Grower : Several small landholders

Variety : Dawairi, Jaadi, Tuffahi and other Heirlooms

Region : Haraaz – Yemen

Altitude : 1900 – 2440 MASL

Process : Natural Sun Dried

Screen Size : AA +, 15+

This coffee comes from one of the best producing regions of coffee in Yemen, called Haraz . This region consists of a range of mountains that altitude from 1800 to 2450 MASL and the beauty of this place is the amazing mild and cool climate it has, in addition to the natural fresh mountain spring water, and rain fall that is used to irrigate the crops.

Since the 14th century, a small community not exceeding 15,000(Current figure) people used to live on the eastern part of these high mountains. Ancestors were all farmers owning fruit and coffee farms and used to export crops out of the port of Mokha on the Red Sea.

In the 15th century a disastrous influence of a tree called Qat/ Khat,( are the leaves of the Catha edulis shrub, chewed like tobacco or used to make tea to produce a feeling of euphoria) invaded the country , and farmers believed that it is the best source of income for them due its huge local consumption across the country, but they never realised that this tree will once become the nightmare of all times. After this horrible invasion that led to removal of coffee trees from many farms of the region, a huge revolution started in 2004 by the people, farmers and supporters of this small community from across the globe.

Farmers of the eastern region of Haraz started uprooting Qat/ Khat and growing Coffee again, and this program influenced others all over Haraz and other parts of the country. The work required a lot of effort, sacrifice, support, help, and much more. It regretfully even caused some people to fire guns at each other, but with team work, belief and love for coffee, made a dream came true, and the whole region is now 100% empty from any single Qat/Khat tree. The region is now proud to be producing the best coffee in the country.

What eventually every one realised, is that with the terrible war condition the country is living now, and the extreme bad economic situation across the country, coffee is the best source of income for the farmer in comparison to Qat trees, and this opened the sight and vision of many farmers, and made them realise the mistake they and their ancestors did many years back when they removed Coffee for Qat/Khat.

Mokha King Coffee is a company inaugurated by a man who lived and grew seeing this whole revolution and transition taking place in his country. In 2015 when the first missile that started the horrible war in Yemen was fired at a location opposite his house in the capital city Sanaa, Mokha King decided to flee the country with his family looking for new future elsewhere. He left everything behind him, but carried one thing that he always believed will be his connection with his country and region, and that was his bag of Haraz coffee beans. After arriving in Canada in 2018, Mokha King launched a company with the concept of Human to Human interaction, and connected with his fellow farmers, family, friends and business partners in Yemen to start operations of coffee production, export from Yemen and import in Canada. The sole vision and aim behind this concept is supporting the farmers after this huge revolution and transition, and bringing back glory to this hidden and forgotten black gold of Yemen.

NEW ARRIVAL: Burundi Washed FW A

Double Washed and Double Fermented

Clean cup, Wine-like body and Grapefruit aftertaste

A unique and fine African coffee grown in the rich highlands of Burundi. A landlocked country, but blessed with rich soil, great climate and fresh water. All essential to grow fantastic coffee.

Sourced from the Murimirwa co-operative consisting of 228 including 26 women farmers. This coffee bursts with the passion of the growers who take pride in their job every day. Most farmers own less than a hectare of land and come together in co-operatives to ensure fair and equal pay as community is extremely important and forms the basis for the spirit of the Burundi people.

Ethically and transparently sourced and premiums are paid back to the co-operative directly for all sales made on our coffee.

Variety: Bourbon, Jackson, Mbirizi (Arabica)

Region: Gitega, Burundi

Elevation: 1500 to 18000 m.a.s.l

Soil: Volcanic Loam

Processing: Hand-Sorted, depulped by machine, double washed and double fermented

Drying: Sun-dried on raised beds 14-21 days

Notes: Clean cup, wine-like body, nuanced acidity and grapefruit notes

Grade: 85

Sitting upstairs on the stove is this morning’s coffee, lukewarm, waiting for me to decide that I’m ready to drink it as is, or just a bit cooler once I add a little milk; see, I’m not above adding milk to my coffee, or drinking an afternoon glass at room temp. In fact (did you know? I did not), it turns out that one of the joys of an excellent cup of coffee is to savor the taste as it cools. What I always thought? The first sip is the best; doesn’t get better than this. It turns out if you’re patient (don’t gulp!), if you cultivate those taste buds—a cup of coffee will get better and better, different-er and different-er; the upshot being that the very best coffee really is “good to the last drop”—good! delicious!—but not the same.

More: https://lithub.com/the-deep-metaphorical-power-of-a-good-cup-of-coffee/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

In February 2020, the ICO composite indicator continued its downward trend, averaging 102 US

cents/lb as prices for all group indicators fell. However, the differential between Colombian Milds and

Other Milds more than doubled to 10.93 US cents/lb. Global exports in January 2020 totalled

10.29 million bags, compared with 11.14 million bags in January 2019, and shipments in the first four

months of coffee year 2019/20 decreased by 5.8% to 39.53 million bags. Exports from the world’s two

largest coffee-producing regions declined in the period October 2019 to January 2020. Shipments from

South America decreased by 9.8% to 19.86 million bags and from Asia & Oceania by 5.4% to 12.21 million

bags. However, exports from Africa grew by 9.5% to 4.38 million bags, as shipments from the region’s

three largest producers all increased, and shipments from Central America & Mexico rose by 1.7% to

3.07 million bags. In 2019/20, world coffee consumption is estimated to exceed global output by

0.48 million bags, but Covid-19 presents considerable downside risk to global coffee consumption

More: http://www.ico.org/documents/cy2019-20/cmr-0220-e.pdf?utm_source=Public+List+-+GDPR+opt+in&utm_campaign=62c3aa0c65-Coffee+Market+Report+February+2020+%28Public%29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_903c73feb9-62c3aa0c65-422171573&mc_cid=62c3aa0c65&mc_eid=68a8773f4e