Why is the price of authentic Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee expensive? are blue mountain coffee beans Arabica coffee beans?

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Qianjie-introduction of Arabica coffee beans

Arabica originated in Ethiopia and is also produced in South Africa, Africa, Asia and other countries, accounting for 70% of the world's coffee production. Arabica has weak resistance to diseases and insect pests, so it is more suitable for cultivation in highland areas, especially the quality of Arabica coffee beans produced in the highlands above 1500 meters is the best.

The good quality produced by the effort like this, with a balanced taste and aroma, can be considered as high-grade coffee beans, mainly used in single coffee or boutique coffee. The three well-known coffee beans: Kona, Hawaii, the Blue Mountains of Jamaica and Moka of Yemen, belong to the Arabica variety. Arabica raw beans have a dark, narrow appearance, characterized by rich flavors such as sweetness, sour taste and aroma.

Up to now, the main members of Arabica variety family are: Typica, Bourbon, Kaddura, Catura, Pacas, Villa Sarchi, Maragogype, Pacamara, Mundo Novo, Catuai, Geisha, Timor, Catimor.

Iron pickup (Typica)

It is one of the oldest native varieties in Ethiopia. It is also called Red Top Coffee because its top leaves are red and copper. Although the quality is excellent and the flavor is fascinating, it has poor disease resistance, easy to infect leaf rust, poor light tolerance and low yield. At present, the beans from several major producing areas, such as Ethiopia Yegasuefei, Sidamo, Lim and Harald, which can be seen on the market, are almost all native iron pickups. Later, after transplantation, the shape of beans began to change due to changes in the growth environment. The most classic blue mountains of Jamaica and Kona of Hawaii are all varieties of iron cards, and they are also grown in coffee-growing areas such as Pu'er, Dehong and Nujiangba in Yunnan Province of China.

The smooth and clean taste makes Jamaican coffee bean coffee famous all over the world. Although Jamaica produces only 0.1% of the world's coffee, its coffee prices are the highest. Almost all Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is exported, and more than 90% are snapped up by the Japanese. The rest of the world can only bargain by importing the remaining 10% of the coffee beans.

Knowledge: coffee belongs to Rubiaceae. So far, 103 varieties of coffee have been found, but they have commercial value. Only three categories are widely cultivated.

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