Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Region Introduction & How to Brew Blue Mountain Coffee

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The History and Origins of Blue Mountain Coffee

Perhaps Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is the most famous coffee in the world, but actually 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 coffee cultivated was to increase local French consumption and then export, and for 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 the processing process, 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 island's lush smaller coffee grows equally well, and the Jamaican Industry Association was given final authority over Jamaica's coffee exports - all coffee must pass through the Jamaican Industry Association before it can be exported.

The shipping 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 region. To this day, the St. Andrew region remains one of the three major producing areas of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, with the other two being the Portland region and the St. Thomas region.

Due to Japan's continuous investment in the Jamaican coffee industry, most of today's Blue Mountain coffee is controlled by the Japanese, who have also obtained priority purchasing rights for Blue Mountain coffee. 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, regardless of price, Blue Mountain coffee is always in short supply.

Coffee Bean Specifications

This is the packaging of the coffee beans - authentic imported Blue Mountain.

Jamaica BLUE MOUNT

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 it. Selecting properly ripe coffee beans during harvesting is very important, as underripe or overripe beans will affect the coffee quality. After harvesting, coffee beans must be hulled the same day, then fermented for 12-18 hours. After this, the coffee beans are washed and sorted. The subsequent process 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 special warehouses for storage. When needed, they are taken out for roasting, 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

Identifying Authentic vs. Fake Blue Mountain

1. Appearance: Authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans are greenish in color, very uniform in appearance, medium to small in size, with slightly upturned ends. After roasting, they expand significantly in volume and become very full.

2. Grinding: Authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans grow at high altitudes, and their cell structure is relatively loose. 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; so-called Blue Mountain blends do not have this aroma.

4. Taste: Authentic Blue Mountain coffee has a balanced and rich taste, without any one flavor being突出 or lacking. This is also something no other coffee beans can achieve - the most critical identification point. Blue Mountain peaberry beans have a more subtle aroma but a relatively stronger taste.

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

Brewing Method

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

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 method: Bulk coffee beans. Raw/roasted degree: Roasted coffee beans. Contains sugar: No sugar. Origin: Jamaica. Roast level: Medium roast.

The Origin and Characteristics of Blue Mountain Coffee

Blue Mountain coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. It is further divided by grade into Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and Jamaican High Mountain coffee. The Blue Mountains are located in eastern Jamaica. Because the mountains are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, whenever the weather is clear, direct sunlight shines on 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 is located in the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, humid climate, year-round fog and rain (average precipitation of 1980mm, temperature around 27°C). Such climate conditions have 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 perfect balance of coffee's sweet, sour, and bitter notes. Completely free of bitterness, with only moderate and perfect acidity, and persistent fruity notes.

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