Before I started Milton Coffee Co.

I spent 20 years building an automotive brand called Morimoto. I launched it when I was an 18-year-old car-obsessed kid with an eye for design and a drive to build something better than what was out there.

I was the founder, the CEO, and the product guy all at once. I ran everything from shaping our product line to managing the supply chain to acting as the face for the brand. It was fast, demanding, stressful, but now all said and done? An experience I wouldn’t trade for the world.

And every day, through every product launch and warehouse fail there was a black plastic Nespresso machine sitting in the corner of my office. It wasn’t beautiful. But it worked. It made decent coffee, quickly - and it kept me going.

Eventually, I stepped away from that business, ready for something new. I moved to Milton, Georgia…a place full of green space, old trees, and a quieter kind of inspiration. To celebrate my retirement from Morimoto, I treated myself to a Slayer espresso machine and the time to learn how to use it. When it comes to Slayer…If you know, you know. Part machine, part sculpture, and every bit as satisfying to use as it is to look at.

That’s when it clicked. Why doesn’t something like this exist for the rest of us...Like the old me who didn’t have enough time in the day for a Slayer (Let alone a barista-101 degree to understand how to use the thing)

Most people drink capsule coffee. It’s fast, it’s clean, and the coffee has come a long way. But the machines? Still the same old basic black plastic commodity that’s better when hidden away.

So I started sketching.

What if a coffee machine offered the simplicity of pods with the craftsmanship of a handmade product? Built from upscale materials like stainless steel, wood, leather, or carbon fiber…not just for appearance, but for longevity? What if it wasn’t just an appliance, but the conversation-starting centerpiece for your countertop? Why is it that less than 1% of coffee drinkers get to enjoy coffee machines that look as nice as they make coffee? (ie those who have the skill, time, or money to run a La Marzocco, Rocket, or Slayer at home)

That’s the idea behind Milton Coffee Co.

We build high-end brewers for Nespresso OriginalLine capsules, but the real goal is to transform the experience. To make it beautiful, personal, and deliver a bit of joy before getting on with the realities of our day. Each custom build is hand-assembled in Georgia using high-end materials and engineered with precision, inside and out. They're made for people who prefer quality and character in everything they own.

The brand’s emblem; a pinecone (not to be confused with a pineapple) was inspired by the natural surroundings of Milton, GA. But it also holds deeper meaning: the pinecone is nature’s own nod to perfect design. Its scales follow the Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical ratio found throughout the natural world…from pinecones to sunflowers to galaxies. It’s a symbol of harmony, proportion, and timeless beauty. In many ways, it reflects what we’re aiming for: balanced design, built with intention.

I started Milton Coffee because I wanted to share a bit of the same joy that my Slayer brings me every morning with all my caffeine-loving cohorts out there who just don’t have the time or know-how to use one. And now they’ll never need to. This is for ya'll.

Matt Kossoff

Founder, Milton Coffee co.