Brief introduction of Silver Mountain Manor in St. Thomas

Typica is the best variety in Arabica. While most coffee producing countries prefer to grow only other varieties with higher yields but lower quality, Jamaica prioritizes quality and prefers to sacrifice Blue Mountain coffee production for the best quality.

Jamaica is one of the smaller coffee producing regions in the world, harvesting approximately 40000 - 60kg bags/sack per year (Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is actually shipped mostly in 70kg barrels, they are the last country to still use this traditional packaging method, but their production is 60kg/sack, because that is the international standard for coffee production measurement). Compare Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, with annual production in 3000000 bags- 60 kg/sack.

Until 2008, the Japanese continued to invest heavily in Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee chain and promised to underwrite 90 percent of its annual production. As a result, the rest of the world has only 10% of the quota left, creating a persistent trend of demand exceeding supply and prices rising accordingly.

The unique growth conditions give rise to the unique flavor of Blue Mountain Coffee, which also makes it one of the "best coffee". Global 100% Pure Blue Mountain Coffee is produced in a specific area of the Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica. Every step of its cultivation period and processing process has passed the strict quality management standards of the Jamaica Coffee Industry Bureau before it can be certified as "Pure Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee."

The abundant rainfall, fog and low temperature throughout the year, the average temperature of about 20℃, fertile new volcanic soil and other special conditions in the Blue Mountain constitute a good growth environment for Blue Mountain Coffee. Located at altitudes of 2200 to 6000 feet, it has a distinctive, slightly acidic flavor, without any irritation or discomfort. Seedlings are cultivated in nurseries for about 2 years, organic fertilizers are used during their growth, and they are harvested manually one by one. All processing, roasting and packaging must meet the high standards set by the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board.

100% pure Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, strong attractive elegant flavor, really make other coffee can not catch up with, when after grinding, brewing and tasting steps, but also let its flavor play to the extreme, surrounded by coffee fragrance teaching people not drunk is difficult! Its caffeine content is very low, only about half of other varieties of coffee, in line with modern people's health requirements.

100% pure Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee combines unique acidity, bitterness, sweetness and alcohol perfectly and evenly, combined with a rich and unique aroma. No wonder coffee lovers all over the world are fascinated by it! The high altitude makes it slightly sour, and the slight bitterness is short-lived and does not remain in the mouth. When it enters the throat, it turns into a slightly sweet feeling. The mellow throat rhyme is even more satisfying.

In 1728, coffee was first introduced into Jamaica for cultivation. Due to the suitable soil, climate, light and other conditions in Jamaica, coffee quality was outstanding, and cultivation gradually expanded from St. Andrews to other regions;

In 1737, Jamaica coffee production reached 83000 pounds per year;

Over the next 40 years, numerous private estate owners emerged, and by 1800 there were 686 coffee plantations in Jamaica;

Due to serf trade, labor costs rose sharply, and the manor owners were overwhelmed by costs. By 1850, coffee plantations had been reduced to 186.

By 1900, the Jamaica government had established the first coffee quality standards, but the standards were resisted by many private estate owners and were eventually not implemented;

Since then, due to the lack of quality standards constraints, Blue Mountain coffee exports uneven quality, greatly affecting its international reputation, to 1943, when the Blue Mountain coffee importing country Canada refused to import Blue Mountain coffee;

In 1944, the Jamaica government realized the necessity of regulating the Blue Mountain coffee industry and reformulated three regulatory proposals for the Blue Mountain coffee industry: ① centralized processing of Blue Mountain coffee beans; ② establishment of quality standards for Blue Mountain coffee; ③ establishment of CIB, which is responsible for the organization, management and export supervision of the market;

In 1948, the world-famous Jamaica Coffee Board (CIB) was formally established, and the Jamaica government enacted the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Industry Management Act. CIB's main responsibility is to improve the quality of Blue Mountain Coffee through management supervision and regain the global reputation of Blue Mountain Coffee. At this time, the definition of Blue Mountain Coffee has been strictly stipulated in the law: (1) Endow four legal coffee plantations including Wallenford with centralized processing of Blue Mountain coffee beans to ensure the quality of Blue Mountain coffee,(2) grow in the Blue Mountain area of 3000-5000 feet, and (3) export classification of Blue Mountain coffee: No.1, No.2, No.3, round beans.

Since 1960, Jamaica's Blue Mountain region, which was hit by hurricanes, destroyed most of the manor facilities and coffee trees. Foreign capital including Japan provided help and also obtained shares and preferential import rights of most manors. At this time, the Jamaica government still retained Wallenford Manor as state-owned in order to maintain the reputation of national treasure Blue Mountain coffee, and made Wallenford Manor synonymous with CIB, shouldering the mission of managing and innovating the coffee industry. Estate managers are also appointed by government departments.