Magnolia Coffee

Magnolia Coffee was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2010 by Jay Gestwicki, who previously worked at Caribou Coffee and Dilworth Coffee; head roaster Ben Alleman joined in 2011. The company roasts in small batches to order and buys directly from more than 100 small farms, including a long relationship with Finca Las Lajas in Costa Rica. Its Ethiopia Natural Durato Bombe placed No. 10 on Coffee Review’s Top 50 Coffees of 2025 with 96 points, and its Costa Rica Las Lajas Double Diamond won a 2026 Good Food Award and scored 96 in August 2026. Magnolia also donates part of its V Foundation coffee sales to cancer research. Its lineup pairs dependable espresso and house blends with high-scoring Costa Rican and Ethiopian naturals, which makes it easy to explore both ends from one order.