Bani Matar, the mountain country west of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, is the heartland of the high-quality coffee known worldwide as “Mocha Mattari.
Bani Matar, the mountain country west of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, is the heartland of the high-quality coffee known worldwide as “Mocha Mattari.
” At 1,500–2,300m in arid highlands, traditional natural processing remains the rule.Full-bodied, powerful and complex — dried fruit, spice, dark chocolate — it is one of the historic origins no telling of coffee history can leave out.
Bani Matar is the very district that produces the rare “Mocha Mattari.” “Mocha” originally named coffee shipped from Yemen’s port of Mokha; Mattari denotes the top line from Bani Matar, west of Sana’a. Together with Ethiopia’s Harrar, it is an origin that cannot be skipped in tracing the lineage of the world’s “Mocha.”
High and arid, the region still keeps its traditional farming without irrigation. Slow sun-drying in the cherry carries the fruit’s sugars and ferment character into the bean, finishing a dense, full-bodied cup where dried fruit, spice and dark chocolate fold into one another. Around a medium roast, the deep finish stands tall.
Draws out the wine-like flavor delicately. The trick is not letting the water get too hot.
Yemen’s traditional brew. Add spices for an even more authentic taste.
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