Jamaican Blue Mountain -Mavis Bank Central Factory

[luca]

Re: Jamaican Blue Mountain -Mavis Bank Central Fac

You might want to allocate a bit more to plunger (or vac pot, if you have one). JBM really owes its reputation to drip coffee.

Cheers,

Luca

[grendel]

Re: Jamaican Blue Mountain -Mavis Bank Central Fac

Hmmmmm Vac pot is one of the few brewing methods I dont have - The rationing also takes into account the need to take some up to a cafe I know of to try it there - I reckon I can free up 60 grams by abandoning the piccolo lattes - if I really want I can add a touch of milk to my plunger brew!

[flynnaus]

Re: Jamaican Blue Mountain -Mavis Bank Central Factory

An old thread, yes, but this post doesnt warrant a new thread.

Like many, I thought that Jamaican Blue Mountain was probably the king of coffee in its hey day and deserved the high prices for it. Indeed, my first try of JBM was nice, but whats the fuss. My second cup, bought from a cafe that calls itself Jamaica Blue was even more underwhelming partly because of the poor brewing and, from what I understand, it wasnt necessarily JBM in the cup. I bought some in Viet Nam in 2009 and that was very disappointing.

Then in October, 2010 I had some JBM Mavis Banks Estate prepared in a syphon by Dennis from Cuppacoffee. Very nice indeed - thats more like it. But, Ive had coffee that has been at least as good that has cost much less.
Nevertheless, I bought a syphon and a kilo of JBM greens that day. On March 31 this year, I decided to roast my first ever batch of that lot: 500g in the KKTO, gently roasted to the very start of second crack at CS8.I was quite pleased with the results and made myself a Aeropress from it on Monday April 9.

Stunning coffee. I couldnt describe all the different flavours. It was quite similar to the best PNG Wahgi coffee I have tried, but different. There was a smoothness and balance that I dont usually get from the Wahgi. Not the best coffee Ive ever drank, but certainly memorable.

I wonder when the owners of the JBM plantations will finally decide that their coffee no longer deserves to command the high prices when there are superior lots of Cup of Excellence coffee sold for cheaper. Obviously there are people still prepared to pay those higher prices.