The uniqueness of Jamaican Coffee Why are the Blue Mountains of Jamaica packed in wooden buckets?

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It is well known that Blue Mountain Coffee is very expensive. Because of its low production, real Blue Mountain coffee beans are very difficult to buy. There are also a lot of blue mountain flavor coffee beans on the market, which are not real blue mountain coffee, so we should distinguish them clearly when buying blue mountain coffee beans.

So where are the blue mountain coffee beans authentic? Authentic Blue Mountain coffee is grown in St. Andrews (St.Andrew), St. Thomas (St.Thomas), St. Mary (St.Mary) and Portland (Portland) in the restricted areas of the Jamaica Blue Mountains at an altitude of 1000-1700 meters. It usually grows on steep slopes, sometimes as high as 60 degrees and requires manual picking. Blue Mountain Coffee is characterized by its high aroma and delicate taste. Because of its high aroma, it is often mixed with other raw beans and more than 80% of it is exported to Japan.

Originally in the "Blue Mountain Mountains" 1000-1700 meters beyond a specific area, using the name "Blue Mountain" is not allowed. However, the domestic sales volume of Blue Mountain imported into Japan is three times that of normal imports. Many of the coffee is grown at an altitude of 1000 meters or less, but it is often named Blue Mountain. Even so, the price of raw coffee beans is between 4000 yen and 5000 yen per kilogram (the market price in 2013), which is very expensive. There are only a few cafes in Japan that put some blue mountain coffee beans to meet their customers.

As coffee trees are planted on steep slopes, which are not only difficult to grow, but also extremely dangerous for farmers, coupled with the erosion of the land, the Government of Jamaica does not encourage farmers to continue to grow Blue Mountain coffee on the steepest slopes. But the market is still in short supply. In the 1930s, Blue Mountain coffee saplings were transferred from Jamaica to the mountainous provinces of eastern and western New Guinea. The area is 1000 meters or more above sea level and its climate is similar to that of the original Blue Mountains in Jamaica, making it possible to grow high-quality beans and is now a major producer of Blue Mountain coffee. In the past, Japan regarded these coffee beans produced by Papua New Guinea as Blue Mountain Coffee, but now it is still sold under the name Blue Mountain.

In 1953, the Jamaican government drew a clear line between the Blue Mountains and other areas in accordance with the law, stipulating that the name of Blue Mountain Coffee should not be used for coffee in areas other than the Blue Mountains. Only coffee made in selected areas of the Blue Mountains can be called "Blue Mountain Coffee".

In fact, Blue Mountain coffee beans are the same as other coffee beans grown in Jamaica, but because they are cultivated in a harsh environment and screened through strict inspection, they produce a very meticulous taste. The varieties of coffee in Blue Mountain are mainly iron pickup, which has an elegant flavor, but its physique is weak and its disease resistance is poor. The coffee yield of each tree is very low and the fruit yield is very low, but in recent years, Blue Mountain has also begun to plant rose summer varieties. Some time ago, the coffee in front of the street was put on the shelf of Rose Summer Coffee produced by Blue Mountain.

As a coffee shop focusing on beans, how can Qianjie Coffee not have authentic Blue Mountain Coffee? In order to make everyone drink real Blue Mountain Coffee, Qianjie Coffee also put Blue Mountain Coffee beans on the shelves.

Qianjie Coffee also noticed that among the coffee beans in the 50 producing areas where Qianjie coffee is on the shelves, only Blue Mountain is packed in buckets, and other coffee exits are all in sacks. It is said that from the mid-18th century, flour shipped from England to Jamaica during the British colonial period was recycled in empty buckets and used to transport coffee and rum. The buckets used today are all wood from temperate forests in the United States. the advantage of buckets is to absorb and release internal and external humidity without much change, which can alleviate sudden temperature changes in the process of transportation. Another barrel sealed off coffee aroma, can maintain the best coffee quality, but the additional cost will be higher. In addition, the blue mountain coffee bucket in Jamaica is marked with the tropical rain frog logo and the certificate issued by the Jamaican government, which can be used as a landmark to tell whether the blue mountain coffee is authentic.

After Qianjie Coffee received Blue Mountain raw beans, Qianjie Coffee found that the particles of Blue Mountain are very full, with a balanced number of eyes, slightly warped at both ends, and an oval shape. From the side, the bean body is flat and thin, which is a kind of tin card with pure blood. Qianjie coffee determines its flavor by setting the roasting curve and then testing the cup before adjusting the baking curve and brewing it. Here are the parameters for Qianjie Coffee to brew the coffee beans that are washed with blue beans:

Filter cup: kono filter cup

Coffee powder: 15g

Ratio of powder to water: 1:15

Water temperature: 88-89 degrees

Degree of grinding: medium and coarse grinding (pass rate of No. 20 standard sieve 75%)

Then use the step-by-step method to boil, first inject 30 grams of water for 30 seconds, then 95 grams, about 1 minute to complete the injection, when the water level drops to 2 times 3 points in the powder layer to inject the remaining 100 grams, about 1 minute 40-1 minutes 3945 "seconds to complete the injection, after the dripping is complete, remove the filter cup and complete the extraction. the flavor of this washed Blue Mountain is high cleanliness, very bright, good alcohol thickness, sweet and sour balance.

In addition to this washed blue mountain coffee beans, there are also rosy summer coffee beans mentioned in front street coffee just now. The blue mountain rose summer coffee beans on Qianjie Coffee shelves are also washed, so Qianjie Coffee found a silver thread in the middle after roasting the beans, which is also one of the ways to judge washed beans and sun-dried beans.

Qianjie coffee is tested within 8-24 hours after roasting this coffee bean. Qianjie baristas use 200ml standard cup to test bowl, grind powder 11.3g, water temperature 94 degrees Celsius, grind and smell dried incense with a pass rate of 70% Mel 75% on standard sieve 20. The dry aroma of Blue Mountain Rose Summer Coffee beans gives off the flavor of caramel, then fill the bowl with water to confirm the wet flavor. After 4 minutes, the residue was broken and the flavor was identified. The wet fragrance gives off a faint scent of flowers. Use the same cooking technique to cook this blue mountain rose coffee bean, it has citrus acidity, grapefruit sour and sweet, middle jasmine fragrance, aftertaste is honey and caramel sweet and sour.

With the development of boutique coffee market, Jamaica Blue Mountain is also constantly innovating. Whether from washing Blue Mountain to Sun Blue Mountain, or from the emergence of Rose Summer Coffee, we can see that the coffee market of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee has great potential.

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