Yemen Mocca Mattari Sana’a Governorate

by Bruce on November 30, 2022

This Yemen has a very unique flavor and does well with pourovers. I like to roast light and the flavor does not disappoint. I wait 72 hours after roasting to drink. It has great body with a hint of brightness. Excellent. Highly recommended.

by Ronald A Linderman on November 19, 2022

Very unique coffee.. a new taste sensation, different from typical African coffees. Very smooth and hard for me to describe the flavor. Very good! The beans were excellent, very small beans with great consistency!

by Jon on December 15, 2020

This is the mocha bean of Mocha Java and is very hard to find. This is great bean and I will be ordering again and again and ....

by Daniel Brown on December 11, 2020

The first cup was espresso. The result was a stunning dislike. First taste impression was something like the flavor of dirt. Next morning, an Americano, and a pre-made one in a vacuum bottle saved for a later lunch. First morning Americano generated same flavor of dirt, but then something magical happened; the Americano in the afternoon (6 hours later, and still hot in the vacuum bottle) was exquisite! Apparently this coffee needs to breathe after brewing. In doing so this bean is like nothing else I've experienced. I'm not even sure how to accurately rate this coffee, but after letting it breathe it's easily 5+ stars for it's uniqueness.

by Johnny on October 25, 2020

Maybe the best coffee made available by CBC, Yemen beans are to hard to come by, these are my all time favorite. I find them a bit temperamental to dial in but the result always pleases. I edge the roast up to Vienna, I just prefer darker roasts but somewhere slotted between full city + and a dark roast is the sweet spot for my tastes. Well balanced, rich as Yemen should be, earthy with a dark cocoa and birch beer note. The aroma is unmistakable. If you read up on the origins of Yemeni coffee you can almost taste it in the cup and fully appreciate the luxury of this bean. This is more than just a cup of morning joe, this is truly an exploration of a distinct taste of an old world coffee that delivers on its history.

by Dahni on August 12, 2020

Initial reaction to the green beans: 1. small and irregular with some larger beans thrown in. Typical of Arabica (fragile) beans 2. it had a distinct aroma almost like alcohol as if fermenting almost like they were old beans. Roasting: 1. Many beans did not roast and were discarded 2. A lot of chaff and some stuck to the beans and not removed Grinding: 1. Aroma much different than was expected (a good unexpected') Brewing: 1. Aroma much different than was expected (a good unexpected') Taste: 1. WOW I cannot believe this is the same coffee described above - Delicious! 2. Packaging is not always indicative of the prize inside! 3. This is one of the finest coffees I have ever had! 4. Treat yourself and try this coffee you will not be disappointed! 5. I definitely would order this again!

by James P Henley Jr on June 19, 2020

I got a pound of Ishmali along with some Java to make some classic Mocha Java purely for nostaligic reasons, but after trying the Ishmali I forgot all about the Java, LOL. I sent most of what I roasted to my kids so they could experience first hand why chocolate flavored coffee is called "Mocha." But when I tried to order more, OF COURSE the Ishmali was no longer available :-( so I tried the Matari. My memory is not the best but it seems to be not quite as chocolaty as the Ismali, but still, from espresso to Cafe au Lait, no matter how you brew this the chocolaty goodness is evident. I just wish I could afford to drink it all the time.

by Sami on June 2, 2020

High Quality I strongly recommend it; the beans were roasted to medium for espresso (chocolate milk color like maybe slightly darker), made a cafe latte with a ratio 1 oz espresso shot to 5 oz of foamed milk, the result was a very smooth nut taste Latte without the bitterness and sourness.

by High Altitude Yemen on December 13, 2018

The definite classic small bean varietal which produced the expected intoxicating aroma arrived very promptly and adequately packed in plastic one lb. bags. As this is my first experience home roasting beans I have to experiment further with roasting variations in order to achieve the cup that I'm familiar with from pre-roasted Matari. As I believe I overroasted a small batch of Ismaili, producing what I imagine expresso roasted Ismaili would taste like, (a little burnt with an aftertaste of classic Ismaili med. roast in the upper palate), I may have overcompensated by not roasting the Matari enough, as I'm tasting primarily light bitterness without the expected caramel or other flavor components, even though the roasted beans smell fantastic. That nose dissipates very quickly from the brewed cup, however. Consequently, I will have to experiment with further roasts before I can comment on the finished product. The raw beans, however, appear clean and in good condition. I'm really hoping for the best because finding pre-roasted Ismaili at anything near this price is impossible.

by Andrea on September 12, 2018

Hands down best coffee in circulation! City roast for best experience.

by Simeon on September 6, 2018

I am suspecting that this is an acquired taste. Shocking at first but by the second cup I started enjoying it.

by robert davis on August 19, 2018

mixed 1 part mocha with 2 parts Indonesian java and we are very pleased with the deep rich flavor that resulted. After allowing it to breathe for 3 days, we have now this this our Sunday coffee go-to. I personally recommend roasting it from a full city-roast to almost a French roast. This tends to give it a lot more flavor.

by Mike on July 6, 2018

Does anyone have a behemor 1600 plus profile roast for this ? Very hard to hear first and second crack . Or any profile roast

by Michael Richardson on May 27, 2018

Really smooth. Roasted dark brown. Love the rich flavor.

by John Ninan on March 19, 2018

The Yemeni Mocca - matari is an excellent coffee. I buy different varieties of unroasted beans, both Arabica and Robusta for my morning cup. I roasted the moccaa - matari to a full city roast. The flavor is amazingly great, lingers on your tongue for a while. It has a good chocolaty , winey flavor. I strongly recommend this coffee to any coffee lover. As a matter of fact coffee bean corral has the lowest price per pound. I will buy this coffee again.

by James on September 24, 2011

Wow, this is good coffee. Well worth the price. Surely a favorite in my coffee selection. I must say, it is difficult to hear 2nd crack, so need to go by visual. Once I find the roasting sweet-spot, I think this will be awesome coffee. Enjoy!

by Anonymous on April 28, 2010

Balanced acidity brings out a wide range of flavors which could be summarized as a wild complex chocolate bomb when taken approx. 30 sec into 2nd crack. A fun exotic aromatic rich coffee. I really like it!

by Madison on May 3, 2008

Exquisite! OMG this coffee is amazing. Sucha different flavor than any of the other MANY coffees I've tried from here. IO ground the first pot three days after roasting and it was very good but as time went on, it got better and better and better. So the second time i roasted a batch, i waited a full seven days before grinding the first pot. Give this coffee a try. Its very different. You'll love it.