So there you are, you’ve got your bags packed tight for your long weekend trip, and the only space left is a single slot in your 12-bottle wine suitcase. But oh no! You forgot to pack your coffee grinder. What do you do now, there’s no room left? Luckily for you, there’s the X&Y Bottle Electric Coffee Grinder, an all-new rechargeable portable coffee grinder that’s shaped like a bottle, because why not. And it’s live on Kickstarter now.
Created by XY Design, the coffee gear brand behind the O-Kettle and the Shadow Kettle, the Bottle is a pan-grinder, with 45 adjustable grinds settings from espresso to French press. It features stainless steel burrs and a 20g coffee capacity—that can extend to 80g for larger batches, and the sealable hopper bottom doubles as a grinds receptacle. It also claims to be “compact and portable” whereas other hand grinders have “similar clunky designs” and “lack a coffee vibe,” which is a questionable claim that I won’t hold that against them.
The Bottle also features a “twist-type bean hopper lid” that they state, “ensures no spills—just clean, effortless refilling.” To me, it looks like your grinder has a little mouth and you get to feed it some nummy coffee from a spoon. Open wide, here comes the choo-choo!
With over three weeks left in the campaign, the X&Y Bottle Electric Coffee Grinder has raised nearly $17,000, well past its $5,000 goal. Would-be backers can still get their hands on steep discounts, including a Bottle grinder of their own for just $89, roughly 26% off the $129 MSRP. Rewards are expected to begin shipping in June of this year.
So if you are one of those coffee folks always looking at the wine industry for inspiration, maybe the wine bottle-shaped grinder is just the travel gear you need. For more information, visit the X&Y Bottle Electric Coffee Grinder’s Kickstarter page.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas. Read more Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
