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Yemeni coffee's well known for being expensive, owing to its harsh growing conditions, which result in a smaller harvest compared to other major coffee producers.

Due to a unique drying process using the fruit's husk, it has a distinct flavour, which is highly sought after, driving up the cost.

The best coffee had always been exported and fetched a premium price.

However, conflict in Yemen resulted in blockades of ports, disrupting this trade.

The industry's adapted by selling to local coffee shops, which are popping up across the country.

The manager of the 1,000 seat Haraz Coffee House in the capital Sana'a, Ghaleb Yahya Alharazi, sees that appreciation of Yemeni coffee is growing.

Legend has it that Sufi mystics were the first to brew coffee - a drink which has become one of the most popular drinks in the world.

Hussein Ahmed's the owner of Mocha Hunters Cafe.

Yemeni coffee is traditionally made using a drip or pour over method.

However, Adel al-Moaid, a regular customer at the Mocha Hunters Cafe, believes it's more than just the way it's brewed that makes the coffee distinctive.

This distinctive taste soothes homesickness for some Yemeni people living abroad.

Fortunately, with Yemen's new, upscale cafes marketing their stock online, purchases by Yemeni people across the globe are fuelling the country's coffee industry boom.

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