Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee?

According to Jamaican law and as a courtesy to our potential customers
we are not allowed to call our coffee "Blue Mountain Coffee".
This protects a product that doesn't exactly exist and a monopoly that very much exists.
The Coffee Board of the Government of Jamaica defines Blue Mountain Coffee as follows:
Blue Mountain coffee is grown in the area defined in the schedule of the Coffee Industry Regulations 1953 (Regulation 2).
This coffee has an intense aroma, fairly good body, sweet taste and free of all off-flavours.
1. Blue Mountain No. 1
Screen: 17/18 = 96% Minimum (without Elephant Beans)
Appearance: Bluish-Green, Uniform
Defects: 2% Maximum (Foreign Matter, Black and Sour Beans not allowed)
By coincidence (and as a well-kept secret) The Coffee Board defines a similar coffee as:
2. High Mountain Supreme
Jamaican High Mountain Supreme is coffee grown at high altitudes in areas outside of the Blue Mountain.
This coffee has a fine aroma, fairly good body and acidity, free from all off-flavours.
Screen: 17/18 = 96% Minimum (without Elephant Beans)
Appearance: Bluish Green, Green, Greenish and Uniform
Defects: 2% Maximum (Foreign Matter, Black and Sour Beans not allowed)
Looks identical to me!
What isn't told and what the Coffee Board goes on to outline is that
"High Mountain Supreme" (which might be grown across the road from "Blue Mountain")
is actually a better bean-grade than "Blue Mountain #2 or Blue Mountain #3.
Of course sellers of "Blue Mountain Coffee" do not want the consumer to know this.
Undoubtedly, there exists specified amounts of "Blue Mountain Coffee"
which is the finest coffee in the world!
But if there was as much "Blue Mountain Coffee" as is marketed,
Jamaica would have to be the size of Texas. In reality Jamaica is the size of Rhode Island.
The "Blue Mountain Region" is smaller than Chicago.
(caribbean map here)
So what exists here is the selling of a name and/or image as opposed to a quality.
What also isn't told is that 90% of the "Blue Mountain Coffee" goes to Japan where it fetches $50 a pound.
So Jamaica would be silly to let Americans have it for $10 per pound.
And that miniscule amount mentioned above of "Blue Mountain Coffee"
which is the finest coffee in the world?
The Jamaicans drink that themselves (they obviously ain't dummies).
So what are you getting as "Blue Mountain Coffee"?
Possibly legal (by definition) "Blue Mountain Coffee"- but you are not getting your money's worth.
We invite you to try our "Across the Road from Blue Mountain Coffee"!
Guaranteed same quality as Blue Mountain #1 and better quality than Blue Mountain #2 or Blue Mountain #3.
Roasted and ground and flash-frozen in 1 pound plastic bags to preserve flavor.
Price (less than Texas- more than Rhode Island): $9.50 per one pound bag.

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