Ethiopia Maglie Washed Coffee

“Fizzing citric fruits such as lemon, lime and gooseberries with an elaborated tactile sensation.” - Ivica Cvetanovski, Founder, Coffea Circulor

This area is highly recognized for high quality coffee production with distinct characteristics.

Coffees in Ethiopia are typically traceable to the washing station level, where smallholder farmers - many of whom own less than 1/2 hectare of land and as little as 1/8 hectare on average - deliver cherry by weight to receive payment at a market rate. The coffee is sorted and processed into lots without retaining information about whose coffee harvest is in which bag or which lot. The coffee cherries are purchased and fermented accordingly.

The sorting and drying processes are precise. Typically, washed coffee are de-pulped on the same day as they are picked. The fermentation is carried out overnight before the coffee cherries are being washed clean. For the drying, it takes 8-15 days to reach a moisture level of 11% under the rays of the sun on raised African beds.

The beans are later collected in GrainPro bags and made ready for export. In 2018, the Ethiopian government relaxed export regulations allowing private washing stations to export their coffees directly to buyers enabling easier transactions and traceability. Previously, collectors of coffees were obliged to obtain licenses in order to buy from their specific coffee producing areas areas since they were only allowed to buy from their specific areas.

• SCA Score - 90.00
• Notes - Apricot, Honey, Toffee, Lime
• Producer - Smallholders
• Country - Ethiopia
• Region - Oromia, Uraga
• Altitude - 2200-2250 masl
• Varietal - Heirloom
• Process - Washed