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PACIFIC ROOTS
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Better coffee starts at home

Summit Blend

Smooth creamy house blend

The line/No. 05 of 7

A smooth, well-balanced blend with creamy body and sweet notes of chocolate, caramel, and hazelnut—made for everyday moments.

What to expect

Roast level

Medium

Tasting notes

Chocolate, Caramel, Hazelnut, Creamy

Cup character

Smooth, Creamy, Balanced

Best for

Drip coffee, Espresso, All-around daily drinking

Why people love it

Crowd-pleasing, Rounded, Dependable

Pairing

Biscotti, Toast, Hazelnut pastry, Afternoon break

The bag
Medium

Chocolate, caramel, hazelnut — creamy body, rounded sweetness.

Cup character

Body

Medium-Full

Acidity

Low-Medium

Sweetness

High

Cup scores are QC targets — the cup goal every batch is measured against.

Brew methods
  • Drip coffee
  • Espresso
  • French press

Brewing tip · For a creamy, chocolate-caramel cup, use a 1:16 coffee-to-water ratio and brew with freshly ground beans.

Steady as the peaks, smooth as the trail ahead—fuel your day, elevate every moment.

Roast intent · the reference profile

The target profile every batch is roasted toward — published, because better coffee starts at home means showing the work.

1. Blend composition
  • 50%Brazil CerradoPulped natural · 3,000–4,000 ft
  • 30%Colombia ExcelsoWashed · 4,800–6,200 ft
  • 20%Nicaragua JinotegaHoney · 3,500–5,200 ft

Blend build: pre-blend before roast

2. Roast targets
Cup goal
Chocolate, caramel, hazelnut — creamy body, rounded sweetness.
Roast level
Medium
Roaster type
12 kg drum roaster
Target roast loss
12.6%
Pacific
Roots
— Coffee —

PR-SUMMIT-0001

3. Reference profile — target roast timelineSummit Blend
CHARGE0:00385°FTURNING POINT1:27194°FDRY END / YELLOW4:24317°FFIRST CRACK8:22383°FDROP9:47412°FMAILLARD 4:248:22BEAN °F200300400103050RoR0:001:274:248:229:47TIME (MM:SS)PR-SUMMIT-0001
House target profile — modeled between logged anchors, versioned in the profile library.
Roast stagesDrying0:00–4:24Maillard4:24–8:22Development8:22–9:47
Key metrics
Charge temperature
385°F
Turning point
1:27 at 194°F
Dry end / yellow
4:24 at 317°F
Maillard phase
4:24–8:22
First crack start
8:22 at 383°F
Development time
1:25
Development ratio
14.5%
Drop temperature
412°F
Total roast time
9:47
4. QC & rest

Body

Medium-Full

Acidity

Low-Medium

Sweetness

High

Rest window · 4–8 days post-roast · espresso 6–9 days

5. Brew / staff notes
Brew intent
Drip coffee, Espresso, French press.
Staff note
The house blend for customers who want creamy, dependable, all-day coffee.
Cup expectation
Smooth body, creamy texture, balanced sweetness, easy finish.
6. Packaging
Kraft valve bag stamped with the Pacific Roots medallion
  • Whole bean
  • One-way valve bag
  • Nitrogen flush if available

Made in a home kitchen · California

The cup — target
AROMA 8.0ACIDITY 4.0SWEETNESS 9.5BODY 8.0CLARITY 6.0BALANCE 9.0FINISH 8.0
Cupping targets · 7 axes · 10-point scale

Seven-axis cupping targets · the cup we roast toward

What the lab learned

Batch closely matched the reference through first crack with minor lag during Maillard. Heat application was considered and suitable for the target espresso profile — copied at days 6, 8, and 10 before confirming production.

Every coffee ships with its evidence — that’s the RootCurve Report.

Where it shows up at the bar