A collaborative effort between renowned espresso machine maker Francis Francis and the Italian architect Luca Trazzi, the X6 is certainly a wonderful-looking bit of kit. There's something reassuringly "old school" about it with its all-brass boiler and temperature gauge. It brews coffee using the Illy pod system, and can easily handle short shots (ristrettos), normal espressos and longer shots, such as macchiatos. It produces a wonderfully refined flavour and the frother created a foamy milk in the blink of an eye. It's a wonderful, compact machine and, when we last looked, this online store was even throwing in some Illy coffee pods, coffee cups, descaler and warranty for the price.
9/10

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