Wallenford100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Roasted Whole BeanCoffee - Authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Beans, Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica - 16oz

These are superb beans, worthy of your best brewing technique. The roast is medium to light, giving the beans a smooth, dry look with no oils on the surface (which I suppose implies that they are still inside the bean, waiting to be extracted during brewing). I found the beans to be quite uniform in shape and size, with very few cracked or damaged.Although I couldn't find a roast date on the bag, they came to me fresh...sometimes, I notice the more expensive beans tend to be past their prime - this isn't one of those, at least not in the batch I got.I'm amazed at the difference in taste, depending on how you brew it. Ground to a very fine espresso roast, you get amazingly good espresso...a distinct sweet and chocolate taste, though perhaps a bit light on crema. We grind 10 grams per shot, tamp to 30 pounds, set a five second pre-infusion and 30 second brew at 198 degrees. Glorious - perhaps the best shot of espresso I've ever had.Grind it a bit more coarsely, and you get a fantastic result in the French press...not as heavy or sweet, with a smooth and more pronounced "coffee" flavor. Totally different character than the same bean prepared in the espresso machine.Anyway, if you like a smooth, mild coffee, you owe it to yourself to try some of these beans...in the right hands, it makes some of the best coffee you'll ever taste.

I made the sorry mistake of buying blue mountain coffee while in Jamaica during cruise. Once I was home and tried it, I couldn’t and still cannot, own or buy any other kind of coffee. The reason I’m “sorry” is because it’s expensive but lord have mercy, it’s just sooooo good!This was a new brand for me as I had only tried Jablum but this was slightly more affordable but JUST as delicious. The flavor is perfection. So smooth. Not bitter. I didn’t even know I was drinking bitter coffee until I tried blue mountain coffee! It’s a huge difference. Smelling the coffee grounds before putting it in my coffee machine has become a favorite thing to do - I’ve never been that way about coffee before - like what? My favorite thing to do is smell coffee grounds before making coffee? It sounds so weird lol but this kind of coffee has really brought out a side in me I never knew and I’m grateful. My day is always better when I can start it with this coffee....I wake up earlier to make it and enjoy it before work. It’s that good. I’m compromising sleep!My only complaint is the cost - for coffee it really is expensive 😞

This was the second time I purchased this coffee from this seller, the first pound was exactly how I knew JBM coffee tasted like, but this second pound was nothing like what JBM coffee tastes like, the coffee was very bitter and tasted like some decaf instant coffee. This was an embarrassing Xmas present to give my wife, I am seriously thinking of dumping the remaining beans in the garbage, at over $60 a pound it really is a shame. The one star is no reflection on the seller just the coffee I received, the seller shipped and packaged the coffee just fine.Update...... I was contacted by Wallenford regarding the bad coffee I received, after a few emails with their customer service it turned out that it seems the seal had broken on the pound off coffee I received which in turn had turned the coffee bitter, Wallenford customer service is second to none, I did not contact them but they did read the review and reached out to me replacing the bad coffee, I can say now that the Wallenford coffee is a great cup of coffee, exactly how I remembered it to taste, perfect first pot of coffee from the new pound. Thank You

Possibly the roast was low. This wasn't the coffee I remembered, raved about and convinced my friends to try. Blue Mountain has a distinctive taste, doesn't seem to burn out after leaving it in the pot or on a hot plate after 20-30 minutes. You can drink nearly as much as you can handle, and it doesn't give you the jitters. Just makes you more awake. I'm not sure what this was - possibly African Arabica, but not Blue Mountain. Not bad for a blend. Might have had a few beans in it. Had the tags and emblems on the package - so, I can't say I understand. I probably won't be recommending it anymore.

Not worth $60. I'm an avid coffee drinker and have tried coffee from all over the world. It's good coffee but there are plenty of good coffees out there for way less. I've also had Blue Mountain Estate from other sources and they were better. Not worth what I paid for it and won't order again.

Thought I'd try the reputed 'best coffee in the world' -- of course, best is subjective.I did not find it anything particularly special. It was good, but not worth the price to me. Maybe it wasn't as fresh as when folks go try it there or bring it home straight from a trip there.

Haven't indulged in this coffee in decades (back when it was "only" $30 a pound). So smooth, no acid buildup, stays fresh better than regular coffee. You really can drink multiple cups without heartburn. Really pleasant and well worth it to anyone who loves really good coffee. Marvelous afternoon indulgence to savor! :-)

18 Sept 2017 - UPDATE - I've updated my star rating from a 1-star to a 5-star for the following reasons...1) The seller quickly reached out to me to find out more information, in order to investigate whether I got a bad batch.2) The seller sent a free replacement, which was as delicious as before.I now believe once again that this product is great, and I highly recommend it. I also commend the Wallenford for their excellent customer service.------------------------------------------I'd bought this once before and it was some of the best coffee I'd ever had. The second time it was awful. The beans and the brewed coffee smelled and tasted old and stale. I wouldn't recommend it. The manufactured date was May 2017 and the expiration date was May 2018. It did not appear to have been opened by customs, as far as I could tell. Batch 33-02-01-11