Supermarket coffee might be fine for your everyday, run-of-the-mill, get-up-in-the-morning and quickly drink a cup of coffee.
However, on those occasions when you want to relax and savour your brew, a nice specialty gourmet coffee is a must.
When thinking of some of the best gourmet coffee offerings three come to mind: Kona coffee, Kopi Luwak, and Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.
Although, Kopi Luwak is hands down the most expensive gourmet coffee, today let's focus on Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - one of the most sought after and delicious coffees in the world! A long time ago, finding gourmet coffee could be a challenge if you didn't live in a large urban area that has some fine food stores that you can go browsing in to sample various beans.
Thankfully, many quality coffee suppliers have gone online and you can now order beans from anywhere in the world, including the lovely Jamaica! Also, many stores and specialty coffee shops are expanding their inventory to include the finer and more rare coffee beans.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is some of the most exclusive in the world, and usually some of the most expensive to buy.
The region is small, but the high Caribbean mountain area has the perfect climate from growing coffee.
The mild misty mornings, the balmy afternoons, and the perfect soil climate attribute to the delicious coffee offering of Jamaica.
Blue Mountain coffee is known for its very smooth and mild flavor, without any of the dreaded bitterness that you can find in some blends.
This coffee is often times referred to as "Black Gold" as it is praised in the highest regard.
It is usually offered in medium and dark roasts as well as blends.
The thing about blends is that if you will not get the full experience as when you purchase a 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.
Often times blends will only contain 5% of the good stuff and the rest is just filler beans.
The best of the best is known as Peaberry.
Peaberry coffee beans are harvested from the same trees as the flat bean, and are unique because they do not split into two halves as the regular (flat) bean, but will actually remain closed.
This sought after bean only accounts for 2-3% of a harvest; therefore, the Peaberry coffee is quite a bit more expensive.
If you are looking for a special treat, think about giving the delicious crop from Jamaica a try!