1945 Blue Mountain Blend Coffee Beans & Ground Coffee
Brewing the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend Coffee Beans
Explore the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend and its chocolate, stone fruit and sugarcane notes with your favourite brewing method. Available as coffee beans or ground coffee in 227g packets. Choose coffee beans to grind fresh to suit your equipment, or select ground coffee for convenient preparation.
- Espresso Machine Coffees – Finely grind the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee beans for a concentrated espresso. Enjoy black or use as the base for a latte, cappuccino or cortado.
- Moka Pot Coffees – Use a medium-fine grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee for a bold, concentrated brew. Keep the heat gentle and avoid packing the coffee tightly.
- French Press Coffees – Coarsely grind the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee beans for a full-bodied cafetière brew that retains the coffee’s natural oils.
- Cold Brew Coffees – Use a coarse grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee and steep in cold water for 12–24 hours. Serve over ice or with milk.
- Chemex Coffees – Use a medium-coarse grind to explore the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend in a paper-filtered cup with a clean, lighter texture.
- Pour Over Coffees – Start with a medium grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee and adjust to suit your brewer. A controlled pour helps reveal its flavour and aroma.
- Filter Machine Coffees – A medium grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee makes a convenient everyday filter brew. Grind coffee fresh to enjoy its aromas at their best.
- AeroPress Coffees – Start with a medium-fine grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee beans. Adjust the brewing time and dilution to suit your preferred strength.
- Stovetop Coffees – Brew the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend with a medium-fine grind and gentle heat for an aromatic cup. Remove from the heat when brewing is complete.
- Percolator Coffees – Use a coarse grind of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee for a robust brew. Avoid prolonged brewing to preserve its flavour.
Storage Recommendation
The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend coffee beans and ground coffee come in a resealable coffee bag. Reseal the bag after each use to help keep your coffee fresher for longer.
If you transfer the coffee beans or ground coffee from their original packaging, follow these simple storage tips to preserve their freshness:
- Store coffee beans or ground coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from direct light.
- Grind coffee beans just before brewing to enjoy freshly ground coffee at its most aromatic.
1945 Blue Mountain Blend Coffee Beans & Ground Coffee
Luxury Heritage Coffee – Discover The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend, an elegant coffee inspired by the taste and aroma of traditional Blue Mountain Coffee and recreated from Nairobi Coffee’s historic 1945 recipe. Available as either freshly roasted coffee beans or expertly prepared ground coffee, The Blue Mountain Blend delivers a beautifully balanced, medium strength cup with a refined level 3 roast.
Expect an inviting fruity, honey like aroma with soft floral notes, followed by delicate flavours of chocolate, stone fruit and sugarcane. Its silky, balanced body and sweet, clean finish create a wonderfully smooth coffee with the quiet elegance that defines this historic blend.
Part of Nairobi Coffee's Heritage Collection, The Blue Mountain Blend was originally created to honour Victory in Europe and the formal incorporation of The Nairobi Coffee and Tea Company in 1945. The past has never tasted so good.
The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend Backstory
The Nairobi Coffee and Tea Company was founded over one hundred years ago, and ever since that time we have been cultivating and recording recipes, some of which have become iconic coffee blends.
Now in our second century of roasting, we revisited our bestselling creations from an earlier era. With that sense of curiosity, we turned to our 1940s Heritage Collection of coffees.
Our 1945 Blue Mountain Blend is inspired by the taste and aroma of traditional Blue Mountain Coffee. It was originally created to honour Victory in Europe and to mark the formal incorporation of The Nairobi Coffee and Tea Company, making it a rather special coffee blend indeed.
The taste and aroma of 1940s coffees were very different from today’s blends. This gentle approach to roasting a particular selection of coffee beans produces a refinement that leaves you satisfied, uplifted, and ready for the day ahead.
What we have lovingly recreated can be summed up in a single phrase. The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend tastes like serenity after victory.
Collect all 10 Heritage Coffees and experience luxury heritage coffee from pivotal points in history. The past has never tasted so good.
Characteristics of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend
Coffee Strength
The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend is a medium strength ground coffee (level 3), ideal for balanced, everyday brewing.
Coffee Aroma
This ground coffee has a fruity, honey-like aroma with soft floral notes, creating an elegant and inviting fragrance.
Coffee Flavour
Enjoy hints of chocolate, stone fruit and a gentle touch of sugarcane in this heritage ground coffee.
Coffee Body and Texture
This ground coffee has a medium, silky and balanced body, delivering a smooth and quietly elegant cup.
Coffee Palate
A sweet, clean finish with mild fruit notes gives this ground coffee its refined clarity.
Coffee Description
Honeyed and approachable, the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend offers whispers of apricot, cane sugar and cocoa nibs. Available as ground coffee or whole coffee beans, it makes a quietly elegant cup with silky charm.
1945 Blue Mountain Blend
Heritage Collection · 227g Coffee Beans & Ground Coffee
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Step back to 1945 - a time of homecomings, swing music and renewed hope. Imagine the conversations shared over coffee as friends and families came together again. Our 1945 Blue Mountain Blend is a genuine remake of a 1940s coffee, roasted exactly as recorded in our collection of roasting recipe books dating back over 100 years. Freshly roasted for you today, it brings an authentic recipe from that decade back to life.
The Strength of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend
The 1945 Blue Mountain Blend has a medium strength roast (level 3), offering a balanced cup for everyday brewing.
The Aroma of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend
A softly radiant aroma with an inviting sweetness and a delicate, graceful lift. Its rounded depths unfold gently, revealing a fragrant clarity that feels serene and quietly expressive. There is an understated charm to the way it opens, encouraging you to pause and enjoy the subtler details before the first sip.
The Flavour of the 1945 Blue Mountain Blend
Delicate sweetness moves through a finely balanced flavour, bringing a gentle brightness to its softer depths. Each sip reveals a little more detail, with a subtle darker undertone lending definition to the cup. The overall impression is harmonious and quietly absorbing, finishing with a clean, graceful sweetness.
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