Why is Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is the most sought after coffee in the world?
Looking at the history of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee it is quickly understood that the heritage of this unique coffee is as rich and bold as its flavor. The story goes, that in the early 1700’s, King Louis XV of France had some coffee plants that made their way to his colony, Martinique. Along the way on its journey from France to the Caribbean island of Martinique two of the plants perished. The third plant was later given to the former Governor of Jamaica sir Nicholas Lawes as a gift by the Governor of Martinique. The supurb climatic conditions, natural potash and soil rich in nitrogen and phosphorus enabled the Jamaican coffee crop to expand quickly. Soon coffee was being cultivated from Temple Hall in St. Andrew to the Blue Mountains, to St. Elizabeth, Manchester and St. Ann. By the mid 1700’s, coffee exportation began. By the early 1800s there were over 600 coffee plantations on the island. Not without its share of adversities, the Jamaican Coffee Industry suffered through many
