Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Blue Mountain Coffee can be bought in Japan. How does Blue Mountain Coffee taste?

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Blue Mountain Coffee is the most superior coffee in the world, with less production and scarcity. The Blue Mountains are located in the eastern part of the island of Jamaica, hence its name because it is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. On clear days, the sun shines directly on the blue sea, and the peaks reflect 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.

This kind of coffee has the characteristics of all good coffee, not only full-bodied and mellow, but also because of the perfect combination of sweet, sour and bitter coffee, it has no bitter taste at all, only a moderate and perfect sour taste. It is usually drunk on a single product, but because of its low output, the price is extremely expensive.

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is one of the most famous island coffee in the world, and its variety is Typica. Typica coffee is very resistant to leaf rust. Typica coffee, which was widely grown in Central and South America, has been constantly changed because of the spread of leaf rust, but Jamaica is still the main variety here because of its geographical advantages and careful management of growers.

At present, large-scale cultivation of the old variety Typica coffee growers around the world has been very rare. At the same time, Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is the only coffee in the world that is packed in iconic buckets instead of sacks, which highlights its scarcity and uniqueness.

Japan is a country that pursues perfection and perfection in all aspects, and it is the same with the coffee industry. Most of the high-end coffee is purchased by Japan. In 1953, the Japanese thought that Jamaican Blue Mountain was the top coffee, so Japan bought all Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and Alpine Coffee.

When the demand exceeds the supply, the Japanese government has provided loans for Jamaica to expand the scale of the coffee industry. In 1984, the Japan overseas Economic Cooperation (OECF) provided a loan of 5.941 billion yen to develop the production and processing capacity of raw coffee beans in the Blue Mountain coffee industry in Jamaica. The project includes the expansion of 3500 acres of coffee in the Kraviti Lodge and Shirley Castle area in the Blue Mountains.

Of course, Jamaica is an affectionate and grateful country. In order to thank Japan for its financial support, Jamaica has signed a long-term contract to provide 90% of the total output to the Japanese market, with only 10% left. That is, about 3500 barrels (70 kg of handmade oak barrels per unit) are put on the market.

In 1988, Jamaica was affected by Hurricane Gilbert, resulting in agricultural losses of US $500 million, which was the most destructive storm in the history of Jamaica. The disaster caused heavy losses to the coffee industry in Jamaica, which is almost unsustainable. To this end, Japan's seven largest coffee companies have provided Jamaica with a loan of 5 million US dollars to help it resume production in the coffee industry.

Such cooperative activities consolidate and strengthen the long-established relationship between the Blue Mountain coffee industry of Japan and Jamaica, which is why Japan has long been a major importer of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. But during the 2008 world financial crisis, Japan was affected and unable to buy 90% of the blue mountain coffee beans as in previous years, which increased Jamaica's share of other countries. However, Japan is still the largest importer of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, accounting for the vast majority of market share.

Taste: sour and bitter balance, rich fruit aroma, perfectly balanced flavor, lively sour taste, a slight degree of bitterness, slightly sweet feeling.