Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee or Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee is a
classification of coffee grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. The
coffee was introduced to Jamaica in 1728.The best lots of Blue Mountain
coffee are noted for their mild flavour and lack of bitterness. Over the
past few decades, this coffee has developed a reputation that has made it
one of the most expensive and sought-after coffees in the world. Over 80%
of all Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is exported to Japan.
In addition to its use for brewed coffee, the beans are the flavour base
of Tia Maria coffee liqueur. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a globally
protected certification mark, meaning only coffee certified by the Jamaica
Commodities Regulatory Authority (previously the Coffee Industry Board of
Jamaica) can be labelled as such. It comes from a recognised growing
region in the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica, and its cultivation is
monitored by the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica.