Coffee origin, Yemen
Yemen
Yemen is one of the oldest coffee growing countries, with rare, wild, wine like coffees from terraced mountains.
- Taste Winey and spicy, with notes of dried fruit, chocolate and tobacco.
- Where Yemen
Written by the KAIVO team, Mumbai. Last updated 4 November 2026. Cite as: KAIVO, "Yemen", kaivo.in/pages/origin-yemen
Yemen is where coffee was first traded in large amounts, through the port of Mocha. Coffee is still grown on high terraced mountain farms, using traditional methods, and is dried in the sun on rooftops. The beans are small and uneven, and the cups are rare, complex and winey.
Questions
Why is Yemeni coffee so rare?
Yields are small, farms are remote, and trade is difficult, so very little reaches the market.