Introduction to Wallenford Estate: One of Jamaica's Blue Mountain's Two Great Estates_ How to Pour Over Wallenford Blue Mountain Coffee

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Specific altitude, air humidity, rainfall, sunlight exposure, and other factors have created the renowned king of coffee—Blue Mountain Coffee. Most of the Blue Mountain Range reaches altitudes above 1,800 meters, and the unique flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee is related to the exceptionally favorable geographical location and climate conditions of the Blue Mountains. With fertile new volcanic soil, fresh and unpolluted air, year-round rainfall, and significant temperature differences between day and night, the mountain peaks are shrouded in clouds and fog every afternoon. This not only provides natural shade for the coffee trees but also brings abundant moisture, making the taste and aroma of Blue Mountain Coffee outstanding.

Blue Mountain Coffee's ability to maintain its premium status today is inseparable from local business policies. Unlike most coffee-producing countries that have increased output by large-scale cultivation of high-yield, average-quality coffee, the Jamaican government has consistently prioritized quality, willing to sacrifice quantity to ensure excellence, thereby effectively guaranteeing the preciousness and high quality of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.

In 1948, the world-renowned Jamaican Coffee Industry Board (CIB) (the highest-level national coffee institution in the world) was officially established, along with the Jamaican government's legislation of the "Jamaican Blue Mountain Industry Management Regulations." The definition of Blue Mountain was strictly stipulated in these regulations. That is: only coffee grown in the Blue Mountain area designated by the Jamaican Coffee Industry Board, at cultivation heights above 1,524 meters (5,000 feet), and processed and manufactured by factories certified with five regulatory certificates, can be called "Blue Mountain Coffee." To ensure the purity of Blue Mountain Coffee, all exported Blue Mountain must not only meet the above requirements but also pass a series of strict and rigorous appraisals by the CIB, obtain a government-issued certificate, and be stamped with an official recognition seal before it can be officially named "Blue Mountain Coffee" and exported.

Wallenford Estate: One of Jamaica's Two Famous Blue Mountain Plantations

Wallenford Coffee Estate is the largest plantation growing Blue Mountain coffee and the mythical birthplace of Blue Mountain Coffee. Wallenford Coffee Company is Jamaica's largest and most trusted coffee processing company.

Wallenford's premium Blue Mountain beans are selected from plantations across the central-western region of the island nation. Different climate and soil conditions give their coffee beans a smooth, rich texture with slight acidity and a balanced flavor, accompanied by a delightful aroma. Exquisite farming techniques allow coffee trees to grow better, and every rigorous and efficient processing step ensures their high quality. According to strict selection standards, any unqualified coffee fruits are directly eliminated. All products must undergo strict certification by the Jamaican Coffee Industry Board before being authorized for export.

FrontStreet Coffee's Pour-over Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Parameters:

Daily Brewing:

Filter cup choices: V60 filter cup, Kalita wave filter, and KONO are all suitable

Parameters:

15g coffee grounds, water temperature 90°C, grind size 3.5, water-to-coffee ratio close to 1:15, total time around 2:00

Technique:

25-30g water for bloom, bloom time 30s; first pour to 120g then stop; vertical water flow, small water flow with slow circular motion; second pour to 225g, with slightly faster water flow and circular speed to reduce fine particles clogging the filter cup, which would cause over-extraction.

Other Extraction Method Parameter Recommendations:

French Press:

Grind size 3.5-4, water temperature 90°C

Siphon:

Grind size 4, water temperature 89°C

AeroPress:

Grind size 2.5, water temperature 88°C

Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee Flavor Description:

The taste is exceptionally clean, and it is one of the sweetest coffees in the world. This flavor has been described by Jim Reynolds in Peet's Coffee and Tea as: "The best examples of Jamaica's Blue Mountain Coffee have a fragrant, smooth richness that gives me the feeling of gem-like quality. It is as precious as a gemstone."

It is complex yet very mild, it is sweet, and it has a very strong body. You must taste it to know what I'm talking about." Unique growing conditions and meticulous attention to detail throughout all production processes have made Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee very famous. The flavor is rich and mellow, with a perfect balance of coffee's sweet, acidic, and bitter notes. It has absolutely no bitterness, only moderate and perfect acidity with a persistent fruity aftertaste.

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