If you are a coffee connoisseur who not just loves caffeine but is interested in the brewing process itself then, this $20,000 coffee maker at the Japanese siphon bar, at the Blue Bottle Café in San Francisco will leave you astonished. The brewed coffee-maker is the only halogen-powered model in the United States that was imported from Japan at a cost of more than $20,000. The whole process of making a cup of coffee is invigorating and lasts 45 to 90 seconds. “The whirlpool, it messes with your mind,” said Mr. Freeman, who practiced stirring plain water for months to develop muscle memory before he brewed his first cup of siphon coffee. “There’s no way to rush it.” The key to a cup of siphon coffee is the temperature variation, the flavor changes as the temperature changes. The flavor is “kaleidoscopic,” says Mr. Freeman.
The whole brewing set-up is so intriguing, will remind you of your practice sessions in school’s science laboratory. Check-out the $20,000 coffee maker, step by step at NYTimes. And, if you want to own this one and have that kind of cash lying around, we will suggest you to go for the $20,000 Venus Century espresso machine instead. This one is meant for pros, only!!
