Green Coffee Bean Specification
Coffee grown in the specially designated area of the Blue Mountains. The coffee has blue green color, good acidity, intense aroma, fairly good body, clean.
Beans of Screen 17/18 sizes with maximum defects of 2% and maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans of Screen 16 sizes with maximum defects of 2% and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans of Screen 15 size with maximum defects of 2% and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans from single seed berries with Screen 10s size. Maximum of 2% defects and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
A combination of No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 beans which has minor physical defects, which will not affect the cup quality of the coffee.
Blue Mountain Triage Peaberry Coffee
Peaberry coffee beans from the Blue Mountain which has minor physical defects but good cup quality. Maximum of 4% defects.
Coffee of lower quality than regular triage – more defects and paler beans.
Large beans from the Non-Blue Mountain coffee growing beans. Sizes 17/18 beans maximum of 2% defects and 96% minimum of size 17/18 beans. Blue green appearance, good acidity, good body, clean taste.
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Starbucks Reserve® Jamaica Blue Mountain®
Quite possibly the world’s finest
Since the coffee plant was introduced to Jamaica in 1728, near-perfect growing conditions have existed in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains – altitude, terrain, soil, rainfall, and the famous blue mountain mist – combine to produce one of the world’s finest coffees: Jamaica Blue Mountain®. Grown on two farms of the esteemed Amber Estate, only the best beans are certified authentic and earn the Jamaica Blue Mountain® name. For certification, it must be supervised at every stage of growth and production and cupped by certified tasters at the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica to ensure its quality.
This delightful, balanced coffee has mild citrus notes and a smooth milk chocolate finish, with an intense aroma. Exported in small batches in iconic wooden barrels (a custom dating back to the 18th century), Jamaica Blue Mountain® coffee is not to be missed!
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- Producer: Amber Estates
- Elevation: 2000-5000 feet
- Processing Method: Washed
- Tasting Notes: A balanced coffee with mild citrus notes, a smooth milk chocolate finish and an intense aroma
- Flavor Intensity: Medium
- Body: Medium
- Acidity: Medium
- Pairing Flavors: Nuts, chocolate, citrus, baking spices
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Blue Mountains Tour in Jamaica
The Blue Mountains form the longest mountain range along the eastern edge of Jamaica and features majestic scenery.
Many people hike or bike through the mountains to witness first-hand nature at its finest.
This under-explored area is also the source of the world famous and fragrant Blue Mountain Coffee.
The ride up to the Blue Mountains is an interesting one. The roads are narrow, winding and unmarked, however, definitely worth it as the views are beautiful and a joy to behold. The mountain views are spectacular.
The Blue Mountains is home to quaint villages and the locals that live in the mountains are very friendly.
You also get to view waterfalls and tiny restaurants throughout. Fauna and Flora are so beautiful here.
The Tour You can start at the Lodge – Whitfield Hall (elevation 4000ft) and hike to the peak, which is an elevation of 7400ft.
The trail is easy to follow with signs every step of the way.
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Some areas of the path are flat, whereas, other areas have rocky gravel that make it slightly more difficult to walk.
There are hiking trails for varying skill levels. Short trails are suited for those who would rather a nice easy stroll among the flora and fauna and longer trails for those who like to be more physically challenged.
You can opt to do a night hike. It is a lot more quiet, completely dark except for your flashlights, and very serene and peaceful. Hopefully you make it to the top in time to witness a breathtaking sunrise. Once you arrive at the peak you realize the journey was totally worth it.
This attraction is not for everyone. You don’t have to be extremely active to complete this tour, however, be prepared to walk for about 3 to 4 hours to reach to the peak. You will also have to be able to make the trip back down.
We suggest less experienced hikers hire a guide or join a group tour that lead them to the top.
I strongly suggest that if you want to see the sunrise you should hike from Mavis Bank the evening before and stay at one of the lodges overnight. Then set out around 6am for a picnic.
The Blue Mountain Inn is a good option for dinner. The setting is beautiful and the food is incredible.
