CocktailPro

Anyone who has played host knows the pattern: the moment you start mixing drinks, you're stuck at the counter measuring and pouring while the conversation happens elsewhere. CocktailPro is pitched as a fix for exactly that, and its maker frames it less as an automatic dispenser than as a piece of party entertainment.

Random by design

The defining feature is a one-press random mix that works like a blind box: press the button and wait to see what comes out. According to the maker, a game mechanic built around 6+3 ingredients keeps the guessing going, so guests with no cocktail knowledge can still join in. Where most cocktail makers ask you to choose a drink, this one makes not choosing part of the point.

While a drink is being made, 395 RGB LEDs put on a light display, which the maker says turns the pour itself into a small bar-style show.

The practical side

• Precision pumps rated to ±1ml accuracy, per the maker, to keep proportions consistent across rounds
• 9 bottles included
• Cordless operation with roughly 4–6 hours of battery life, according to the campaign
• One-touch cleaning
• IP54 rating for protection against dust and splashes (not fully waterproof)

Taken together, the cordless design and splash resistance suggest a machine meant to sit wherever people gather rather than next to a wall socket, while the one-touch cleaning addresses the end-of-night chore that often keeps gadgets like this in the cupboard.

The specifications are only part of the pitch. CocktailPro's core idea, as presented in the Kickstarter project, is to put chance at the center of the home bar, swapping "What are you drinking?" for "Want to press it next?"