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Bodum has done it again… in spite of themselves. The Bodum Mocca Brewer ups the ante on the traditional Italian stovetop espresso maker in much the same way that the eSantos Vac Pot raised the bar for the traditional vacuum coffee maker. At the same time they’ve made such a mess of marketing the new brewer it’s a wonder they’re actually selling any of them. (I’ll get to that in a bit…) (more…)

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Since my first sip I’ve always sought out Yemen Mokha. It was always difficult to find one that lived up to my expectations… and now that I’m more familiar with the Yemeni landscape I’ve begun to discover why.

Mokha [or Mocha, or Moka] is not a growing region. Mokha is a port city on the Arabian peninsula, and it’s served as a hub for coffee transport since the sixth century. [Yemen itself is the first place outside of Ethiopia where coffee was cultivated.] As the Mokha mark has historically been given to *any* coffee that claimed this port as its own, a lot of non-Yemeni coffees have found their way here–often trekked great distances over land–as the prized Mokha mark would add significantly to the price their coffee would fetch. (more…)

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