Yemeni Matari

100% Arabica

Yemeni Matari  

Perfect for: Cafetiere / Filter

Strength: Medium

Type: Speciality, Origin

Region: African

Flavour: Complex, dry fruit (like raisin and apricot), cardamom, dry cinnamon and tobacco notes. Winey flavour with a heavy body.

Considered to be one of the original coffees and is the variety from which all Arabicas eminate. This coffee unites Strength, Aroma and Fragrance with a touch of wildness.

(“The mother of all coffees”, probably all arabica coffees in the world derive from Yemen coffee dates back to the 6^th century.)

Grown on high terraces up to 3.000 metres  Matari grows in the province of Bany Matar. The main arabica varieties grown are Bourbon and Typica having a locally produced variation called Matari. The trees are shaded by banana trees and fertilised by ash and organic matter. The picking season is October to December. A dry processed coffee. The process of hulling with millstones tends to crush and break the beans. The bean is small and round and has been organically grown for 200 years. It is shipped through the port of Mocha (Moka) which gives the name to other coffees from this area, usually Ethiopian coffee. The flavour is rich with an exceptional mild, fragrant taste whilst the aroma is very strong.. Locally it is drunk with cinnamon or ginger previously called Kawa…now called Kishr, said to be once appreciated in the ‘Sultan Style’ in the Turkish harems.