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Jamaican coffee beans have a long history. In 1728, the then British Governor Nicholas Lowe Sir Nicholas Lawes imported coffee from French Martinique Island to Jamaica. Because the local climate was very suitable for growing coffee beans, Jamaica exported 83000 pounds of high-quality coffee nine years after its introduction.

The Blue Mountain Coffee producing area is located in the east of Jamaica. Only those growing in this area at an altitude of 3000 feet to 5500 feet are authentic [Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee] (Jamaica Blue Mountain). Other coffee growing at an altitude of 1500 to 3000 feet can only be called [Jamaican Alpine Coffee] (Jamaica High Mountain). Coffee grown below 1500 feet above sea level is Jamaica Supreme or Jamaica Low Mountain. If it is higher than 5500 feet, it is not allowed to grow in conservation forests.

Blue Mountain Coffee is a high-quality Caribbean coffee, which, like other countries, has been damaged by natural hurricanes. I have seen too many damaged bean cups and the taste of kale. Prices are always affected or even unmarketable in years hit by hurricanes. In addition, the hot and humid environment of island countries often makes coffee moth-eaten or white spots, and coffee beans with real zero defects are always rare. Coupled with the Japanese purchase of 70% of the Blue Mountain Coffee makes the price high, the real high altitude 100% pure Blue Mountain Coffee is produced through the Jamaican national processing plant, the coffee is packed in a special barrel and there is a certificate on each barrel.

In 1969, when Jamaica was hit by a hurricane, the production of Blue Mountain Coffee was destroyed and the production of Blue Mountain Coffee was in trouble. Japan's UCC Coffee provided assistance and introduced innovative planting techniques, including ecological methods, to enable Blue Mountain to grow coffee while also achieving soil and water conservation.

In order to thank Japanese companies for their assistance, coffee farmers in Jamaica signed a contract with Japan in 1973 to sell 80% of their annual coffee beans to the Japanese market and the rest to the international market. So in the past few decades, Blue Mountain Coffee has become the most expensive and popular variety. 80% of Blue Mountain Coffee is imported to Japan and the rest is sold around the world, so Blue Mountain Coffee is always in short supply.

Blue Mountain Coffee is one of the top 10 most expensive coffee in the world.