What Does Blue Mountain Coffee Taste Like and How to Brew It Deliciously

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FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Brewing Guide

The history of Jamaican coffee can be traced back to the 18th century. 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 area. Coffee trees were introduced to Jamaica and planted in the Blue Mountains, which are divided into different grades: high-altitude Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, High Mountain coffee, and Jamaica coffee, with different grades determining different prices.

FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is of the Typica variety, with bronze-colored young leaves and oval or slender-pointed beans. The tree body is tall, with slightly inclined branches at angles of 50-70 degrees. It offers elegant flavor but has weak physical constitution and poor disease resistance. Each tree produces very low yields with few fruits.

FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee uses only the washed processing method, utilizing washing and fermentation to remove the peel, pulp, and mucilage. Farms using the washed method must build washing pools and have access to a continuous supply of fresh water. During processing, the peel and pulp are first removed, allowing fermentation for 12-18 hours. The completed fermented beans are then placed in the pool and moved back and forth, using the friction between beans and the power of flowing water to wash the coffee beans until they are smooth and clean. After washing, the coffee beans are still encased in the parchment with a moisture content of 50%. They must be sun-dried to reduce the moisture content to 12-14%; otherwise, they will continue to ferment, becoming moldy and spoiled.

Daily Brewing

Dripper Selection: V60 dripper, Kalita wave, and KONO are all suitable.

Parameters: 15g coffee grounds, water temperature 86°C, grind size BG-6S, water-to-coffee ratio close to 1:15, total time around 1:50.

Technique: 25-30g water for bloom, bloom time 30s. First pour to 120g, then stop pouring. Use vertical water flow with slow circular motion. Second pour to 225g, with slightly faster water flow and circular speed to reduce fine particles from clogging the dripper, which would cause over-extraction.

FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Flavor Profile

Dark chocolate, nuts, balanced sweet, sour, and bitter notes.

Knowledge Extension

The Blue Mountain region is a small area with only 6,000 hectares of cultivation. It's impossible for all coffee labeled "Blue Mountain" to be grown there.

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