Does Blue Mountain Coffee taste good? what grade does Blue Mountain No.1 coffee beans belong to? how much is the price?

Some people say that Blue Mountain coffee is very delicious, the flavor is really mellow and balanced, people have a long aftertaste; some people say that Blue Mountain coffee is actually not very good. Qianjie thinks: it's like some people say they like sour ones and some people like sweet ones. It's just personal tastes and preferences. And Blue Mountain Coffee is indeed a good coffee, is the boutique of boutique coffee, is one of the most expensive coffee in the world. It enjoys such a high reputation mainly because Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is famous all over the world for its exquisite, smooth and clean taste.

Is such a famous Blue Mountain coffee very expensive? Qianjie believes that Blue Mountain Coffee may feel very expensive in the past, and it may not be able to drink authentic Blue Mountain Coffee. Why do you say that? Because the quantity of Blue Mountain Coffee in China was very small, but the price was very high, some businessmen thought of using Blue Mountain flavor coffee as Blue Mountain Coffee, so they would pay a high price and could not drink real Blue Mountain Coffee. Of course, you may not necessarily know that you are not drinking real Blue Mountain Coffee, because you don't know much about Blue Mountain Coffee.

Today, the price of Blue Mountain coffee is also very high. In fact, due to the huge market demand in China, Blue Mountain has been normally imported for many years. Blue Mountain coffee garden owners have also visited China in recent years to further let Chinese consumers know more about Blue Mountain coffee beans. The Blue Mountain of the Chinese market is not rare to the extent that it is fake. Now the producing area of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is larger than before, and the consumption power of Japan has become weaker recently, so the real Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is also sold in China, as long as you know how to identify it, you can buy the real thing.

What kind of environment can produce coffee with such a mellow taste? Qianjie has told you that coffee is also a kind of crop, and its growing environment will directly affect its flavor. The real Blue Mountain Coffee refers to the Blue Mountain Coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica (Jamaica). Only growing Blue Mountain Coffee above 800m above sea level is authentic Blue Mountain Coffee. The Blue Mountain Coffee on the front street coffee bean list is 1310 meters above sea level and comes from Clifton Manor. 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.

The caffeine content of Blue Mountain Coffee is very low, which is less than half of that of other coffees, which is in line with the modern concept of health. The same coffee tree species, whether planted in Hawaii, Kenya, Papua New Guinea or anywhere else with a similar climate, cannot produce the flavor of blue coffee.

How much is a cup of blue mountain coffee?

Blue Mountain Coffee is not the most expensive coffee in the world, but full-bodied coffee is the first coffee. How much is a cup of Blue Mountain Coffee? The price of pure blue mountain imported coffee beans is 1200 yuan per pound (450g). Generally, a cup of 45cc coffee requires about 7 grams of coffee beans to be ground. So it can be converted that a pound of coffee beans can generally make about 50 to 60 cups of coffee. So the raw material cost of each cup of Blue Mountain coffee is between 20 and 24 yuan. Coupled with the operating costs of the coffee shop, it is normal to double to 50 yuan a cup.

In the early years, you could drink a cup of fake Blue Mountain with hundreds of yuan per cup in China. Up to now, even if there are many real blue mountains in China, the price is also expensive, while the real Blue Mountain in Qianjie costs only 60 yuan to enjoy the excellent experience. The most popular feature of Blue Mountain Coffee is its fragrance, sweetness and little bitterness. The fruity aromas spread out on the palate, followed by sweet and sweet cocoa nuts on the palate.

There are a lot of Blue Mountain Coffee on the market. Are they all of the same flavor? Qianjie tells you that there are a lot of blue mountain coffee on the market, but not all of them belong to Jamaican blue mountain coffee, because the production of real blue mountain coffee is limited; there is another reason why blue mountain coffee beans are so expensive. that is, in the early years, Blue Mountain coffee was monopolized by the Japanese 85%, the remaining 15% in global circulation, so it is particularly precious. According to Jamaica Coffee Bureau export statistics by 2013, 85% of the limited Blue Mountain coffee bean quotas were exported to Japan, 5% to the United States, 5% to Europe and 5% to other countries. However, China accounts for 15% of the global consumption and distribution of authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, according to the International Coffee Association. This is due to the fact that some shares of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in Japan, Australia and Europe are exported to Taiwan through direct subsidiaries.

Blue Mountain Coffee grading Let's see how many grades are there in Blue Mountain Coffee? What is it divided by? There are three grades of coffee in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica: blue Mountain Coffee (Blue Mountain Coffee), Alpine Coffee (Jamaica High Mountasin Supreme Coffee Beans) and Jamaican Coffee (Jamaica Prime Coffee Beans).

