The Birthplace of Coffee
For centuries, the world's most exquisite coffee was Yemen's secret. Home to the original, pure Arabica taste. It is no longer a secret to be kept, it is a wealth to be shared with those who desire the very best. Reawaken to the alluring magic of Yemeni coffee.
Ruled by the legendary Queen of Sheba – or Saba – was a Southern Arabian kingdom which stretched from today’s Yemen all the way to Ethiopia. It is this land from which the coffee drink originated in the 15th century and where we take our name.
We at Sheba Coffee have been blessed to inherit our heritage from the ancient Kingdom of Sheba, and now we are dedicated to building a new legacy for Yemen's future.
Every single Sheba Coffee bean is rare and beautiful; meticulously harvested and overflowing with character. Quality is our obsession, that’s why we curate every step of the process. We aren’t resellers, we are farmers, infrastructure builders and coffee lovers
Our adventure begins within the highlands of the Yemeni mountains, before a seed even slips beneath the soil. Only the ripest, reddest cherries are selected for our single-origin beans, dried locally within our centres under the dazzling Arabian sun. Here’s our story of how they make their way to your cup.
The Perfect Pick
Farmers visit each tree several times a week and only pick their cherries precisely when they are ready. They are picked from the tree delicately to maintain the quality of the picked fruit, health of the plant and its yield in future seasons.
Wash and Dry
Farmers visit each tree several times a week and only pick their cherries precisely when they are ready. They are picked from the tree delicately to maintain the quality of the picked fruit, health of the plant and its yield in future seasons.
In Transit
When the ideal moisture level is reached (11-12%), we stop the drying phase and place the cherries in hermetic bags to protect them from oxidization, foreign matter and pollution. At this point the beans are still inside the dried cherry to preserve their freshness. They are then transported to our warehouse for a short resting period in a controlled environment.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered
After resting for one to two months in our warehouse the dried cherries are hulled, pass through a gravity sorter, sieved by sizes, hand sorted several times for defective colours and proportion and finally graded and bagged into different hermetic bags to retain moisture. Our Sheba Coffee beans are exported and placed in vacuum sealed bags ready for you to enjoy. All lots have been cupped and graded by local experienced professionals as well as renowned SCA Q-Graders within Europe. We know that you wouldn't settle for anything less.