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Coffee is basically divided into two major categories according to bean varieties: Arabica and Robusta. Among the two major coffee bean varieties, Arabica beans have lower caffeine content, and all the world's premium coffees come from the Arabica variety, accounting for about 70% of global coffee production. Its flavor is rich, with excellent acidity and floral notes, making it most suitable for black coffee lovers who enjoy it without any additives.

Typica: High sweetness, clean taste, and pleasant acidity. It is said that Jamaican Blue Mountain is indeed of the Typica variety.

Blue Mountain Coffee is produced in the Blue Mountain range of Jamaica. The unique flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee is related to the exceptional geographical location and climatic conditions of the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are located in the coffee belt between 25 degrees north and south latitude, with fertile new volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, year-round rainfall, and significant temperature differences between day and night. Most importantly, every afternoon, clouds and fog envelop the entire mountaintop, not only providing natural shade for the coffee trees but also bringing abundant moisture, making the taste and aroma of Blue Mountain Coffee outstanding.

Pure Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee perfectly blends the unique sour, bitter, sweet, and mellow flavors of coffee, creating a strongly attractive and elegant aroma that other coffees cannot match. Lovers of Blue Mountain Coffee say: "It is the 'coffee beauty' that combines all the advantages of good coffee."

Today's Blue Mountain Coffee growing area is a small place with only 6,000 hectares of planting area. Scarcity makes it valuable, and because the annual coffee bean production does not exceed 900 tons, it has become the world's top coffee, without exception.

Since Japan has consistently invested in Jamaica's coffee industry, Blue Mountain Coffee is mostly controlled by the Japanese, who have priority purchasing rights for Blue Mountain Coffee. 90% of Blue Mountain Coffee is purchased by them, so other parts of the world can only obtain the remaining 10%.

Only coffee grown in the Blue Mountain area above 1,800 meters above sea level can be called Blue Mountain Coffee. Coffee beans generally grown at lower altitudes and in other regions can only be called "Jamaican High Mountain Beans" or "Jamaican Washed Beans." Compared with Jamaican Blue Mountain, their flavor is vastly different. However, the area of these producing regions is twice that of the true Blue Mountain area, and their production accounts for 75% of the country's total, so "Jamaican Coffee" is also completely not equivalent to pure "Blue Mountain Coffee."

Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is so famous that counterfeit Blue Mountain-style coffees have appeared on the market, or are simply called "Blue Mountain Coffee." Basically, these are all blends formulated by the sellers themselves. So, do you think the Blue Mountain Coffee beans you bought, or the Blue Mountain Coffee that costs dozens of yuan per cup in coffee shops, really come from Blue Mountain Coffee? The Blue Mountain Coffee that can be drunk in China now, 99.9% of it, at best, is only grown near the Blue Mountain range if you're lucky.

In Conclusion

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