ETHIOPIA • YUKRO STATION

ETHIOPIA • YUKRO STATION

Magnolia

FLAVOR PROFILE

Apple Blossom

Orange

Honey

Body: Silky

Acidity: Bright

Sweetness: Honeyed

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BEANOLOGY

Origin: Wanja Kersa, Jimma, Oromia, Agaro — Ethiopia

Producers: 579 Smallholder Producers

Washing Station: Yukro Station

Cooperative Union: Kata Muduga Union

Varietal: Ethiopia Landraces

Elevation: 1800–2200 Meters

Process: Fully Washed

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BEANOGRAPHY

This edition of Magnolia comes from Yukro Station in Agaro, Ethiopia, carrying the floral lift and citrus clarity that define a beautifully structured washed Ethiopian coffee.

The cup opens with the soft perfume of apple blossom before moving into ripe orange and a smooth, honeyed sweetness. As it cools, the floral character becomes more expansive, while the citrus remains bright and articulate rather than sharp.

There is delicacy here, but not fragility. The coffee has enough sweetness and structure to hold its florals together, creating a cup that feels lively, elegant, and complete.

Magnolia remains the bright, modern espresso expression in the Phoenix offering. In this harvest, Yukro brings spring florals, orange brightness, and a lingering honeyed-tea finish.

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ORIGIN

Wanja Kersa, Jimma, Oromia, Agaro — Ethiopia

Yukro Station works with coffee grown by 579 smallholder producers in and around Wanja Kersa, within Ethiopia’s Agaro coffee-growing area.

The coffee grows between 1800 and 2200 metres above sea level. At these elevations, cooler conditions slow cherry development, allowing sugars, acids, and aromatic compounds to build gradually before harvest.

The area’s producers use semi-forest farming systems, where coffee grows among false banana trees and maize. This integrated approach provides shade and supports coffee production without dependence on extensive irrigation or heavy fertilizer use.

The result is an origin capable of producing coffees with remarkable floral definition, citrus clarity, and layered sweetness.

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PROCESSING METHOD

Fully Washed

In Ethiopia, many smallholder producers deliver freshly harvested cherries to a central washing station.

A washing station is the processing site where cherries from neighbouring farms are received, sorted, depulped, fermented, washed, and dried. This shared infrastructure allows small farms to participate in carefully controlled specialty-coffee processing.

For a fully washed coffee, the outer fruit is removed soon after harvest. Fermentation then loosens the remaining mucilage before the coffee is washed clean and carefully dried.

For this Yukro lot, washed processing preserves the separation between apple blossom, orange, and honey. It gives the coffee its clean structure, lifted aromatics, and bright, tea-like finish.

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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT

Yukro Station

Kata Muduga Union

Yukro Station was established in 1977 and now forms part of the Kata Muduga Union, an organization connecting multiple producer groups across the region.

The station receives cherries from 579 smallholder farms. Each producer contributes to a collective lot whose quality depends on careful picking at the farm level and disciplined sorting and processing at the station.

Yukro has become a recurring favourite because of its ability to produce coffees with pronounced floral aromatics and clear citrus character. This third-lot selection continues that profile through apple blossom, orange brightness, and a honeyed finish.

The term washing station matters here: this coffee does not represent one estate. It represents the combined agricultural work of hundreds of smallholders and the processing expertise of the station that brings their harvests together.

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WHOLE BEAN

To preserve freshness and allow you to grind specifically for your preferred brewing method, every Phoenix Coffee offering is packaged and shipped as whole bean.

Grinding immediately before brewing helps preserve the aromatics, sweetness, and flavour complexity that begin to diminish once coffee is ground.

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SHIPPING

To preserve freshness and ensure timely delivery, in-stock coffee orders are shipped the same day or by the next business day. Most orders are added to the current week’s roast cycle and dispatched as soon as the freshly roasted beans are ready.

EXPÉDITION

Afin de préserver la fraîcheur et d’assurer une livraison rapide, les commandes de café en stock sont expédiées le jour même ou au plus tard le jour ouvrable suivant. La plupart des commandes sont ajoutées au cycle de torréfaction de la semaine en cours et expédiées dès que les grains fraîchement torréfiés sont prêts.

PICK-UP ORDERS

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