Blue Mountain Coffee: Hard to Distinguish Authentic from Fake - Four Steps to Help You Identify the Real Deal

Types of Fake Blue Mountain Coffee

1. Colombian. Colombian coffee is a high-quality coffee whose flavor is very similar to Blue Mountain. The main difference is that Colombian coffee has a more prominent fruit acidity than Blue Mountain; at the same time, some Colombian coffees may have slight woody off-flavors. This difference is difficult for occasional coffee drinkers to distinguish. Colombian coffee is known as "the most cost-effective coffee" precisely because it's popular with the public yet priced reasonably. Therefore, the most common fake Blue Mountain coffee is Colombian coffee.

2. Cuban Blue Mountain Coffee. It's truly regrettable to call Cuban Blue Mountain Coffee a fake Blue Mountain. This coffee was originally called Cuba Crystal Mountain and is also a high-quality coffee. However, its fame doesn't match that of Blue Mountain. Now some people in China, in order to sell at high prices, call Cuba Crystal Mountain Coffee "Cuban Blue Mountain."

3. Blended coffee. There's nothing inherently wrong with blended coffee itself—the quality of a blend can reflect the skill of the processor. However, not informing consumers is wrong. Using dozens of coffee beans from several varieties to blend and create Blue Mountain's rich flavor, and consistently expressing it in a single cup of coffee, is nearly an impossible task. Most so-called "Blue Mountain flavored" coffees are made this way.

4. Yunnan "Blue Mountain variety" coffee. The quality of Yunnan coffee has improved rapidly in recent years, and more and more people are beginning to enjoy Yunnan coffee. However, due to limitations of natural conditions and immature cultivation techniques, the quality gap between this coffee and "established stars" like Blue Mountain remains enormous. This fake Blue Mountain tastes very different from real Blue Mountain coffee. Besides poor flavor balance, off-flavors are also very obvious. Regular coffee drinkers can easily distinguish it.

How to Identify Authentic Blue Mountain Coffee

Through understanding the concepts of packaging, appearance, grinding, and flavor, everyone should be able to distinguish what constitutes genuine Blue Mountain coffee.

Packaging

Authentic Blue Mountain coffee packaging is calculated in ounces and pounds. Common packaging includes: 2oz, 4oz, 8oz (0.5 pounds), 12oz, 16oz (1 pound).

Appearance

The green beans of FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Mountain coffee are greenish in color, neatly uniform, medium to small in size, with slightly upturned ends. After roasting, they expand in volume, becoming full and round.

Grinding

Real FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain beans are grown at high altitudes, giving them a relatively loose cytoplasmic structure. When ground by hand, they feel crisp, smooth, and continuous, without any sense of resistance.

Flavor

The unique aroma of FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Mountain coffee cannot be replicated by coffee from any other region. Without even opening the package, you can smell an extremely rich fragrance of fruit combined with chocolate and cream. Those who have tasted genuine Blue Mountain coffee will know that FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Mountain has excellent flavor. It's rich and mellow upon entry, with a sweet aftertaste, and very smooth. No other coffee can achieve such a mouthfeel.

Fake Blue Mountain Coffee

Due to the expensive price of Blue Mountain coffee, counterfeiters flock to it. It's not hard to imagine that many "creative ideas" come from our fellow countrymen. The most common types of fake Blue Mountain coffee are four.

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