Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Pour Over Data - How to Brew Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

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Hand-poured Jamaican Blue Mountain. 15g of coffee grounds, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth blade #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water, let it bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qianjie, Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 100g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Bean State: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Jamaica
Roast Level: Medium roast

Blue Mountain Coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. According to grade, it is divided into Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and Jamaican High Mountain Coffee. The Blue Mountain Range is located in the eastern part of Jamaica Island. When the weather is clear, the sun shines directly on the blue sea surface, and the peaks reflect the brilliant blue light of the seawater, hence its name. The highest peak of Blue Mountain reaches 2256 meters above sea level, 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 has created the world-renowned Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, as well as the world's second most expensive coffee.

Flavor Profile

Rich and mellow flavor, with a perfect balance of coffee's sweetness, acidity, and bitterness. Completely without bitterness, with only moderate and perfect acidity, and a persistent fruity aftertaste.

Perhaps Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is the most famous coffee in the world, but few people actually know its history or why its price is so high. In 1789, the first person to introduce coffee to Jamaica was a Frenchman fleeing the French Revolution. The first coffee cultivation was intended to increase local French consumption and then 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 "Jamaican Coffee Industry" to standardize processing, improve coffee quality, equalize marketing, and save the fate of premium coffee. The Jamaican Industry Association became responsible for the quality of Jamaica's Blue Mountain Coffee. Additionally, the lush smaller coffee farms on the island also thrive, and the Jamaican Industry Association has final authority over all coffee exports - all coffee must pass through the Jamaican Industry Association before being exported.

The export 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, St. Andrew remains one of the three major producing regions of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, with the other two being Portland and St. Thomas.

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. Today, 90% of Blue Mountain Coffee is purchased by the Japanese. Since the rest of the world can only obtain 10% of Blue Mountain production, Blue Mountain Coffee is always in short supply regardless of price.

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" to Blue Mountain Coffee's Pure Flavor

Their coffee trees all grow on rugged mountain slopes, making the harvesting process extremely difficult. Only local skilled 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 harvesting, 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%. They are then stored in dedicated 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 sweetness, acidity, and bitterness

Identifying Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee

1. Appearance

Authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans are bluish-green in their raw state, with very uniform appearance, medium to small size, and slightly curved ends. After roasting, they expand significantly in volume and become 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 crisp, smooth, and continuous, without any sense of resistance.

3. Aroma

The aroma is very rich and dense; so-called Blue Mountain blends do not have this characteristic aroma.

4. Taste

Authentic Blue Mountain coffee has a balanced and rich taste, with no single flavor being too prominent or lacking. This is the most crucial identification point that no other coffee bean can match. Blue Mountain Peaberry has a more subtle aroma but relatively stronger taste.

5. Sensation

As the world's finest coffee, Blue Mountain's classic balance characteristics inevitably bring a subconscious, indescribable sense of satisfaction when tasted.

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