They have a sitting room with coffee liqueur for the ladies and cigar for the men. Biking tours are also available which run about 17 miles down through the Blue Mountains. The journey begins around 6,000 feet elevation and ends at a waterfall where all can enjoy a cool and relaxing swim.
Soldiers do their drills in their uniforms at Newcastle so you may get a chance to witness that as well.
Blue Mountain also boasts coffee plantation tours – there are plenty around, some large and some small. Visitors get to see how coffee beans are gathered and processed to make the world famous coffee.
What makes Blue Mountain Coffee so great? Blue Mountain Coffee is fantastic and worth a try, much better than most coffee from the supermarket.
What to bring: Good walking shoes Water Long sleeved shirt (preferable) – dress in layers for the hike Some snacks for the hike Did you know? That Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point in Jamaica at more than 7,400 feet; also the fifth highest mountain in all of the Caribbean… On a clear day, you can see all the way to Haiti and Cuba from the peak…
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Green Coffee Bean Specification
Coffee grown in the specially designated area of the Blue Mountains. The coffee has blue green color, good acidity, intense aroma, fairly good body, clean.
Beans of Screen 17/18 sizes with maximum defects of 2% and maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans of Screen 16 sizes with maximum defects of 2% and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans of Screen 15 size with maximum defects of 2% and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
Beans from single seed berries with Screen 10s size. Maximum of 2% defects and a maximum of 4% smaller (lower case) beans.
A combination of No. 1, No. 2 & No. 3 beans which has minor physical defects, which will not affect the cup quality of the coffee.
Blue Mountain Triage Peaberry Coffee
Peaberry coffee beans from the Blue Mountain which has minor physical defects but good cup quality. Maximum of 4% defects.
Coffee of lower quality than regular triage – more defects and paler beans.
Large beans from the Non-Blue Mountain coffee growing beans. Sizes 17/18 beans maximum of 2% defects and 96% minimum of size 17/18 beans. Blue green appearance, good acidity, good body, clean taste.
4250 Keith Bridge Rd, Unit 220 Cumming, GA 30041
Clydesdale Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee
Clydesdale is a renowned coffee growing region located in the parish of St. Andrew - formerly the parish of Port Royal - at an average altitude of 1000 meters. It is nestled in the Grand Ridge which is home to Jamaica’s largest National Park and Forest reserve. The Clydesdale coffee region is located at the very center of the Blue Mountain coffee area, which is why we can say it is “ at the Heart of the Blue Mountains…”
Origin of the Clydesdale Estate
Clydesdale Estate was founded in the late 1700s by Dr. Colin McClarty, a British national who came to Jamaica for what he thought would be a short visit but fell in love with the country and decided to stay. It was one of the first estates to plant coffee commercially in Jamaica. Following Dr. McClarty’s example and realizing the excellent quality coffee produced in this area, other farmers ventured into coffee production in the vicinity of Clydesdale Estate.
It is from these beginnings that the Clydesdale coffee region evolved. Clydesdale Estate Coffee was first exported in the late 1700’s and because of the exceptional quality of the beans, it has remained an important coffee growing region since.
Clydesdale Coffee Today
Although no longer in operation, the Clydesdale Estate factory, drying patios, and water wheel can still be seen and still stand after more than two hundred years. Once a favourite getaway for honeymooners, the Clydesdale Great House along with the factory, have now been appointed by the Government of Jamaica as a National Heritage site. The farmers in the Clydesdale coffee region have continued the tradition and still produce an outstanding quality coffee, only of the Typica variety.
The Clydesdale brand represents coffees from this region and other select regions within the Southern slope of the Blue Mountains, which is the oldest coffee growing area in the Blue Mountains. In a new decade of excellence, the producers of Clydesdale coffee continue to celebrate the old traditions that have made this coffee world renowned.
Green Coffee Beans
Our Clydesdale Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is available in the following packaging:
- 70 kg wooden barrel
- 30 kg wooden barrel
- 15 kg wooden barrel
Our coffee is fully washed and it is processed in the most modern coffee mill in Jamaica. This helps us to ensure that our coffee is efficiently processed and that the quality of it will never be compromised.
