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Bartesian COFFEE_MAKER review

A compact two-bottle capsule machine that identifies each capsule by barcode and suggests the glassware.

What it comes down to Two spirit bottles, a barcode that identifies the capsule and an LCD that tells you which glass to use. It publishes no capacity, no yield and no time, where its own Premier stablemate publishes all three.

What the maker puts in writing

  • 2 spirit bottles · Bartesian capsules, sold separately
  • Capsule identified by barcode on insertion
  • LCD suggests the glassware and offers strength options
  • Mocktail to strong, by rotary dial
  • Capsules dated for freshness, 100% recyclable

The barcode is the clever part

Insert the capsule and the machine already knows what it is making, what strength range applies and which glass it belongs in.

Six machines on this shelf need you to choose a recipe. This one reads it.

And the figures that are missing

Its own stablemate publishes one-liter bottles, a 1.5-liter reservoir, sixty cocktails and under thirty seconds. This listing publishes none of those four, at the same price.

If you are hosting, the Premier is the one that tells you whether it will cope.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $300 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.

What works, and what does not

Strengths

  • Barcode capsule recognition, so the machine knows the drink before you choose anything — unique on this shelf
  • The LCD suggests the glass, which is the one piece of bartending knowledge a machine can usefully supply
  • Two bottles and a compact body, so it takes a corner rather than a counter

Compromises

  • Two bottles against five on the BLACK+DECKER and an unstated number on its own Premier stablemate
  • Publishes no capacity, no yield and no time, where the Premier publishes 1 L bottles, 1.5 L reservoir, sixty cocktails and under thirty seconds
  • Capsules are the running cost and their price is not published anywhere on this shelf

Its two closest on cost

Same shelf, nearest price — what the same spend buys instead.

Specifications

TypeCapsule machine — Bartesian capsules, sold separately
Spirit bottles2
Capsule recognitionBy barcode, identified immediately on insertion
DisplayLCD suggesting the proper glassware and offering strength options
StrengthMocktail to strong, by rotary dial
CapsulesDated for freshness; real juice concentrates, bitters and extracts; 100% recyclable
Capacity per refillNot stated by the maker
Time per drinkStated as seconds; no figure given
WarrantyNot stated by the maker
Amazon referenceB0BRNZKT4H
EAN0040094553105

What readers ask us

Is two bottles enough?

For gin-and-tonic and vodka drinks, yes. For a capsule library spanning whisky, rum and tequila, no — and the BLACK+DECKER on this shelf takes five standard 750 ml bottles upright for that reason.

What does the barcode do?

Identifies the capsule the moment it is inserted, so the machine selects the recipe and the LCD names the glass. It is the only automatic recognition on this shelf; the pump machines rely on you selecting a stored recipe.

Are the capsules recyclable?

The listing says 100 per cent recyclable and dated for freshness, with real juice concentrates, bitters and extracts. It does not say what they cost, which is the figure that decides the economics against the pump machines on this shelf.

The buyer this one serves, among bar and wine appliances

A small kitchen where two spirits is enough and the machine should not dominate the counter

What this one costs among bar and wine appliances

Details checked on October 4, 2026.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bar and wine appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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