Naturally sweet coffee that tastes beautiful (Whittard Blue Mountain Jamaica Coffee)

Member Name: jodyv

Product:	Whittard Blue Mountain Jamaica Coffee
Date:	20/03/09 (16 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great flavour

Disadvantages: None

Wittard Blue Mountain Coffee - ok, so I'm reviewing a product which can no longer be purchased...but this isn't quite the case....

Being a big coffee drinker, from the vending machine trash at work (it's free) to the specialist stuff ordered on the internet...I just love the stuff! Until 6 months ago, I'd never heard of Blue Mountain coffee. One Sunday after dinner round at my parents my dad offered me a cup. A friend had bought him a bag of this specific coffee on a recommendation and insisted he would really enjoy it.

Smell.

Taking a good whiff, it smelt like average coffee, not particularly strong, no distinct spices or added sweetness (caramel etc...) It just smelt like standard coffee.

Preparation.

Again, nothing special here... Boil kettle, 2 decent heaped tea spoons of coffee into the caffetierre, add hot but not boiling water (or it tastes bitter), stand for 3 minutes and sever with warm milk. This is the major difference.... if you take sugar in your coffee you can reduce it by 1 spoon. I usually have 1 sugar, but with Blue Mountain I don't have any. It's a naturally sweet coffee (which some may not like) due to the method and ground it grown in.

The taste

The flavour is very smooth and sweet, it doesn't taste like normal coffee with one sugar in it, the sweet flavour is different. The coffee when brewed produces a little extra froth compared to others, nothing like the head on a beer, just a bit more than usual.

Conclusion

Blue Mountain Coffee is a type of coffee stocked by many specialists. You'll struggle to find it in supermarkets (I have) but once you've tasted it you'll really notice a pleasant difference.

Summary: A personal favourite of mine, but surprisingly not that well known.