Roasted Coffee
Our Clydesdale roasted coffee is available in whole bean or ground in the following packaging:
Our coffee is roasted using the latest roasting and packaging technology in order to preserve the legendary Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee quality.
Blue Mountain Coffee: From Jamaica to Papua New Guinea
Go behind the beans of our newest coffee, the Papua New Guinea Kunjin.
Why does everyone lose their minds over Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? And what does Papua New Guinea have to do with it? On this week’s episode of Uncommon Grounds, Todd headed to Jamaica to try and source some of the world’s most famous beans.
Coffee plants were first brought to Jamaica in the 18 th century. They found their way to the Blue Mountains, the cool, misty mountain range behind Kingston, and thrived there. High altitudes and a chiller climate caused the plants to produce dense beans packed with rich flavors and aromas. It wasn’t long before Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee was renowned throughout the world as some of the best – and soon the most expensive – coffee on the market. While he was in Jamaica, Todd wasn’t able to find a high-quality yet affordable Blue Mountain coffee for La Colombe to buy and roast – but there was an alternative.
In the 1920s, the same plants were brought from the Blue Mountains to Papua New Guinea’s Waghi Valley. Today, the variety is growing there happily at high altitudes, yielding the same delicious, high-quality coffee as its Jamaican cousin.
Our newest single-origin brew, the Papua New Guinea Kunjin, lets you experience Blue Mountain coffee without paying Blue Mountain prices. This distinct coffee surprised us with notes of cedar that play well with the sweeter notes of grape and pralines. If you’ve always wanted to try Blue Mountain coffee, this will hit the spot!
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6 Comments on Blue Mountain Coffee: From Jamaica to Papua New Guinea
Ugh. I bought a 1/4 pound of Blue Mountain from a local roasting company and I was really disappointed. I felt nothing. Tasted nothing but a light roast coffee that I wouldn’t bother with again. I tried it in a drip and again in a French press, but still was bored with it. What do I need to do to my palate to really appreciate the nuances that make this coffee so sought after? How do roasters determine the best roast temperature/level? Would this one be better as a darker roast? Did I mix it too thin?
Make sure it is the real thing, 100% Blue Mountain beans from Jamaica, medium to dark roast. I find it is better as a dark roast. You also have to really use well rounded scoops of grounds when you brew, it needs to be strong to bring out the nuances of the bean. It is very expensive, and an awesome alternative that my wife and I have been enjoying for years, is Papau New Guinea beans, which grow on that island at the same elevation as the Blue Mountain beans in Jamaica. The original bean plantings actually came from the Blue Mountain variety from Jamaica, so it’s not surprising that the Papau New Guinea is so excellent, at 1/3 the price of Blue Mountain.
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Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee or Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is a classification of coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The best lots of Blue Mountain coffee are noted for their mild flavour and lack of bitterness. Over the past few decades, this coffee has developed a reputation that has made it one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. Over 80% of all Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan. [1] In addition to its use for brewed coffee, the beans are the flavor base of Tia Maria coffee liqueur.
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a globally protected certification mark, meaning only coffee certified by the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica can be labeled as such. It comes from a recognised growing region in the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica, and its cultivation is monitored by the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica.
The Blue Mountains are generally located between Kingston to the south and Port Antonio to the north. Rising to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), they are some of the highest mountains in the Caribbean. The climate of the region is cool and misty with high rainfall. The soil is rich, with excellent drainage. This combination of climate and soil is considered ideal for coffee.
The Coffee Industry Regulation Act specifies what coffee may use the Blue Mountain label. Additionally, it restricts the use of the Blue Mountain trademark to those authorized by the Coffee Industry Board. Broadly speaking, coffee harvested from the parishes of Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas, Portland and Saint Mary may be considered Blue Mountain coffee. [2]
Traditionally, only coffee grown at elevations between 910 metres (3,000 ft) and 1,700 metres (5,500 ft) could be called Jamaica Blue Mountain. Coffee grown at elevations between 1,500 and 910 metres (3,000 ft) is called Jamaica High Mountain, and coffee grown below 460-metre (1,500 ft) elevation is called Jamaica Supreme or Jamaica Low Mountain. (All land in Jamaica above 1,700 metres (5,500 ft) is a forest preserve, so no coffee is grown there.) [3]
As with most other varieties of coffee, there are several grades assigned to different lots, based on factors such as size, appearance, and defects allowed. [4]
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This Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is expertly cultivated, harvested, and hand processed from 19th century heirloom Arabica plants. The level of attention to quality control lavished on the beans results in flavor that delights with every sip. You will experience a round, resonant, perfectly balanced cup every time. Dauphin Kaffee produces the very best Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee on Earth.
