Coffee Tasting Guide

Welcome to the Pacific Valley Coffee Tasting Guide. Explore the diverse world of flavors and blends that our single-origin coffees, signature blends, and custom roasted coffees have to offer. Discover the perfect cup of coffee that suits your taste preferences.

Columbia Supremo

Very bodied, crisp acidity, smooth with no rough edges. "Supremo" refers to the large bean sizes, which roast uniformly in the roaster.

 

Costa Rico Tarrazu

Medium body, bright acidity with a soft sweet aftertaste, and a mild tangy.

 

Guatemala Antiqua

Light bodied, with smoky spicy flavor.

 

Kenya AA

Hearty full body, high acidity with a winery, lively taste.

 

Breakfast Blend

A sensational aroma to wake up to in the morning. This blend of 5 different beans, roasted to a medium perfection, makes this coffee one of our most popular coffees with our customers. It's unique combination of flavor and smoothness keeps you coming back for more.

 

Coffee Trader's Blend

A delicious combination of Columbia Supreme, and Kenya AA. The rich body of Colombian, and the world-famous acidity of the Kenya AA are the match made in heaven. This is our big seller.

 

Ethiopia Sidamo/Yergacheffe

Sidamo: Delicate body, low acidity, with a delicious aftertaste.

Yergacheffe: Gentle body, fine aroma, and a unique sweetness.

 

House of Java Blend

A wild blend Sumatra, Kenya AA, and Java Estate created especially for one of our favorite cafes. It is a big hit with clientele as House of Java in Turlock, and is a regular on their list of fine coffees.

 

Java Estate

Medium body, high acidity, pungent, peppery.

 

Mexico Custepec/Altura

Light body and moderate acidity, with a unique nutty flavor cherished by many.

 

Mocha Java

Medium body, and a complex taste. A favorite for centuries-literally the oldest and rarest blend on earth.

 

Papau New Guinea

Excellent body and acidity. Due to uncompromising grading standards in the processing of this "gold", as it referred to, by the coffee worker there, this coffee is one of the cleanest, smoothest we've tasted. We're certain you'll love it. 

 

Sumatra Lintong/Mandehling

Remarkable full body, low acidity, with a heavy rich taste. Outstanding as decaf.

 

Yemen Mocha Matari/Sanani

Heavy bodied, medium acidity, with a chocolate aftertaste.

 

Espresso Michaelangelo

Named after the masterful Florentine artist, Espresso Michaelangelo is a masterpiece of Italian Espresso-"The Michaelangelo of the coffee Renaissance."  A true work of art, it was created through meticulously blind tasting and compairing 36 different espresso blends. With unforgettable smoothness, heroic body, and refined acidity, Espresso Michaelangelo is magnificent when brewed through your espresso machine, or through your drip coffee maker.

 

French Mocha Java

We sprinkle French roast in with our Mocha Java Blend to a strength and pungency to an already fine coffee. Mocha Java lovers will welcome the change.

 

French Roast

Darkest of the dark roasts. Strong, pungent taste results from these ebony beans.

 

Italian Espresso

We offer two blends of Italian Espresso. One is roasted to the traditional dark color of the most espresso roasts. The other, "Espresso Fancy" is roasted medium dark. Our Fancy Espresso blend is the result of many months of trail and error, patience, and intense focus on blending four beans to perfection. Our efforts paid off with rave reviews from our customers.

 

Viennese Roast

The lightest of the dark roast, this roast is an amber color with light oils on the surface of the bean. Our Fancy Espresso is roasted to a Viennese roast.