Jamaica - Blue Mountain Juniper Peak

Varietal: Blue Mountain Juniper Peak

Cultivar: Fully Washed Typica

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Honey, Floral

Arrived early October 2026, new crop, a Direct Trade coffee. This is something not available often - a micro-lot from the Blue Mountain's Clifton Mount Estate called Juniper Peak. We, a roaster in Asia and perhaps one other company are the only lucky recipients of this coffee! Juniper Peak is a micro-lot from the highest areas of the Clifton Mount Coffee estate in Jamaica Blue Mountain. At about 4300 feet above sea level, the Juniper Peak area is made up of 15 acres of land which is surrounded by Juniper Cedar trees that shade the coffee plants and give the plot of farm it's name. Of the entire crop, Juniper Peak comprises a mere 2% of the coffee.

The owners of the farm then meticulously cup the coffee to determine what represents the best grade for micro-lot classification. The cup, as described by the farm owners, is wonderfully aromatic, superbly balanced, with rich hints of chocolate and a sublime sweet lingering finish. The unroasted beans are a vibrant blue color indicative of the high quality and extreme care taken to harvest such a special coffee. Jamaica Blue Mountain is an appellation, much like the French have done with their prized wine regions. In order to be called Jamaica Blue Mountain the coffee must come from the parishes of Portland, St Andrew, St. Mary or St Thomas which are in eastern part of the island. Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee has long held a reputation as being one of the world's best coffees and this particular lot showcases just how special it is. This entire area is quite small as a growing region, only about 15,000 acres in its entirety. Roughly 85% of the tiny production is exported to Japan.

Clifton Mount coffee plantation began production in the early to mid 18th century and land records suggest coffee growing there in 1810 making it the oldest functioning coffee estate in Jamaica. For nearly 40 years it has been owned by the Sharp family who have modernized processing with an eye toward ecology and environment. Clifton Mount is the only coffee plantation in the Blue Mountains to be Rainforest Alliance certified, attesting to their land management practices.