Blend: Jamaica Blue Mountain + other arabica

Jamaica Blue Mountain Premium Blend Coffee Pods — Dark Roast, 12 Count

A dark-roasted blend of Jamaica Blue Mountain and other arabica, at least 30% Blue Mountain under JACRA's rule. Twelve pods, a budget-minded option.

$14.50 at mamrebluecoffee.comIn stock

About $1.21 a pod

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OriginJamaica Blue Mountain portion from Blue Mountains, Jamaica; remainder not disclosed
FormatK-Cup-style pods for most Keurig brewers
Size12 pods
Sold byMamre Blue Coffee

About this coffee

Dark-roasted blends built around a famous name are a familiar category in coffee, “Kona blend” and Sumatra-style dark roasts among them, and this box applies the same idea to Jamaica Blue Mountain: other arabica beans blended in, then roasted dark for a bolder cup than the coffee's usual reputation for mildness would suggest. JACRA requires at least 30% Blue Mountain coffee before the Blend name can be used; the exact figure here is not published beyond that.

Format is unchanged from the rest of the pod range, pre-measured and built for most Keurig-style brewers, and the dark roast pushes flavor toward the roast itself over origin character, which narrows what separates this cup from other dark blends generally, whatever origin sits behind the label.

Twelve pods make twelve cups. It suits buyers who want a bold, milk-friendly cup with some Blue Mountain in the mix, at a price well under the 100% pods, rather than a smaller quantity of the full-origin coffee, and who don't need the origin to be the main event.

Product details

Brand
Mamre Blue Coffee
Product type
Blend coffee pods
Coffee
Blend of Jamaica Blue Mountain and other arabica (percentage not published)
Origin
Jamaica (Blue Mountain portion); other origins not published
Count
12 single-serve pods
Works with
Most Keurig brewers (K-Cup-style pods, per the maker)
Cost per cup
About $1.21 per pod
Condition
New
Availability
In stock at mamrebluecoffee.com
Sold by
Mamre Blue Coffee (mamrebluecoffee.com)

Questions about value

Does dark roasting make the Blue Mountain character harder to taste?
Likely, yes. Dark roasting tends to emphasize roast flavor over origin flavor, and that's on top of this coffee already being a blend rather than 100% Jamaica Blue Mountain. Buyers wanting the origin most apparent usually look to the medium roast 100% pods.
What's the minimum amount of Blue Mountain coffee this can contain?
JACRA's 2018 rule sets a floor of 30% Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee for a product labeled Jamaica Blue Mountain Blend. The proportion actually used here is not published beyond meeting that requirement.
How does the price compare with the 100% Dark Roast pods?
This blend is typically the cheaper of the two, since it is not entirely Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. The live price on this site is the most accurate way to compare the two at any given time.