Yemen Mokha Matari

Banana Bread, Pistachio Halva, Tobacco, Dried Berry

Yemeni coffees are the single malts of the coffee universe, with a reputation for excellence that traces back to the birth of the trade. They're more saturated than an iPhone camera filter, with mounds of sweetness, spice, and earthiness. A good Yemeni coffee curls its drinker like Rodin's Thinker. You don't just sip it—you consider it. 

This coffee comes from Bani Matari, a mountainous region with stunning landscapes and craggy cliffs. Roughly one hundred farmers contributed to the lot, with properties sitting as high as 2,400 meters (you read that right). Like most Yemeni offerings, it’s dry/natural processed, and the flavors are suitably rustic.

Banana bread is the head honcho here—a heaping slice that matches rustic sugars with spice tones and bready splendor. There’s an exotic candied note hanging out too, which recalls pistachio halva. Tobacco is a Yemeni mainstay, and it shows up in sweet fashion here. Finally, there’s some dried berry, which lends moderate and oh-so-refined acidity to an otherwise earthbound brew.

• Process - Natural (Dry) Process
• Region - Bani Matari
• Varietal - Heirloom Yemeni Varietals

Recommended For:

• Pour Over
  
• French Press
• Aeropress
• Drip
• Single Origin Espresso