![]() ![]() I’d press "Make" on the app and after a few moments the backlight would turn red, and the app would alert me that there was no glass, despite what I knew to be true. We tried every glass option at our disposal, including the provided mixer glass. Turns out a little pad had been put under the disk for packing purposes and, because of that, the Barsys was having trouble sensing when a glass was in place. I chalked up the tech issue to my two-year old phone as the backlight on the Barsys went from flashing blue to purple, and the disk platform that would eventually hold a cocktail glass moved across the the tray and back, signaling it was ready to make some drinks. We ran into some roadblocks along the way to our cocktails.įirst, there was some confusion with the Bluetooth syncing: my phone kept asking for a pin to sync the Barsys.Īfter searching the manual, the back of the Barsys, and the website for a pin (or mention of a pin), I opened the app and it turned out I was able to connect from there without one. With a library of over 2,000 cocktails, the app provides a list of drinks the Barsys can make, based on those ingredients, and lets you know when you’re running low on any particular spirit or mixer. Once your spirits and mixers are loaded, you turn it on, sync your phone or tablet via an app to the Bluetooth enabled machine, and input all the ingredients there. All in all, it’s a cinch to unpack and set up, with a minimum of parts to dirty or misplace. Mixers need to be poured into the provided canisters, which then slide into stations on the right, where they lock into place. ![]() A rubber nozzle inserted into each bottle prevents leaks. If you’re reading this from the suburbs, or, say, a dedicated bar space in your weekend home, this issue is moot.īase spirits are mounted in their bottles atop the Barsys machine. In my stereotypically tiny New York apartment, in which one has to be extra-judicious about even the most essential appliances, I had to relocate my microwave and coffee maker to make enough room for the Barsys itself, plus space next to it for loading and unloading the mixers. It’s not as wide as a standard microwave, but it’s definitely bigger than a bread box: 19¾ inches by 13½ inches by 15½ inches, to be exact. Without the alcohol and mixers, it weighs 50 pounds. The Barsys is an impressive machine to sit on your countertop - relatively compact, considering it holds five bottles of liquor and three canisters for mixers, although you’ll still need a decent amount of additional counter space to accommodate it. But after a month of testing out the Barsys Automated Cocktail Maker ($1,050), I’m inclined to believe the world is one enjoyable, novelty gadget richer with it.Ĭocktail-making on the Barsys is controlled via an app I thought so, too, especially because I love a good cocktail and I love hosting parties, but I never throw actual cocktail parties because I honestly don’t have what it takes. Nobody needs a robot bartender in their home, much as nobody needs Alexa to turn on the lights. ![]()
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