Delta Q Rise – capsule coffee that makes you rise and shine?
18.8.2023
Translation: Veronica Bielawski
Coffee from capsules is convenient, but mediocre in taste. With a new patent, Delta Q wants to breathe more flavour into coffee with the «Rise» machine. But it’s nothing more than a poor sleight of hand.
Delta Q brought the well-known designer and architect Philippe Starck on board especially for the «Rise» coffee machine. The concept? The coffee flows into the cup through a valve at the bottom. The cup stands on top of the rather large, egg-shaped machine, which looks more like an air fryer or vase.
No question, it looks cool to have the espresso filling the cup from the bottom up. But I lose interest in it just as quickly as my three-year-old nephew lost interest in the toy car I gave him. What remains is a bitter aftertaste – figuratively and literally.
Source: Valentina Sproge
Yet another kitchen fail, Phillippe
The machine needs to be used with special cups that have a valve. Included are two small and two large cups. That’s it. Need more? Then you’ll have to buy them separately in packs of four. This is a rip-off upselling at its finest.
In a handwritten note, Philippe Starck promises that the taste of the coffee comes into its own much better as a result of this technology. Starck’s track record in the kitchen doesn’t bode well. He’s known for his work on a lemon squeezer from Alessi that looks like a prop from War of the Worlds – and is unusable.
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A sip of the inverted capsule coffee confirms my premonition. Philippe, stay out of the kitchen! Taste-wise, the coffee doesn’t differ in any way from Nespresso or Coffee B. The Mythiq capsule I tested – the strongest one available – tastes bland and bitter with flat, nutty notes. In other words, just your bog-standard capsule coffee. Certainly not the advertised revolution.
«What’s the point of this expensive machine?» I wonder, as the capsules also fit into the totally regular Delta Q machines, which are available for a fraction of the price of the Delta Q Rise. Not to mention, they’re smaller and even have a milk function.
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Finally, both the water tank and waste grounds container are far too small. Oh, and you can brew coffee in three sizes at the touch of a button. I find the capsule insert quite amusing; it eats the round things as if it were a mini pharynx.
Source: Valentina Sproge
The lowdown: absolutely unimpressive
The Rise is a way-too-big orange egg that dawdles away in your kitchen, waiting to perform its one little magic trick of filling a cup from the bottom up. I can imagine that this might have an element of awe and excitement in the boardroom of an SME in the automotive supply industry. But it don’t impress me much.
Header image: Valentina Sproge
Simon Balissat
Teamleader Editorial
Simon.Balissat@digitecgalaxus.chWhen I flew the family nest over 15 years ago, I suddenly had to cook for myself. But it wasn’t long until this necessity became a virtue. Today, rattling those pots and pans is a fundamental part of my life. I’m a true foodie and devour everything from junk food to star-awarded cuisine. Literally. I eat way too fast.
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