Yemen Coffee Estate Origin Introduction: Sanaani with Fruity Wine Aftertaste

Property Characteristics

Farm: Small producers

Grade: Natural dried Arabica beans, no administrative organization, no grading system

Region: Sana'ani

Country: Yemen

Altitude: 1,650 meters

Certification: No certification. All coffee is grown organically following traditional methods, without the use of chemical pesticides or other agents.

Coffee Characteristics

Variety: 10 special local native Mocha varieties, mainly Jaa'di, Taffahi, and Dawairi

Processing System: Red ripe cherries dried on African Beds (sun-dried on raised beds)

Harvest period: Main crop harvest period from October to December, secondary harvest in certain regions during April

Top Jury Descriptions: Cupping roast level begins 60 seconds after first crack (Cinnamon roast)

Aroma/Flavor: Banana, spices, cinnamon, clove, bergamot, maple syrup, longan, chocolate

Acidity: Citrus, plum, cherry, tartaric acid

Complexity and Other: Rose perfume, fresh milk-like rich and mellow mouthfeel, heavy caramel sweetness, persistent fruit wine aftertaste

FrontStreet Coffee's Cupping Score and Overall Evaluation

Yemen Sanani green beans are full of wine-like acidity, with less woody notes and mainly fermented fruit aromas. The deep aroma and long-lasting aftertaste are the strengths of Yemen coffee. Recommended as pour-over coffee beans.

Yemen is located on the Arabian Peninsula of the Asian continent, very close to Africa - just across the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. However, since other Arab countries do not produce coffee, the world classifies Yemen coffee as African coffee. Mocha was Yemen's coffee export port. Because it was difficult to name all the tiny sub-regions in coffee trade history, even though these insignificant small regions produced excellent coffee, they were named after their export location. Nearby, including sun-dried beans from East Africa, were early exported worldwide through Mocha port. Today, Mocha port has long been silted and disappeared. Many Ethiopian sun-dried beans are also named Mocha, such as the well-known Harar Mocha, because their flavor shares common characteristics with Yemen coffee.

Yemen was the first country to use coffee as a cash crop. Legend has it that in the 6th century, Islamic Sufi pilgrims introduced it from Ethiopia. The most correct spelling should be "Al-Mahka," which is the Arabic spelling. It grows on steep terrain with little rainfall, poor soil, and insufficient sunlight - unique and difficult conditions unfavorable to coffee growth. However, these conditions have nurtured the irreplaceable Yemen Mocha. Most wild Yemen beans are unmanaged, growing naturally until they mature, fall, and dry. Farmers only do the work of gathering them. Overall style-wise, they are "wild" or "natural" with earthy notes and extremely high complexity. For some people, the spicy aroma is pungent, but regardless, you must find time to try it. If you also fall deeply in love with it, that will be the beginning of a whole new coffee journey.

Yemen Sanani is located in the capital region, with coffee planted on terraces. There are wild varieties with no verifiable documentation. The biggest characteristic of Sanani green beans is their fermented wine aroma. The calm, sufficient fermented wine aroma aftertaste is not found in sun-dried beans from other countries.

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What is Mocha coffee? Yemen Mocha - Mattari sun-dried beans are Yemen's true Mocha coffee beans.

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