For 150 years, starting in the 16th century, Yemen was the exclusive coffee supplier to the entire world.  All coffee shipped out of the region via the Port of Mokha, on the Red Sea. 

Yemen’s unique microclimate and high elevation  where coffee grew produced drought-resistant plants that yielded complex coffees with sweet, chocolatey flavours. 

To imitate Yemeni coffee, many coffee houses would add chocolate to drinks brewed from beans of other origins (hence the term ‘mocha’). It is thought that sometime in the mid-1600’s, an Indian pilgrim smuggled seven green coffee seeds out of the country, and from those seeds, coffee cultivation spread across the planet and grew into a worldwide commodity. Though 90% of the world’s coffee can be genetically traced back to Yemen.

Mohamed Ali Subaih

Full Court Press - Speciality Coffee

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At Full Court Press we serve exceptional specialtity coffee provided with honest, informative and exemplary service.

We are a multi-roaster shop with 2 espresso and 2 filter options available at all times, food is limited in range but includes Gluten-Free cakes as well as fine pastries from Harts Bakery.

At Full Court Press we aim to present coffee in a more considered manner, treating it as a specialist ingredient.

To this end, we rotate our single origin offerings on both espresso and filter regularly, with any one coffee lasting between three to 10 days, providing our customers with the widest possible range of flavours and experiences.

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