How is Blue Mountain coffee graded and priced?
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is defined by three production regions: St. Andrew, Portland, and St. Thomas. Beans are classified as BM (Blue Mountain), HM (High Mountain), and PM, marked in front of the brand in order of quality and price, with PM above HM above BM. The article reviews the regional system, brand landscape, and market prices.
Barrel packaging is a tradition borrowed from the Bonifieur barrels of Guadeloupe, originally used for flour shipped from the United Kingdom to Jamaica. The Jamaica Coffee Industry Board certifies all authentic Jamaican coffee and applies an approval seal before export. Japan's UCC, founded in Kobe in 1933, plays a major market role in Blue Mountain coffee.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is one of the most prestigious coffees in the world, but do you really understand its production regions, grading rules, and brand landscape? This article starts with the three major production regions of St. Andrew, Portland, and St. Thomas, sorts out the quality and price logic behind the BM, HM, and PM three-tier classification, and explains the barrel packaging tradition, the market role of Japan's UCC, and the brand characteristics and price rankings of Blue Mountain No. 1 coffee beans. The article also retains related recommendations from Front Street Coffee, making it suitable for enthusiasts who want to gain a deeper understanding of Blue Mountain coffee to read and save.
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The St. Andrew production region remains one of the three core origins of Blue Mountain coffee, with the other two being the Portland production region and the St. Thomas production region.
The practice of barrel packaging originates from imitations of the Bonifieur barrels produced on Guadeloupe in the last century. This type of barrel was originally used to hold flour shipped from the United Kingdom to Jamaica, and the barrel body generally bears the trademark name and information about the manufacturer. The Jamaica Coffee Industry Board issues certificates to all authentic Jamaican coffee and affixes an approval seal before the goods are exported.
Japan's UCC: UCC UESHIMA COFFEE CO., LTD. (UCC) was founded in Kobe, Japan, in 1933 and is a leading company in Japan's coffee industry, with a business footprint covering the globe. (URL: http://www.ucc.co.jp/eng/ )
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Jamaica is located in the Caribbean and is a small island country. Coffee trees are planted on the mountain slopes running across the island of Jamaica, and the products are divided into three categories according to production region:
A: BM (Blue Mountain); B: HM (High Mountain); C: PM (Bramwell, Ozshut). BM, HM, and PM are usually marked in front of the brand in order of quality and price, namely PM>HM>BM. The price of BM reaches 15 times that of HM, while the price of HM is about 25 times that of other products. To ensure quality, no matter the grade of coffee beans, they must meet the conditions of consistent harvest, consistent shape and size, and superior taste.
Flavor characteristics: The aroma is very rich
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