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