Blue Mountain Coffee

[Mcinbrass]

if you said overpriced, i would have agreed. overrated...not really, unless you can show me better.

3 years ago I took a trip up to Cambita Garabito and Los Cacaos to the coffee collectivos. That was an awesome experience and I was able to procure some of the best coffee I have ever had in DR. Now, as far a commercially available stuff the single origin label of Café Santo Domingo is quite good. Café Villar is also very good on Avenida Independencia, the place itself IMO serves the best cup of coffee in the country, and is virtually farm to table. On a whole Dominican coffee is OK but not great. Another poster mentioned Central and South America and I agree, Colombian coffee is the best coffee in the world.

 

[JD Jones]

I will bid $5/LB

Hmmm... Playing hardball I see. OK, 5.25/lb.

 

[Tamborista]

Hmmm... Playing hardball I see. OK, 5.25/lb.

$6.00/lb.

 

[AlterEgo]

$6.00/lb.

Stop it!!!!!!

 

[USA DOC]

3 years ago I took a trip up to Cambita Garabito and Los Cacaos to the coffee collectivos. That was an awesome experience and I was able to procure some of the best coffee I have ever had in DR. Now, as far a commercially available stuff the single origin label of Café Santo Domingo is quite good. Café Villar is also very good on Avenida Independencia, the place itself IMO serves the best cup of coffee in the country, and is virtually farm to table. On a whole Dominican coffee is OK but not great. Another poster mentioned Central and South America and I agree, Colombian coffee is the best coffee in the world.

.........yes after blue mountain, the best I ever had was in El Salvador, good conditions there, very rich volcanic soil.......... high altitude...that was many years ago, then they had a war .......end of tourism for years......

 

[the gorgon]

.........yes after blue mountain, the best I ever had was in El Salvador, good conditions there, very rich volcanic soil.......... high altitude...that was many years ago, then they had a war .......end of tourism for years......

i am not a coffee drinker. the thing messes up my heartbeat. however, there are some people in this world who are considered to be authorities on the matter of coffee. i have no reason why they are, any more than i know why the snooty looking guys in the art gallery are the ones who are supposed to be the ones in the know.

well, the coffee cogniscenti say the Blue Mountain is the best in the world. i am not in a position to argue.

 

[arturo]

Brazilian coffees are very good also. Dominican coffee, however you roast it, seems richer than most of the Central American/South American varieties. I've tried quite a few of them. So my point is the top quality varieties from countries in this region differ more according to personal taste than intrinsic quality. Blue Mountain coffee, for example, is generally lighter and has much lower acidity than premium coffees from other countries in the Americas. Someone else mentioned Hawaiian Kona. I find Kona similar in depth and low acidity to Blue Mountain. By depth and richness, I mean you have to brew up to 1/3 more Kona or Blue Mountain beans to get the same "kick" or flavor intensity as similarly roasted Domnican beans. Has anyone tried the Jayuya coffee from Puerto Rico? Do look for it the next time you are there, you will be impressed.

3 years ago I took a trip up to Cambita Garabito and Los Cacaos to the coffee collectivos. That was an awesome experience and I was able to procure some of the best coffee I have ever had in DR. Now, as far a commercially available stuff the single origin label of Café Santo Domingo is quite good. Café Villar is also very good on Avenida Independencia, the place itself IMO serves the best cup of coffee in the country, and is virtually farm to table. On a whole Dominican coffee is OK but not great. Another poster mentioned Central and South America and I agree, Colombian coffee is the best coffee in the world.

 

[Garyexpat]

By depth and richness, I mean you have to brew up to 1/3 more Kona or Blue Mountain beans to get the same "kick" or flavor intensity as similarly roasted Domnican beans.

Arturo, Maybe this is why when I bought Blue Mountain beans, grind the beans and brewed the coffee it didn't taste anything like the Blue Mountain coffee I enjoyed so much in Jamaica.
Although I am sure Gorgon is correct about counterfeit Blue Mountain beans being sold I don't think that was the case because it was a high end coffee shop that carried a wide variety of world wide blends. (I think they even had the one you brew after coming out the back side of a cat I believe it is called Kopi Luwak - Has anyone here ever tried it?)

 

[arturo]

I have not knowingly had anything that came out the back side of a cat.


The Blue Mountain coffee I referred to in my comparison was purchased by me in the Jamaica Blue Mountains. I did the side by side comparison with part of the stash (coffee stash!) I brought back. The difference in how much coffee you need to get the same effect means the price is even higher than what it appears to be pound for pound. Both are excellent coffee, but they are very different.

By depth and richness, I mean you have to brew up to 1/3 more Kona or Blue Mountain beans to get the same "kick" or flavor intensity as similarly roasted Domnican beans.

Arturo, Maybe this is why when I bought Blue Mountain beans, grind the beans and brewed the coffee it didn't taste anything like the Blue Mountain coffee I enjoyed so much in Jamaica.
Although I am sure Gorgon is correct about counterfeit Blue Mountain beans being sold I don't think that was the case because it was a high end coffee shop that carried a wide variety of world wide blends. (I think they even had the one you brew after coming out the back side of a cat I believe it is called Kopi Luwak - Has anyone here ever tried it?)

 

[lifeisgreat]

By depth and richness, I mean you have to brew up to 1/3 more Kona or Blue Mountain beans to get the same "kick" or flavor intensity as similarly roasted Domnican beans.

