Market Friday | Clarks in Jamaica and White Rose Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee

in ReggaeJAHM4 years ago

It's here!

The second edition of Clarks in Jamaica with the full story was published just this April. This is a beautiful looking book, updated from the first edition in 2012, with lots of extra anecdotes and deep dives into Jamaican fashion and music.

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Source: One Love Books - Clarks in Jamaica by Al Fingers, 2021

From the first arrival of Clarks in Jamaica in the early 1920s through stories of pilgrimages to the Quaker firm in Street in Somerset and Clarks as contraband imported in coffins from Florida, to fashion icons like the mesh marina and diamond socks, it's all here!

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Source: One Love Books - Clarks in Jamaica by Al Fingers, 2021

The photographs, quotations and stories are really lush.

These days, [Clarks] are worn by politicians. In his election campaign in 2020, Andrew Holness, the country’s prime minister, conspicuously wore Clarks, holding them in the air at public appearances. Source

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Source: One Love Books - Clarks in Jamaica by Al Fingers, 2021

You can get your copy of Clarks in Jamaica directly from the publisher One Love Books using PayPal (who knows, maybe you can pay in crypto) or at an Amazon store near you: ISBN-13 : 978-0956777393. It's on my wishlist!

Meanwhile ...

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I've been enjoying Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee supplied by White Rose Coffee Roasters (Hive's very own @c0ff33a).

In 1953, the Jamaican Government created the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) of Jamaica, a regulatory body established to protect the quality of Jamaican coffee. Jamaica was the first country in the world to establish a defined geographical location designated to a specific coffee brand, similar to that constructed by the French wine industry with the creation of the AOC (Appellation Origine Controlle). Source

Many people believe Blue Mountain Coffee is the best in the world - I had to try it. White Rose Coffee Roasters offer 250g packs now, just right for home consumption. I also have to say White Rose has the fairest price available, that I've been able to find, in the UK. I also know that it was freshly roasted and ground immediately before it was sent to me (each pack is date marked). The aroma was heavenly!

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It does have a very mellow taste, perfect with Fox's Golden Crunch Creams. I've noticed that my coffee consumption has increased since I received this pack. I have a cup nearly every day (it used to be, maybe, two or three times a week) and some days, like today, I enjoy a second cup.

Hmm, maybe I'd better put my next order in ...

Market Friday

Today is Market Friday, initiated by @dswigle, where markets from all over the world are shared. See Denise's latest post, Market Friday does the Needful, and join in with friends from ... everywhere!

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JAHMin' Posts Of The Week [May 10th - May 16th, 2021] Ital Food, DashoutSunday Delights, Clarks & Coffee, Natural Connections, & More!!

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Thank you - that's lovely!

 4 years ago 

I even saw the first Clarks book here in Japan a few years ago. still have a pair of clarks though it is more the new era ones. Blue mountain coffee, they know how to keep the tase by roasting grounding then sending. That is where you get the real taste. Very informative post. enjoy the coffee and the weekend..hmmm never tried those Golden crunch creams... Looks like my kinda thing though 😁

Yeah, I'm going to look for the book in a shop before I buy 😁. It's very beautiful, but I would like to see it first. I notice that the first edition is selling for something like five times the cover price so maybe I could get it as an heirloom 😂. Now, just stay away from the Fox's Golden Crunch Creams, they're not a habit you want to get!

Although we have Clarks in the USA, it's not necessarily a popular brand, so I'd never even heard of these shoes until I visited Jamaica. Some things Jamaicans make more their own than the country it came from, and I think Clarks and Guiness are two of those things.


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Some things Jamaicans make more their own than the country it came from

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