Monk of Mokha Rare Coffee BundleYemen holds the distinction of being the first place where coffee was cultivated, beginning in the 12th Century. While arabica coffees origins are in Ethiopia, monks and pilgrims traveling from the Arabian peninsula to Ethiopia discovered coffee and brought it back with them to Yemen, where it took hold and became an essential element of the culture and economy of Yemen. Almost a decade has passed since Mokhtar Al Kaanshalis nerve wrecking journey,