Understand the classification characteristics of Blue Mountain Coffee what is the grade of Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee bean

The law of Jamaica stipulates that only coffee beans produced in the Blue Mountains can be called Blue Mountain Coffee;

High-specification Blue Mountain coffee is divided into three grades: No. 1 (17~18 mesh), No. 2 (16 mesh) and No. 3 (15 mesh). 17 mesh is equivalent to 17/64 inches.

they all have the same taste (confirmed by a cup test by a government-approved professional), but they are different in size.

These three grades of raw beans are loaded into barrels before they can be exported to foreign countries. They are divided into three specifications: 70 kg/1 barrel, 30 kg/1 barrel, and 15 kg/1 barrel.

the barrel will be printed with the name of the farm, the initials of the importer's name, the batch number of each shipment and the name of the port of arrival.

For example, ATAKA Trading Co., Ltd., the Japanese head office of Shanghai Jialumeng Coffee Co., Ltd., has the abbreviation ATC in the three-type logo on the Blue Mountain coffee barrel.

The Blue Mountain coffee barrel imported by Japan's Ueshima Coffee Company has the abbreviation of UCC in the logo;

So when you look at the Blue Mountain coffee barrel, you know that coffee comes from that farm in Jamaica Blue Mountain.

who its importer is and what port it goes to;

at the same time, the exporter will also provide the importer with a certificate of origin in the same colour.

this certificate of origin, which is recognised by the government of canada, is issued only to importers of full drum units (70 kg/drum, 30 kg/drum, 15 kg/drum).

It records the name of the export estate, the name of the importer, the goods of that year, the quantity, the grade number, the batch number, the name of the port of arrival, etc.;

(Of the coffee beans grown outside the Blue Mountains, only Alpine coffee beans are cask packed)

And then the damaged beans, the beans of all sizes, the raw beans that don't look good on the surface but don't taste bad,

The government of Jamaica stipulates that these raw beans can only be packed into sacks before they can be exported abroad;

And worse than that is the coffee that has a blemish in the taste,

the government of canada has strict regulations that this kind of coffee cannot be exported to foreign countries in the form of green beans.

the teeth can only be exported to foreign countries after being sold and locally baked and must be strongly baked.

Because only strong baking can mask or eliminate blemishes,

the advantages of basket mountain coffee can only be perfectly displayed when it is lightly roasted.

So if you buy strong roasted Blue Mountain coffee in a small package imported directly from a local store,

that's the lowest grade of Blue Mountain coffee, but it's still at least real Blue Mountain coffee,