COFFEE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)     What is Mocha Coffee True Mocha coffee is produced in the Yemeni port city of Mocha. We say true because once Mocha coffee became popular in Europe, all other coffee beans produced in Arabia and areas of the West Indies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were marketed as Mochas. Mocha was the first type of coffee enjoyed by Europeans. Its popularity is a major reason why many other types of coffee beans were falsely classified as Mocha. Mocha coffee refers to an Arabica coffee plant that was grown near the Yemeni port city of Mocha. It is one of the oldest types of traditional coffees and is still loved today. Its taste has been described as balanced. A cup of Mocha coffee will have a medium to full-body taste and good acidity. However, the most loved aspect of a cup of Mocha coffee is its aftertaste, which has undertones of chocolate despite the lack of actual chocolate content. Mocha coffee beans are rare and difficult to obtain. Coffee lovers know that coffee beans are greatly affected by the area they are produced in. The soil, altitude, and climate of a coffee growing area will have great influence on the coffee's characteristics, from its body to its flavor to its aroma. This is evident in the fact that Mocha coffee is distinguished for its heavy body and unique flavors that are absent from the nearby Ethiopian coffee. Mocha coffee seedlings are grown in nurseries. From there, they are transplanted to terraced farms that reside at altitudes between 3,000 feet and 7,000 feet. As a type of Arabica coffee, Mocha coffee plants thrive in high altitudes and the specific climatic conditions of the port city of Mocha contributes to the coffee's unique flavor. This part of the world is renowned for its lack of rain. Irrigations systems must provide the coffee plants with controlled constant moisture. This dry atmosphere affects the soil and air, which results in coffee beans grown on these Mocha coffee plants that are remarkable for its unusually small size and extremely hard feel. Mocha coffee beans tend to range in color from pale green to yellow and these strange characteristics results in a cup of coffee that some has described as spicy, nutty, and fruity. The dry conditions present in growing Mocha coffee also its production technique. This coffee growing region is very remote and requires donkeys to get in and out of the steep valleys of the area, Mocha coffee production is the most primitive in the world. This however ensures that Mocha coffee is grown organically. Most feel that coffee grown organically results in a better taste. Owing to its primitive production techniques, coffee lovers can expect Mocha coffee to continue to be a standard bearer for coffee taste. Which is exactly how it should be for one of the most original and historic coffee types.   Coffee  · About Us  · Privacy Policy  · Return Policy · Ordering and Shipping FAQ · Coffee Glossary · Coffee History · Site Map  · Links Copyright © 2005 Coffee Service Plus, 410 Andbro Drive, Pitman, NJ 08071