Got Milk
Coffee and milk have been paired together almost from the very beginning of westerner’s obsession with the drink. Though the consumption of coffee originated in Yemen, it was not until coffee arrived in Europe in the 1600s that milk and coffee were combined. Hundreds of years later around seven of all coffees drunk will be made with milk, whether it’s a latte, a cappuccino, or just by adding a dash of milk to a filter brew. Because of this, a question we get asked a lot is ‘Which coffees do you recommend with milk?’. With this in mind we decided...
Got Milk
Yemen has a place in coffee culture like no other nation in the world
Yemen has a place in coffee culture like no other nation in the world: the first to grow coffee commercially and the source of almost all the commercially grown cultivars in the world. Beyond these well-known coffees like Bourbon or Typica, Yemen holds a completely separate, unique set of varieties. These have remained a central part of cultivation on staggeringly beautiful highland terraces, and form the basis of exotic flavour profiles that sets these coffees apart. Despite this long history of cultivation, access to traceable, very high-quality Yemeni coffee is very recent. Exporter Sheba Coffee works with a network of village communities...
Yemen has a place in coffee culture like no other nation in the world
ETHIOPIA CUP 9a & 7b
We are delighted to showcase coffees from the ETHIOPIA CUP programme once again. This auction incentivises smallholders by delivering higher than market prices for outstanding traceable boutique quality coffee. These coffees are a unique opportunity to see the potential in Ethiopia and the exquisite flavour profiles possible. This washed process auction coffee comes from only 20 coffee farmers from Onancho who live close to the Adorsi washing station. By working with a small number of farmers it has been possible to select only Kurume, a regional landrace very popular in the Gedeo zone. Being able to experience a single...