Tag: Mokka

Mocha or Mokka is a dwarf mutant of the Arabica Bourbon variety, genetically very close to Bourbon. It is named after the port of Mocha in Yemen; from Yemen, Mokka was brought to the island of Réunion (Indian Ocean). Moka was first found in a port city called Mocha in Yemen. Therefore, this coffee variety is also called Mocha Coffee. This type of coffee was first brought outside of Yemen in the last years of the 13th century. When the missionary Marco Polo …