Introduced more than 300 years ago on the island, Jamaican coffee is enriched by drawing its nourishment from the side of the Blue Mountain range and the constantly humid climate. It is not by chance that connoisseurs have nicknamed this particular variety as 'the coffee caviar'. There are many famous types of coffee, but few reach the taste, fame and excellence of the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee beans. If you want to taste an amazing cup of coffee brewed from these are rare, single-estate beans that rank among the finest in the world, please take a look at our coffee shop page.Blue Mountain coffee: the caviar of coffee Our ongoing search for the best Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee means we’re consistently able to offer the best beans of them all. A newer discovery is Sir John’s Peak Estate, whose coffee beans proved superior to our tasters. Previous lots of our Blue Mountain coffee have come from Gold Cup Estate, whose plantations are at some of the highest elevations in the island’s coffee belt. We cup hundreds of coffees and select the best, which are also those with the highest SCA scores. Next, we source only single-estate coffee, and make sure the beans are exclusively Grade 1 – the best, biggest, and most flavourful beans of all.

DIFFERENCE COFFEE'S JAMAICA BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEEĪt Difference Coffee, we start by looking only at 100-percent genuine Blue Mountain coffee certified by the Jamaican Coffee Board. These characteristics along with a limited supply result in Blue Mountain coffee always commanding high prices. It’s mild, mellow and smooth, with notes of nuts and chocolate that are beautifully complemented by milk. Take a sip of impeccably brewed Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and you’ll appreciate why it’s so prized. Only coffee grown in one of four parishes, within a certain range of elevation, is allowed to be called Blue Mountain coffee. The coffee grown in the mountains also has a longer than average growing period, and is subject to rigorous quality controls. The terrain is steep and rugged, making harvesting a labour-intensive process. Growing coffee in the Blue Mountains isn’t easy. This means centuries of experience have gone into the evolution of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. Meanwhile, the legacies of coffee estates in the mountains date as far back as the early 1700s.

The natural splendour of the landscape, with its mild climate and perfect balance of sunshine and rain, is ideal for growing world-class coffee. The extraordinary coffee that grows in the rugged, forest-covered mountains similarly represents nature and culture in harmony. UNESCO inscribed the Blue Mountains of southeast Jamaica as a World Heritage Site for both its natural and cultural value. It’s famous as James Bond’s coffee of choice, and it seems many of our customers share 007’s impeccable taste! WHAT IS BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE? With its signature smooth, rich, chocolately and beautifully balanced flavour, Jamaican Blue Mountain is Difference Coffee’s long-running best-seller. Our rigorous search brings us to the most outstanding example of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in any given season. Out of the many excellent coffees in this category, we then look only at those with the highest scores according to the Specialty Coffee Association’s 100-point system. This means they’re the largest, highest quality coffee beans of any grown in the Blue Mountains. So how do you know you’re getting the real thing?Īt Difference Coffee, we only consider Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans certified by the Jamaican Coffee Board as Grade 1. Furthermore, the market is flooded with fakes. What appears to be genuine Blue Mountain Coffee is often a blend containing lower-quality Jamaican coffees and just a small fraction of coveted Blue Mountain coffee. Savvy coffee connoisseurs know that the name “ Jamaican Blue Mountain” promises some of the finest coffee you can buy – but it’s important to know that labels can be misleading. Tucked within Jamaica’s high, misty Blue Mountains is one of the world’s most famous coffee-growing regions.

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