Yemen Mokha Sana'ani

Sweet Maria's Coffee

Sana'ani refers to any coffee grown in the high altitudes around the Yemeni capital of Sanai (also Sana). These are perhaps lower in intesity than other Yemeni origins but have a bright, light cup profile with more fruited notes. In general, a Sana'ani coffee roasted lighter yields a unique cup compared to the brooding Mattari and prized Hirazi coffees. I cup them Sanani-type coffees regularily but don't buy often because they vary in quality. Our favorite was Yemen Sana'ani Saihi-type and the excellent Haimi-type, but these have has been unavailable for some time. This Sana'ani sample and it cups like the Haimi, and that's what itched my buy bone; bright fruitiness, a winey depth to the acidity, a touch of earth in the cup. I love the way this coffee passes through your senses while drinking it: it begans with a burst of pungent, earthy, hidey flavor; as the curtain lifts on the first wave of flavor a light, delicate peach-apricot fruitiness is revealed, and in the end a bit of cinnamon spiciness. The coffee has a good, firm tannic edge and dried fruit character but it will depend on your roast treatment of the coffee: At City+ in an air roaster, you get the maximum bright, light body cup. Slow down the roast and put it in a drum and the body is more accented (remember to rest the roast 48 hours for increased body) and a bit is taken off the top end. It has great fragrance as a dry coffee and great wet aromatics. The aftertaste is not as long as some other Yemens but the fruity notes alone are a compelling reason to buy this coffee!

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