The story of coffee on the island begins in 1728, when the Governor, Sir Nicholas Lawes, received a coffee plant from the Governor of Martinique. Lawes had already experimented with several crops, and he planted the coffee in the St Andrew area. Initially its production was relatively limited; in 1752 Jamaica exported only 27 tonnes (30 tons) of coffee.
Source: “The World Atlas of Coffee” Second Edition, Author James Hoffmann.
Capital: Kingston
Population: 3’000’000
Annual Production: 31’000 60kg Bags
Land under Coffee: 8’000 Hectares
Harvest: June – July
Coffee Varieties: Jamaica Blue Mountain (a Typica derivative), Typica
Tasting Profile: Clean – Sweet – Juicy
Growing Altitude: High Grown / Strictly High Grown
(900 m – 1500 m / 3000 ft – 4900 ft)
Processing Method: Wet (Washed)