Highlands around the capital whose Sanani coffee is described as ripe-fruited with dark chocolate and a clean finish.
Sanani coffee comes from the Sana'a region and surrounding highlands. It is described as having ripe fruit, dark chocolate notes and a clean, rounded finish, and is more consistently available than Haraaz. Hoffmann's governorate table, relayed by Jayarr Coffee, lists an October-December harvest. A 2020 survey found the widest range of local coffee names in Sana'a Governorate, with Jaadi, Jufaini and Haymi named nowhere else, and most of its tested trees fell in the New-Yemen genetic group.
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Sana'a Governorate farmers named the most local coffee types in a 2020 survey, and 80 percent of them said they grow two or more, while 80 percent of Ibb farmers grew just one.
In the cup, according to guides
- ChocolateOften notedDark chocolate notes are described.
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Yemeni Coffee Regions Explained: Haraaz, Bani Matar and Sanani · Hamdan Coffee
- Vernacular Names and Genetics of Cultivated Coffee (Coffea arabica) in Yemen · Agronomy (MDPI), Montagnon, Rossi, Guercio, Sheibani
- Yemen Coffee: The Port of Mocha, the First Coffee Farms and How It Tastes Today · Jayarr Coffee