Characteristics and Flavor Profile of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Beans - Grade and Price of Authentic Blue Mountain No. 1

Authentic FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain coffee boasts a rich and balanced mellow flavor, with the highest grade FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 being particularly exceptional. Not only does it have an elegant aroma, but it also possesses the perfect balance of acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, and fragrance. Such premium FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee beans are sold by FrontStreet Coffee at 158 yuan per 100g package. If you'd like to directly taste hand-poured black coffee, you can visit FrontStreet Coffee's Dongshankou store, where FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee costs 60 yuan per cup.

What are the characteristics of authentic FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee?

Many friends who visit FrontStreet Coffee stores to drink coffee ask whether the "Blue Mountain" on FrontStreet Coffee's bean menu is "real Blue Mountain." Due to Blue Mountain's renowned reputation, many counterfeit Blue Mountain products have appeared on the market, such as "Blue Mountain flavored coffee," "Blue Mountain blend," "Blue Mountain premium coffee"... If you want to identify authentic FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, FrontStreet Coffee has summarized the following points for your reference.

Since authentic FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is grown in specific high-altitude regions with very high labor costs, the coffee price won't be too low. If the "Blue Mountain beans" we purchase cost only a few dozen yuan, they are very likely fake.

In terms of aroma, FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee has rich, dense, and lasting chocolate and roasted hazelnut aromas, which are difficult for ordinary dark roast blend coffees to match. In flavor, authentic FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee has a perfect balance of acidity, sweetness, bitterness, and fragrance, with no single taste being overpowering, and the body and sweetness are just right.

If we cannot distinguish through the above two points, we can ask the merchant to show Blue Mountain-related certificates and the wooden barrels containing Blue Mountain's raw green beans. Jamaica Blue Mountain is the only producing region that uses wooden barrels for packaging green beans. This FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee on FrontStreet Coffee's bean menu also possesses quality certification certificates issued by the Jamaica Coffee Board, authorized sales certificates issued by Blue Mountain coffee manufacturers, and certificates of origin for Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. Both documentary proof and handcrafted wooden barrels are displayed in FrontStreet Coffee stores. Additionally, FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 is produced by Clifton Mountain Estate and uses the traditional washed processing method, which is also the most common processing method for Blue Mountain green beans.

Green bean processing of FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee

Jamaican law stipulates that Blue Mountain coffee is the Typica variety grown at altitudes of 910-1,700 meters. Since the Typica variety exhibits more prominent flavor characteristics when grown at higher altitudes, and Typica has poor disease resistance and is prone to death, greatly affecting yield, it requires more careful human attention. Additionally, Blue Mountain's terrain is not flat, making management and harvesting very difficult, thus requiring highly skilled harvesting personnel. After harvesting, coffee cherries are immediately transported to processing plants for processing, using the washed method to remove the coffee fruit pulp and then drying.

First, insufficiently ripe cherries are selected through flotation, then the skin and pulp are removed, allowing them to ferment in pools for 12-18 hours. The fermented beans are then placed in pools and moved back and forth, using the friction of the beans and the power of water flow to wash the coffee beans until smooth and clean. Next, they are spread out to dehydrate and dry in the sun until the moisture content meets standards, then they can be packed and stored in warehouses, and sent for quality inspection before export.

Processed Jamaica Blue Mountain green beans are graded based on factors such as size, green bean color, roasting quality, aroma, cupping quality, and screen size. The FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 purchased by FrontStreet Coffee is the highest grade, with a defect rate below 3%, size above 17 screen, moisture content of 10-12.5%, uniform color, and neat grains, belonging to a very rare premium batch. Additionally, FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain coffee must undergo quality inspection confirmation by professional cuppers approved by CIB before export. FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain coffee's flavor must have the perfect balance of acidity, sweetness, bitterness, body, and fragrance.

Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee beans that have completed quality inspection are transported using handcrafted wooden barrels and then delivered to roasters worldwide. Compared to the coarse burlap bags commonly used in other producing regions, oak barrels have the advantage of absorbing and releasing internal and external humidity while isolating the coffee's aroma from escaping, allowing coffee beans to maintain more stable moisture content and making roasting more stable. Later, wooden barrels also became one of the identifiers for authentic Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee.

Taste of hand-poured FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee

Many friends who have purchased FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain coffee beans ask FrontStreet Coffee how to brew it better. FrontStreet Coffee believes that the hand-pour method best presents the rich flavor layers of FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. FrontStreet Coffee thinks that hand-pour coffee is actually not complicated; as long as you find the corresponding brewing parameters and practice diligently, you can extract a cup of fragrant and mellow black coffee. Before brewing, FrontStreet Coffee suggests preparing a package of coffee beans at their optimal tasting period. If the roasting date has exceeded more than a month, some aromas may have been lost, and woody flavors may even develop. The coffee beans shipped by FrontStreet Coffee are all roasted within 5 days, so everyone receives them within the optimal tasting period.

The classic Blue Mountain flavor features rich chocolate, roasted nuts, and other aromas, with soft acidity and a mellow mouthfeel. To restore the classic taste, FrontStreet Coffee's roasters chose a medium-dark roast, highlighting roasted aromas while preserving some acidity. During cupping of FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee beans, FrontStreet Coffee discovered balanced flavors of acidity, sweetness, fragrance, bitterness, and body. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) baristas also制定 the brewing approach for FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee based on this flavor profile.

FrontStreet Coffee's brewing parameters for FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1:

KONO dripper, grind size with 75% pass-through rate on standard 20 mesh sieve, and 88°C water temperature, combined with FrontStreet Coffee's customary three-stage pouring. Coffee dose: 15 grams, coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15.

Three-stage pouring: Use 30g of water to evenly moisten the coffee bed and let it bloom for 30 seconds. For the second stage, pour 95g of water steadily in circular motions from inside to outside. When the water level drops to 2/3 of the coffee bed, you can start the third stage of 100g. Note to use a small water flow throughout. After approximately 2 minutes of dripping, remove the dripper. Finally, gently swirl the coffee liquid and begin tasting.

Taste of FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee:

The initial taste reveals flavors of dark chocolate, roasted nuts, and toffee, with caramel sweetness and soft, elegant acidity. Each flavor is perfectly balanced, creating a smooth and rich mouthfeel. As the temperature decreases, the aromas become more transparent and layered with varied complexity.

Of course, besides the hand-pour method, many classic brewing methods can also present the unique taste of FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee, such as siphon coffee, French press, moka pot, AeroPress, or the convenient FrontStreet Coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain drip coffee bags. FrontStreet Coffee believes that good coffee can present its flavors through various extraction methods, so if you have the conditions at home, you might as well try them out.

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