Length of Hike: 2 Hrs Walking + Driving & Visiting Time = Approx. 4.5 Hrs
Cost: $90.00 per person
Magnificent views from 3,900 ft. to Buff Bay on the North Coast. The Old Tavern is the island's premier Blue Mountain Coffee Estate.
No one is more passionate on the subject of coffee than Alex Twyman. Alex fought a successful long, hard, battle with Jamaica's coffee board for the right to grow, process, roast, label and market his estate coffee himself. Alex's wife Dorothy is the estate roaster.
Alex Twyman
On the trail through Blue Mountain coffee
Hikers with the Old Tavern in the background
The breathtaking views while hiking The Old Tavern make it worth the effort to reach the estate before the mist starts rolling in midmorning. The trail leads you across the 125-acre estate through lush ferns, past waterfall and mountain stream.
Cooling off at the waterfall
Some slopes can be steep
Guzmania spp or bromeliads
Taking a breather
Finally we arrive at Alex's cottage to taste coffee and learn everything there is to know about Blue Mountain Coffee from bean to cup!
The Cottage view
The Old Tavern is a working farm and arrangements must be made in advance to visit.
