Introduction to the flavor and taste of Jamaican boutique Blue Mountain Coffee Manor

Located in the northwest of the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica is an island country at 17.42 degrees north latitude and 18.31 degrees north longitude and 76.11 degrees to 78.22 degrees west longitude. [1] the island of Jamaica is 234km long from east to west and 82km wide from north to south, with a territorial area of 11420 square kilometers, of which the land area is 10991 square kilometers. To the east across the Strait of Jamaica, facing Haiti, about 140 kilometers north of Cuba. It is the third largest island in the Caribbean, with a coastline of 1220 kilometers. Jamaica ranks third in the West Indies, second only to Cuba and Haiti. [2]

Topography

The coastal areas are alluvial plains. Such as: Guaneya plain; mountains in the east, hills and limestone plateaus in the middle and west. Karst landforms are well developed, lack of surface runoff and many caves. [2]

Climate

Tropical rainforest climate. The rainy season is from May to June and from September to November every year, with the most showers in January and May. The dry season is from December to March next year, and the weather turns cooler. The half-year period from June to the end of November is often hit by hurricanes and tropical storms. The north-central region is rich in rainfall, the climate is generally between 22 and 32 degrees, and the annual average temperature is 27 degrees. [6]

Resources

Jamaica's resources are mainly bauxite, with reserves of about 2.5 billion tons, ranking fourth in the world, with an exploitable capacity of 1.5 billion tons and an annual output of 15 million tons of bauxite, second only to Australia. [2] other rich resources include copper, iron, lead, zinc and gypsum. The forest area is 265000 hectares.

The real Blue Mountain Coffee is one of the most advantageous coffee growing conditions in the world. The weather, geological structure and topography of Jamaica provide a unique ideal place. The ridge across Jamaica extends to the eastern part of the island, with the Blue Mountains rising to more than 2100 meters. The cool weather, foggy weather and frequent rainfall reconcile the rich land of Rain Water. Here people use mixed planting to grow coffee trees next to banana and avocado trees on terraces.

Some small estates also grow Blue Mountain Coffee, such as Wallenford Estate, Silver Hill Estate and Atlanta Estate in J.Martinez. Even the largest landowners in the region are small-scale growers by international standards, many of whom are small landowners whose families have been working on the land for two centuries. The coffee industry in Jamaica faces a series of problems, such as the impact of hurricanes, the increase in labor costs and the difficulty of mechanizing terraces. It is difficult to rationalize planting on many small estates and farms.

However, Blue Mountain Coffee is one of those coffee retailers that value credibility to stock some coffee no matter what. A leading British retailer said: regardless of the price, he will continue to sell Blue Mountain coffee all year round because he has many customers who only recognize "Blue Mountain".

Now, 90% of the post-harvest Blue Mountain coffee is bought by the Japanese. In 1992, Jamaica sold 688 tons of Blue Mountain coffee to Japan, 75 tons to the United States and 59 tons to Britain. Now that the rest of the world can only get 10% of the output of Blue Mountain coffee, regardless of the price, blue mountain coffee is always in short supply. In the UK, Langford Brothers Brothers has been the only supplier for many years. Later, the Edmunds Group (Edmonds Group) also received supplies from Jamaica's Salda Food Company (Salda Foods).