As the old saying goes, life is too short to drink bad coffee. Sitting down with a coffee is one of life’s great pleasures, so it makes sense to invest in the kit that elevates your everyday ritual to an exceptional level. Step forward the new De’Longhi La Specialista Touch, a coffee maker that combines effortless touchscreen control with manually made precision.

This latest hi-tech design from the Italian brand’s hugely popular La Specialista range, La Specialista Touch features a digital display that guides you through every step of professional coffee making. From totally demystifying the bean-grinding process to helping you to create barista-worthy drinks, it takes you from bean to cup with zero faff.

The intuitive 3.5-inch screen shows you how to adjust the grind for your specific beans (there are 15 different settings and three brewing temperatures to choose from). It also helps you achieve a precise, mess-free tamp, and teaches you to balance your cafe-quality espresso with different milk textures for Insta-worthy latte art.

Hosting friends or family? La Specialista Touch means you can get their favourite drinks ready to wow them upon arrival – a move that’s guaranteed to impress even the most committed coffee aficionado. There are nine pre-programmed recipes (including a five-minute cold brew), and you can also practice making your signature drinks, saving your own creations to the system when complete.

The elegant design of La Specialista Touch brims with the thoughtful additions you’d expect from De’Longhi, such as a wipe-clean stainless steel body and self-cleaning programmes to make its maintenance as effortless as your morning cappuccino. Plus the sleek, compact design with black accents means this is one kitchen appliance you’ll want to have in pride of place in the heart of your home. 

No matter what your preferred coffee order is, enhance your experience and make it exactly the way you like it with La Specialista Touch. Soon you’ll be sipping your dream brew at the counter… of your own kitchen.

The huge range of De’Longhi coffee machines means there’s a design to suit every taste and budget; it includes Nespresso makers and automatic machines designed for both simplicity and style, as well as bean-to-cup barista-level models. We put the De’Longhi Rivelia Coffee Machine to the test, a bean-to-cup machine that’s won awards for its user experience.