5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to set up and a huge crowd pleaser... I ordered the product and received it in time for a dessert party I was having in my house for 40+ guests.It was awesome. All my guests was super enthused about this product, which allowed us to not need to have a bartender for the event. Normally we just serve beer or wine at parties (and I’m not a drinker myself) so I didn’t know that the uptake on cocktails would be so high!I’d ordered several varieties of capsules and quickly ran out of a few flavors (whiskey sours and rum breezes), which seem like they’d be simpler drinks to mix anyway (? don’t know), but everyone really liked the variety and the exotic name mixes like Sex on the Beach were big hits :-)It was great how quick the machine worked and how easy it was to use. My only problem is that I didn’t have enough cocktail glasses and I needed to use wine glasses because the demand was so high for the machine. The tray where you put the empty glass is close enough to the nozzle so the machine expects you to put shorter glasses in it (vs. long stem wine glasses), so I had to hold the long-stem wine glass at an angle up to the nozzle rather than just set it in the tray. Not a problem for normal people, but be prepared for high demand for cocktail glasses if you’re having parties!I was surprised how many people preferred these liquor drinks rather than beer or wine. It was probably 80% of people, although maybe that is partly because of the novelty of the device… everyone wanted to try it.Another thing I encountered was that when I closed the flavor capsule into the receptacle (same as you’d pop in a Keurig capsule into a coffee maker), that sometimes the capsule wouldn’t be recognized. This was probably because the device was being used so much (it made probably 60 drinks that night)… but I quickly found out why: they have a barcode scanner camera in the machine so the machine automatically knows which capsules require which types of alcohol (it makes the mixing process completely automatic)…The problem was that the barcode scanner gets fogged up occasionally… If you are making a lot of drinks, and it doesn’t recognize the capsule, just run your finger on the glass surface about the capsule where the bar code scanner is (to wipe away the condensation/fog on the camera lens) and it instantly works. I had to do this 3 or 4 times in the evening. A small glitch in a high use condition.It’s a huge party hit and lots of people left my house saying they wanted to get one for themselves or for Christmas/wedding gifts.A final note: put a bowl or basket or something next to the machine to put the used cocktail pouches so the liquid drops from the used pouches doesn’t get the table sticky. That’s something you don’t have to think about as much with a Keurig!Variation: Size: Bartesian Classic - Slate Gray

5.0 out of 5 stars Bartesian, After 11 Months, Still Works Great, Cleaning, Ice Machine I purposely wait until we had used the machine for at least 11 months before writing a review. So far the machine has performed marvelously. We have had no issues with the controls or operations of the machine. We have enjoyed a wide variety of cocktails during the year and they have been wonderfully made. We have really enjoyed trying many of the new cocktails from Bartesian.We use filtered water that comes from our water purification system in our Bartesian. This reduces mineral build up and eliminates the chemicals taste that comes from many municipal water treatment systems. Clean water ensures that the taste of your cocktail is consistent each time you use the machine. We have been doing this for our Keurig machines as well.I have performed two cleaning cycles since we have own the machine. It is very easy since the machine has a clean cycle in the menu. I would suggest that you consider using a “very mild” coffee cleaning compound for the water well in the machine. Since we have several Keurig machines, we had the cleaning solution handy. Using a cleaning solution will remove any bacterial build up and will ensure adequate flow is occurring from the water well. Like make coffee machines, the water in the Bartesian sits stagnant, so over time you will need to clean the water well from any bacteria build up. Follow the time schedule recommendations in the manual for cleaning your Bartesian machine.Very Important:Do not use any cleaning solution in the glass alcohol wells. These wells have rubber gaskets and spring pressure valves that may not react well to the solution. Use just water for cleaning the glass alcohol wells.When performing general everyday maintenance, clean the puncher cup in which the pods are placed in as well as the rubber mat before or after each usage. This ensures that your cocktail taste is consistent and this prevent bacteria build up on these parts.We use a countertop ice machine with our Bartesian. I read that having fresh ice for your cocktail ensures a good tasting cocktail every time. Using ice from a refrigerator ice machine is adequate but if the ice sits for any time in the icebox of the refrigerator, the taste of the ice can change. This will affect your cocktail. Each time we want a cocktail, we add water to the countertop ice machine to make fresh ice. When it is not used, we drain the water and follow maintenance for countertop ice machine. This may seem “overkill” but if you ever had a cocktail in a a good bar, they always use freshly made ice. You might want to do the same in your home.Tip 1:We use 8oz cocktail glasses in our Bartesian but we found that the height of the dispenser from the glass created splatters on some occasions. We solved this by getting a “cocktail glass riser”. There is one that is made for Keurig machines and it worked well in reducing splatters from the dispenser.Tip 2:The “Long Island Iced Tea” cocktail pod uses 3 alcohols to mix the drink. When including ice will make this cocktail right at 10 ounces. We use tall 11oz cocktail glasses for this drink to prevent run over. This also applies to any cocktail in which you choose “As a Double” or “Strong”. The Bartesian can make ‘singles’ and ‘doubles’ of every cocktail and some cocktails when made ‘double’ will exceed 8 ounces so you will need a tall cocktail glass.Summary:We have really enjoyed the machine and the cocktails it has made. I hope you find this review helpful.Variation: Size: Bartesian Classic - Slate Gray

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect! Just Perfect! Variation: Size: Bartesian Classic - Slate Gray

5.0 out of 5 stars Good It was a house warming gift for my Cousin!! She loves it!! Next time can you guys inform the delivery driver. That things like this needs to be delivered to my front door not in front of my garage.Variation: Size: Bartesian Classic - Slate Gray