From Florence To Munich: La Marzocco Groups Up With Lodenfrey For Oktoberfest

While you consider Oktoberfest, what do you consider? Most likely lederhosen, massive steins of beer, polka music possibly. However what about espresso? For this yr’s Oktoberfest, La Marzocco is teaming up with German style retailer Lodenfrey for a limited-edition capsule and customized espresso machine that celebrates “the longstanding connection between Munich and Italy—and the best way each cities carry individuals collectively round meals, drink, and shared moments.”

The collaboration harkens again to the “Italian Weekend,” the second weekend of Oktoberfest when upwards of 100,000 Italian vacationers head to Munich for the festivities. For his or her 2026 Oktoberfest assortment, Lodenfrey is working with a  “curated mixture of native establishments and chosen companions,” one among which is La Marzocco. For LM, it’s an opportunity to “highlight one other facet of Oktoberfest: the tradition of hospitality that exists past beer, and the function espresso performs inside Munich’s broader social, culinary and cultural panorama.” Within the capsule features a La Marzocco Oktoberfest beer stein, machine espresso cups, a cap, and a reversible darkish brown and orange bomber jacket. The darkish brown facet options La Marzocco’s lion brand on the entrance in addition to the expanded brand on the again with “Da Firenze a Monaco di Baviera” on the again.

Coinciding with the discharge, La Marzocco has put out a Munich Metropolis Information that spans “cafes, eating places, bars, hospitality locations, and cultural establishments” that “mirror the character of the town as we speak.” And naturally there’s a customized espresso machine.

For the festivities, La Marzocco has created a one-of-a-kind Linea Micra “impressed by the visible language of the merchandise assortment in addition to Munich, Bavaria, and Oktoberfest.” Will probably be on show on the Lodenfrey Oktoberfest pop-up and one fortunate attendee shall be taking it house. Lodenfrey will host a public raffle all through the pageant season, with the winner being introduced on October 1^st, also called Worldwide Espresso Day.

The remainder of the gathering is a Germany unique and is accessible in-store or through the webstores for Lodenfrey and La Marzocco. For extra data, go to La Marzocco’s official web site.

Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Community and a employees author based mostly in Dallas. Learn extra Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.