I Found it in NYC!... "Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee No. 1"
I was watching Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations episode on Jamaica and he was visiting this coffee plantation in the Blue Mountains. Here I was thinking to myself. Jamaican coffee? I didn't even know Jamaica produced coffee. I thought just weed. I have heard of other famous coffees like Colombian, Kilimanjaro and Kona Coffee. but Jamaican Blue Mountain no. 1? (Now i must have this Bourbon pointu, a legendary coffee variety from the French Island, Réunion)
Blue Mountain, Jamaica
The guy was saying that this coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. 90% of the coffee is exported to of course, Japan. (where it can run around $62 per pound) 10% of it is distributed throughout the world and only 1% makes it to the U.S. Hence the reason why we have never heard of the stuff. Man, 1% that sucks. Considering that the United States is the only country in the world that coffee actually out ranks tea. (b/c of the Boston Tea Party) I thought I would never get to try the stuff. I was walking through Soho the other day and took a menu to check this place out and to my eyes delight I see. "Blue Mountain Coffee no.1!"
Hiroko's Place: 75 Thompson St. Soho, NYC / has Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee no. 1
It doesn't even look like a restaurant inside. Total Japanese style cozy lounge spot. They have kick ass home style cooking with all sorts of nostalgic dishes that I enjoy like Japanese Curry and Fried Rice Omelettes (Omu-Rice). They also have coffees from all over the world including Brazil, Columbia, Kilimanjaro and Kona Coffee so if you are a coffee lover then you have to check this place out. Like I mentioned before, it is the one of the worlds most expensive coffees so do not be surprised about the $9 a mug price.
100% Jamaican Blue Mountain: Jablum Coffee
The Coffee Industry Regulations Act allows for five classifications:
Blue Mountain coffee: Coffee grown in the specially designated area of the Blue Mountains. The coffee has a blue green color, good acidity, intense aroma, fairly good body, clean.
- Blue Mountain No. 1 - 96% of beans must have a screen size of 17/20. No more than 2% of the beans have significant defects.
- Blue Mountain No. 2 - 96% of beans must have a screen size of 16/17. No more than 2% of the beans may have significant defects.
- Blue Mountain No. 3 - 96% of beans must have a screen size of 15/16. No more than 2% of the beans may have significant defects.
- Blue Mountain Peaberry - 96% of beans must be peaberry. No more than 2% of the beans may have significant defects.
- Blue Mountain Triage - Contains bean sizes from all previous classifications. No more than 4% of the beans may have significant defects.
- Blue Mountain Triage Peaberry Coffee - Peaberry coffee beans from the Blue mountains which has minor physical defects but good cup quality. Maximum of 4% defects.
- Special Triage (Triage B ) - Coffee of lower quality than regular triage - more defects and paler beans
- High Mountain Supreme Coffee - Large beans from the Non-Blue Mountain coffee growing beans. Size 17/18 beans maximum of 2% defects and 96% minimum of size 17/18 beans. Blue green appearance, good acidity, good body, clean taste.
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