The 1986 Great Taste Coffee Makers season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Summary
The Great Taste Coffee Makers, which failed to win the Grandslam last season, had the pair of Jeff Collins, a former best import awardee who led the CFC ballclub to a title back in 1984, and Mike Wilson as their imports for the first conference. Great Taste won their opening game against Manila Beer, 90-86 on April 6. The Coffee Makers were tied with Alaska and Tanduay in the first round of eliminations. Jeff Collins' partner Mike Wilson played five games and was replaced by Gregory Jones, starting the second round of eliminations. Jones played three games and was replaced by Michael Holton. Great Taste pulled away and as expected, emerged as the best team in the elimination round with an 8-2 won-loss card. The Coffee Makers return to the finals against Tanduay Rhum Makers, which had a pair of Rob Williams and Andre McKoy as their imports. Great Taste was the odds-on favorite to win the title due to their championship experience but the Rhum Makers were determined to end a long-drought and gave their franchise its first PBA title. Great Taste lost to Tanduay in six games in the Best-of-seven title series.
As defending champions in the All-Filipino Conference, Great Taste won their first two matches against Alaska and Manila Beer, before losing to Tanduay, 95-103 on July 20 in Iloilo City. The Coffee Makers and the Rhum Makers advances in the semifinals outright with similar 5-win, 1-loss slates. In the semifinal round, Great Taste, Tanduay and Ginebra were locked in a three-way battle for the finals berth with three wins and two losses each going into the last playing date on August 21. Ginebra clinch the first finals seat with a win over Shell in the first game while Tanduay frustrated Great Taste for the second time in the season, beating the Coffee Makers, 115-107.
Great Taste brought in Johnny Brown and Eric Turner, a less-exciting import combination compared to other teams, for the third conference. After six games and carrying an even 3-3 won-loss card, Brown and Turner were replaced by Lewis Jackson and Alvin Franklin. The Coffee Makers were the last team to enter the four-team semifinals and placed third in the season-ending conference.