The Proper Way to Drink Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee & Blue Mountain Coffee Bean Prices

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Authenticating Blue Mountain Coffee

1. Appearance

Blue Mountain coffee beans are green in their raw state, appearing very uniform in size, medium to small, with slightly raised 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 cellular structure. When ground by hand, they feel crisp, smooth, and consistent, without any sense of resistance.

3. Aroma

The aroma is extremely rich and dense; so-called blended Blue Mountain coffee lacks this characteristic fragrance.

4. Flavor

Authentic Blue Mountain coffee offers a balanced and rich taste, with no single flavor being overly prominent or deficient—this is the most crucial identification point that no other coffee bean can match. Blue Mountain Peaberry beans have a more subtle aroma while delivering a relatively stronger taste profile.

5. Sensation

As the world's finest coffee, Blue Mountain's classic balanced characteristics inevitably create a subconscious, ineffable sense of satisfaction when tasted.

Pour-over Jamaica Blue Mountain

15g of coffee, medium grind (Fuji Royal's burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour with 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the coffee bed drops to half level before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total, discarding the final tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio of 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

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

What is Blue Mountain Coffee?

Blue Mountain coffee refers to coffee brewed from beans grown in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. It is categorized by grade into Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee and Jamaica High Mountain coffee. The Blue Mountain range is located in eastern Jamaica. When the weather is clear, the sea surrounding the Caribbean reflects brilliant blue light onto the mountain peaks, hence the name. The highest peak reaches 2,256 meters, making it the highest point in the Caribbean region.

This location lies within the coffee belt, featuring fertile volcanic soil, fresh air free from pollution, and a humid climate with year-round fog and rainfall (average precipitation of 1,980mm and temperature around 27°C). These conditions have created the world-renowned Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, as well as the second most expensive coffee in the world.

Flavor Profile

Rich and mellow taste with perfect balance of coffee's sweetness, acidity, and bitterness. Completely devoid of bitterness, with only moderate and perfect acidity and persistent fruity notes.

Perhaps Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is the world's most famous coffee, 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 escaping the French Revolution. The first cultivated coffee was intended to increase local French consumption before export, and for the first 100 years, the local industry remained very small.

However, in 1932, the Jamaican Conference passed laws encouraging coffee cultivation to reduce the island's dependence on sugar exports. To ensure Blue Mountain coffee quality, modifications were made to the "Jamaica Coffee Industry" to standardize processing, improve coffee quality, and implement equivalent marketing strategies to save the fate of this premium coffee. The Jamaica Industry Association became responsible for the quality of Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee.

Additionally, the island's thriving smaller coffee operations also flourish, and the association grants final authority for all Jamaican coffee exports—all coffee must pass through the Jamaica Industry Association before export.

Blue Mountain coffee's shipment volume is extremely limited. In 1717, French King Louis XV ordered coffee cultivation in Jamaica. In the mid-1720s, Jamaican 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 Jamaica's three major Blue Mountain coffee-producing regions, with the other two being Portland and St. Thomas.

Due to Japan's continuous investment in Jamaica's coffee industry, most Blue Mountain coffee is now 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 access 10% of Blue Mountain production, the coffee remains in high demand regardless of price.

Coffee Bean Packaging

This is the packaging for authentic imported Blue Mountain coffee beans.

Jamaica BLUE MOUNTAIN Coffee Specifications

Country: Jamaica
Altitude: 1,600 meters
Region: St. Thomas Parish
Roast Level: Medium roast
Processing Method: Washed

The "Secret" Behind Blue Mountain Coffee's Pure Flavor

All their coffee trees grow on rugged mountain slopes, making harvesting extremely difficult—only local experienced female workers can handle this challenging task. Selecting properly ripe coffee beans during harvest is crucial, as under-ripe or over-ripe beans will affect coffee quality. After harvesting, coffee beans must be hulled the same day, then fermented for 12-18 hours. Following this, the beans undergo washing and screening.

The next step is drying, which must be performed on concrete floors or thick blankets until the coffee beans' moisture content drops to 12%-14%. They are then stored in specialized warehouses. When needed, the beans are taken out for roasting and then ground into powder. These procedures must be strictly controlled, otherwise, the coffee quality will be affected.

Additional Details

Variety: Typica
Processing Mill: Abbey Green Farm
Flavor: Perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and bitterness

Important Notice :

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