Yemen Al-Ofairi

Coffee overview

Limited release 125g only - Our first of three Yemen lots this year, this single-village lot represents a staple Yemen flavor profile alongside deliberate natural processing. The result is dark fruited, deeply sweet and complex flavors presented with surprising acidity and some tartness, finishing with a fair bit of black tea and some earthiness reminding of pu-erh tea. A wonderful start to our Yemen releases this year.

Coffee flavor profile

Blueberry jam, fig, black tea

Acidity: dark, ripe
Sweetness: syrupy, rich
Balance: good
Finish: very long, tea-like, slight earth

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 25+ days recommended

Filter eval day 1: Gabi Standard - Expected Yemen fare here, with dark fruits in the acidity and sweetness of this coffee and a very long, lingering, black tea and slight pu'erh earthiness. Many rich, dark fruits and their syrup/jam expressions are in here, with some nice tartness punching up.

TDS: 1.45 EY: 24.10%

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Farm: Multiple women famers in Bani Ofair village
Producer: Amal Al-Ofairi
Region: Bani Ofair, Maghrib Ans
Country: Yemen
Variety: Kent
Process: natural
Sourcing: Qima