Haraaz Al Ezzi

Beans: Haraaz Al Ezzi
Roaster: Home roasting
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Haraaz, Yemen
Grade: N/A
Screen: N/A, about 15up
Defect: N/A
Altitude: 1,500 ～　2,500m
Variety: Native variety
Process: Natural

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 5
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 3
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 4 　　              
※Grade 1 to 5 

【Impression】
Medium, fruity, highly citric aroma, kumquat, cardamon, orange peel, passion fruit, fresh pears, raw almond meal, high tone ground cacao nib, touch of steamed soy beans, very clean mouth feel, juicy, mellow, well balanced sweetness and bitterness, Inca berry, citric acidity hidden, touch of ginger, almond sweetness, lemon juice, yuzu peel, no tangy bitterness detected, a tip of dark chocolate, brown sugar, clean fruity sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.  

【Note】
Quality of Yemen coffee has been improving rapidly.  Impression above may not explain even a tip of flavor.  This lot from Haraaz introduces the flavor non of other beans have, yet presents full of traditional Arabian flavor.  Fruity it is, nothing can imitate and replace this...   

Arabian Selection~Mokha Mattari

Beans: Yemen - Ismaili
Roaster: Namamame Hompo
Roasting Degree: City
Origin/Area: Ismaili, Yemen
Grade: N/A
Screen: 90%～ 14up
Defect: 3% Max in SCAA standard
Altitude: 2,500m
Variety: Yemen Native varietal
Process: Natural

【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Sweetness: 4
Acidity: 4
Bitterness: 3
Richness: 3   　　                  ※Grade 1 to 5 

【Impression】
Medium, sweet aroma, vanilla, almond essence, matured prune, Le Lectier, mellow, juicy texture, medium light darkness, clean, creamy sweetness, roasted almond, a touch of cocoa, cashew, cinnamon, a touch of maple syrup, light soothing acidity with sheer bitterness, mellow juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.    

【Note】
Selected from high-altitude Mokha Mattari The beans grown on one of highest altitude.  Yemen consumes about 75% of coffee in domestic, so does Ethiopia.  This beans are grown at the highest region, average estates location is between 1,000 to 1,700 in altitude, which gives us more spicy and stronger Mokha Mattari flavor.  

Yemen Noah Super Sanani

Beans: Yemen Noah Super Sanani (Mocha)

Roasting Level: Medium Dark  

Roaster: Pussy Pussy-na

Area of Production: South Yemen

Grade: Super Sanani

【Note about this beans】
Yemen Noah Super Sanani is high quality Arabian Mocha cultivated in Yemen, which are rather small and irregular in size, but have wonderful body, aroma and flavor.  Legend has it that Noah, Yemeni capital Sana, is the oldest city in the world where had built by Noah after the Deluge.  

【Impression】  Floral deep aroma, earthy, spaicy flavor.  Dark but mild taste but light testure with sweet aftertaste.  Well harmonized flavor, different layers of sweetness with bitterness in bottom, gradually expand, gently "land-on" and mildly engage as flavor.  Fruity and flavorfull body.  "Flavor of this coffee...body...aroma....Hmmm.........  This certainly tastes COFFEE....but...."  There is a group of coffee sometimes makes me feel "too worthless to evaluate" and this Yemen coffee belongs to there.  Taste of beans and roasting grade, or maybe some other factors, are well harmonized enough to give strong impression: "I LOVE THIS!!  Why do I need to "chop" this well developped taste piece by piece??"   This coffee can be enjoyed anytime, no recomendation.  Have anytime to refresh your feeling!  Even you are in rush, this cup will pull you back and make you want to sit for while.      

Recommendation:  For preparation, it's better to use Burr mills or Roller grinders.  Using blade grinders, somewhat Pussy-pussy-na's beans were unevenly ground.  Basically, the blade grinders grinds unevenly and makes undesirable micro-level "coffee powder" more than other types of grinders.  For some reason, Pussy-Pussy-na's beans happen to have "beans" left in powdery ground beans, which make a cup bitter and taste charcoal-like.