No. 5 Canela is a flavored coffee, and we say so plainly: the ingredients on the bag are coffee and natural flavorings, with a Medium roast and cinnamon roll notes. It suits anyone who wants a dessert-like cup on a cold morning or at the end of a meal. It ships free in the US in a 12 oz bag for $28, whole bean or ground.
What is No. 5 Canela?
Canela is the Spanish word for cinnamon. The bag is flavored, so there is no single origin, region or process on the label, and we will not make one up. What we can say from the label is simple: Medium roast, cinnamon roll notes, and the ingredients are coffee and natural flavorings. The roaster is Temecula Coffee Roasters, in Temecula, California.
Our pick
No. 5 Canela
Flavored · Medium roast · Coffee, natural flavorings
Cinnamon roll on the label, for cold mornings and the end of a meal.
Who is it for?
Canela is for the person who wants the coffee to smell and taste like something sweet without adding syrup. The label says it is good with milk and better than it sounds black. That matches how most people use a flavored coffee: some drink it black, some add a splash of milk, and some pour it over ice.
It is not for someone looking for a coffee with a story about a region or a process. For that, pick one of the origin coffees. All ten coffees are on one page.
How does it compare with two other coffees?
If you are weighing Canela against a plain coffee with a sweet tone, these are the two we would put next to it. All three are $28 for 12 oz and ship free in the US.
| No. 5 Canela | No. 1 Common Sense | No. 6 Hegemony | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Flavored | Single origin | Single origin |
| Origin | Not applicable | Huila and Medellin-Antioquia, Colombia | Parana and Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Process | Not applicable | Fully washed, solar dried | Pulped natural, sun dried |
| Roast | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Notes | Cinnamon roll | Cocoa, red apple, brown sugar | Cocoa, smooth |
| Ingredients | Coffee, natural flavorings | Coffee | Coffee |
The short version: pick Canela if you want the cinnamon. Pick Common Sense if you want fruit and brown sugar with nothing added. Pick Hegemony if you want a smooth cocoa cup.
How do you brew it?
The label recommends drip or a moka pot, a little coarser than usual. Flavored coffee can be a bit sticky on the grinder, so if you grind at home, wipe the burrs now and then. Start with our standard 1:16 ratio, which is explained in how much coffee per cup, then adjust to taste.
- Black: a 1:16 drip brew, about 22 g for 12 oz (355 g) of water.
- With milk: go to 1:15 so the cup holds up, then add a splash of milk.
- Iced: we have a full recipe in iced No. 5 Canela, flash brew.
To see how the cup comes across from first sip to last, read what No. 5 Canela tastes like, cup by cup.
How do you drink it black, with milk and iced?
Black, the cinnamon roll note comes first, as a sweet aroma more than a strong flavor, and the coffee underneath is a Medium roast. We would brew it at the standard ratio and not stronger, because a heavier cup can push the flavoring forward too much. That is our suggestion, and not a label fact.
With milk, it is closer to a pastry in a mug. A splash is enough, and you do not need sugar. If you use a moka pot, as the label suggests, the result is concentrated enough to take a larger pour of milk.
Iced, the flash brew keeps the aroma. Brew hot over ice at double strength, and the cinnamon note stays in the glass. The grams are in the iced Canela recipe linked above, and the general chart for any coffee is in our iced coffee ratio guide.
What should you know before you buy a flavored coffee?
- It is flavored. The ingredients are coffee and natural flavorings, as printed on the bag. If you want only coffee, choose one of the other nine.
- It is one price. Every coffee we sell is $28 for 12 oz, so you pick by taste and not by budget.
- Whole bean or ground. You choose at checkout. Whole bean keeps its aroma longer, and ground is the easy option if you do not own a grinder.
- Free US shipping. It is included with the bag.
A 12 oz bag is about 340 g, so at 22 g per 12 oz mug, one bag makes about 15 mugs.
Can you subscribe to it?
Yes. A subscription is 11% off, and you can skip or cancel in one click. You can also switch coffees later, which we describe in can you switch coffees in a subscription. If you want it ground or whole, we cover that in whole bean subscription vs ground subscription.
One bag of Canela is the easy way to find out whether a flavored cup is for you.
Questions people ask
Are cinnamon flavored coffee beans real coffee?
Yes. The ingredients on our bag of No. 5 Canela are coffee and natural flavorings. It is a Medium roast with cinnamon roll notes.
Does cinnamon flavored coffee taste good black?
Our label says Canela is good with milk and better than it sounds black. Try it black first, then add a splash of milk if you want it softer.
How much is a bag of flavored coffee beans?
No. 5 Canela is $28 for a 12 oz bag, whole bean or ground, with free shipping in the US. It is the same price as the other nine coffees.
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