YEMEN - Hayma Dakhiliya QIMA Yemenia Perberry (Deep Ferment)

Aesthete (Scotland)

Yemen - Hayma Dakhiliya QIMA Yemenia Perberry 100g

FLORALS + BAKED PEACH + DARK CHOCOLATE

This peaberry offering is a part of Qima’s Nanolots and Farmer Series, sourced exclusively through Qima’s fresh cherry supply chain. Meticulously processed and fully traceable, this Yemenia lot was grown at an altitude of around 2,350 MASL in the Hayma Dakhiliya region of Sana’a governorate in west Yemen. Peaberry beans, a relatively rare genetic anomaly, account for only 2-3% of the total coffee harvest here. It is believed that their flavour profiles and caffeine content are different vis-a-vis regular coffee beans from the same crop. 

PROCESS
Deep Fermentation

Deep fermentation refers to a variation of natural processing. The coffee cherries are slow dried for a longer duration – over 30 days – and then double the layer of cherries to imitate a semi-anaerobic drying environment. The cherries are carefully turned throughout the process and the ambient factors controlled closely. The result of the deep fermentation process is a flavourful, fruit-forward coffee.

TRACEABILITY
HAYMA DAKHILIYA < HAYMA < SANA’A < YEMEN

ALTITUDE : 2,350 MASL

Hayma Dakhiliya is a coffee growing region located in the west of the Sana’a governorate, and is one of the governorate’s most wellknown regions. The region has 11 mountainous villages located 50km west to the capital city of Sana’a.

Some of these include Al Yaer, Bait Yaseen, Al Mezab and Bait Al Kabsh. However, due to rough terrain and rugged roads, these villages are hard to reach and remain isolated from the city. Access to education, healthcare and other amenities also remains limited due to the same reason.

The Sana’a governorate occupies the biggest share of Yemeni specialty coffee production in quality and quantity. The main coffeegrowing areas are Hayma Dakhiliya, Hayma Kharijiya, Bani Matar, Bani Ismail, and Haraaz. Some factors that make high-quality coffee growing possible here include a range of altitudes, soil fertility,
microclimate and rainfall.

Sana’a is also home to Yemen’s capital city, which has one of the longest-continuous coffee cultures in the world. Much of the coffee consumed there is prepared using the traditional Ibrik method, brewing coffee in a copper or silver pot over hot charcoal.