Arabica Naturals

Yemen is in the unique and enviable position of having two high-price markets for its coffee: the global specialty market and the Gulf States market, especially Saudi Arabia.
In Yemen one can find coffee in the mountain valleys (Wadi) as well as on terraces along the mountain sides (sometimes at 2,200 m and above).
Yemen belongs to the few countries where coffee is still grown and processed in traditional ways. In fact, Yemen is the ONLY country in the world that uses 100% natural sun-dry method for all its coffee.
Coffee cherries are harvested and dried in the sun, instead of using a pulping machine to directly separate the green coffee beans from the husk while the cherry is still fresh – as is done in many of the coffee producing countries these days to avoid damages of the beans.
Coffee cherries are harvested three to four times during the season; the cherries are then dried on the farm premises, usually on the roof top of the farm house. The dried cherries are later sold to collectors at the regional market places who often just store them and sell the bags on to coffee companies in Sana’a.
Yemeni coffee reclaims its fame
Yemen coffee has a long history and a very unique reputation through its special character and particular flavour – all of which seem forgotten amongst the global coffee community.
Only few people really know more about coffee from Yemen and how come that a very famous coffee sold in Europe decades ago (and is still well known especially in Austrian Coffeehouses) called “Mokha” – was named after the sea port of Al Mokha in Yemen, the place where it had come from. It was only later in history that “Mokha-Coffee” was blended with coffee from Java/Indonesia (a milder type of coffee) to better suite changing consumer demand.
Today coffees from all kinds of origins are called “Mokha – Coffee” as a brand, completely ignoring the history of the name relating to a particular origin, Yemen, as the historically producing country of this type of coffee.
The current consumer trend in many countries is going for more single origin coffees and for coffee specialities of various kinds.
Therefore, there are efforts today to make Yemeni coffee recognised again as a coffee producing country with at least an equally long and exciting coffee history as Ethiopia, and with a very distinct flavour that is unique and highly valued by those who know it
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Especially the example of Ethiopia becoming a highly reputed producer country for specialty coffee during the last years has clearly shown that these facts do matter to the global coffee community.
Yemen hosts 2nd International Arabica Naturals Conference
After three years of a pioneering conference in Mexico, we are proud to announce the II International Conference on Arabica Naturals. The shift towards espresso based coffee consumption, its intense aroma and sweetness, intrinsic fruit-rich flavors and full bodied profiles, apart from climate change and water scarcity worldwide, are some of the factors that are placing Arabica Naturals back in the international specialty markets.
Dry processing science and technology has improved considerably in the past 5 years. We have a better understanding of cherry fermentation and flavor migration processes in Arabica Naturals, to such an extent that we are able to produce clean golden naturals (the name given in many regions to green dry processed coffee beans).
This conference is going to be held in the beautiful surroundings of a historical landmark for coffee, the place of the famous Moka coffee, Yemen . Its capital city, Sana’a, which has been recognized as a Cultural Heritage of Humankind, will host this event in December 13 and 14 of 2010. The famous Moka coffee and old Typica Arabica varieties are the origins of most Arabica varieties still produced in the world. Yemenis have mastered coffee trading and cropping for many centuries, and have unique ways of roasting, blending and brewing that will be featured during the conference.
The two day program includes cupping, roasting and espresso workshops, presentations and coffee exhibitions of the best Arabica naturals in the world, beginning with a unique selection of the very best Yemeni coffees and Ethiopia’s famous Harrar, Limu and Yirgacheffee; and some less known jewels like Uganda’s Drugar and Mexico’s Atoyac. These and other Arabica Naturals will be shown during the first Arabica Naturals’ international competition that is going to be held during the conference.
Some of the best coffee specialists, master roasters and Q cuppers are going to take part in this event.
Further information: www.arabicanaturals.com