Good morning coffee lovers,
I've had some questions lately, both from locals and members in the Coffee Break Club, and the decision to stop carrying the Yemen Mocha Estate blend and the Yemen Mocha Mattari coffee. Both were popular with our customers here at Brown and Jenkins. So why did we stop carrying it?
Frankly, the human rights situation is Yemen is horrible and sad. The treatment of women, young girls and others has organizations like Amnesty International up in arms. I won't get too political, but you can easily do a Google search and get the details. It was really a question of who we want to support as a coffee roaster, and this just wasn't situation I wanted to support.
As far that the coffee goes, Yemen coffee lovers might like the Indonesian Estate Java. This is a rich and full-bodied coffee with a nutty flavor that is getting rave reviews from those who have tried it.
What do you think about our pulling the Yemen coffee beans from our selection? Is it the right thing to do? Does it unintentionally punish people there who might make a living from the coffee business? Or you wish I'd stick to just talking about the coffee beans and leave the politics to the nightly news?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen
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