The boutique of Jamaica-- Blue Mountain Coffee

Blue Mountain coffee is grown on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, which is traversed by many mountains. These mountain slopes are the main source of Jamaica coffee. The Blue Mountains, northeast of Jamaica's capital, are just one of these mountains. The mountain got its name because British soldiers who had arrived in Jamaica saw the blue glow on the peak and shouted,"Look, blue mountains! From then on, it was named Blue Mountain. In fact, Jamaica is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. On a clear day, the brilliant sunlight shines on the sea surface. The mountains in the distance are shrouded in a faint blue atmosphere due to the refraction of the blue sea water. It looks ethereal and somewhat mysterious.

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.

Only coffee grown in the Blue Mountains above 1800 meters above sea level can be called Blue Mountain Coffee. A coffee enthusiast in the United States, more demanding, insisted: "Coffee grown at an altitude of 2256 meters is Blue Mountain coffee." "Comparatively speaking, coffee grown at moderate altitudes has the best quality. Certain altitude, air humidity, rainfall, light and other factors have created the famous king of coffee.

Blue Mountain coffee quality is the best, it particles large, good quality, taste harmony, has a strong mellow taste, flavor, aroma, concentration, sour and spicy degree are very average, is universally recognized as the best coffee, so Blue Mountain coffee is also known as "coffee aristocrat."

Blue Mountain coffee is low in caffeine, less than half of other coffees, in line with modern health concepts.

Coffee first appeared on the island of Jamaica in 1728 from Latin America's Haiti. By 1790, refugees from Haiti included coffee farmers who settled in the Blue Mountains and brought coffee growing techniques to the region. Slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1838 and freed slaves were allowed to farm their own land. Freed slaves moved to the mountains to grow coffee and export it to England. Coffee became known for its appreciation by the British upper class.

Pure Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee combines the unique sour, bitter, sweet and alcoholic flavors of coffee perfectly to form a strong and attractive elegant flavor that is unmatched by other coffees. Blue Mountain Coffee lovers say: "It is a coffee beauty with all the advantages of good coffee." "It's aromatic, smooth, mellow and gives me the feeling of being precious like a gem," said Jim, general manager of Pitt's, a coffee and tea company known in the United States. It is precisely because the taste of Blue Mountain Coffee is moderate and perfect, so Blue Mountain Coffee is generally drunk in the form of black coffee. "

Blue Mountain Coffee can maintain today's premium status, but also inseparable from the local business policy. In 1932, Jamaica adopted a policy to encourage coffee production, reducing the island's dependence on sugar exports. The local government did not plant a large number of high-quality coffee in order to increase production value, as most coffee-producing countries did. Instead, it preferred quality to be superior, preferring to sacrifice coffee production to ensure the quality of blue mountain coffee. As a result, Jamaica is currently one of the world's low coffee producers. Brazil, the world's largest coffee exporter, produces 30 million bags of coffee a year, while Blue Mountain produces only about 40,000 bags a year.

More than 90% of Blue Mountain coffee is sold to Japan. For the very precious Blue Mountain coffee, the packaging and transportation methods adopted by the Jamaica government are also different. Blue Mountain coffee is not packed and transported in bags like other coffees, but in barrels with a standard of 70 kg/barrel. What's more, each barrel is accompanied by a certificate issued by the Jamaica government to prove its pure pedigree, which is unique in the coffee industry.

Blue Mountain Coffee is also very well processed. Strict and detailed standards have been formulated for processing, baking, packaging, etc., and there are regulations on what organic fertilizers need to be used during the growth period. All are harvested manually. Jamaica was also the last country to still ship coffee in traditional barrels.

The United States is a coffee-loving country, but reporters in Houston several major supermarket chains and Starbucks coffee shops did not find "coffee beauty" trace. Starbucks coffee in downtown Houston is made mainly from beans from Africa, Colombia or Indonesia, according to a waiter. Blue Mountain coffee is relatively rare in the market, 90% of Blue Mountain coffee is occupied by Japanese. At present, the market to see the "Blue Mountain" coffee does not contain a positive Blue Mountain coffee beans. There is a "Jamaica Blue Mountain Blend" coffee that is a blend of 30 percent Blue Mountain coffee and 70 percent of the finest Jamaica alpine coffee. Both of these coffees attempt to mimic the taste of Blue Mountain coffee, but fail to achieve perfection.

Blue Mountain coffee in the United States by the "cold reception," and Americans drink coffee habits related. Since the 1970s, flavored coffee has gradually become a favorite coffee in the United States. It is made by adding spices to coffee beans, or adding a seasoned coffee mate to brewed coffee. There are hundreds of flavored coffees, and the most popular in the United States are vanilla, hazelnut and almond.