How to Identify Authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee - Introduction to Genuine Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

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Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

The export volume of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is extremely limited. In 1717, King Louis XV of France 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.

Flavor Profile

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

Product Information

Manufacturer: Cafe Style
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: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar content: Sugar-free
Origin: Jamaica
Roast degree: Medium roast

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Jamaica BLUE MOUNTAIN

Country: Jamaica
Altitude: 1600 meters
Region: St. Thomas Parish
Roast degree: Medium roast
Processing method: Washed
Variety: Typica
Processing mill: Abbey Green Farm
Flavor: Perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and bitterness

Blue Mountain coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. It is categorized by grade into Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and Jamaican High Mountain coffee. The Blue Mountains are located in eastern Jamaica. When the weather is clear, the sun shines directly on the azure Caribbean Sea, 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 lies within the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh air free from pollution, and a humid climate with 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 second most expensive coffee in the world.

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 harvesting is crucial, as 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. Afterwards, the coffee beans undergo washing and sorting. 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, then ground into powder. These procedures must be strictly controlled; otherwise, the coffee quality will be affected.

How to Identify Authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

1. Appearance: The raw beans of Blue Mountain coffee are blue-green in color, very uniform in appearance, medium to small in size, with 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: True Blue Mountain coffee has a balanced and rich taste, with no single flavor being overly prominent or lacking. This is also the most critical identification point that no other coffee bean can match. The aroma of Blue Mountain peaberries is more subtle, while the taste is relatively stronger.

5. Sensation: As the world's finest coffee, Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee's classic balanced characteristics inevitably bring some subconscious, indescribable sense of satisfaction when tasted.

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