Mokhtar Alkhanshali

CEO and founder of Port of Mokha coffee, subject of “The Monk of Mokha”

CEO and founder of Port of Mokha coffee, subject of “The Monk of Mokha”

Mokhtar Alkhanshali on KCRW

Blue Bottle Coffee charges $16 for a cup of its limited-release brew. It’s been rated the best in the world. The beans come from war-torn Yemen and were brought to the U.S.

Young Californian risked his life to bring Yemeni coffee to the U.S.

Blue Bottle Coffee charges $16 for a cup of its limited-release brew. It’s been rated the best in the world. The beans come from war-torn Yemen and were brought to the U.S.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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