How does Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee roast and taste?
Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee, often sold as "Cuban Blue Mountain," is an acidic, large-bean coffee grown on Cuban hillsides and valley slopes between roughly 1,000 and 2,000 feet, where year-round humidity and deep fertile soil support even ripening. It suits a medium-temperature roast. In the cup it shows balanced aroma, sweetness, mild acidity, low bitterness, and a sweet, smooth finish.
A documented City Roast on an LC80-II roaster used 500 grams of green coffee dropped at 170°C, with first crack near 195°C and the drop at 218°C after second crack. Cupping scores gave aroma 5/5, acidity 2/5, bitterness 1/5, sweetness 5/5, and body 4/5, placing it alongside Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee in style.
Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee, often called "Cuban Blue Mountain" in the market, is regarded as the finest coffee due to its balanced and smooth taste, and is often mentioned alongside Jamaican Blue Mountain. This article will start with the growing environment and bean characteristics, provide a detailed introduction to why it is suitable for medium-temperature roasting, and fully document the roasting data and cupping experience of a City Roast. At the same time, the article also provides Front Street Coffee's recommendations and related information about this bean, helping coffee lovers fully understand the unique charm of Cuban Blue Mountain.
Coffee Roasting- Cuban Blue Mountain Coffee (There is not much information about this bean online, but it is quite distinctive)
Coffee Bean Introduction:
Cuban Blue Mountain (Crystal Mountain)
Cuba has evenly distributed humidity throughout the year, and the soil is fertile and deep, providing ideal conditions for coffee growth.
On hillside and valley areas at elevations of 1,000 to 2,000 feet, the coffee beans produced are large and uniform, and belong to the acidic bean type,
making them more suitable for medium-temperature roasting, with a unique fragrant and mellow flavor, achieving a good balance in both aroma and taste,
Some people on the market call it "Cuban Blue Mountain";
Authentic, high-quality Cuban Blue Mountain has a harmonious balance of aroma, sweetness, acidity, and bitterness, with a sweet taste,
smooth and easy to drink, with slight acidity, making it truly the finest among coffees and comparable to Jamaican Blue Mountain.
Origin: Cuba or Central America Cuba or Central America
Roast method: City Roast
Date: 4/29
Temperature: 24
Humidity: 70%
Roaster: LC80-II
Weight: 500g
Bean drop: 170°C
Drum speed: 30/min
Time/Temperature/Heat/Airflow
00/170/100/0
01/153/100/0
02/139/100/0
03/137/100/0
04/138/100/0
05/141/100/100
06/155/100/50
07/160/100/50
08/164/150/50
09/169/150/50
10/174/150/50
11/181/150/55
12/189/150/55
1230/195/150/55 (first crack)
1300/200/150/55
1400/205/150/55
1500/210/150/55
1600/215/0/70 (second crack)
1615/218/0/70 (bean drop)
(coasting)
Taste
Aroma 5/5
Acidity 2/5
Bitterness 1/5
Sweet aftertaste 5/5
Viscosity 4/5
Complexity 4/5
Roundness 4/5
Cuban Blue Mountain Coffee is also called Elephant Bean, and the 22-screen bean size is super large! Just looking at it fills people with anticipation.
This time the roast level was slightly darker, so the acidity was reduced (because my colleagues in the office do not really like acidity...). This bean performed very well overall, and after tasting it, my colleagues all said they felt a sense of happiness...
Imagine... sitting in a coffee chair... taking a sip of Cuban Blue Mountain Coffee ... a special aroma fills your nasal cavity (sigh, my nose is not very sensitive... I cannot distinguish exactly what aroma it is, I only know it smells very good)...
The sweet aftertaste slowly wells up from deep in the throat... instantly throwing all worries beyond the nine clouds...
Related recommendations: Introduction to Crystal Mountain, one of the three major brands of Cuban coffee. Where is Crystal Mountain?
Front Street Coffee recommendation: This Cuban Crystal Mountain coffee bean, with its balanced taste and excellent value for money, has become a regular on Front Street Coffee's bean list, and is suitable for various brewing methods such as pour-over and siphon.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
