Jamaica Blue Mountain Authentic Imported No.1 Premium Coffee Beans: Varieties, Brand Recommendations, and Estates

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Perhaps Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is the most famous coffee in the world, but actually very few people know its history or why its price is so high. In 1789, the first person to introduce coffee to the island of Jamaica was a Frenchman escaping the French Revolution. The first cultivated coffee was intended to increase local French consumption and then for export. Moreover, in the first 100 years, the local industry was very small. However, in 1932, the Jamaican Conference passed laws encouraging coffee cultivation to reduce the island's dependence on sugar exports.

For the quality assurance of Blue Mountain coffee, modifications were made to the "Jamaica Coffee Industry" to standardize the processing process, improve coffee quality, create market equivalence, and save the fate of premium coffee. The Jamaica Industry Association has taken responsibility for the quality of Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee. Additionally, smaller coffee farms on the island also grow well, and the association has final authority over Jamaica's coffee exports - all coffee must pass through the Jamaica Industry Association before it can be exported.

Blue Mountain Coffee Production and Distribution

The shipment volume of Blue Mountain coffee is extremely small. In 1717, French King Louis XV ordered coffee cultivation in Jamaica. In the mid-1720s, Jamaica's Governor Sir Nicholas Lawes imported Arabica seeds from Martinique and began promoting cultivation in the St. Andrew area. To this day, the St. Andrew region remains one of Jamaica's three major Blue Mountain coffee producing regions, with the other two being the Portland region and the St. Thomas region.

Due to Japan's continuous investment in Jamaica's coffee industry, most of today's Blue Mountain coffee is controlled by the Japanese, who also have priority purchasing rights. In 1992, Jamaica sold 688 tons of Blue Mountain coffee to Japan, 75 tons to the United States, and 59 tons to the United Kingdom. Now, 90% of Blue Mountain coffee is purchased by the Japanese. Since the rest of the world can only obtain 10% of Blue Mountain coffee, regardless of price, Blue Mountain coffee is always in short supply.

Hand-Brewed Jamaica Blue Mountain

Hand-brewed Jamaica Blue Mountain: 15g coffee grounds, medium grind (Small Fuji ghost tooth blade #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g water and stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Discard the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer contact: 020-38364473
Shelf life: 90 days
Net weight: 100g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Raw/Roasted: Roasted coffee beans
Contains sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Jamaica
Roast level: Medium roast

This is the coffee bean packaging, authentic imported Blue Mountain.

Jamaica BLUE MOUNTAIN

Country: Jamaica
Altitude: 1600 meters
Region: St. Thomas Parish
Roast level: Medium roast
Processing method: Washed

The "Secret" of Blue Mountain Coffee's Pure Taste

Their coffee trees all grow on rugged mountain slopes, making the harvesting process extremely difficult. Only skilled local female workers can handle this challenging task. It is crucial to select coffee beans that are perfectly ripe during harvesting - underripe or overripe beans will affect the coffee quality. After picking, the coffee beans must be hulled the same day, then fermented for 12-18 hours. Afterward, the coffee beans are washed and sorted. The next step is drying, which must be done on concrete floors or thick blankets until the coffee beans' moisture content drops to 12%-14%. Then they are stored in specialized warehouses. When needed, they are taken out for roasting and then ground into powder. These procedures must be strictly controlled; otherwise, the coffee quality will be affected.

Variety: Typica
Processing plant: Abbey Green Farm
Flavor: Perfect balance of sweet, sour, and bitter notes

About Blue Mountain Coffee

Blue Mountain coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. It is categorized by grade into Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee and Jamaica High Mountain coffee. The Blue Mountains are located in the eastern part of Jamaica Island. Because the mountains are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, whenever the weather is clear, direct sunlight hits the azure sea surface, and the peaks reflect the brilliant blue light of the seawater, hence the name. The highest peak of Blue Mountain reaches 2256 meters, making it the highest peak in the Caribbean region. This area lies within the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, humid climate, and year-round fog and rain (average precipitation of 1980mm, temperature around 27°C). Such climate conditions have created the world-renowned Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, as well as the world's second most expensive coffee.

Flavor Profile

Rich and mellow flavor, with perfect balance of coffee's sweet, sour, and bitter notes. Completely devoid of bitterness, with only moderate and perfect acidity and lasting fruity notes.

Identifying Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee

1. Appearance: The raw beans of Blue Mountain coffee are blue-green in color, very uniform in appearance, medium to small in size, with slightly raised ends. After roasting, they expand significantly in volume and appear very full.

2. Grinding: True Blue Mountain coffee beans grow at high altitudes, giving them a relatively loose cytoplasmic structure. When ground by hand, they feel very crisp, smooth, and continuous, without any sense of resistance.

3. Aroma: The aroma is very rich and dense. Blended so-called Blue Mountain coffee does not have this type of aroma.

4. Taste: True Blue Mountain coffee has a balanced and rich taste, without any flavor being overly prominent or lacking. This is the most critical identification point that no other coffee beans can match. The aroma of Blue Mountain peaberries is more subtle, while the taste is relatively stronger.

5. Sensation: As the world's best coffee, Blue Mountain coffee's classic balanced characteristics inevitably bring some subconscious, indescribable satisfaction when tasted.

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