What Does Blue Mountain Coffee Taste Like? Are the Characteristics of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Always True?

FrontStreet Coffee - Blue Mountain Coffee Introduction

Blue Mountain Coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Among these, it is further categorized into Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee and Jamaica High Mountain Coffee. The Blue Mountain range is located in the eastern part of Jamaica. When the weather is clear, the sun shines directly on the azure Caribbean Sea, and the mountain peaks reflect the brilliant blue light of the seawater, hence its name. The highest peak of Blue Mountain reaches an altitude of 2,256 meters, making it the highest peak in the Caribbean region and a famous tourist destination.

This area is situated in the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh and unpolluted air, and a humid climate with year-round fog and rainfall (average precipitation of 1,980 mm and temperature around 27°C). Such climate conditions have created the world-renowned Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, as well as the second most expensive coffee in the world. This coffee possesses all the characteristics of fine coffee—not only is it rich and mellow in flavor, but due to the perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and bitterness, it has no bitter taste at all, with only moderate and perfect acidity.

The "secret" to why Blue Mountain Coffee has such a pure flavor: their coffee trees all grow on rugged mountain slopes, making the harvesting process extremely difficult. Only skilled local female workers can胜任 this task. It is crucial to select properly ripe coffee beans during harvesting—unripe 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. After that, 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 and then ground into powder. These procedures must be strictly controlled, otherwise, the coffee quality will be affected.

Please note: 99.9% of Blue Mountain Coffee available in China is simply grown near the Blue Mountain range. Only coffee produced in the 6,000 hectares above 1,600 meters altitude can be called Blue Mountain, and the production has never exceeded 900 tons. According to the principle that 10% is supplied to the world outside Japan, this coffee—which only allows 90 tons for global consumption annually—could it be something that can be enjoyed for just a few dozen yuan at any coffee shop?

The best Blue Mountain Coffee is undoubtedly one of the finest coffees. While the price can ensure an adequate supply of Blue Mountain Coffee, it cannot guarantee that the coffee has the best flavor. Additionally, this coffee tastes much more expensive than it appears. To enjoy its best flavor, you need to use more coffee beans than other coffees, otherwise the flavor will be somewhat lacking. Therefore, to fully express its flavor, it requires 10% to 15% more coffee beans than coffees that are lower in price.

True Blue Mountain Coffee is made from the finest local green coffee beans, which is precisely where the connoisseur's pleasure lies. Its flavor is rich, balanced, and full of fruitiness and acidity, satisfying people's various needs. In addition, high-quality fresh Blue Mountain Coffee has a particularly lasting flavor, just as wine connoisseurs would say—it leaves an endless aftertaste.

Knowledge Point: Blue Mountain Coffee green beans can only be processed using the washed method—there are no natural or other processing methods.

In Summary

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