Yemen Mokha Haimi

Haimi has a unique spiced dimension, and otherwise fits right in with the rest of our Yemeni coffees; deep-toned, earthy, and appropriately rustic. The grinds show earthy-sweet notes of palm sugar, savory hints of unsweetened cocoa and roasted peanut. Baking spices imbue the wet aroma, along with malted chocolate and leafy Yerba Mate. City+/Full City is a good roast range to start with, where deep-toned flavors are pungent, and complex spice notes bring out interesting profiles of baked goods. Heady spices like fenugreek and Allspice add complex layers to the aroma and drawing out hints of saffron cookie, fennel sweet bread, sesame and pistachio. Rustic notes of rice syrup, leather, and tobacco are underpinned by syrupy dark cocoa that lends to some bittering aspects in the finish. Darker roasts that hit 2nd Crack have their own appeal, rooty and tangy with roast, with waxy body that stands up to steamed milk. It's made a great espresso shot, even as a lighter, City+ roast. I was floored by the thick, creamy texture, and intense bittersweet flavors of high % cacao content chocolate, toasted nibs, sesame oil, and a subtle note of freeze dried fruit.