Who is suitable for Blue Mountain Coffee? The correct method of drinking and brewing authentic Blue Mountain Coffee

As a veteran of coffee beans, Blue Mountain Coffee is well-known. Even if you have never had coffee, you have heard of Blue Mountain Coffee beans. With the increasing demand for coffee, more and more instant / ready-made coffee on the market marks the "Blue Mountain Coffee Flavor", but the actual Blue Mountain Coffee flavor is completely different from that drunk on the market. At the same time, there are also many sellers selling fake blue mountain coffee beans or blue mountain flavor coffee beans, as consumers, we can tell whether the blue mountain coffee beans we buy are real or fake? What is the flavor of Blue Mountain coffee beans? In this article, follow the front street to learn what is Blue Mountain Coffee.

Where does Blue Mountain Coffee come from?

Blue Mountain Coffee comes from Jamaica. The history of growing coffee in Jamaica can be traced back to the 18th century. In 1717, King Louis XV of France ordered the cultivation of coffee in Jamaica. Later, the Governor of Jamaica introduced and promoted Arabica varieties from Martinique. Coffee has since taken root in the land of Jamaica, which we call Jamaican alpine coffee.

Jamaican coffee comes from the Blue Mountains in the east. The Blue Mountains are named after the wonders of the place. The Caribbean Sea surrounds the entire mountain range. Whenever the weather is clear and sunny, the sun shines directly on the sea. The blue light of the Caribbean Sea is reflected on the mountains, hence the name Blue Mountains. The reason why the Blue Mountains are suitable for growing coffee is that the Blue Mountains have fertile volcanic soil and the right micro-climate, which makes the overall climate of the Blue Mountains humid, foggy and rainy all the year round, with an average rainfall of 1980 mm.

Are all the coffee beans grown in the Blue Mountains coffee?

Blue Mountain Coffee beans should be planted in a specific Blue Mountain Coffee growing area, which is located in eastern Jamaica, only in the four districts of St.Andrew, St.Thomas, St.Mary and Portland, and coffee grown at an altitude of 1000-1700m can be crowned with the official Blue Mountain logo, and there will also be a corresponding grading system.

What kind of blue mountain coffee beans are they?

Qianjie Coffee Lanshan No. 1 coffee bean is a Tibica variety, the top leaves of the iron pickup are bronzed, the beans are oval or thin, the tree is tall, the branches are slightly tilted, and the angle is 50 Mueller 70 degrees. The flavor is elegant, but the physique is weak, and the disease resistance is poor. The coffee yield of each tree is very low.

Blue Mountain Iron Card was transplanted from Martinique to Blue Mountain in Jamaica in the 1820s. After more than 200 years, Blue Mountain Iron pickup has evolved better disease resistance, especially better resistance to fruit rot than ordinary iron pickup. However, the Blue Mountain Ironhide Card cannot replicate its sweet and fragrant characteristics when it steps out of Jamaica.

Blue Mountain Coffee Bean grading system

Blue Mountain No. 1 Blue Mountain No. 1 beans: 96% of the coffee beans must be a screen size of 17 picks 18, no more than 2% of the defective beans.

Blue Mountain No. 2 Blue Mountain No. 2 beans: 96% of coffee beans must be sieve size 16, no more than 2% of defective beans.

Blue Mountain No. 3 Blue Mountain No. 3 beans: 96% of coffee beans must be sieve size 15, no more than 2% of defective beans.

Blue Mountain Peaberry blue mountain round beans: 96% of the coffee beans must be single round beans with a screen size of 10, and no more than 2% of the defective beans.

How to identify the authenticity of Blue Mountain Coffee?

The Jamaican Coffee Board (CIB) stipulates that only coffee beans of Blue Mountain I grade and loaded in wooden barrels can be exported and issue a certificate of quality & the certificate of origin of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. At the same time, the Blue Mountain Coffee manufacturer issued an authorized sales certificate (Blue Mountain Coffee is distributed by 4 Jamaican government-licensed processing manufacturers and exported by 16 licensed exporters). The quality certificate indicates the time and quantity. The Jamaica Coffee Bureau randomly selects a package from the Blue Mountain Coffee for inspection, and issues a certificate if the conditions of the Blue Mountain Coffee are met. The No. 1 Blue Mountain Coffee sold on Qianjie Coffee comes from Clifton Manor in the District of St. Andrews in the Blue Mountains. You can see the Blue Mountain Coffee Certificate and Blue Mountain Coffee barrel in the front street store.

The correct drinking method of Qianjie Coffee Lanshan No.1 Coffee Bean

Qianjie takes into account that the two blue mountain beans use a deeper degree of roasting, the deeper the roasting degree, the faster the dissolution rate of coffee substances, in order to avoid over-extraction, Qianjie uses a lower water temperature for extraction, but also uses a lower flow rate Kono filter cup, in order to ensure that coffee substances are extracted as much as possible under low water temperatures. The cooking parameters are: Kono filter cup, 88 °C water temperature, 1:15 ratio of powder to water, 15g powder weight, grinding degree (70-75% pass rate of No. 20 standard sieve).

Cooking technique: 30 grams of water for steaming for 30 seconds, and then small water center slowly circle outward injection of 100 grams, that is, the electronic scale shows 130 grams. Then when the powder layer drops to 1 stroke, 65 grams of water is injected into 2 places, reaching a total of 195 grams of water. After all the coffee liquid of the filter cup flows into the next pot, remove the filter cup and end the extraction. The total cooking time is 1 minute 52 seconds.

What's the taste of blue mountain one coffee beans on Qianjie coffee?

Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee has a clean taste, chocolate and nut flavor, acidity, sweetness and bitterness reach a balance.