MAGNOLIA

ORIGIN:
The first of our fresh crop from Ethiopia this year comes from Dale Washing Station in Sidamo. The name refers to the areas valley, where most of its 750 members grow coffee along with a diversity of other crops including maize, enset, bananas, and a variety of other fruits. The station uses a unique pricing structure, in which traceability and sustainability earn members premiums on their crops. By using a wider set of criteria than simply grade score, producers are rewarded for agriculture approaches that match the stations environmental and social mandates. 

The harvest period is between December and January with the flowering season starting in January. Parchment coffee is dried on African raised beds for up to 15 days. Throughout the drying period, parchment coffee is raked daily and covered with cloth during the hot afternoon.

FLAVOUR:

The vast majority of Ethiopia lots we bring in are through Aleco at Red Fox Merchants. They have so many long standing relationships with both individual producers as well as the many wash stations in the various coffee growing woredas. Dale Station is a perfect offering for Magnolia with all is brightness, clarity, and fun floral flavours. It opens up with some punchy acidity, think blood orange or tangerine or pink lemonade. There is a nice rounded sweetness, which lands between brown sugar and a nice dark honey. The finish follows through with a light body and some round floral notes. 

PARAMETERS:
For espresso, use a 1:2.5 to 1:2.3 ratio in 31-35 seconds.