Said-Al-Jaifi

Here is our first coffee from Yemen, grown in Haraz. These are among the smallest and densest coffee beans in the world.

Altitude: 2,300 m

Variety: Yemeni Typica

Process: Mountain Silence™

• Water density sorting (floater removal)
• Whole cherry fermentation on shaded raised beds (18 days)
• Hand-turned every 2.5 hours with a light water mist applied every 2.5 hours
• Environmental conditions: 18–22°C | 55–65% RH
• Sealed anaerobic fermentation in metal barrels (7 days at 20–22°C)

About the Producer

Said Al-Jaifi is a schoolteacher in Haraz who grows coffee alongside his brothers and sisters while balancing his work in education. Teaching is a vocation he values deeply, rooted in service to his community. His coffee trees grow on land that has belonged to his family for centuries.

Coffee farming here is based on careful stewardship of the land rather than expansion. Ancient terraces are preserved, traditional farming practices are respected, and cultivation is carried out in harmony with the surrounding environment.

This lot reflects a direct collaboration between the farmer and the producer, combining generations of local knowledge with carefully controlled processing practices.