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