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Characteristics of Yemen Mocha Coffee Beans

Origin: Yemen

Grade: Excellent

Beans: Full and plump

Acidity: Slightly acidic, with a strong aftertaste and noticeable sweetness

Uniformity: Relatively stable

Roast: Medium

Flavor: Chocolate notes, slightly wine-like, spicy and stimulating

Yemen was the first country in the world to grow coffee on a large scale as an agricultural crop. In the 17th century, the first shipments of Yemeni coffee reached Europe through the ancient port of Mocha, and that port gave the term "Mocha coffee" to the world. Ethiopia, separated from Yemen by the sea, also exported coffee through Mocha, which is why Ethiopian sun-dried coffees are often called Mocha -- Ethiopian Harrar being the classic example. Yemen Mocha was the pioneer of the world coffee trade and left an indelible mark on the spread of good coffee worldwide. In the 17th century it was known as "Arabian Coffee," which is also where the later name for the Arabica species comes from.

Yemen Mocha has a flavor that is quite distinctive, with a singular taste and many layers. It carries a strong acidity -- the pleasant, fruity kind -- along with a clear chocolate flavor. The stronger the brew, the easier that chocolate note is to pick out. This is why people began adding hot chocolate to coffee to create flavored mocha drinks, giving them a better way to appreciate what makes Yemen Mocha special.

Mocha coffee beans are smaller and rounder than most coffee beans and show a light green color, so they look more like peas. Their appearance resembles Ethiopian Harrar beans: small in size, high in acidity, and carrying an odd, hard-to-describe spiciness.

Recommended Yemen Mocha Coffee Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Yemen Mocha beans offer full assurance in both brand and quality. More importantly, they deliver exceptionally good value. A 227-gram package costs only 85 yuan. At 15 grams of coffee per cup, one package makes 15 cups, which works out to less than 6 yuan per cup. Set against the dozens of yuan a single cup costs in a coffee shop, that is a recommendation you can trust.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small shop but a wide range of bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. Online store services are also available. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Drinkers who are drawn to Yemen Mocha for its chocolate depth, low-key wine-like sweetness, and bold spice tend to enjoy wet-hulled Sumatran coffee for many of the same reasons, and that is where FrontStreet's Mandheling selection comes in. FrontStreet's Lintong Mandheling and PWN Golden Mandheling come from the Lintong and Aceh production areas of Sumatra respectively, and both are roasted to a medium-dark level. FrontStreet takes that roast level so the cups show black chocolate and caramel while keeping the wild herbal scent that wet-hulling gives Sumatran beans.

If you want the highest grade available, choose the PWN Golden Mandheling. It is sorted mechanically once and by hand three times, which pushes the defect rate as low as possible, so the brewed cup is cleaner and smoother, with wood and caramel notes that stand out more clearly. Because its acidity is low and its body is heavy, it suits anyone who prefers a cup without bright fruit.

FrontStreet recommends brewing either Mandheling by hand to show it off: 87-88°C water, 15g of grounds, a 1:15 ratio, and a grind about the size of granulated sugar, poured in three stages to bring out the thick body, caramel sweetness, and the chocolate and nut flavors underneath.