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BLACK+DECKER BEHB101 review

A capsule cocktail machine holding five standard 750-milliliter bottles upright, with a self-rinse after every drink.

What it comes down to Five standard 750 ml bottles loaded upright with no decanting, Bartesian capsules, a self-rinse after every drink and a cleaning cycle every thirty days. The most thoroughly described capsule machine on this shelf.

What the maker puts in writing

  • Bartesian capsules, 40+ cocktails, freshness dated
  • 5 standard 750 ml bottles, upright, no decanting
  • 4 strengths: mocktail, light, regular, strong
  • Self-rinse after each drink; cleaning cycle every 30 days
  • Straws, drip tray cover, water bottle and capsule cup top-rack dishwasher safe

No decanting is the practical difference

Five bottles of vodka, tequila, whisky, gin and rum, as bought, standing upright under a canopy. When one empties you throw it away.

The two Bartesian machines on this shelf use their own bottles, which means pouring your spirits into them and washing them out. On a shelf of capsule machines sharing one capsule supply, that is the difference you live with.

And the only maintenance schedule here

Self-rinse after each drink, full cycle every thirty days. Nine machines on this shelf, one published interval.

For anything that pushes sweetened mixers through tubing, that is the number that decides whether it still works next summer.

Availability

Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.

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

What works, and what does not

Strengths

  • Five bottles against two on the Bartesian Duet, loaded upright so the labels show and nothing is decanted
  • Self-rinses after every drink and publishes a maintenance interval — a cleaning cycle every thirty days — which no other machine on this shelf does
  • Four named strengths and four dishwasher-safe parts, itemized

Compromises

  • No price was read for it, so it cannot be placed against the two Bartesian machines on this shelf
  • Still a capsule machine: every drink needs a Bartesian capsule and no listing here publishes what one costs
  • No capacity, no yield and no time per drink published, where the Bartesian Premier gives all three

Specifications

TypeCapsule machine — Bartesian capsules, sold separately
Bottles5 standard 750 ml bottles, loaded upright, connected directly with no decanting
Capsule range40+ Bartesian cocktails, freshness dated, with real juices, extracts and bitters
Strengths4: mocktail, light, regular, strong
StepsInsert capsule, choose strength, press mix
CleaningSelf-rinse after each drink; cleaning cycle recommended every 30 days
Dishwasher safeStainless steel straws, drip tray cover, water bottle and capsule holder cup, top rack
Bottle optionsAny bottle fitting under the canopy with a standard opening; a 5-pack of glass decanters is offered
WarrantyNot stated by the maker
Amazon referenceB09Y19CNG7
EAN0885911824811

What readers ask us

Does it use the same capsules as the Bartesian machines?

Yes — the listing is explicit that it takes Bartesian capsules, and names a range of over forty. Three machines on this shelf share that one capsule supply, which means the capsule is the standard and the machine is the choice.

Why does loading bottles upright matter?

Because the alternative is decanting your spirits into the machine’s own containers. Five standard 750 ml bottles go in as bought, labels showing, and the empties are simply discarded — no washing and refilling. The Bartesian machines use their own bottles.

How much cleaning does it need?

A self-rinse after each drink, and a full cleaning cycle recommended every thirty days. That is the only maintenance schedule published on this shelf, and on a machine drawing sugary mixers through lines it is the right thing to publish.

The buyer this one serves, among bar and wine appliances

A home bar that wants five spirits on display and the machine to clean itself between drinks

What this one costs among bar and wine appliances

Details checked on October 4, 2026.

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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