Aljidan XV is a Yemenia coffee from Hayma Kharijiya in Yemen’s western highlands, and it scored 90.22 to top the field in the 2026 Best of Yemen auction. Processed using Qima Coffee’s Alchemy XV experimental fermentation, the lot produced notes of coffee blossom, cherry, mango, blueberry jam, honey, rhubarb, and sage. It sold on September 10 for $435 per pound, the highest price of the auction.
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