How to Brew the World's Best Blue Mountain Coffee Beans? Introduction to Blue Mountain Coffee Characteristics and Flavor

Blue Mountain Coffee possesses all the characteristics of fine coffee. Not only does it have a rich and mellow flavor, but due to the perfect balance of sweetness, acidity, and bitterness, it has no bitter taste at all, with only an extremely slight acidity. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee recommends using the drip method (pour-over coffee) to brew Blue Mountain Coffee.

Why is Blue Mountain Coffee Delicious?

Blue Mountain Coffee is delicious not only because of its excellent coffee varieties but also due to the terroir and environment where it's grown. Blue Mountain Coffee is cultivated in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica at elevations between 910-1700 meters above sea level. Coffee grown below 910 meters can only be called Jamaica High Mountain Coffee or Jamaica Prime Coffee.

The coffee varieties grown in the Blue Mountains are all Typica coffee. They were transplanted from Martinique to Jamaica's Blue Mountains in the 1720s. After more than 200 years, Blue Mountain Typica has evolved to have better disease resistance, particularly superior resistance to coffee berry disease compared to regular Typica.

However, when Blue Mountain Typica is grown outside the Blue Mountain region or below 910 meters elevation, it cannot replicate its characteristic sweet and elegant aroma. This is why there are distinctions between Blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaica High Mountain Coffee, and Jamaica Prime Coffee.

The Blue Mountain region is located in the coffee cultivation belt, featuring fertile volcanic soil, fresh and unpolluted air, a humid climate with year-round fog and rain (average rainfall of 1980mm, temperature around 27°C). The temperature difference between day and night at high altitudes extends the coffee growing period, allowing more time for flavor and sweetness development.

How to Buy Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee?

Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee beans, as single-origin coffee beans, come with export certificates from the Jamaican government or coffee origin certification. On the market, many coffees labeled as Blue Mountain flavor/Blue Mountain blend/Blue Mountain espresso, or very cheap coffee beans, are not authentic Blue Mountain Coffee. Generally, authentic Blue Mountain No. 1 roasted coffee beans cost over 100 yuan per 100g, so don't be tempted by cheap prices~

In addition to certificates, the Jamaican government requires all exported Blue Mountain Coffee to be shipped 100% in wooden barrels, with specifications of 15/30/70kg.

The Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee beans currently sold by FrontStreet Coffee come from the oldest coffee growing area in the Blue Mountains - Clifton Mountain Estate, located at an elevation of 1310 meters. It is also the only estate in Jamaica that has received Rainforest Alliance certification (this certification indicates promotion of environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic development in farm communities, so exported Blue Mountain Coffee barrels have a green frog certification mark).

Everyone can see the barrels with the green frog logo and the certification certificate issued by Clifton Mountain Estate at FrontStreet Coffee's physical stores.

How to Brew Delicious Blue Mountain Coffee?

To make Blue Mountain Coffee delicious, it's very important to use freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing. To ensure every consumer can enjoy coffee at its best, FrontStreet Coffee ships all coffee beans within 5 days of roasting.

To maintain the rich and mellow perception of Blue Mountain Coffee among consumers, FrontStreet Coffee roasts Blue Mountain Coffee to a medium-dark level, increasing the body and enhancing the sweet aftertaste while preserving a slight fruity acidity to add complexity to the coffee.

First, FrontStreet Coffee confirms the freshness of the beans before brewing. If the roast date is more than a month old, FrontStreet Coffee will choose fresher coffee beans. Since coffee beans have an optimal tasting window after roasting, and the aroma accelerates loss with storage time, it's difficult to present the original flavors during brewing. This is why FrontStreet Coffee insists on shipping only freshly roasted coffee within 5 days - FrontStreet Coffee hopes every guest can enjoy the complete optimal tasting period of coffee beans.

When brewing coffee beans with mainly bitter notes, FrontStreet Coffee typically prioritizes using the KONO filter cup, aiming to highlight the coffee's rich body. The upper part of the KONO filter cup allows better filter paper adhesion. Compared to the V60, the extraction method is mainly immersion-based, increasing the overall concentration of the coffee and enhancing its body. Similarly, the KONO filter cup is also suitable for brewing Brazil Queen Estate Coffee beans and Golden Mandheling Coffee beans.

To express the mild body of Blue Mountain Coffee, FrontStreet Coffee uses the KONO filter cup, paired with medium-coarse grinding (raw sugar size / China No. 20 standard sieve 70% passing rate) and water at 88-89°C for extraction.

The extraction method is as follows: First, pour 30g of water for blooming, with a blooming time of 30 seconds. Second, pour to about 125g of water, then wait for the coffee liquid to drop. When it drops to half, pour the final water to 225g. End the extraction after all the coffee has dripped through. The total extraction time is generally around 2 minutes and 10 seconds.

Pour-over "FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain No. 1" flavor profile: Rich dark chocolate and nutty flavors, creamy smooth texture, balanced sweet, sour and bitter notes.

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