
Brews, in particular, must be refrigerated, or they can foam. By contrast, that's about $4 per drink, but the alcohol is already included.īecause Drinkworks offers pods that contain alcohol and things like cider and beer, it is recommended that they are kept in the refrigerator. A set of four 50mL pods is about $16, and a sampler with 16 pods varies in price depending on the location and the pods. For now, you have to order the drinks in packages that include variety packs, sampler packs, or the tropics collection, for instance, or by individual types. The Drinkworks Drinkmaker doesn't yet have a subscription re-ordering option though the company says it is working on a loyalty program of some kind, and you can easily re-order pods from the mobile app.


Because the Drinkworks has CO2 cartridges, it can also produce carbonated drinks. In both cases, the pods/capsules use premium and natural ingredients with great flavor versus powder with no added sugars or high-fructose syrups. That said, you still get what you get with the pods and can't choose a different brand. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch InBev., there's the expectation that you will be able to get drinks made using premium-branded spirits along with a selection of pod-based beers for those who prefer cold lager versus a fruity cocktail. Because the Drinkworks machine is a joint venture by Keurig Dr. The Drinkworks machine can make other drink types like cider and beer from leading brands like Stella, Beck's, and Bass in addition to cocktails. And local and limited-edition specialty drinks come out all the time, like Jack Daniel's Lynchburg lemonade. There are also themed collections like lemon bubbly, peach sangria, red sangria, and rose spritzer in the "Wandering Vines" collection and mai tai, paradise margarita, and strawberry margarita in the "Paradise" collection. Source: Drinkworks (Image credit: Source: Drinkworks) The alcohol content is noted on each pod and its packaging. But right now, it's limited to about 20+ cocktails, including some exciting options not available for the Bartesian, like Cuban daiquiri, mojito, Moscow mule, and white Russian, along with mixed drinks like gin & tonic, vodka lemonade, vodka soda with lime, and whiskey cola. Phew! There's pretty much any drink you could possibly think of along with some you might never even have heard of.ĭrinkworks has a great selection as well, with new drink pods being added all the time.

But the Bartesian adds some exciting other options like uptown rocks, gin martini, rum breeze, sex on the beach, gimlet, negroni, Sazerac, mint julep, paper plane, spiced coffee, manhattan, lemon drop, boulevardier, rob roy, whiskey smash, low-cal cosmopolitan, ginger peach iced tea, mai tai, rhubarb spice shrub, kamikaze, northside, jalapeno lime shrub, and spicy margarita, with a new matcha margarita coming soon. With both machines, you get all of the classic cocktail options, including whiskey sour, long island iced tea, margarita, cosmopolitan, and old-fashioned. Source: Bartesian (Image credit: Source: Bartesian)
