Which country is the origin of Lanshan No. 1 coffee? description of the brewing taste and flavor of blue mountain coffee beans

From the 1970s to the present, whenever there is a ranking of the world's top ten coffee beans, there will always be the name Blue Mountain Coffee. Why is Blue Mountain Coffee so famous? maybe you will know the answer after reading this article in Qianjie.

The story begins in 1948. Blue Mountain Coffee beans are grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. In fact, coffee was grown here as early as 1728. However, it was not until 1948 that the Jamaica Coffee Industry Authority, known as CIB for short, was officially established. The organization, which belongs to the national agency, is responsible for setting production standards for Jamaican coffee, managing and monitoring the quality of Blue Mountain coffee beans and reviving Blue Mountain Coffee's reputation.

CIB sets standards that define what kind of coffee beans can be considered authentic Blue Mountain Coffee.

Establish the grade standard of Jamaican coffee

Coffee in Jamaica is grown in the Blue Mountains, with the highest elevation of 2256 meters above sea level, of which more than 1700 meters are nature reserves, and all commercial cultivation is prohibited.

The certified authentic Blue Mountain Coffee producing area in Jamaica refers to the four eastern districts: St. Andrew, St. Thomas (St.Thomas), St. Mary (St.Mary) and Portland (Portland), which happens to be the foothills of the Blue Mountains. At an altitude of 1000-1700 meters, the area is only about 6100 hectares. Only when planted in this area and at an altitude of 1000-1700 meters, is the authentic Blue Mountain. Even if the seeds are planted in these four administrative regions but are only 500-1000 meters above sea level, they must be downgraded to Jamaican alpine coffee, and those below 500m above sea level will be the next grade Jamaican coffee, and the other 1.21ha outside this area can not be called Blue Mountain Coffee. Jamaican officials have strict regulations on blue mountain coffee, and no more than 25% of Jamaican coffee qualifies for blue mountain.

Blue Mountain Coffee beans are also divided into four grades, namely NO.1, NO.2, NO.3 and PB,NO.1, which is commonly known as Blue Mountain No.1. It is characterized by large particles and requires more than 17 eyes to be rated as NO.1. It should be more than 16 mesh in NO.2 and 15 mesh in NO.3. PB is quite special. It is a round bean singled out from coffee beans. PB is the abbreviation of Peaberry.

Blue Mountain Coffee is still of very high quality because of such strict standards. Soon, Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica became famous all over the world, and Blue Mountain Coffee became known as "King of Coffee". Since Blue Mountain Coffee is so famous, there will be many copies of it. So distinguishing which is the real blue mountain and which is the fake blue mountain has become a necessary skill for consumers.

Qianjie simply says here that it generally indicates that Blue Mountain flavor, Blue Mountain blend, Blue Mountain mixed coffee, Blue Mountain special blend coffee are not real Blue Mountain Coffee, these are just coffee beans that imitate the flavor of Blue Mountain or touch porcelain.

The real Blue Mountain Coffee must come from the Jamaican Blue Mountain Mountains above 1000 meters above sea level, and the export of the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is loaded in wooden barrels. You can also ask the seller if there are any original buckets.

The blue mountain coffee beans imported from regular channels can apply for the certification certificate of blue mountain coffee. At present, it can be proved that there are three kinds of real blue mountain coffee sold by merchants:

(1) Certificate of quality issued by Jamaica Coffee Agency (2) Certificate of authorized sales issued by Blue Mountain Coffee manufacturer. (blue Mountain Coffee is distributed by 4 Jamaican government-licensed processing producers and exported by 16 licensed exporters.) (3) the certificate of quality of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee of Origin indicates the time and quantity. The Jamaica Coffee Bureau randomly selects a package from the Blue Mountain Coffee for inspection, and issues a certificate if the conditions of the Blue Mountain Coffee are met.

The certificate of Qianjie is the first one, which is certified by the Jamaican Coffee Bureau. You can rest assured to buy.

Many friends ask Qianjie for advice on how to get out of the flavor of the Blue Mountains. Qianjie shares a simple cooking method here.

First of all, Qianjie recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing, so that you can maximize the rich flavor of the coffee. The coffee beans shipped in Qianjie are all roasted within 5 days, because Qianjie is well aware that the freshness of coffee beans has a great impact on the flavor. The purpose of Qianjie roasting is "freshly roasted coffee", so that every guest who places an order is the freshest coffee when he receives it. The bean cultivation period of coffee is about 4-7 days, so when the guest gets it, it is the time when the flavor is the best.

In terms of parameters, Qianjie recommends using 15g powder, water temperature 86 ℃, water-powder ratio 1:15, medium grinding (Chinese standard No. 20 sieve pass rate 75%) filter cups are generally selected, V60 filter cup, kalita fan-shaped and Kono, Qianjie coffee is mainly brewed with Kono filter cup. Qianjie Coffee chooses Kono filter cup mainly because Blue Mountain Coffee chooses deep roasting, high temperature can easily lead to over-extraction, so Qianjie Coffee chooses 86 ℃ in water temperature. If V60 filter cup or other filter cup with fast flow rate is used at this temperature, it is easy to lead to insufficient extraction, while Kono has few and short ribs, which can isolate the gap between filter paper and filter cup, increase the residence time of water flow and have the function of soaking. Therefore, combining the test results of all the brewing parameters, Qianjie coffee finally chose the Kono filter cup.

In the brewing technique, Qianjie coffee is extracted by stages, that is, three-stage water injection method. Steaming with 30g water for 30s, the first small flow was injected around the circle to 125g off water, and the second stage of water injection was continued when the liquid level was about to expose the powder layer, and the total extraction time (including steaming) was 225g.

The blue mountain coffee brewed in this way has rich chocolate nut tone, and the rich caramel aroma is very charming. When tasting the coffee, the ups and downs of the coffee reach a balance, which makes people feel very comfortable.

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