Characteristic flavor of H1 very few micro-batches in Al-Durrar area of Yemeni coffee Sana'an ancient city

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Yemen Sana'a Province Al-Durrar Region Natural Process Lot H1

Very small number of H1 Micro-batches for Solar treatment in Al-Durrar District of the Ancient City of Sanaa, Yemen

Flavor description:

Dry fragrance is fragrant with aromas of plum, orange peel, spice, cocoa and berries.

When sipping, blackberries, black plums, grapefruit,

Lime and citrus with papaya and woody aromas

The finish is spices and dark chocolate.

Country Yemen (Yemen)

Production area Al Durrar

Producer Mokhtar Alkhanshali

2300-2500 meters above sea level

Variety Yemeni Guyoutibika-Udaini

Treated full-ripe red cherry

Sun drying of African elevated scaffolding

[the birth of Mokhtar mode]

Mokhtar Alkhanshali, the Yemeni-American founder of Port Mocha, is a legend in itself.

Grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, used to work as a boutique clothing salesman and building manager

The wonderful taste of boutique coffee in a single producing area for the first time in 2013, and the enthusiasm for boutique coffee is constantly nourished in my heart.

However, during the next trip to the cafe, Mokhtar found that he had never seen coffee from Yemen.

The quality of Yemen, originally an ancient coffee producer, has fallen sharply in the past century.

Because farmers have found that they can earn much more by growing a drug crop called Khat.

Therefore, they are unwilling to invest in improving the quality of coffee. This aroused Mokhtar's curiosity about coffee produced in his hometown.

Since then, it has led Mokhtar to a life-changing path. The first guide Mokhtar seeks to enter the coffee field

And an old friend of ours-Graciano Cruz from Panama

(this story is also mentioned in his biography the Monk of Mokha, published in January 2018.)

Graciano Cruz introduced him to another well-known master, Willem Boot.

Mokhtar's coffee career has entered another realm since then. Under the strong advice and guidance of Willem Boot

Moktar obtained the license of Q grader through the hard way of borrowing money, and then set off to return to Yemen.

It has been three years since he started his coffee production project.

In the past three years, Moktar has visited more than 30 coffee producing areas in Yemen, some of which are remote.

You even have to hike for three days to get there.

Moktar's dream is to work with farmers to improve the quality of coffee production and increase the income of coffee farmers.

Benefit or even eliminate drug cultivation in the entire region.

As the second step of the plan, Moktar must educate and cooperate with farmers

It includes the application of organic fertilizer, harvest of ripe cherries, post-processing and drying, etc.

Even provide micro loans to some small farmers.

Rescue these small farmers from the embarrassing debt cycle of cash demand

Coffee farmers who produce according to these standards receive 35% more than usual.

This is the so-called Mohktar mode (the birth of Mokhtar method) [the beacon journey of Mokhtar]

In March 2015, after years of cooperation with coffee farmers

Moktar is ready to share the fruits of his plan with the world.

His two suitcases are full of coffee samples from coffee farmers.

The annual meeting to be brought to SCA will be appreciated by the elites in the industry. On the night he planned to leave Yemen,

The civil war broke out in Yemen, all civilian airports were bombed and no passenger flights took off and landed.

When neighboring countries such as Somalia, India and Pakistan are trying to evacuate their nationals

The US government has been slow to take any action, and Moktar and his coffee dream seem to be trapped.

But sitting around waiting for death was not his style, and he decided to leave for Port of Mokha.

It is also the first coffee export port in the world.

He hired a fisherman to use a fishing boat without any radio or GPSg equipment.

Crossed the Red Sea with coffee samples from his two suitcases.

I came to Djibouti, a small African country.

The story of Mokhtar's dangerous departure from Yemen quickly became the focus of the media.

And in a cup test at the annual meeting of SCA

His coffee sample got a high score of 90 +

Beat the works of many famous manors.

In February 2017, his coffee got the highest score of the year at Coffee Review.

(also the highest score in history) a legendary score of 97.

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