Why is Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee so expensive? What's the difference between Jamaican Alpine and Jamaican Coffee

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Coffee grown at 910-1700m is called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.

Coffee grown at 460-910m is called Jamaican Alpine Coffee.

Coffee grown below 460m is called Jamaica preferred Coffee.

There is no coffee growing in the forest reserve above 1700m.

History of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee: the history of Jamaican coffee dates back to the 18th century, when King Louis XV of France ordered the cultivation of coffee in Jamaica in 1717, and in the mid-1920s, the Governor of Jamaica, Nicholas. Nicholas Lawes imported Arabica seeds from Martinique and began to plant them in St. Andrew. Coffee trees have been introduced into Jamaica and coffee is grown in the Blue Mountains, which is divided into high-altitude Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, Alpine Coffee and Jamaican Coffee. Different grades also determine different prices.

Jamaica is a tiny coffee grower, accounting for only 0.02 per cent of the world market, with 85 per cent of its exports to Japan. Among them, the leading role is the Jamaican Coffee Industry Association (Coffee Industry Board, referred to as CIB), which was established in 1948 to promote the development of the Jamaican coffee industry, improve the income of coffee farmers, protect the quality of Jamaican coffee, and sell Jamaican coffee around the world. Since 1953, CIB has classified coffee grown in this region as Blue Mountain Coffee according to its special origin. By 1980, Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee had become so famous that some British and American retailers labeled it as "Blue Mountain Coffee" on non-Jamaican coffee. To this end, CIB specially designed a label that can only be affixed to 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee in 1984-1985. There are also Jamaican Alpine Coffee and preferred Coffee Logo.

Planting altitude: the Blue Mountains are located in the east of Jamaica, hence its name because the mountain is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, when the sun shines directly on the blue sea on clear days, and the mountain peak reflects the bright blue light of the sea. 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 (the average precipitation is 1980 mm, the temperature is around 27 degrees), this climate has created the world-famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. It also creates the highest price coffee in the world.

It tastes very clean, and it is one of the sweetest coffees in the world. This taste has been described by JimReynolds in Peet Coffee and Tea: "the best example of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is that it is fragrant, smooth and strong, and it makes me feel like a gem. It is as precious as a gem.