โ€œCoffee is about people, and it’s about community and how we sustain and support one another.โ€ This is the theme of tomorrow nightโ€™s โ€œCoffee is Our Connectionโ€ event hosted by Equator Coffees & Teas and Port of Mokha. Taking place at Equatorโ€™s gorgeous LinkedIn cafeย in San Francisco between 6:00 and 8:30pm, the event will feature a panel discussion on the journey of Yemeni coffee as well as an opportunity to purchase some of this very rare coffee.

[Coffee] crosses borders, crosses cultures, crosses boundaries and unfortunately sometimes-messy politics. It is a miracle in your cup that unites the whole world. This story is about one of those miracles.

Included on the panel will be Equatorโ€™s co-founder Brooke McDonnell and Director of Coffee Ted Stachura as well as Port of Mochaโ€™s founder Mokhtar Alkhanshali, who will be sharing his story of โ€œhow he went from coffee enthusiast to a leader in the Yemeni coffee trade.โ€ A Q&A with the audience will follow after the panel discussion.

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In addition to the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to purchase Yemeni coffee sourced by Alkhanshali. Depending on the type of ticket purchased, guests will be receive either a four-ounce bag of coffee or a voucher for a brewed cup of Yemeni coffee at an Equator cafe.

Tickets for the event range from $5 for just admission to $60 for admission plus the bag of coffee. Admission plus the voucher is $20. Tickets can be purchased via the Eventbrite page.

Coffee is Our Connection is a unique chance to learn about developing coffee quality at origin as well as creating avenues for export. And itโ€™s also a great opportunity to try a beautiful and rare coffee that most people donโ€™t have access to just yet.

Zac Cadwaladerย is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network.

*top image via Port of Mokha

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