Jamaican coffee- How do I make good Blue Mountain coffee?

Jamaican coffee is supposed to be some of the best coffee in the world and one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Jamaica currently produces around 4,000,000lbs of coffee annually.  Roughly 85% of this coffee is exported to Japan for resale where it can fetch as much as $18 a cup.  The remaining coffee is sold to the islands hotels and resellers and whats left is shipped to other areas of the world; primarily the US.  Since the quantity available for sale in the United states is minimal and the demand is extremely high.  The prices for true 100% Blue Mountain Coffee have soared.

The best Jamaican coffee is known for Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee.

Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee gets its name because it is grown in the Blue Mountains North of Kingston.  These Mountains peak at an altitude of 7,402 feet.  The climate of this region is cool and misty with high rainfall.  The soil is rich and well drained.  This combination of climate and soil is considered ideal for coffee.  Jamaican coffee comes from the Arabica bean, a bean which is far more fragile and flavorful then the more common Robusta bean.  It also contains less caffeine than Robusta coffee.

The best lots of Blue Mountain coffee are noted for their mild flavor and lack of bitterness.

Traditionally, only coffee grown at elevations between 3,000 and 5,500 feet (1,700 m) could be called Jamaican Blue Mountain. Coffee grown at elevations between 1,500 and 3,000 feet (910 m) is called Jamaica High Mountain, and coffee grown below 1,500-foot (460 m) elevation is called Jamaica Supreme or Jamaica Low Mountain.

100% Blue Mountain coffee is known for its intense bold aroma, good acidity, exquisite flavor, a clean and refined taste, an unusual sweetness and an excellent body.   Jamaica High Mountain coffee has a comparable body and balance but tends to be a bit more acidic.  Blue Mountain Valley Coffee is delicate to bland in flavor, rich in acid and medium bodied.

Tips to make good Jamaican coffee

Firstly. Buy your Jamaican coffee. A lot of coffee sold as Jamaican is not true Jamaican Blue Mountain, or is blended. If you pay $12 per lb for Jamaican coffee, it cannot be true Blue Mountain. but either the lower grown Jamaica High Mountain, or most likely a blend that contains a small percentage of Jamaican blue mountain.

Second, You need to have roasted beans that are as fresh as possible, no more than 8 weeks. You can try things like freezing them and storing them in vacuum containers to get a little more time, but 8 weeks is about the maximum time after roasting that you can get a decent cup from a roast.

Third, Then you grind them just before brewing, and you drink it right after brewing. And have a nice dy with your coffee.