| A cup of good coffee on the breakfast table | | | | preserved as a forest. The lower slopes, with |
| is always a great way to welcome the morning. | | | | its rich, fertile soil and ideal climate, |
| Since its inception centuries ago, coffee has | | | | serve as the perfect setting for coffee |
| become the most popular beverage and the | | | | cherries to be grown and harvested from the |
| world's most traded and sought-after | | | | Blue Mountains. |
| commodities. | | | | |
| | | | 'Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee: A Taste of |
| Over the years, many coffee variants have | | | | Heaven on Earth' |
| originated from different places, which paved | | | | |
| the way for gourmet coffee to have a niche in | | | | Most coffee plants rely on the climate of the |
| the world market. | | | | region where they are planted, and this |
| | | | produces the distinctive flavor found in the |
| Aside from the basic Robusta and Arabica | | | | coffee cherries. |
| variants, there are other rare coffee | | | | |
| variants which gained a good following from | | | | In the Blue Mountains, the tallest mountain |
| coffee aficionados. | | | | range in the island of Jamaica, the following |
| | | | factors contribute to the unique flavor of |
| First, there is the Civet coffee or Kopi | | | | the coffee: |
| Luwak, which is made from coffee berries | | | | |
| which were eaten and excreted by the common | | | | - the hot climate |
| Palm Civet. This rare process takes place | | | | |
| only in countries like the Philippines, | | | | - the altitude of the lower mountain peaks |
| Sumatra, Java, Indonesia, Vietnam and India, | | | | where the coffee plants are grown and |
| making Civet coffee one of the more expensive | | | | harvested |
| variants. | | | | |
| | | | - plenty of rainfall to water the coffee |
| Kona coffee from Hawaii, Turkish, Colombian | | | | plants |
| and Maraba coffee are some other premium | | | | |
| variants which have become popular for coffee | | | | - the rich and fertile soil of the mountains |
| drinkers the world over. | | | | where the plants are grown |
| | | | |
| 'Jamaica's Blue Mountains' | | | | The Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is |
| | | | considered to be the world's finest and |
| The island nation of Jamaica, situated within | | | | rarest coffee variant. Words cannot describe |
| the Caribbean Sea, has more than just | | | | the taste of this premier coffee blend. |
| gorgeous beaches to offer. | | | | |
| | | | A 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee has this |
| The amazing Blue Mountains are located at the | | | | distinctively rich taste and aroma. Compared |
| eastern side of Jamaica, and this is where | | | | to other coffee variants, this has a milder |
| the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is | | | | flavor which is less bitter yet a little |
| grown. | | | | sweet, giving it that smooth, clean taste. |
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| Blue Mountains is a Jamaican region where | | | | Because of the high quality expected of this |
| there is a wide range of hills with an almost | | | | coffee variant, the island country of Jamaica |
| permanent mist covering the hills giving it a | | | | built the Jamaican Coffee Industry Board to |
| bluish hue, thus the name. | | | | maintain the world-class quality of every |
| | | | coffee bean produced in the island. |
| This mountain range boasts of a National Park | | | | |
| with lush rainforests and rich vegetation. It | | | | The tedious and time-consuming labor of |
| is also home to hundreds of plants and animal | | | | coffee growers in planting, harvesting and |
| species unique to the region. | | | | processing the Blue Mountain coffee is truly |
| | | | amazing. |
| The upper slopes and the summit are strictly | | | | |