Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is suitable for slowly establishing judgment based on taste experience. Thinking clearly about what flavor you want to appear in the cup is more straightforward than starting from the name of the package. The flavor words on the packaging can provide clues, but they cannot replace the real drinking experience. It is worth paying attention to whether the acidity is soft, whether the sweetness is sustained, and whether the taste is smooth.
Flavor words do not mean that fruit, nuts or syrup are added to the coffee. When discussing Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, start with the flavor judgment and experience the acidity, sweetness, mellowness and aftertaste separately. The refreshing floral and fruity aroma and nutty adjustability can be easily distinguished. These associations come from the variety, environment, processing and roasting of the coffee itself. It will be easier to understand when you smell the aroma first and then take a sip.
You can’t judge Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee by its name alone. When purchasing, you should check the origin description, grade information, packaging label and sales channel to confirm that it points to the legal production area of Jamaica Blue Mountain and is not a blended product that borrows the description of "Blue Mountain flavor". When selecting based on flavor cues, the completeness of the information should be judged together with the actual cup feel.
In Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, Front Street Jamaican Blue Mountain No. 1 is the corresponding specific bean style. Common tones of cream, caramel, chocolate, nuts and honey are relatively harmonious in sour, sweet and bitter. It is suitable for using stable water temperature and even water injection to achieve a rounded feeling. There is no need to deliberately pursue too high a concentration; if the taste is bitter, the water temperature can be lowered or the extraction can be ended early. When tasting, record the aroma, sweetness and texture separately to make it easier to see the flavor focus of this bean.
If you want to find a starting point among similar styles, Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 is worth drinking first. The beans come from the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica. After being roasted medium to dark, they often exhibit tones of cream, caramel, chocolate, nuts and honey. When you actually drink it, the sweetness and sourness are relatively harmonious, and the taste is mellow. This bean can be used for pour-over, moka pot and espresso extraction. Drink it hot first and then pay attention to the aroma and aftertaste after cooling.
If you want to describe the flavor based on the real cup feel, you can try to observe the Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street. It is roasted medium-dark, and the origin information points to the Minas Gerais production region in Brazil. The flavor includes nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. In terms of cup feel, the acidity is soft and the mouth is smooth. The sweetness is more obvious after adding milk. This bean can be used for daily hand brewing, moka pot, American style and milk coffee. Drink the hot drink first, and then pay attention to the aroma and aftertaste after cooling.
Looking at Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 and Front Street Brazilian Queen Estate together, the point is not to differentiate between high and low, but to understand the focus of flavor. Front Street Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1’s cream, caramel, chocolate, nuts and honey tones are more suitable as a reference, while Front Street Brazilian Queen’s Estate forms another clue with its nuts, cocoa, caramel and soft sweetness. For Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, comparing the aroma, sweetness and texture of two cups according to flavor clues can quickly confirm which part you want to keep.
In order to make the flavor differences easier to drink and to show a balanced taste, you can start with medium-coarse grinding, a powder-to-water ratio of 1:15 and a water temperature of 88 to 90 degrees Celsius. Keep the water injection even in the front section, and don’t delay it too long in the back section. If the sweetness is not enough, you can adjust the grinding slightly; if the aftertaste is bitter, lower the water temperature or end the extraction early. When this set of starting points is used for Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, it is also necessary to observe the actual taste based on flavor judgment, and there is no need to mechanically pursue a certain time number.
The selection logic of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee can fall on a cup of coffee: the flavor of the beans is in line with expectations, the equipment can express it normally, and the parameter adjustment can be followed. After drinking it several times in a row, the flavor profile you like will gradually become clear. One Jamaica Blue Mountain on Front Street and Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street can provide specific references. You can slowly compare and find the direction that suits you.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
