to be the drink that it is today. Like wildfire, news of this stimulating drink spread throughout Europe, once it took root in Ancient Yemen. Exported out of the port of Mocha, this coffee was the original coffee of the coffee trade, and has become legendary in its own right.

This high altitude coffee is grown in the Bani Mattar region of Yemen, along the Arabian Peninsula. Approximately 6,000-7, 000 feet is where the seedlings, first grown in nurseries, are transplanted and carefully cultivated. The dryness of this region, often results in an extremely hard and small bean. Yemen coffee beans are processed by the primitive and organic dry process, which, to this day is many regard as the best production process. After the cherries are picked, they are spread upon the very hot earth to dry. The dry, hot temperatures of the region permits for dry processing , which is not always feasible in other coffee growing regions. Once the cherries and pulp are washed off, what some might consider a not so beautiful bean is revealed. But remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it is on the inside that counts. Once these beans are brewed, you will discover the simply pleasing taste that they do foster. These beans have become famous for blending, often paired with Java, creating the ever popular “Mocha-Java”. Although, to a trained palate, one would argue that, alone, Yemen Mochas are sure to satisfy.