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Introduction to Jamaican Coffee

January 11, 2013 by Symphony

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Jamaica has a long love affair with coffee that all began in 1728 with Sir Nicholas Lawes. Lawes was the then governor of Jamaica, and began importing coffee from Martinique. It was found that Jamaica provided ideal circumstances in which to cultivate coffee, and a mere nine years later over 83,000 lbs. were exported! Initially, the coffee industry was developed in the foothills of St.Andrew before extending into the Blue Mountains (which Jamaica is largely known for). Unfortunately, along the way Jamaica experienced a lag in production, with many farmers turning to other cultivations and livestock, thus abandoning coffee. However, Jamaica soon tried to regain its coffee stand and began working hard at increasing its quality. In 1944 the government established a clearing house where all Jamaican coffee was sent to first and cleaned and graded before exportation.

The Blue Mountains in Jamaica are the location of Jamaica’s perhaps best known coffee – Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. The Blue Mountains are in the Eastern part of the island, anything grown outside of the Blue Mountains is called Jamaican High Mountain. No matter which region it comes from though, Jamaican coffee is a remarkably mild coffee. It’s also remarkably clean and soft, but lacks many other inspiring flavors often found in other country’s coffee. Remarkably despite this, Jamaican coffee can pull a whopping $12 per pound, making it one of the more expensive coffees you can purchase.

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Key Jamaican Coffee Profile Notes

Varietals: Typica

Grow Regions: Eastern Jamaica, Blue Mountains

Growing Altitude: Between 600 and 2000 meters

Processes: Wet

General Cup Profile: Mild, Clean

Harvest Seasons: Between January and March

 

Filed Under: Coffee Tagged With: blue mountain coffee, jamaican coffee

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