AeroPress Inc. has lastly launched the upgraded model of its beloved espresso press, the AeroPress Premium, constructed of glass, stainless-steel and aluminum. We gave it a strive.

BY TANYA NANETTI
SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT

Photographs by Tanya Nanetti

I’ve been an enormous AeroPress fan since I purchased my first yet one more than a decade in the past on a visit to Los Angeles. It was the basic AeroPress, and after brewing my first espresso in a dingy motel room on Route 66, I instantly fell in love with it.

Three years in the past, below the brand new possession of AeroPress Inc., the corporate started releasing new AeroPress-branded upgrades and equipment, together with clear and coloured variations, an XL version, the helpful AeroPress Go Plus, and a filter cap for circulation management.

New Product on the Horizon

However the product that created probably the most buzz was introduced early final 12 months: the AeroPress Premium. This new AeroPress—made solely of glass, aluminum, and stainless-steel—was created not simply as a espresso press however as a real design object. It’s supposed for espresso lovers prepared to rework their routines into one thing extra elegant (and what’s extra, eliminating the basic plastic materials not liked by everybody).

Excited like many others about this launch, I saved my ears open for a very long time, ready for some replace on the Premium, till my curiosity was lastly glad. Simply in time for Nationwide Espresso Day on September 29, AeroPress Inc. lastly unveiled and launched the ultimate model of the AeroPress Premium. It appeared tremendous cool, trendy, thrilling, but additionally delicate in comparison with the press I had been utilizing as much as that time. Wouldn’t it be tougher to make use of?

I completely needed to have one as quickly as doable.

Ready with Anticipation

I spent the times of ready for my AeroPress Premium chatting with numerous espresso pals (additionally large followers of the basic espresso press), curious in the event that they felt just like me. Wendelien Van Bunnik, former Dutch barista champion, 2019 AeroPress World Champion, and an enormous fan of all issues AeroPress for years, shared kind of my similar ideas.

“I can’t wait to strive it and naturally, as an AeroPress collector, I’ll add it to the household,”  Wendelien shared in a quick chat. She added that she was particularly interested by how the glass will enhance taste high quality and the way scary it’s to press it. “Name me old style,” she mentioned, “however not with the ability to break my AeroPress has been one among my favourite elements up to now. However I’m more than pleased to be satisfied in any other case!”

First Impressions

Lastly, the AeroPress Premium was delivered. I couldn’t cease myself from instantly unpacking the large field, revealing an modern and chic hexagonal bundle—already so totally different from the basic AeroPress packaging—that hinted that it could include one thing distinctive.

Inside, as soon as the safety was eliminated, I discovered a shocking object that at the beginning look jogged my memory of a lightsaber from my favourite sci-fi franchise. A fast unpacking revealed the brand new press, with all its elements: the AeroPress chamber, handcrafted from double-walled borosilicate glass, the aluminum piston, and the chrome steel filter cap, scoop and stirrer.

On first impression, the AeroPress Premium appeared to me to be the modern sister of my basic espresso press: larger, heavier, and ideal for putting in plain sight in my house espresso nook, proper between the black Comandante and the designer Chemex.

Making an attempt Out the AeroPress Premium

However in fact I didn’t get the brand new AeroPress simply to maintain it someplace. I wished to make use of it and evaluate the expertise with my common espresso routine.

As soon as I had floor my favourite beans of the second, I arrange my regular setting: a scale, the AeroPress Premium (already outfitted with filter holder and paper filter) over a sturdy tumbler, and the piston able to go.

Then, my regular recipe: 18 grams of espresso per 280 grams of water, two minutes of whole wait time, and a sluggish press to complete brewing.

The Takeaway

The brewing expertise was just like what I had skilled as much as that time, and but so totally different. As a espresso routine, not a lot had modified. One exception was the must be extra cautious in dealing with the brand new AeroPress, absolutely much less shock-resistant, and to pay extra consideration whereas cleansing the filter cap to keep away from the chance of burns. As for the style of the ultimate brew, it was as full and scrumptious as my regular cup.

What actually felt totally different was brewing with one thing each sensible and delightful, which I couldn’t wait to indicate off and share with my espresso pals. Whereas the Premium doesn’t essentially enhance brewing efficiency, it provides aesthetic worth to your kitchen.

That first brew was sufficient for me to determine to place apart my conventional AeroPress and let the brand new AeroPress Premium turn out to be the brand new centerpiece of my espresso nook—and the star of my every day routine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tanya Nanetti (she/her) is a specialty-coffee barista, a traveler, and a dreamer. When she’s not behind the espresso machine (or visiting some hidden nook of the world), she’s busy writing for Espresso Riot, an internet site about specialty espresso that she’s creating alongside along with her boyfriend.

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