What is the Blue Mountain coffee tasting tour?
Exotic blue mountain coffee tour you’ll experience a 90 minute tour led by an expert jamaican blue mountain coffee connoisseurs. The tour features a lecture covering coffee history and cultivation, including coffee tasting. Be prepared for a 20 minute hike to a working coffee farm ending at a hilltop gazebo. Blue mountain, grown in the lush, lovely mountains to the northeast of kingston, jamaica, is one of the world’s best-known coffees and also one of the most expensive.Coffee characteristics The flavor of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is said to be refined and mild with an extremely pleasant sweetness that verges on creamy. Tones of chocolate appear in the complexity of the coffee which also exhibits a smooth yet bright acidity and almost a total lack of any bitterness.Like other coffees, Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee also has health benefits. Research has shown that coffee can regulate glucose in the body and boosts liver enzyme levels, according to www.
Why is Blue Mountain so expensive?
Because demand is high and supply is low, the price stays high. In fact, a large amount of Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to countries like Japan, where it’s considered a luxury. This global love for the coffee keeps prices rising. Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is the most highly sought after, and truly the best coffee in the world! Its smooth, well-balanced taste carries hints of chocolate, floral notes, and a subtle sweetness that lingers on the palate.Long considered the world’s best coffee. Typically sells for US$65 per pound. Only grown in a specific region of Jamaica’s Blue Mountains.