FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Price 158 Yuan - Is It Expensive? How Much Does Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee Cost?

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Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

In 1717, French King Louis XV ordered coffee to be planted 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 Jamaica's three major Blue Mountain coffee producing areas, with the other two being the Portland and St. Thomas regions.

Blue Mountain Coffee, produced in Jamaica and named after the Blue Mountains surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, is one of the world's rarest coffee varieties. It offers harmonious flavor with excellent taste and aroma. The highest peak of the Blue Mountains reaches 2,256 meters, making it the highest peak in the Caribbean region. This area lies within the coffee belt, featuring fertile volcanic soil, fresh air free from pollution, and a humid climate with year-round fog and rain. Such conditions have created the world-renowned Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, as well as the world's second most expensive coffee.

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

Their coffee trees all grow on rugged mountain slopes, making the harvesting process extremely difficult - only skilled local female workers can handle this task. Selecting properly ripe coffee beans during harvest is crucial, 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. Subsequently, the coffee beans undergo washing and sorting. The final step is drying until the coffee beans' moisture content drops to 12%-14%.

Identifying Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee

The green bean quality is exceptional - Blue Mountain coffee's green beans are bluish-green in color, with very uniform appearance and medium to small size, with slightly upturned ends. After roasting, they expand significantly in volume, becoming very full-bodied, with only 1% defective beans. Authentic Blue Mountain coffee beans grow at high altitudes, giving them a relatively loose cytoplasmic structure. When grinding by hand, they feel very crisp, smooth, and continuous without any resistance sensation.

The aroma is extremely rich and dense - so-called Blue Mountain coffee blends do not possess this aroma. Authentic Blue Mountain coffee offers balanced and rich flavor profiles.

Cupping Notes

Sweet and rich with light bitterness, well-balanced, and rich in complexity. The aftertaste reveals distinct notes of dark chocolate, honey, and cane sugar, with a viscous mouthfeel. When completely cooled, it emits a strong oolong tea aroma.

Brewing Method

Dripper: V60 or KONO both work well Coffee dose: Around 15g Brewing: Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15 Water temperature: 90-91°C Grind size: Medium grind (fine sugar consistency)

Roast Level

Medium-dark roast

Specifications

100g per bag Harvest season: 2017

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