"The machine on my kitchen table is a holy device, if your definition of "holy" is that it looks like a glowing halo and it's filled with spirits. The machine has taken up a task I consider sacred: making me a cocktail. In advance of holiday party season, I have been testing a pair of devices that promise an indulgent future, a life where machines can make you a passable Old Fashioned."
"It's all very ridiculous, my friends assure me, when I send them videos of the Barsys aggressively spitting ingredients into a glass whose magnetic bottom spins the liquid inside into an icy, frothy whirlpool. "I am embarrassed to be watching this," wrote my editor at WIRED. "That is so dumb," echoed a friend, before adding, "You should definitely bring it over." No one really needs a machine to make a decent cocktail, of course."
Two leading home cocktail machines, the capsule-based Bartesian and the theatrical Barsys 360, aim to simplify cocktail preparation while providing novelty. The Bartesian functions like a Keurig for cocktails using capsules, while the Barsys 360 offers programmable precision and dramatic effects, promising hundreds of drink recipes, including many Old Fashioned and mule variations. A third device, the Bev by Black + Decker, uses Bartesian capsules but may be discontinued. These devices produce consistent, interesting drinks and playful presentation, though no machine is strictly necessary for making a decent cocktail at home.
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