Japanese vacuum pot

More coffee facts, while awaiting Hobbs to conclude his coffee experimentation.

We met with Caspar for a coffee today, and spotted this sitting on a counter.

Equal parts science and artful craft, brewing coffee with a siphon brewer turns an otherwise simple task into an immersive experience. The devices themselves are often sleek, yet scientific looking. The contrast of metal and glass makes it look like something out of a chemistry lab. 

As it turns out, the concept of a siphon (or vacuum pot) coffee maker has been around for over 100 years! The original patent for a vacuum coffee maker was filed in Berlin in the mid-1830’s. In the late 1800’s, a French woman named Madame Vassieux designed and sold the first commercially successful siphon brewer. 

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