Authentic Yemen Mocha Coffee Flavor Description_Why Are Yemen Mocha Coffee Beans So Expensive

Yemen Mocha Coffee: The World's Oldest Coffee Heritage

Yemen Mocha coffee is the world's oldest coffee. While Ethiopia was the first country to discover coffee, Yemen was the first country to produce coffee on a large scale as an agricultural crop. In the 17th century, the first Yemen coffee was exported to Europe via the ancient small port of Mocha, which is the origin of the name "Mocha coffee." Ethiopia, separated from Yemen by just a sea, also exported coffee through the port of Mocha, which is why Ethiopian natural-processed coffees are often called Mocha as well. Yemen Mocha is the ancestor of the world's coffee trade and has made indelible contributions to spreading delicious coffee worldwide. In the 17th century it was called "Arabia coffee," which later gave rise to the name "Arabica original species."

Natural Farming Practices

Yemen coffee farmers resist the use of chemical fertilizers and other artificial chemical products. Farmers plant poplar trees to provide the shade coffee needs. Coffee berries grow naturally on the trees without any artificial fertilizers or pesticides. In summer they are nourished by small amounts of rain and mist on the mountain slopes, flowering and fruiting. When the dry winter arrives, mature berries are left hanging on the trees to air-dry naturally - a very unique and rare practice, because only the extremely dry climate and intense sun of Arabia allow it. In other coffee-producing regions, the same method would cause the berries to rot on the trees. Even more distinctive, Yemen Mocha coffee beans are still transported in bags woven from straw, unlike the chemical woven bags used elsewhere. If you are a pure naturalist, Yemen Mocha can fulfill your desire to drink completely natural coffee.

Extraordinary Flavor Profile

Yemen Mocha possesses the world's most unique, rich, and fascinating complex aromas: red wine fragrance, wild flavors, dried fruit notes, blueberry, grape, cinnamon, tobacco, sweet spices, woody notes, and even chocolate flavors. You will see every kind of adjective used to describe Yemen Mocha coffee.

Authentic Origins

Authentic Mocha coffee is produced only in Yemen, growing on steep mountain slopes at altitudes of 3,000 to 8,000 feet. It is also the world's oldest coffee - fascinating and unique.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Yemen Mocha is where the whole coffee trade began, and if its wild, wine-like, dried-fruit character appeals to you, FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopia coffees are the closest living relatives - the two regions share both a sea and a coffee history. A great place to start is FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe, known for clear jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity, with a light, elegant body and a tea-like finish that drinks like a clean lemon tea.

For a fruitier, more wine-like expression, try FrontStreet Coffee's natural Yirgacheffe Red Cherry. Only fully ripe red cherries are used, dried in the sun for two weeks so the sugars and essence of the fruit soak into the bean, then cleaned, density- and color-sorted, and hand-picked to remove any remaining defects. It is clean and distinctive with rich fruit aromas, described as peach, cocoa, honey, and lemon - a natural bridge from Yemen Mocha into the floral, fruit-forward world of Ethiopia.