Coffee production in Jamaica began after 1728 when governor Sir Nicholas Lawes introduced the crop near Castleton, north of Kingston. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a special variety of coffee that is grown in the Blue Mountains region, which has the most conducive climate and topographical features; Most of Jamaica's coffee production is grown for export. The Jamaica Blue Mountain bean is mostly Arabica Typica. The cherries are mainly delivered to the various producer-processor buying stations scattered around the Blue Mountains where they are subjected to float testing in specially built tanks. The green coffee, exportable in 3 different barrels seizes
Beans are sweet, soft, and mellow, with nutty and cocoa notes
Jamaica coffee Percentage of World Market: 0.01%
Harvest: September- March
Process: Washed
World Ranking as a producer 50th
Main types: Arabica, Mostly Ttypica, Blue Mountain