The 2024 World of Espresso simply concluded in Copenhagen, asserting 4 new champions on the World Espresso Championships and bringing with it a plethora of exhibitions and new espresso gear. This would be the last present hosted by the Specialty Espresso Affiliation in 2024, and corporations from world wide used the chance to debut and showcase merchandise. From the surfeit of eye-catching tools displayed on the present, we at Sprudge have narrowed it all the way down to a concise record of things that deserve slightly additional consideration.

Slayer Steam Single

Slayer drew appreciable consideration at World of Espresso Copenhagen by releasing their first single-group machine within the Steam sequence. This mannequin marks the model’s enterprise into the house market, that includes an built-in 2.5L water reservoir for simple plug-and-play operation. Modern and glossy like the opposite machines in Slayer’s lineup, the machine is able to pre-infusion at low strain to softly saturate the espresso puck earlier than ramping as much as full strain, similar to within the Steam LP. Customers can select to brew in guide mode or volumetric mode after dialing within the shot.

New package is all the time hotly admired on the espresso commerce present circuit, and a brand new espresso machine from a model like Slayer can’t assist however seize curiosity. Count on to see the single-group machine roll out to house and prosumer audiences within the coming 12 months.

Marco MilkPal

This was a cheerful shock from Marco, who’re based mostly in Eire and have a protracted custom of impressing at European commerce exhibits. The Marco MilkPal is able to dealing with all the things you might consider for a milk dispenser. This 30-kg machine can bear in mind as much as 25 recipes for warm to chilly milk, starting from 0º to 80ºC. The person interface is simple, permitting customers to set the amount of milk allotted and the ratio of froth, catering to just about each want of a restaurant. Not like conventional steam frothing, the MilkPal makes use of an air pump to inject air, guaranteeing your milk doesn’t get diluted. It will possibly ship as much as 24 liters of milk per hour. Moreover, if the machine goes idle for greater than six minutes, it initiates a self-cleaning cycle, sustaining excessive hygiene requirements.

Marco merchandise even have a sure aesthetic sleekness to them and really feel immediately memorable. The MilkPal is ready to be accessible from Autumn this 12 months.

 

xBloom Studio

The California-based firm has simply launched a brand new machine along with its Unique mannequin, providing a cheaper price tag and larger person versatility. With the xBloom Studio, customers can now use their most well-liked brewing equipment as an alternative of sticking to the equipped Omni Dripper. Dubbed “the last word machine for specialty espresso” by the model, it handles each step from grinding—with its 48mm conical burr and adjustable RPM—to brewing. Customers can both set a recipe by way of an app and let the xBloom ship, or go totally guide, similar to when pouring with a kettle. It additionally encompasses a built-in scale and the choice to plumb in, which is a transparent improve over the Unique mannequin.

The xBloom Studio is priced at $499 and ships inside 2 enterprise days, in keeping with the official xBloom web site.

ROASTINO Handbook Roaster

Kavekalmar has simply gained the SCA 2024 Finest New Product Award within the Open Class class with its ROASTINO Handbook Roaster. Designed by the Hungarian firm Kavekalmar, the ROASTINO is an ode to the artwork of guide roasting with a contact of workmanship. Impressed by a classic drum roaster, it encompasses a humble globe that acts as a roasting chamber, able to dealing with 30 to 100 grams of inexperienced espresso. Operation is simple: place the roaster over a warmth supply, whether or not an open flame or an induction heater, preheat the roaster, after which begin roasting.

Maybe most intriguing is the truth that the ROASTINO is totally guide, requiring you to show it by hand. In an age of digitalization in all issues associated to espresso, from Cropster to pour-over machines just like the xBloom Studio, this hands-on strategy gives a type of meditation and makes you’re feeling extra related to the espresso. It appears like a breath of recent air.

Lanyard Cups from Loveramics and Stronghold

We at Sprudge love lanyard cups. Look how cute they’re! Eminently sensible, and undeniably trendy on a conference ground, lanyard cups provide one of the best of each worlds: a sustainable strategy to cupping or tasting at expos in comparison with paper cups, and so they additionally look good on you. In case your lanyard cup has a roaster’s brand labeled on it (just like the one proven right here), it serves as a badge of honor, marking you as a severe and devoted espresso fanatic.

After a powerful displaying on the SCA Expo in Chicago, these lanyard cups established themselves as the must-have accent in Copenhagen.

Loveramics x Boram Um Embossed Tasting Cups

Additionally from Loveramics are their embossed tasting cups, designed in collaboration with Boram Um, the 2023 World Barista Champion. Out there in 4 vibrant colours, from purple to yellow, and three sizes, starting from 80ml to 200ml, the Boram Um Tasting Cups sequence encompasses a wider mouth, believed to boost the sweetness of the espresso in comparison with their authentic tasting cups. These cups retain the embossment, which provides to the tactile expertise of espresso consuming.

One can think about these wanting fairly stylish behind the bar at an attractive cafe.

Sibarist Twin Chamber Filter

The most recent addition to Sibarist’s filter paper lineup, the Twin Chamber, is exclusive in its personal proper. It’s the world’s first dual-chamber filter, that means that when positioned in a conical dripper, the brewing chamber is split into two unbiased components. You’ll be able to fill every chamber with a distinct espresso and brew them individually or concurrently. This modern product opens up a myriad of potentialities for filter brewing, providing numerous variables so that you can discover.

Tung Nguyen is the founding father of Citric Meets Malic and a Sprudge contributor based mostly in Hanoi, Vietnam. Learn extra Tung Nguyen for Sprudge.