Zamarrud

Description

Photo credit: Port of mocha

Country: Yemen

Region: Central Yemen

Producer: Very small plantations

Appellation: The mocha*

Process: Washed and sun-dried**.

Altitude: 2,500 meters

Soil type: Clay, silt, shallow

Botanical species: Arabica

Botanical variety: Typica, Heitloom, Mattari, Sharki, Udayni

 

Tasting notes

Roast degree according to the Agtron chart: Number 70 (light brown)

Nose (olfaction): Slight presence of fermentation, honey.

Mouth (flavours and sensations): Nice balanced acidity 

Aromas (retro-olfaction): Floral, blackberry and honey

 

*Between the 15th and 18th centuries, coffee production and exports were monopolized at the port of Mocha, on the Red Sea coast of Yemen.

 

**Yemeni coffee is grown and produced under difficult conditions. Annual rainfall combined with poor irrigation is a recurring constraint. Competition with Qat, a plant with stimulating properties that offers a better financial return than coffee, motivates farmers to choose this crop. Finally, difficult transportation and political instability have always and still have an impact on Yemeni coffee.

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