Why is Blue Mountain Coffee dominated by the Japanese? Do you know the story behind the Blue Mountains in Jamaica?

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Have you ever had Blue Mountain Coffee?

As you may know, Blue Mountain is located in the east of Jamaica. The highest mountain in the Western Caribbean, despite its unique climate and soil conditions, is not really Blue Mountain coffee. Only coffee beans growing above 1700 meters above sea level will be certified as "Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee" by the Jamaican government, while those below this line can only be called "Jamaican Alpine Coffee" at most.

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Jamaica Blue Mountains

Although the annual output of top blue mountain coffee beans is about 2,000 tons, this kind of beans that are "shining with gold" are still quite rare on the market. Because in 1969, Jamaica was hit hard by a hurricane. At that time, Japan's UCC Uashima Coffee introduced eco-technology into coffee cultivation to help revive the Jamaican coffee industry. As a token of gratitude, the Jamaican government signed a contract with Japan in 1971, agreeing to ship 90% of its annual output to Japan. Most of the remaining 10% go into the pockets of the rich or royalty before entering the market.

Just because the amount of Blue Mountain coffee in circulation is so rare, the Blue Mountain coffee that we can usually buy in convenience stores or coffee shops can only be regarded as Blue Mountain "flavor" coffee. Usually, in order to imitate the slightly bitter and sour taste of Blue Mountain Coffee, the industry will use different varieties of coffee beans to mix. Conscientious shopkeepers use Jamaican alpine coffee mixed with Hawaiian Kona coffee or Colombian coffee, while more black-hearted ones mix Brazilian, Guadeloupe or other cheap coffee. But even so, sales of these coffees from other countries have been boosted by "imitating" Blue Mountain Coffee. As for pure Blue Mountain coffee, although only a few shops in China sell it, if you want to taste a cup, I am afraid it will cost a lot of money.

In fact, "Blue Mountain Coffee does not contain Blue Mountain Coffee beans" is something that many coffee fans know, just like "there is no truffle in truffle chocolate" and "there is no sun in sun cake". And "there is no money in your wallet" may be the main reason why you have never tasted Blue Mountain Coffee.

Identify the true and false Blue Mountains

1 shape: the raw beans of Blue Mountain Coffee are cyan, neat in appearance, medium in size and slightly warped at both ends. After baking, the volume increases a lot, very full.

2 grinding beans: the real blue mountain coffee beans grow at high altitude, its cytoplasmic structure is relatively loose, it feels very crisp, cool and continuous when grinding by hand, and there is no feeling of resistance.

3 aroma: the aroma is very rich and dense; the so-called blended Blue Mountain Coffee does not have this aroma.

4 Taste: the real Blue Mountain Coffee has a balanced and full-bodied taste, without any feeling of prominence or lack of taste, which is unmatched by any other coffee beans, and the most critical identification point. The aroma of blue mountain peas is more subtle and the taste is relatively stronger.

5 feeling: blue Mountain Coffee, as the best coffee in the world, has classic balanced characteristics, and it is inevitable to have some subconscious and indescribable satisfaction when tasting it.