Among them, Blue Mountain Coffee and Alpine Coffee are each divided into two grades. In terms of quality, the order from top to bottom is: blue Mountain 1, Blue Mountain 2, Gaoshan 1, Gaoshan 2, Jamaican Coffee. From top to bottom in terms of quality, NO.1, NO.2, NO.3 and PB,PB are round beans. According to the standard of CIB, NO.1 's basic standard of Lanshan raw beans is beans with more than 17 mesh, defect rate is less than 3%, moisture content is about 13%, and the best blue mountain coffee beans are NO.1 peaberry, also known as pearl beans, which are carefully selected small round beans in products at an altitude of 2100 meters. The aroma is very full-bodied, with long-lasting fruit flavors and full grains.

The caffeine content of Blue Mountain Coffee is very low, which is less than half of that of other coffees, which is in line with the modern concept of health. The same coffee tree species, whether planted in Hawaii, Kenya, Papua New Guinea or anywhere else with a similar climate, cannot produce the flavor of blue mountain coffee beans.

In addition to the fact that the Jamaican Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee sold on Front Street Coffee has a certificate issued by the Jamaican Coffee Bureau, the barrel that wraps the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans will have the logo of a green frog. This is the rainforest certified production of Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 Coffee Farm, and Jamaica is the only producing area that uses buckets for raw beans.

Blue Mountain Coffee varieties

Ethiopia is the genetic land of coffee, while the Blue Mountain Coffee introduced by Qianjie Coffee is the coffee bean of the iron pickup variety, which is the oldest Arabica subspecies, with bronze leaves at the tip, oval or thin bean body, tall trees and slightly inclined branches with an angle of 50 Mutel and 70 degrees, which is called Red Top Coffee. Coffee tree opposite leaves are long oval, smooth leaves, the end of the branch is very long, few branches, and the flowers are white, open at the base of the petiole connecting the branch. The flavor is elegant, but the physique is weak, the disease resistance is poor, the coffee yield of each tree is very low and the fruit yield is low. The ripe coffee fruit looks like a cherry and is bright red.

Treatment of blue mountain coffee beans

In the past, Blue Mountain coffee was only washed. The peel, pulp and mucous membrane were removed by washing and fermentation. Farms that use the washing method must build washing ponds and be able to introduce an endless supply of running water. During the treatment, first remove the peel and pulp and let it ferment for 12-18 hours, then put the mellow beans into the pool and pass them back and forth, using the friction of the beans and the power of running water to wash the coffee beans until smooth and clean. After washing, at this time, the coffee beans are still wrapped in the pericarp with a moisture content of 50%. They must be dried to reduce the moisture content to 12-14%, otherwise they will continue to be mellow, moldy and rotten. After that, the coffee beans are screened and stored in a special warehouse. These procedures must be strictly mastered, otherwise, the quality of the coffee will be affected.

Nowadays, Blue Mountain Coffee is not only washed, but also dried in the sun. In front of the street, there is a batch of sun-dried Blue Mountain coffee, which is also certified by the Jamaican Coffee Bureau for export.

In fact, the production of this sun blue mountain coffee is also very difficult, why there was only water washing before, that is because water washing is the most essential embodiment of the blue mountain flavor, and changing the treatment method will certainly change its flavor structure. This is why the Qianjie rations, beans and coffee series are almost all treated with water washing, which best represents the flavor of the producing area. Of course, Blue Mountain Coffee uses sun treatment, more to follow the development of the market, just like Qianjie Coffee some time ago also added a sun-dried Mantenin coffee beans, which is also different from the traditional wet planing method.

Parameters for brewing Blue Mountain Coffee in Qianjie:

Filter cup: Kono filter cup

Water temperature: 88 ℃

Powder content: 15g

Powder / water ratio: 1:15

Degree of grinding: medium grinding (Chinese standard No. 20 screen pass rate 75%)

Cooking technique: three-stage extraction. Steam with 30 grams of water for 30 seconds, and the small flow will be injected into sections when the water is injected around the circle to 125 grams. When the water level is about to be exposed to the powder bed, continue to inject water to 225 grams to stop water injection. After the coffee liquid of the filter cup is filtered, remove the filter cup. From the beginning of water injection, the whole coffee extraction time is 2 minutes 39 percent 00.

Flavor description

[front Street Sun Blue Mountain Coffee] slight acidity of berries, reminiscent of black plums and mulberries, with a good overall balance, dark chocolate and nutty flavors, with a slight sense of fermentation.

[Qianjie washed Blue Mountain Coffee] dark chocolate, nutty flavor, creamy smooth taste, sweet and sour balance.

For coffee brewing, Qianjie recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing, so that you can maximize the rich flavor of 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.

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