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Show Report: Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe) Limited at the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe World of Coffee Trade Show in Nice, France on 26-28 June 2013
BMCE was delighted to exhibit and represent the major producers of the Jamaican coffee industry at the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe World of Coffee Trade Show in Nice, France on 26-28 June 2013. Held at the Société d'Exploitation de l'Acropolis de Nice, BMCE attends and exhibits at the SCAE events every year. They constitute a useful place to meet with existing customers, new clients and coffee people from all over the world and from every walk of life; as well as finding out about the latest new products and ideas in the coffee world.
Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee wins Great Taste Award
Winning a Great Taste gold star is no easy task. Of the 9738 products entered, only 33.8% were awarded a star.
The Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for speciality food and drink. It has been described as the 'Oscars' of the food world and the 'epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize'. Quite simply the Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink in your local, quality retailer.
SCAE Rimini 2014 Show Review
The setting for this year’s SCAE World of Coffee event was the coastal city of Rimini in Italy, and the stunning views and sandy beaches did not disappoint the thousands of visitors that attended with a record number of companies exhibiting, as well as over 8000 visitors to the show across three days.
Visit Report from Norwegian Delegation
See below, report by Astrid Hogmo, on behalf of the Norwegian delegation:
Dear All at Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe),
To all of you we want to show our deep sincere gratitude for the hospitality we met in planning and conducting our trip to Jamaica.
Everything from day one to the end exceeded all our expectations.
News: Coffee Drinkers Burned By Shortage - Processors Warn Of Higher Retail Prices of 20-30 pct
News: Coffee Drinkers Burned By Shortage - Processors Warn Of Higher Retail Prices
The Gleaner Newspaper (Jamaica), 6 May 2014
Local coffee consumers should expect a 20 to 30 per cent increase in the cost of the product as bean supplies fall to the fungal leaf rust disease and berry borer pest.
News: Jamaican coffee prices set for another increase
Jamaican coffee prices set for another increase
JAMAICA coffee prices are set for another round of double-digit increases based on heightened demand and production shortages, according to the Jamaica Coffee Exporters Association (JCEA) and for the supply of coffee to meet demand in about three years.
Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee to feature at the London Coffee Festival
Sister company Sea Island Coffee will showcase Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee at the London Coffee Festival on 3-6 April 2014, which celebrates London's bustling and vibrant coffee scene. With over 20,000 visitors expected, the London Coffee Festival promises to be an unmissable event for discerning coffee lovers and those working in the coffee scene.
New Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee launched by leading Italian Roastery La Tosteria
As part of their exclusive single origin coffee range, leading Italian roasters, La Tosteria, offers the "exhilarating chance to taste the purity of 10 amongst the finest varieties of Arabica coffee including the legendary Jamaica Blue Mountain, Puerto Rico Yauco Selecto and Hawaii Captain Cook". Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee from Mavis Bank is their leading coffee. See below pictures.
Tchibo produces Special Edition Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Gift Set
As part of Tchibo's "Privat Kaffee" collection, Tchibo produced an exclusive special edition Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee gift set for a limited period over Christmas 2013.
This beautiful gift set included Rainforest Alliance Certified Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee from Clifton Mount Estate inside a bespoke hand finished miniatured wooden barrel made from Japanese cedar wood.
Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe) Limited to exhibit at SCAE World of Coffee in Rimini, Italy on 10-12 June 2014
Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe) Limited is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the SCAE World of Coffee in Rimini, Italy on 10-12 June 2014.
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