Rare origin · blue mountain

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

Jamaica Blue Mountain is one of the world’s best-known coffees: grown in a small, legally protected area in the island’s eastern mountains.

Altitude
3,000–5,500 ft
Harvest
August–March
Varieties
Typica
Usual process
Washed
Rarity index
99/100

Carried by 4 of 312 US roasters we track

On Roasterland
2 coffees · 2 roasters

In the cup

Mild, clean and balanced

Smooth and gentle: mild sweetness, soft florals, light nuttiness and almost no bitterness.

MildSweetNuttyFloral

Taste profile

SweetnessMedium
AcidityMedium
BodyMedium
BitternessLow

From our tasting of every coffee from this origin on Roasterland. Each coffee page has its own profile.

Jamaica, side by side

Same origin, different small roasters. Each roasts it its own way.

About the region

A protected name

Only coffee grown in designated parts of the Blue Mountains, in the parishes of St Andrew, St Thomas, Portland and St Mary, can be sold as Jamaica Blue Mountain. Jamaica’s coffee authority certifies every lot.

Cool mist, steep slopes and small farms keep volumes low. Much of the crop goes to Japan, so certified Blue Mountain is rare and expensive in the US.

Roasters who roast Jamaica

Armeno Coffee Roasters Northborough, MA Dragonfly Coffee Roasters Boulder, CO

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Questions about Jamaica

How do I know it’s real Blue Mountain?
Genuine Jamaica Blue Mountain is certified in Jamaica. Blends using the name may contain very little of it.
Why is it expensive?
The growing area is small and legally protected, and much of the crop is sold to Japan.