Casi Cielo, but year-round?

September 8, 2014 2:21 PM

I love love LOVE Starbucks' Casi Cielo coffee. Unfortunately, it's only available in the winter. Help me find something similar!

Last winter, I fell in love with Starbucks' Casi Cielo coffee. (Yes, most of their coffee is terrible, but this one is not.) It's a Guatemalan medium-dark roast that has flavors of dark chocolate and citrus. It's complex and a little bitter and a little tart. It is delicious.

Unfortunately, they only sell it for a few months in the winter, so I've been craving it since I ran out in the spring. Any recommendations for a similar coffee that is sold year-round? I'm willing to order online.

posted by anotheraccount to Food & Drink (4 answers total)

It is available year round, you just have to know where to look.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 3:05 PM on September 8, 2014

Casi Cielo is a single origin coffee from Guatemala. I would recommend Guatemala Antigua (also a Starbucks single origin). You could always order from some of these links provided above, but consider that you may be buying "expired" beans and paying above retail. Expired a few weeks, probably ok. A few months, not so much.
posted by secrethandshake at 3:57 PM on September 8, 2014

If you live in a big city why not find a third wave coffee roaster and taste their offerings?
posted by JPD at 4:03 PM on September 8, 2014

Intelligentsia has a nice single origin Guatemala coffee that's still in season, and they'll ship it.
posted by hwyengr at 4:11 PM on September 8, 2014 [1 favorite]