The History of Coffee
From the old times coffee has been an integral part in the economy of Jamaica. The first coffee trees were delivered to the country from Martinique in 18 century. In 1723 the King Louis XV sent three coffee trees to French colony Martinique – to a rich fecund soil, in 1900 km to south-west of Jamaica. 5 year later in 1728 the governor of Martinique sent a present from one coffee plantation to the governor of Jamaica Mr. Nicolya Lauwe. In time due to one Arabica coffee tree the coffee plantations appeared in Jamaica. In 1891 a group of specialists were sent to the new plantations with the aim of transferring the experience. The production of coffee on island expended. There was founded a centralized firm which was engaged in coffee processing. In 1944 a Central Clearing Coffee House which should carry out the clearance and graduation of coffee was sat up.
In 1950 The Central Clearing Coffee House was renamed in the Coffee Industry Board, which under applicable law appointed and adjusted the sort of exported coffee and looked after the quality of exported products.
Today the volume of the gathered coffee on Jamaica comprises only 1.5-2 thousand tones. In world scale these figures are equivalent to 0.1%-0.2% of all Columbian coffee or as another example these figures are equivalent to the quantity of Columbian coffee received from 3 hours of the production. At the world market coffee Jamaica Blue Mountain is practically inaccessible: Japan buys 90% coffee and the rest part of coffee goes to USA, Europe and Russia.
Put freshly ground coffee to the Turkish coffeepot on the basis of one and a half tea-spoon coffee for one cup. Boil coffee till the building-up of rising cream. Then put the Turkish coffeepot off the fire and wait a little bit until the cream rises. Repeat this procedure three times. You should not drink coffee at once. The coffee should draw for about 2-3 minutes.