Gardelli – HASSAN AL AMER (YEMEN)250GR

Competition Series

QUALITY SCORE: 90.50

Cup Notes

Rose / Chamomile / Hibiscus / Blood Orange / Cloves

Suggested for espresso and filter

TECHNICAL DETAILS

QUALITY SCORE

90.50

SERIES

Competition

PRODUCER

Hassan Al Amer

COUNTRY

Yemen

TERROIR

Haraz

ALTITUDE

2520 masl

FERMENTATION

Anaerobic Natural

ARABICA CULTIVAR

Yemen heirlooms

PICKED IN

March 2021

ARRIVED IN

December 2021

SHIPPED IN

Vacuum pack

ROAST PROFILE BY

Rubens Gardelli

ROASTED ON

Customised roaster

THE STORY BEHIND

Yemen is in crisis. Mired in a civil war, its infrastructure and economy have been destroyed, and the violence is taking a desperate toll on most of the population, with famine and no medical help in the worst-hit regions. But Yemen, even if it is now war ravaged, hardly accessible and not well connected logistically, is also the cradle of coffee, where it has been grown for at least 700 years. And what is the aim of Specialty Coffee if not trying to save the origins and help small farmers improve their life conditions while also offering outstanding coffee?

This lot came from Hassan Al Amer’s Village located in the rugged Haraz Mountain in the northwestern highlands of Yemen.

Coffee is grown at very high altitudes, making the beans particularly dense and hard. Yemeni coffee has a distinct and unusual taste. What makes it so special are varieties cultivated, traditional terraced farming at high altitudes, and processing methods.