Coffee Brewed With Sound Waves? We Audiophiles Will Try Anything

Music and sound aren't necessarily correlated subjects, but we at Music Times were still excited to hear about a new technology that brews coffee using only sound waves. Elixir Specialty Coffee, a company based on Sydney, has developed a line of products that require coffee and water like a regular machine, but claim to offer a much more nuanced drinking experience.

Elixir refers to the process as "sonic-assisted extraction." The coffee grounds and water are placed into a chamber, where they're both pounded with high-frequency sound waves, which break down the cell walls of the coffee and release the caffeine (and flavor) stored within. According to the company, this results in a much finer cup o' joe. Reviewers have noted how the product resembles whiskey in its liquid form, and tastes more like tea than the Dunkin' Donuts we New Yorkers have gotten used to. The process also, again reportedly, delivers caffeine more gradually instead of the adrenaline shot of an espresso shot.

Needless to say, we're intrigued. So, of course, it's nearly impossible for a New York to get their hands on the product right now. Elixir-brand coffee is only available at Copa Vida, a Pasadena-area café. The company is reportedly looking to expand elsewhere in the United States. It doesn't seem like the machines themselves will be for sale. Right now, the product is available in bottles, marked one-through-24 to indicate for how many hours the beans were submitted to the process. Evidently it take a while.

We might have to put up with regular black coffee for now. We'll always enjoy the sound of coffee brewing the traditional way however.