How to divide the grading system of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

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Qianjie-Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee altitude grading system

What is Blue Mountain Coffee can be said to be the most superior coffee in the coffee industry, because the output is less, so the scarcity is precious, the price is very expensive. The Blue Mountains are located in the eastern part of the island of Jamaica, which is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Whenever the local weather is clear, the sun shines directly on the blue sea, reflecting the bright blue light of the sea, so it is named Blue Mountain. The highest peak of the Blue Mountain is 2256 meters above sea level, which is the highest in the Caribbean and a famous tourist attraction in the world.

Because it is located in the coffee belt, not only has fertile volcanic soil, but also fresh air, humid and mild climate, foggy and rainy all the year round, it is precisely this unique climate that can create the world-famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. At the same time, it also makes coffee the second most expensive coffee in the world.

It can be said that Blue Mountain Coffee has the characteristics of almost all good coffee, not only full-bodied and mellow, but also the perfect fusion of sweet, sour and bitter taste of Blue Mountain Coffee, so it has no bitter taste at all, but only a moderate and perfect sour taste. Very desirable. Blue Mountain Coffee belongs to individual coffee, but because of its low output, it is extremely expensive.

There are three grades of coffee produced in Jamaica: Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaican Alpine Coffee and Jamaican Coffee. Blue Mountain Coffee and Alpine Coffee are each divided into four grades. In terms of quality, NO.1, NO.2, NO.3 and PB,PB are round beans, a single coffee seed in a single coffee cherry. According to the standards set by CIB in Jamaica, only coffee grown above 666m above sea level can be called genuine Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, while coffee grown in the areas below 666m above sea level in Jamaica is called Alpine Coffee, and coffee grown outside the Blue Mountains is called Jamaican Coffee.

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