Beauty in Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Coffee

Blue Mountain is cool and foggy above 1800 meters. Blue Mountain coffee has been praised as the best coffee because of its scarce output and mellow taste. Its sweet, bitter and mellow taste has always been highly praised by consumers.

The official website of the Jamaica government of Blue Mountain Coffee gives a very strict definition: Blue Mountain coffee must be grown in the Blue Mountain region and processed by government authorized processing plants. Among them, the Blue Mountains region is very strictly defined, with detailed provisions for 16 very specific regions of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, and there are only 4 processing plants designated by the government at present.

Most of the Blue Mountains are above 1800 meters above sea level, with the highest peak at 2256 meters above sea level. It is also the highest peak in the Caribbean Sea and a famous tourist attraction. Blue Mountain Coffee's unique flavor is related to its unique geographical location and climatic conditions. Blue Mountain is located in the coffee belt between 25 degrees north latitude and 25 degrees south latitude, with fertile new volcanic soil, fresh air, no pollution, rainy all year round, and large temperature difference between day and night. The most important thing is that every afternoon, clouds cover the whole mountain top, not only for coffee trees natural shade, but also can bring abundant moisture, so that Blue Mountain coffee taste and aroma outstanding. The same coffee tree species tastes very different whether grown in Hawaii, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, or anywhere else with similar climates. Coffee beans grown in the lower mountains of Jamaica can only be named "Jamaica Alpine Coffee." As a result, the real Blue Mountain coffee is produced in very small quantities, only 40,000 bags (about 2.4 million kilograms) per year, while Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, produces 30 million bags per year.

At the same time, the processing of Blue Mountain Coffee is also very elegant. There are strict and detailed standards for processing, baking, packaging, etc., and even what organic fertilizer needs to be used during the growth period. Harvesting is entirely manual, and Jamaica is the last country to transport coffee in traditional barrels. What is more special is that each barrel is accompanied by a certificate issued by the government of Jamaica to prove its pure pedigree.

After a series of stringent standards set by the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board, coffee can receive a government-issued warranty and officially be named "Blue Mountain."

Real Blue Mountain coffee, coffee acid, bitter, sweet, alcohol and other flavors perfectly blended together, so that other coffee can not catch up, therefore, Blue Mountain coffee is generally in the form of black coffee drinking.

Coffee lovers generally consider Blue Mountain coffee to be the best coffee in the world, and Blue Mountain coffee is definitely one of the most expensive coffee in the world. Blue Mountain Coffee has a classic balance that is rare and difficult to achieve.

More than 90% of Blue Mountain Coffee is sold to Japan, so many of the "Blue Mountain Coffee" sold in many cafes in China are undoubtedly fake, and the so-called "Blue Mountain Match" has nothing to do with Blue Mountain; the reason for this is because Blue Mountain Coffee is rare and expensive, and more importantly, some operators are deceiving blind consumers. "Blue Mountain Blending" beans are mixed, the shape difference is relatively large, relatively easy to identify; do not believe that dozens of dollars a pound of "best blue mountain", more than 30 pieces a cup of "blue mountain coffee", blue mountain coffee CIF generally need 800 yuan per kilogram, plus all kinds of profits, the price is undoubtedly very expensive. Don't waste money on vanity until you are sure or able to judge.

How to identify the true Blue Mountain?

Blue Mountain coffee beans are green shape, appearance is very neat, the size is medium small, some tilt at both ends. After baking, the volume increases a lot and it is very full.

2 grinding beans real blue mountain coffee beans grow at high altitude, its cytoplasmic structure is relatively loose, when grinding by hand feel very crisp very cool very continuous, there will be no feeling of resistance.

3 aroma aroma is very rich, dense; the so-called blend of blue mountain coffee, is not this aroma.

The taste of real Blue Mountain coffee is balanced and rich, and there will be no feeling of outstanding or lack of taste. This is also the most critical identification point that any other coffee beans cannot reach. Blue Mountain Garden Bean's aroma is more subtle, and the taste is relatively stronger.

5 Feeling Blue Mountain Coffee As the best coffee in the world, the classic balance characteristics, when tasting, there will inevitably be some subconscious, indescribable satisfaction.

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Roasting Tips:

Like other island coffee producing areas, even the best, high-altitude grown Jamaica coffee is scarce, as are generally very high-altitude producing areas such as Kenya. This results in a relatively low density of beans in cellular structure, requiring a special baking method. If you have the ability to control the heat of your roaster, you should roast Blue Mountain coffee at a relatively low initial temperature during the preparation phase until the coffee is yellow-light brown. Blue Mountain Coffee is suitable for medium to medium depth roasts, in fact Jamaica mavis bank roasted Blue Mountain Coffee beans have a little surface oil. Jamaica blue mountain bean shape is very neat, pulp thick water content is relatively high, need to have enough low temperature dehydration time, suitable for slow baking.

If you like impeccable classic balanced beauty, Blue Mountain is undoubtedly the best choice.