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Yemen . Hayma Dakhiliya. Alchemy

Yemen . Hayma Dakhiliya. Alchemy

Qima Cafe

About This Coffee

This coffee originates from Hayma Dakhiliya in Yemen's remote highlands, where coffee has been cultivated for over 300 years by 400 smallholder families across 11 villages. The beans undergo Alchemy, a proprietary fermentation protocol designed to unlock exceptional complexity while preserving Yemen's unique genetics and terroir. The coffee presents tasting notes of black currant, purple grape, lavender, caramel, and dried mango.

Origin

Haima Dakhliya (Yemen)

Flavor Notes

Caramelized, Black Currant, Purple Grape, Lavender, Dried Mango

Roast Level

Processing

Alchemy

Typology

QC

Qima Cafe

Qima Cafe describes itself as the UK's first tree to cup café. It is the retail arm of Qima Coffee, an ethical sourcing and trading organisation that works with a network of over 7,000 smallholder farmers and supplies specialty roasters across 40 countries. The café operates two London locations, in Covent Garden and on Warren Street, both of which won Good Food Blue Ribbon Awards for 2025/26. Qima's expertise in coffee genetics gives them access to coveted varieties including Gesha, Sudan Rume, and Yemenia, and their Best of Yemen auction lots have sold for nearly $1,000 per kilogram. Through the Coffee Tree Per Cup programme, every cup sold funds a young coffee tree for a farmer, and growers receive on average over 400% more than the standard international market price.

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