Mortda Estate
Seedling
From the very beginning, we hand-select seeds from our finest heritage trees, rooting the promise of perfection in our coffee's very DNA.
Seedling
From the very beginning, we hand-select seeds from our finest heritage trees, rooting the promise of perfection in our coffee's very DNA.
Growth
Nurtured at a breathtaking 2100 meters, our coffee trees mature slowly in the mountain air, concentrating exceptional flavor and density into every single bean.
Growth
Nurtured at a breathtaking 2100 meters, our coffee trees mature slowly in the mountain air, concentrating exceptional flavor and density into every single bean.
Blossom
Blanketing our estate in a jasmine-like perfume, each delicate blossom is nature's fragrant promise of the exquisite harvest to come.
Green Cherry
In the cool mountain climate, each green cherry matures slowly for months, patiently building the deep reserves of complex sugars that define a world-class coffee.
Red Cherry
Glowing like jewels on the branch, each cherry is left to ripen to a perfect, uniform crimson, signaling the absolute peak of its natural sweetness and flavor.
The Harvest
With the precision of vintners, our skilled harvesters sweep the estate in multiple passes, ensuring every single cherry is hand-picked at its perfect moment of ripeness.
Drying
Through a slow, sun-kissed alchemy on raised beds, the whole cherries dry naturally, infusing the bean inside with its iconic, complex, and fruit-forward Yemeni profile.
Homogenization
A crucial resting period follows, allowing the coffee's moisture to stabilize and harmonize, locking in its vibrant character for perfect consistency in the final cup.
Hulling
In the great reveal, the dried cherry husk is gently milled away, unveiling the dense, flawless green bean—the precious heart of our year-long craft.
Our Partners
Ecotact Packaging
As a final guard of quality, we hermetically seal the beans in Ecotact bags, preserving their complex aromatics for their journey from our estate to your cup.
Ecotact Packaging
As a final guard of quality, we hermetically seal the beans in Ecotact bags, preserving their complex aromatics for their journey from our estate to your cup.
Mohammed Salah
Murtadah Estate is more than a name on a bag; it is the name of our family and the vision of our founder. Disappointed with seeing the incredible potential of Yemeni coffee lost to inconsistent practices, he made a promise: to create a single estate where every step of the coffee journey was controlled with absolute precision.
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