Big Roy said it was blue mountain. We have been going to Negril since 1979 and it is very good.
Big Roy said it was blue mountain. We have been going to Negril since 1979 and it is very good.
From the Grand Pineapple cross the road to moras side walk down the sidewalk towards town, can't miss it, if you see the purple building you went too far. Not for from there.
Trip #59 most of February
I'd also like to give a big up for Roy's coffee (Cafe Goa) - cannot say whether it is High or Blue Mountain but I thought it was very good. And I'd like to advise I had a very bad experience buying two bags of what was supposed to be Blue Mountain at Mobay airport coffee store two years ago - spent a lot of money for stuff that I had tothrow away - it had a musty smell and tasted worse.
Ironic that I bought the airport store coffee as gifts because Roy doesn't do pretty packaging. So coffee Igot for myself from Roy in clear plastic bags was excellent.. But beautiful packaged gift bags from airport seemed spoiled.
Last edited by frankk; 01-02-2016 at 11:08 AM.
best to buy blue mountain on line of that's one wants ($$$$$). . . even the stuff they say is blue mountain at the airport is not . . . just saying . . .
It's high mountain. A lot of locals don't like to recognize the distinction.
The real Blue Mountain Coffee as many of you know has a really great and unique flavor. BM is grown at between 3,000 and 5,000 feet above sea level. High Mountain is grown at less than 3,000. The growing conditions such as soil and climate are considerable different between the two and hence quality and flavor. many vendors will claim their coffee is BM when in fact it isn't. In the USA coffee called 100% BM Mavis Bank can cost upwards of $50USD per pound. Is it really what they say it is??? Who knows. Only sure way is to visit the Blue Mountains in JA and visit a coffee plantation in Mavis Bank and vicinity and buy your coffee there. Many small growers (roadside vendors) over there will bargain with you on price usually unroasted beans. The bottom line is that JA coffee comes in many forms, regardless of it's name if you like the taste that is all that matters. Finding fresh authentic 100% Blue Mountain Coffee in Negril probably is a challenge and an expensive one at that.
MilwaukeeMike gives great advice! I only buy green beans now, I have a small roaster, but tend to roast all my beans in a stainless steel dog bowl with a heat gun (yes the kind you use to take wallpaper off with and such) and a wooden spoon.....can roast it by sight, sound, and smell now...only way to drink good fresh coffee once you get used to it! I tried to buy some green beans in Negril a couple years ago....from a guy on the beach, don't remember his name but he sometimes has his daughter with him? Maybe someone knows him? Anyway, I prepaid him 2000JA for a pound of BM green promised to me but didn't see him again....I wasn't to broken up about not getting it though, even if he beat me out of the money, it will find me in Negril time I'm sure! I will be sure to check out Big Roy next time I'm in Negril and pick his brain and hopefully pick up some roasting tips!
Years ago we bought beans I would think were BLue Mtn. All I know was they gave you a zing, like cleaning the house until 2:00 without breakfast zing. We were told that the Jamaicans only drank it for wakes, when family and friends and lots of long hours of cooking where in order.
Not sure what to say about that. Caffeine level is dictated by the roast for the most part, which has nothing to do with Blue Mountain certification. Dark roast has less caffeine than light roast.
great pics . . . brings tears to one's eyes in real life . . .breathtaking!!!
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