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  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen.
  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen Coffee
  • Yemen, White Camel Matari
  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen-Sea Island Coffee
  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen.
  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen Coffee
  • Yemen, White Camel Matari
  • White Camel Mattari, Yemen-Sea Island Coffee

Yemen

Matari

  • Cherry
  • Dried Apricot
  • Chocolate
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About This Coffee

Sea Island has carefully sourced the very best Yemeni coffees available, produced under the famous ‘White Camel’ label by Ahmed Alhamdani. The availability of this brand is very limited, with each coffee named according to the different areas in which they grow. All White Camel coffee is grown at altitudes of at least 1700 metres above sea level, depending on the region where the coffee is produced, naturally sun-dried on earth drying grounds, and sorted by hand.

This Matari Mocha comes from the high-altitude growing district of Bani Mattar, just West of the capital of Sana’a, on the narrow mountain terraces Western Yemen. Matari is considered to be one of the finest Mocha coffees and is renowned amongst coffee lovers. Grown at the highest altitude of all Yemen’s coffees, these small, round beans have been grown and processed in the same way for 1000 years, resulting in an intense flavour, fantastic aroma, and ‘desert-like’ qualities. Matari is the most concentrated, acidic, complex, and powerful of the Yemeni coffees.

Roasting

We roast all our coffee beans in small artisanal batches each day to preserve freshness and consistency. All ground coffee is ground to order just before shipping, so you can be assured your coffee has arrived as fresh as possible.

The majority of our coffees are medium roasted as a standard, unless otherwise stated on the product page.

Please contact us if you have any questions about our coffees or the way we roast.

Shipping

All orders are packed and shipped from our roastery in the UK.

We aim to process and ship orders within 1-2 working days, although large orders containing multiple varieties of roasted coffee may take slightly longer. 

UK shipping is free on orders over £100.

For international orders, shipping costs and any duties & taxes are calculated and prepaid for at checkout - Any charges at customs are then dealt with in advance by us to ensure your coffee arrives as quickly as possible. 

US shipping is free on orders over $250.

  • Roast Medium
  • Varietal Ancient Heirlooms
  • Process Natural
  • Flavour Profile Fruity/Spicy

Taste Profile

Distinct dark chocolate notes, with hints of wine, cherries, and tobacco. Overtones of apricot and dried fruit create a complex, cake-like flavour with a heavy body and juicy acidity.

Information

Country: Yemen

Region: Bani Mattar, West of the capital Sana'a

Varietal: Mix of Arabica Typica and local Arabica varieties (Dawairi, Tufay, Oudaini, Braai)

Processing Method: Natural

Drying Method: Natural sun-drying on earth grounds

Elevation: 2500 - 3000 masl

Roast Level: Medium

White Camel Matari

Yemen

Sea Island has carefully sourced the very best Yemeni coffees available, produced under the famous ‘White Camel’ label by Ahmed Alhamdani. The availability of this brand is very limited, with each coffee named according to the different areas in which they grow. All White Camel coffee is grown at altitudes of at least 1700 metres above sea level, depending on the region where the coffee is produced, naturally sun-dried on earth drying grounds, and sorted by hand.

This Matari Mocha comes from the high-altitude growing district of Bani Mattar, just West of the capital of Sana’a, on the narrow mountain terraces Western Yemen. Matari is considered to be one of the finest Mocha coffees and is renowned amongst coffee lovers. Grown at the highest altitude of all Yemen’s coffees, these small, round beans have been grown and processed in the same way for 1000 years, resulting in an intense flavour, fantastic aroma, and ‘desert-like’ qualities. Matari is the most concentrated, acidic, complex, and powerful of the Yemeni coffees.

The story of

Yemen's Coffee History

An important and integral part of coffee’s history, Yemen is the origin of the term ‘Coffea Arabica’ and was the first country in the world to grow coffee commercially all the way back in the 1300’s. Today, most of the coffee grown in Yemen consists of ancient heirloom varietals of Arabica coffee that originally came from Ethiopia and are not grown anywhere else in the world, creating coffees that are unique in taste profile to Yemen. Yemeni coffees are often referred to today as ‘Mocha’ coffees - the word ‘Mocha’ is a derivative of the name of Yemen’s Al-Makha port, through which coffee was historically exported to the rest of the world.

The availability of Yemeni coffee is extremely scarce, and the amount produced decreases year after year, with only a small amount being exported. Due to the lack of rain in this region the coffee plantations need to be irrigated, but the dry air does have the benefit of creating a very small and extremely hard coffee bean.

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