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Kingston · JM

Wallenford Coffee

Since 1760 · Matthew Wallen

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Overview

Wallenford traces its origin to Matthew Wallen, an Irish admiral in the British Navy who sailed to Jamaica in 1746 and pivoted to botany — recording over 400 varieties of fern — before establishing the Blue Mountain coffee farm now known as Wallenford Estate, with the brand dating itself to 1760. Today Wallenford Coffee Company is one of Jamaica's largest cultivators of certified Jamaica Blue Mountain® and Jamaica High Mountain® coffee, controlling roughly 5,000 acres across St. Andrew, Portland, Clarendon, St. Catherine and St. Mary, and operating its own pulping factories and the Tarentum drying-and-finishing works in Clarendon.

Known for

  • Jamaica Blue Mountain® heritage estate dating to 1760
  • Largest cultivator of certified Blue Mountain coffee on the island
  • ~5,000 acres across St. Andrew, Portland, Clarendon, St. Catherine and St. Mary
  • Founded by Matthew Wallen, 18th-century Irish admiral and botanist
  • Tarentum Drying & Finishing Works in Clarendon

Why it matters

Wallenford is the most recognizable name in Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee — one of the few specialty origins that retains a globally-protected certification mark — and one of the rare commercial brands that is also a working multi-century estate. It is the heritage anchor for an entire origin's reputation.

Production

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cupping frequency
Every export shipment cup-tested by Coffee Industry Board certified tasters
roastery location
Kingston, Jamaica
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Recognitions

  • Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica certified
  • Globally-protected Jamaica Blue Mountain® certification mark

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