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Sage Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine
Assisted dosing and tamping, touchscreen guidance and hands-free milk. Café drinks, made simple.
- 30 grind settings
- 10kg assisted tamp
- 8 milk textures
- 3 sec heat-up
£1,199.95
RRP £1,199.95
Price includes VAT.
Fresh coffee makes the machine
Our espresso is roasted to order and shipped the same day if you order by noon (Monday to Friday).
Shop espresso coffee- Free UK delivery
- Manufacturer's guarantee
- Set-up help from coffee roastersOur recipe and grind settings below, plus help by email
Why it's worth it
About the Sage Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine
The Barista Touch Impress guides you to a great shot every time. Its Impress puck system doses and tamps for you, then corrects the next dose automatically, and the touchscreen walks you through each step with real-time feedback.
Hands-free milk texturing with eight foam levels and settings for plant milks means café-style flat whites, lattes and cappuccinos with very little effort.
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30
grind settings
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10kg
assisted tamp
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8
milk textures
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3 sec
heat-up
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Impress puck system
It doses, then you pull the lever for an assisted 10kg tamp with a barista-style twist. It even corrects your next dose automatically, so there's far less mess and guesswork.
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Guidance as you go
Barista Guidance on the touchscreen gives real-time feedback on your shot and tells you what to adjust.
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Hands-free milk
Auto MilQ textures milk from 40°C to 75°C with eight foam levels, plus settings for plant milks.
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Your favourites saved
Eight café drinks are preset, and you can save up to eight of your own, so everyone in the house gets their coffee their way.
Our honest take
Is it right for you?
Perfect if you're
after café-quality milk drinks every day with as little learning curve as possible, but still like making the coffee yourself.
Look elsewhere if
you enjoy doing every step by hand (the Barista Pro is better value), or you want the larger 58mm basket and full automation of the Oracle Jet.
The best machine we know for households where several people make coffee. The guidance takes the frustration out of the first few weeks, and the milk is genuinely good.
From our roastery
Our Barista Touch Impress recipe
The machine guides you, but these are the numbers we work to at the roastery. Start here and taste.
- Dose
- Let the Impress system set it, around 18g
- Yield
- 34–36g of espresso in the cup
- Time
- 24–26 seconds
- Starting grind
- Mid-range, then follow the on-screen guidance
Dialling in
- Running fast and tasting sour? Grind finer.
- Running slow and tasting bitter? Grind coarser.
- For plant milk, use a barista version and pick the matching milk setting.
- Beans roasted 7 to 30 days ago give the best crema and flavour.
Roasted for espresso
The best coffee for your machine
Every machine is only as good as the beans in it. These are the coffees we'd put in ours.
The detail
Sage Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine specifications
| Grinder | Integrated conical burr grinder, Baratza European Precision Burrs (hardened steel), 30 grind settings |
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| Dosing and tamping | Impress puck system: intelligent dosing, assisted 10kg tamp with 7° finishing twist |
| Portafilter | 54mm stainless steel |
| Heating | ThermoJet, ready in about 3 seconds |
| Controls | Touchscreen with Barista Guidance, 8 preset drinks plus up to 8 saved favourites |
| Milk | Auto MilQ hands-free steam wand, 40–75°C, 8 textures, 3 plant milk settings, plus manual steaming |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 36 × 34 × 41.5 cm |
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| Water tank | 2 litres, removable |
| Finish | Brushed stainless steel |
| Guarantee | 2-year Sage manufacturer's guarantee |
What's in the box
- 54mm stainless steel portafilter
- 480ml stainless steel milk jug
- 1 and 2 cup single and dual wall filter baskets
- Water filter and holder
- Water hardness test strip
- Razor precision trimming tool
- Cleaning tablets, steam wand cleaning tool, cleaning disc and brush
- Descaling powder
Specifications from the manufacturer. Designs and specifications can change.
Choosing a machine
Compare Sage machines
| Oracle Jet Espresso Machine | Barista Touch Impress Espresso MachineYou're here | |
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| Price | £1,699.95 | £1,199.95 |
| Grinder | Built in, 45 settings, auto tamp | Built in, 30 settings |
| Heating | ThermoJet, 1°C control | ThermoJet, 3-second heat-up |
| Milk | Auto MilQ, plant milk settings | Auto MilQ, 8 textures |
| Controls | Touchscreen with guidance | Touchscreen with guidance |
| Best for | Café results, least effort | Easy café drinks |
Questions we get asked
Sage Barista Touch Impress Espresso Machine FAQs
Is the Barista Touch Impress good for beginners?
Yes. The Impress system takes care of dosing and tamping, and the touchscreen tells you what to change if a shot runs too fast or slow. It's the easiest way into proper espresso we know of.
Which coffee beans are best for the Barista Touch Impress?
Freshly roasted whole beans, ideally used between one week and one month after roasting. For milk drinks we recommend our Momentum espresso blend.
Does it work with oat and other plant milks?
Yes. Auto MilQ has dedicated settings for plant milks. Barista versions give the best texture.
What's the difference between the Barista Touch Impress and the Oracle Jet?
The Touch Impress assists your tamp and guides you; the Oracle Jet grinds, doses and tamps fully automatically, uses a larger 58mm portafilter with a 22g dose, and has 45 grind settings.
How often should I clean and descale it?
Clean the steam wand after each use, backflush regularly, and descale every two to three months depending on your water hardness. Descaling powder and a water hardness strip are included.
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