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| Yemen Mocha Mattari is grown on the Arabian Peninsula in the rugged mountains of Yemen. One of the oldest and most famous coffees, this is the real “mocha”. The legends of Omar and Kaldi attribute this coffee the power of life itself. |
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It was in the 17th Century, that Portuguese seamen arrived at the Port of Mocha. The tired sailors were greeted with stimulating local brew. They brought some coffee back with them to Europe and the port of Mocha on the Red Sea started trading their coffee regularly.
Up until 100 years ago the coffee was shipped through Mocha, now it goes through Aden and Hodeida.
The coffee is still cultivated and processed today much as it has been for centuries. Seedlings are grown in nurseries and then transplanted to terraced farms carved into the steep hillsides from 3000-7000 ft. above sea-level.
The lack of rain in this region makes the coffee very special. The plants are irrigated and the beans are processed by the dry method. In fact, many of the beans are dried on the trees before picking and hulling. The dry hot air permits this technique.
Yemen Mocha Mattari is known for ite winey flavor, sharp acidity yet smoothness of character with overtones of chocolate with a heavier body than its Ethiopian neighbor.
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