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Crastan 1870

Crastan 1870 Instant Organic Barley Coffee Substitute 4.4 oz.

1 Crastan 1870 Instant Organic Orzo Barley Tin. Made in Italy 🇮🇹

8.3 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #933 of 1193 (Top 79%)
Our Coffee Score 8.2
Coffee Lovers Score 8.8
Overall Ranked #933 of 1193 (Top 79%)
Instant Coffee Ranked #112 of 200 (Top 57%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #920 of 1193 (Top 78%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #874 of 1193 (Top 74%)

Our verdict: Ranked #93 of our top 200 instant coffee — an outstanding medium pick with rich notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 147 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Organic
Size
4.4 oz
Price / oz
$3.41
Best for
Instant

Flavor notes

Rich

The Coffee Score review

1 Crastan 1870 Instant Organic Orzo Barley Tin. Made in Italy 🇮🇹 Our team spent hands-on time with the Crastan 1870 Instant Organic Barley Coffee Substitute 4.4 oz. to see how it holds up against the rest of the instant coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #93 of our top 200 instant coffee — an outstanding medium pick with rich notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 147 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • 1 Crastan 1870 Instant Organic Orzo Barley Tin. Made in Italy 🇮🇹
  • Naturally rich in authentic aromas and flavors, barley coffee is a delightful beverage that boasts a naturally caffeine-free and sugar-free composition. Its delightful toasted and natural flavor offers a unique and satisfying drinking experience. Serving as an excellent alternative to regular coffee, this organic morning brew closely resembles coffee in both taste and color, while providing exceptional nutritional benefits.
  • Orzo Solubile from Italy. 100% barley only from Italian organic crops 🇮🇹
  • Enhance your day by adding 2-3 teaspoons to a cup, pour in hot water or milk, add sugar to taste, mix, and indulge in the moment! This beverage could also be served cold.
  • 4.4 oz. (125g) Roasted Instant Barley

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.2/10 — ranked #933 of 1193 (79% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.8/10 from 147 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.7
Freshness 20% weight 9.1
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8.5
Value 15% weight 5.4
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.5
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.2/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.4★ from 147 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 73%
4 star 11%
3 star 10%
2 star 1%
1 star 5%
  • Knitter Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Delicious and no caffeine.

    This has a subtle taste of barley and goes very well with milk, coconut milk, and a sweetener of your choice. I use Laird sweet and creamy creamer. Tastes mild and is a cozy warm drink in the winter. Will try the same thing but iced in the summer and see how it blends. Satisfying like coffee, but without the caffeine.

  • Myriam sevilla Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Calidad ,honestidad

    Exelente sabor

  • Nom De Plume Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Very Good as a Coffee Substitute.

    Tried it for the first time and can say this taste way better than the one that begins with a "P". After awhile, way back I could not stand this P-drink and to this day, after awhile, cannot stand it again, after trying it once more.I mix this one with a little milk and is remarkably acceptable as a coffee substitute.

    1 found this helpful

  • Fuzzyball Verified purchase ★★★☆☆

    Welllll,

    Does not taste like coffee. At all IMO. If you want a hot drink with some body ( not *somebody*, dang spell corrector) without caffeine, this works.

    3 found this helpful

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