And Blue Mountain Coffee.

Blue Mountain Coffee has always had a special status in the hearts of the Chinese people, and it always has a halo in the hearts of many people, and it was the same for me at the beginning, but as I came into contact with more and more coffee, I knew more and more about it. Among the many coffees, Blue Mountain also seemed to be dim, drank a lot, baked a lot, and knew something about Blue Mountain.

First of all, Blue Mountain Coffee actually has the same definition as the European AOC system, that is, legal producing areas. Only coffee grown and processed in specific areas can be called Blue Mountain Coffee. This is legal in Jamaica. If it comes from Jamaica, non-statutory producing areas, it cannot be called Blue Mountain Coffee. Then there is the proportion. Many old coffee shops produce Blue Mountain, but it is not 100% Blue Mountain Coffee, but a mix. Regular stores will label 100% Blue Mountain, 80% Blue Mountain or less. There is also a kind of cheap Blue Mountain, that is, a lot of 30-50 packets of Blue Mountain coffee sold on Taobao. In fact, there is not a single blue mountain bean in this coffee, it is just a gimmick.

Meet the conditions of the producing area, indicating that this coffee is a pure blue mountain coffee. Then there are some large-scale farms in this area, and there are also many small farmers. Some farms buy coffee from retail investors for export, and some farms are big enough to use only their own coffee. These farms eventually evolved into some commercial brands, such as the common ones in China. MBCF, Konastair, Wallenford, RSW and Clifton Mount Estate, a single farm that just entered the country this year. Although from different farms, but because the producing areas are roughly the same, climate and soil conditions are also similar, so the taste is essentially similar, only slightly different.

In roasting, I usually roast at a moderate degree, fine-tuning according to the characteristics of each batch of coffee, maximize the general characteristics of Blue Mountain balance, and then give play to the personality of specific batches.

Let's talk about the taste of Blue Mountain Coffee. Many people are always looking forward to what they think will happen when they haven't drunk Blue Mountain Coffee. In fact, Blue Mountain is just a kind of coffee, and it can't escape the unique taste of coffee. But the balance of the Blue Mountains is indeed incomparable to many coffees. Some people always ask how to call it equilibrium. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is the entrance of coffee. You can't feel the dignified bitterness of coffee. Why do you say that unaware of bitterness is equilibrium? because in the population, bitterness is the most perceptible taste and has a strong penetrating power, if the bitterness is covered up, or not obvious. That shows that the sour, sweet, salty and bitter taste of this coffee interacts properly. Because it is moderately roasted, he does not have the dignified cocoa sweetness of many medium and deep roasted coffee in Central America. Blue Mountain is more like a cup of fresh water, everything is integrated, nothing is so clear, and everything is there. If sweet, I would rather use Gan to describe the Blue Mountain. I personally think that Blue Mountain has a disadvantage, that is, his mellowness is not high enough, and the sense of stickiness in his mouth is a little lacking.

Finally, let's briefly talk about making. A good cup of coffee must be properly interpreted in order to get the desired taste.

1. Try to choose 100% Blue Mountain Coffee. No matter which manor, do not buy fake Blue Mountains cheaply.

2. Be sure to choose freshly roasted blue mountain coffee and try not to buy so-called imported blue mountain ripe beans. Not to mention expensive, many flavors are gone.

3. Make it by hand or siphon so as to maximize the balanced taste of Blue Mountain. Blue Mountain is not suitable for making espresso, so don't ruin a good cup of coffee.

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