Arturo, Maybe this is why when I bought Blue Mountain beans, grind the beans and brewed the coffee it didn't taste anything like the Blue Mountain coffee I enjoyed so much in Jamaica.
Although I am sure Gorgon is correct about counterfeit Blue Mountain beans being sold I don't think that was the case because it was a high end coffee shop that carried a wide variety of world wide blends. (I think they even had the one you brew after coming out the back side of a cat I believe it is called Kopi Luwak - Has anyone here ever tried it?)

I tried it two yrs ago! A friend in Canada purchased a small packet ...was not impressed probably because I was grossed out a cat ate the beans and $hit them out :0 ...@ $600 US a kilo had to try..

 

[AlterEgo]

Once a year there's an agricultural fair at the Feria Ganadera in Santo Domingo, usually February but I believe it's March this year. Everyone should go at least once. Anyway, last year there was a coffee grower there from Cambita in San Cristobal, and Mr AE bought a few pounds of beans from them. It was excellent coffee, we tried to buy more from them, but they sold out every bean. I still have their brochure, this thread has reminded me to call them this year. 

 

[LTSteve]

Can anyone tell me if there is any blue mountain coffee available..........Jamaican............Santiago area????

Put money in my Pay Pal account and I will be happy to ship you any coffee you want from the States.

 

[JD Jones]

Brazilian coffees are very good also. Dominican coffee, however you roast it, seems richer than most of the Central American/South American varieties. I've tried quite a few of them. So my point is the top quality varieties from countries in this region differ more according to personal taste than intrinsic quality. Blue Mountain coffee, for example, is generally lighter and has much lower acidity than premium coffees from other countries in the Americas. Someone else mentioned Hawaiian Kona. I find Kona similar in depth and low acidity to Blue Mountain. By depth and richness, I mean you have to brew up to 1/3 more Kona or Blue Mountain beans to get the same "kick" or flavor intensity as similarly roasted Domnican beans. Has anyone tried the Jayuya coffee from Puerto Rico? Do look for it the next time you are there, you will be impressed.

Cafe Jayuya is insane. Best stuff I've ever had, bar none.

When I lived there, it was only available in the town. If you wanted that coffee, you had to go to Jayuya.

They would deliver to the local supermarket and colmados every day. The incredibly strong smell of fresh coffee hung over the town all day long.

If you didn't buy yours early in the morning, you waited until the next day, because it ran out within an hour of being delivered.

 

[USA DOC]

Put money in my Pay Pal account and I will be happy to ship you any coffee you want from the States.

Thanks Steve, I will be in USA end of next month....... we have a local coffee shops in minnesota called Dunn Bros, coffee, when I ask them about the ever elusive blue mountain, it always gets a laugh, try as they might, they never can get....their main buyer told me its easier to fly to montego bay........

 

[AlterEgo]

Thanks Steve, I will be in USA end of next month....... we have a local coffee shops in minnesota called Dunn Bros, coffee, when I ask them about the ever elusive blue mountain, it always gets a laugh, try as they might, they never can get....their main buyer told me its easier to fly to montego bay........

I'm surprised to hear that. Our home in USA is in southern NJ, we're actually below the Mason-Dixon line. I see Blue Mountain coffee all the time in Marshall's, they carry gourmet coffee from around the world. If there's one near you, check it out. I've never bought it because it's always ground, and we only buy beans. When we run out of Dominican beans, we find beans from all over the world there. 

 

[USA DOC]

I'm surprised to hear that. Our home in USA is in southern NJ, we're actually below the Mason-Dixon line. I see Blue Mountain coffee all the time in Marshall's, they carry gourmet coffee from around the world. If there's one near you, check it out. I've never bought it because it's always ground, and we only buy beans. When we run out of Dominican beans, we find beans from all over the world there. 

thanks for the tip, we have marshalls , but alas no blue mountain....the coffee shops all have beans from about everywhere but not Jamaica??? Minnesota is about as far north of mason dixon line, ohh the problems of living in far north, for about 2 months a year.......Doc...........

 

[mofongoloco]

There is no way coffee in Marshall 's is genuine blue mountain beans.  

Personally, I want o try that coffee which is culled from elephant dung.  Supposedly super smooth.  

 

[LTSteve]

thanks for the tip, we have marshalls , but alas no blue mountain....the coffee shops all have beans from about everywhere but not Jamaica??? Minnesota is about as far north of mason dixon line, ohh the problems of living in far north, for about 2 months a year.......Doc...........

Went on line and Walmart of all places sells Blue Mountain Jamaican coffee Not hard to get.

 

[Mcinbrass]

I'm surprised to hear that. Our home in USA is in southern NJ, we're actually below the Mason-Dixon line. I see Blue Mountain coffee all the time in Marshall's, they carry gourmet coffee from around the world. If there's one near you, check it out. I've never bought it because it's always ground, and we only buy beans. When we run out of Dominican beans, we find beans from all over the world there. 

The Blue Mountain you mention seeing in Marshalls is actually a blend, it is not 100% Blue Mountain, its probabaly closer to 10%

 

[arturo]

Never say never. I would not rule out the possibility of a low end retailer getting the odd lot of high end coffee. Something to watch out for is called "High Mountain" coffee from Jamaica. It's often packaged to resemble Blue Mountain coffee with "from Jamaica" prominently displayed. It's good but not as good, or as expensive, as genuine Blue Mountain.

So this is another advantage of Dominican coffee. I don't think I've ever heard of the brand names being diluted or counterfeited. I reemmber buying some at an organic food shop in Paris for a party years ago. The cost was close to 20 euros for not quite one pound, but it was fresh and it brought back memories of the island.

There is no way coffee in Marshall 's is genuine blue mountain beans.  

Personally, I want o try that coffee which is culled from elephant dung.  Supposedly super smooth.