New York Caffé XXXX 250g, coffee beans

New York XXXX is a coffee from the New York roastery’s range, specifically designed for preparing coffee-based specialties such as cappuccino or latte. Like all the brand’s premium blends, New York XXXX boasts a strong, pronounced flavor with delicate notes of cocoa beans and a velvety aftertaste.

This blend consists of 80% Arabica and 20% Robusta, including a share of the highly prized Jamaica Blue Mountain. As with other coffees in the New York range, this blend is especially recommended for true coffee connoisseurs. Due to its slightly higher caffeine content, it is ideal for daytime drinking, but for evenings or just before bedtime, a milder coffee is recommended. The beans are sourced from Central America.

Origin of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

The beans come exclusively from the finest high-altitude Arabica varieties. To be labeled Jamaica Blue Mountain, the coffee must be grown at altitudes up to 1,800 meters on the southern end of Jamaica, across an area of 6,000 hectares. Around 25,000 small-scale farmers work the plantations in the Blue Mountains.

Coffee harvested in this region undergoes strict inspection by the Jamaica Coffee Industry Board, which works to maintain and improve the high standards of Jamaican coffee. Today, production is extremely limited, with most exports going to Japan – making this coffee a rare, exclusive, and exquisite delicacy.

The Story of Caffè New York

Caffè New York boasts a tradition of over 80 years. The family-owned roastery was founded by the owner of the New York café in the spa town of Montecatini Terme, Tuscany. In the early 1930s, Ugo Incerpi purchased a coffee roaster to offer an exceptional product to his discerning clientele undergoing spa treatments.

His coffee was so good that its reputation spread quickly – and on weekends, people even traveled from Florence just to taste Sor Ugo’s delicious brew. Since the mid-1930s, a Black woman has appeared on the coffee packaging, serving as a trademark of Caffè New York – and this logo remains in use to this day.

In the 1950s and 60s, Ugo’s son Onori Oscar took over the business. During this time, the roastery and café experienced significant growth and began competing with major coffee brands across Tuscany and Italy.

Today, the traditions and methods have been passed down to the third generation, and the original family approach to roasting and preparing coffee lives on at Caffè New York.