Thunder buys Blue Mountain beans directly from the growers. He makes the trip several times a year - just saying.
Thunder buys Blue Mountain beans directly from the growers. He makes the trip several times a year - just saying.
Irie Sue
Sweet Irie Sue,
No doubt the locals will buy from locals. Selling to tourists is different than selling coffee at top dollar where if you do not get quality then you go elsewhere. These suppliers have been in business for decades. Thunder could source the same beans from the online sites I posted earlier, but did you see the picture of his roasting method? Another reminder that this is the third world and perhaps that is the attraction to most of the boardies - a simpler yet fulfilling way of life. Let taste be the guide, but we our talking apples & oranges...
Happy trails.
See the pictures? I took them and they are my beans too - LOLOriginally Posted by wha gwan
Irie Sue
At the Hi Lo, the people that work there told us Jablum was the best, so we bought some beans, and they are really good.
Thunder's coffee is the best I have had. Conquering Lion is not nearly as good. 451-7099-Barbara lives with Thunder. He will roast fresh for you prior to your departure if you call him ahead of time.
We are bringing a coffee press on our upcoming trip (we love pressed coffee in the morning and have a plastic press for travel) and had planned to bring coarse ground coffee as well. The ground coffee we have bought in Negril previously is too fine for a press. I wonder if Big Roy can grind his coffee for use in a press. Anyone know how to reach him? We will be staying at Crystal Waters from 2/22 to 3/3.
to each his own....enjoy the wonder that is JBM coffee as often as possible. I like to add some Sangsters rum cream to my coffee, but will ONLY do it to the blue mountain stuff if there's some left in the pot vs. pouring it out....Now, when I see the pics of folks pouring the banana rum cream(which to me tastes like banana Now & Laters candy) in $30/lb coffee...I must say, it stings just a little...just a quirk of mine, I know a lot of folks get bent when they see certain condiments on hot dogs or burgers that they consider sacreligious...
I have to say Thunder has the best coffee I've had. Even down in Treasure Beach, Thunder is known and that was the coffee we drank while at on of our guest house stays while there.
One year we brought back green coffee beans. I hear that is illegal but we didn't know that at the time and neither did anyone else. We roasted them ourselves at home (outside cause they stink and smoke). GREAT coffee.
Does anyone know if Thunder has phone? I am at Catch and can't reach Big Roy.:-)
Just brought back pounds of Standing Springs Plantation coffee beans in one pound valved bags from Yellow Bird. I let them know two days before going home,15$ a pound. Shared it with many back home and they can't get enough, very good
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