With the release of the Jay, La Marzocco has now released its third grinder in as many years. Beyond a sleek design the brand is known for, early adopters have been impressed by what’s under the hood.
La Marzocco is famed around the world for its coffee machines. Whether it be favourite commercial models like the Linea Classic S or GB5, home machines like the Linea Mini and Micra, or future-facing innovations like the Modbar, the brand has an enviable reputation centred on high performance.
In recent years, the Italian machine manufacturer has expanded its range. With the release of its Jay Grinder, La Marzocco has now released three new grinders since 2023.
The Jay was unveiled in spectacular fashion at Host Milano 2025 and stole the show at the La Marzocco Out of the Box show, which took the theme of ‘roots and wings’.
While innovations like the OFB Strada paid homage to the heritage or ‘roots’ of
La Marzocco, the Jay was an example of the manufacturer spreading its wings and taking flight into new parts of the specialty coffee industry.
Coffee Supreme has been a testing ground and valued partner for La Marzocco in Australia. The famed roaster’s Abbotsford café was one of the first in the region entrusted with the Jay Grinder and put it through its paces against the unique demands of the Australian coffee community.
Samuel Colvin, part of Coffee Supreme’s Abbotsford team, was staggered by the Jay’s quality, and believes it has the potential to be a class leader.
“The quality of ground coffee was exceptional,” says Samuel. “The texture of the grinds and zero clumping was astonishing. There was also a significant difference in flavour clarity and more consistent shot times.
“Channelling was reduced, shot times were more consistent, while the espresso flavour and texture were beautiful.
“It’s also the best designed and engineered grinder for servicing by far. Everything was super simple to remove.”
The Jay is the first La Marzocco grinder to be equipped with blind burrs, which are magnetically mounted from the back of the chassis. This design is to ensure there are no screw holes that can interrupt the cutting surface of the 68m-millimeter flat burrs set at a 45-degree angle.
The angle of the burrs was determined as the best to minimise coffee retention in the grinder, meaning less purging is required when making grind adjustments, and to ensure dialling in is simplified while reducing waste.
According to the company, coffee contact is limited to stainless steel, which was used on every surface of the grinding chamber, while the machine itself is built on a painted aluminium frame.
Every Jay is also grind-by-weight compatible when paired with a La Marzocco connected scale, contributing to the brand’s long-held goal of creating a high-quality, interconnected system behind the coffee bar.
Finally, the Jay bucks the recent trends of large touchscreens on grinders. Instead, a minimalistic trio of buttons store different settings, with a digital display showing grind durations. An analogue dial controls grind setting.
La Marzocco Sales Manager and Product Strategy Lead, Brydon Price, says simplicity and high performance are at the heart of the Jay Grinder.
“The Jay Grinder importantly focuses on simple reliable interaction with those functions critical to the barista during coffee service. Rather than multiple menus of unused options the Jay makes it easy for any barista to understand and manage dose, grind, extraction. With minimal retention these parameters are super easy to realise,” says Brydon.
“The revolutionary magnetic burr carrier also simplifies the cleaning and maintenance of the Jay Grinder. So quick and easy, it encourages this critical task to be completed every day in no time at all, ensuring long term peak performance.”
Following its debut in Milan, the Jay Grinder has been available in Australia since early 2026 and already trialled and tested by a variety of partners including Coffee Supreme and Veneziano Coffee Roasters.
“Jay is designed around real bar workflow: reducing waste, simplifying consistency, and integrating seamlessly into a connected coffee bar rather than adding unnecessary complexity,” says La Marzocco Commercial Brand and Marketing Manager, Johanna Hahn.
The Jay Grinder will also be in action at Melbourne International Coffee Expo 2026 at the Roasters Playground, and can be found at La Marzocco’s Melbourne and Sydney showrooms.
For more information, visit au.lamarzocco.com
This article appears in the February 2026 edition of BeanScene. Subscribe HERE.
