Brief introduction and Development History of Blue Mountain Coffee

Blue Mountain Coffee (BlueMountainCoffee), which comes from Jamaica, is famous all over the world and is the best coffee in the world. Blue Mountain Coffee has a mellow taste, moderate acidity, sweetness and bitterness, and exudes an attractive elegance.

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The area of the island of Jamaica is small, and the Blue Mountains are located northeast of the capital, Kingston, because the mountain is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Whenever the weather is clear, the sun shines directly on the blue sea, and the peaks reflect the bright blue light of the sea. Hence the name. The highest peak of the Blue Mountains, which is 2256 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the Caribbean and a famous tourist attraction. Located in the coffee belt, with fertile volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, humid climate, foggy and rainy all the year round (with an average precipitation of 1980 mm and a temperature of about 27 degrees), this climate has created the world-famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and the highest price coffee in the world.

The History of Blue Mountain Coffee

In 1717, King Louis XV of France ordered coffee to be grown in Jamaica, and in the mid-1920 s, the Governor of Jamaica, Nicholas. Sir NicholasLawes imported Arabica seeds from Martinique and began to plant them in the St.Andrew area. To this day, St. Andrews is still one of the three major producers of Blue Mountain Coffee in Jamaica, with the other two producing areas: Portland (Portland) and St. Thomas (St.Thomas). In eight years, Jamaica exported more than 375 tons of pure coffee.

In 1932, coffee production reached its peak and more than 15000 tons of coffee was harvested. The Government of Jamaica established the Jamaican Coffee Industry Committee (theJamaicaCoffeeIndustryBoard) in 1950, which sets quality standards for Jamaican coffee and oversees the implementation of quality standards to ensure the quality of Jamaican coffee. The Commission awarded special official seals to raw and roasted coffee exported from Jamaica, which is the highest-level national coffee institution in the world. At present, there are six kinds of marks that can represent the origin of Blue Mountain Coffee, such as Mafis River Embankment Central Factory (M.B.C.E), Blue Mountain Coffee Cooperative Factory (M.H.C.C.T.), Portland Blue Mountain Coffee Cooperative Factory (P.X.X.S.H.), Coffee Industry Association (Wallenford), Coffee Industry Association (St. John's Peak) and J.A.S. By 1969, the situation had improved because the use of Japanese loans had improved the quality of production, thus ensuring the market. By now, this kind of coffee has reached the point of being feverishly loved. By 1981, about 1500 hectares of land in Jamaica had been reclaimed for coffee cultivation, followed by the opening of another 6000 hectares of coffee land.

In fact, today's Blue Mountain area is a small area with a planting area of only 6000 hectares, and it is impossible to grow all the caffeine marked "Blue Mountain" there. Another 12000 hectares are used to grow two other types of coffee: Alpine Top Coffee and Jamaican Superior Coffee.

The present situation of Blue Mountain Coffee

Blue Mountain Coffee can maintain its top status today, which is also related to the local government's policy of limiting production and ensuring quality. Jamaica is not famous for Blue Mountain Coffee, regardless of the quality of mass production. But to give priority to quality, would rather sacrifice output, but also to protect the blue mountain coffee this gold-lettered signboard. Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, produces 30 million bags (60kg each) of coffee a year, while Jamaica produces just over 40, 000 bags a year. Blue Mountain coffee beans are divided into several kinds according to their quality. the top blue mountain coffee beans generally do not enter the circulation market, and most of them are booked by the royal family and tycoons. The Blue Mountain coffee beans on the market are "Blue Mountain" beans guaranteed by the Jamaican government. According to statistics on the website of the International Coffee Organization, Jamaica produced 43000 bags of coffee in 2003 and 2004, of which 24000 bags were exported. Nearly 90 per cent of exports go to Japan and the rest to Europe and the US. Because the output is limited and the export volume is not large, Blue Mountain coffee has been in short supply in the international market.

In recent years, all kinds of coffee shops in China have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and top Blue Mountain coffee has naturally become the target pursued by people, especially young people. For a moment, it seems that only after tasting Blue Mountain Coffee can you really drink coffee. And if you don't sell Blue Mountain Coffee, it's not a real coffee shop. The price of each cup of "Blue Mountain Coffee" in China ranges from more than 30 yuan to more than 100 yuan, which is really expensive. However, China does not import Blue Mountain coffee directly from Jamaica, and the International Coffee Organization has no record of exporting blue mountain coffee beans to China. So a word of warning: although you pay a high price, the coffee in your cup is probably not the real Blue Mountain coffee.