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title: "Experience the journey from folklore to the first crack."
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# Experience the journey from folklore to the first crack.

> Origin proudly roasts a limited Yemeni coffee.

By Origin Coffee · Published 5 July 2024, 15:26 SAST · Updated 5 July 2024, 15:26 SAST

## Key points
- Origin Coffee's latest limited release showcases the exceptional Yemeni Coffee, a true origin story with over 97% of the world's coffee varieties tracing back to Yemen, highlighting the ancestral craft of the Al Hateeb and Bani Nahimi families who masterfully cultivate this rare coffee on the edgy cliffs of Haraaz, where generations have honed their skills in a process involving the unique Alchemy fermentation method, preserving Yemen's rich coffee culture and history.

## Content

Origin Coffee is constantly in the pursuit of finding exceptional coffees and the people behind them to showcase to our coffee community. This remarkable and limited release is no exception. Yemeni Coffee is an origin story all on its own, with over 97% of the world's cultivated coffee varieties being traceable to Yemen.

This release finds its roots in the high grounds of Haraaz, Yemen's largest coffee-growing region. This coffee is grown at 2,300 metres above sea level and undergoes a unique fermentation process, which highlights the characteristics of this rare coffee.

### **What is the Alchemy fermentation process?**

This process required considerable curation and concentration to achieve perfection. By combining pressure (specifically up to 10 bar/145 psi), temperature control, gas regulation, and managed drying the product of this process is a unique flavour expression and bean structure.

### **Who is keeping the origin of Yemeni coffee alive**?

The Al Hateeb and Bani Nahimi families are accustomed to growing coffee on edgy cliffs. Generations of mastering how to manoeuvre around seemingly dangerous farming areas come naturally to these first people.

Growing, harvesting and fermenting Haraazi coffee is considered an ancestral craft pursued with the utmost love and care.

An interesting fact about Haraaz is that it was used as a vantage point during Ottoman rule and houses a number of strategic forts that are still accessible. Upon travelling to the region, you'll be able to spot fort-like walls traversing the area. Read more about coffee from Yemen in [The](https://magazine.coffee/blog/1/6756/issue-47-this-is-not-a-chocolate-brownie)Coffee Magazine, issue 47*with a special mention to*[Qima](https://www.qimacoffee.com/)who are lighting the way for many more generations of coffee growers.

### **More about Yemeni speciality coffee:**

Other key coffee-producing areas in Sana'a are Hayma Dakhiliya, Hayma Kharijiya, Bani Matar, and Bani Ismail. These areas provide a range of altitudes, soil fertility, pockets of ideal microclimates, and rainfall, which are crucial factors that power the growth of high-quality coffee.

Sana'a is also home to Yemen's capital city, which has one of the longest-continuous coffee cultures in the world.

Using the[traditional Ibrik method](https://guentercoffee.com/en/blogs/coffee-knowledge/cezve-ibrik-coffee-brewing-method#:~:text=A%20cezve%20or%20ibrik%20is,or%20on%20a%20hot%20stove\))**,**brewing coffee in a copper or silver pot over hot charcoal, this is the usual way of consuming this heritage crop.

You can find a box of this particular release on our [website](https://originroasting.co.za/product-category/coffee-beans/)which is roasted in order to encourage the freshest possible cup. **DM**