Yemen has a coffee culture like no other place, and the distinct flavor profile can be partially credited to the old style of trade in the country. Yemen is the first place where coffee was commercialized, traded through the port city of Al Mahka (Mokha). Yemeni coffee has a distinct, rustic flavor profile which can be attributed to the fact it is all dry processed, as well as the old seed stocks cultivated there, and the near-drought conditions in which the coffee survives. Some of the character of this coffee has to do with the defective grades of coffee exported from Yemen. These defects are usually due to poor picking and processing, delays in transporting the coffee, and the very humid climate of the port city, Al Hudaydah (or Hodeidah), along with mixing past crop coffees with newer harvests. Read more in our Coffee Library.
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