How Much Does a Cup of Real Blue Mountain Coffee Cost and Who Is It Suitable For

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FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Blue Mountain Coffee

Jamaica is the only country in the world with a government coffee management agency—the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board (CIB), which aims to regulate the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee industry and quality.

The CIB stipulates that only Blue Mountain coffee grown in these regions of Jamaica (Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas, Portland, and Saint Mary) at altitudes between 900m-1700m can be called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Additionally, with small estates that have been cultivating Blue Mountain for generations, the cultivation area is only about 6,000 hectares, extremely limited.

Flavor Profile:

Tasting notes: Overall quite clean and smooth, with excellent balance between acidity and bitterness! With good fortune (proper roasting and sufficient freshness), you'll also experience pleasant floral aromas and nutty aftertaste.

Two Reasons for the High Price:

a. Limited cultivation area; annual production is scarce, averaging approximately 400-500 pounds per year, which is only 10% compared to other coffee-producing regions. Among this, 80% is exported to Japan, with only 20% sold to other parts of the world.

b. Coffee requires a longer maturation period, approximately 10 months (twice the time of ordinary coffee); and it requires more manpower and resources for quality control, including manual picking and manual sorting to eliminate defective coffee beans.

To put it simply, the cultivation conditions are precious, the harvesting environment is time-consuming, quality control screening is extremely strict, and the final yield is very scarce. Naturally, the price would rise significantly, wouldn't it? Because Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee sells for such high prices, unscrupulous businessmen inevitably exploit loopholes, calling coffee beans from anywhere in Jamaica "Blue Mountain Coffee" and selling them at high prices to reap huge profits. In earlier years, a cup of Blue Mountain Coffee could sell for over a hundred yuan, and 90% of it was fake. Today, genuine Blue Mountain Coffee can be found in China, where FrontStreet Coffee sells it for just 60 yuan per cup.

Blue Mountain coffee offers a balanced mouthfeel, with perfect fusion of acidity, sweetness, and bitterness, creating the ultimate taste experience. It's suitable for friends who enjoy balanced, rich flavors.

Knowledge Point:

Due to the great fame of Jamaican Blue Mountain, counterfeit "Blue Mountain style" coffee has appeared on the market, or simply called "Blue Mountain Coffee."

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