Set the bottles in motion.
Pull down a lever to tip a bottle from its upright resting position. Spirits and cocktail mix collect in the upper glass vessel: a clear bathroom sink with a working stopper.
TWO MACHINES. MADE BY HAND.
A cocktail.
With a dash of
mechanical theatre.
Pull a lever. Tip a bottle. Follow the ingredients through glass and ice. Mix-Matic turns making a drink into something you can see, touch and take part in.
Explore the machinesSteampunk & Westworld · Hand-operated cocktail machines
THE COLLECTION / 01
The Steampunk
Hand-fabricated copper tubing meets old, discarded bicycle parts. Chains, gears and levers form an exposed mechanism around clear glass vessels, revealing the journey from bottle to cocktail.
Copper tubingReclaimed bicycle partsGlass vesselsHand-operated levers
THE COLLECTION / 02
The Westworld
Wine barrel staves give the frame its shape. Boy Scout hatchets, horseshoes and spurs bring the Western character. Spring-loaded mechanisms work through hemp rope and pulleys, with every pour set in motion by hand.
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Wine barrel stavesHatchets & horseshoesSpursHemp rope & pulleys
THE RITUAL
Pour. Chill. Serve.
Both machines use the same visible, hands-on sequence.
Release the mix.
Another lever pulls the stopper, draining the combined ingredients through an ice bath made from an inverted glass hanging lamp.
Draw your cocktail.
The chilled liquid collects at the bottom. A wine-tasting tap dispenses the finished cocktail into your glass.
FROM THE WORKSHOP
Ordinary objects.
Unexpected second lives.
A bathroom sink becomes a mixing bowl. A hanging lamp becomes an ice bath. Bicycle parts and barrel staves become the structure and movement of a cocktail machine.
Building the Steampunk
Building the Westworld
HOW IT STARTED
They wouldn’t rent it.
So we built our own.
The idea began with a machine we saw at a Hendrick’s Gin event. When we couldn’t rent it, we decided to make our own. That inspiration became two distinct builds, each with its own materials, mechanisms and character.
ACQUISITION INQUIRIES
A new home
for a singular machine.
Mix-Matic is a showcase of the Steampunk and Westworld. Inquiries regarding acquisition of either machine, or both, are welcome.
Contact Larry Kriesmer