Where art, science and mathematical algorithms meet. This would be one way of describing a new way of craft-brewing coffee, but the same process, called Reverse Atmospheric Infusion (RAIN), can be applied to fruits and botanicals with water too. It also works with other media—for example, distilled grain spirits or vodka—to create new and exciting organic and natural beverages or extracts to use in new products.

The RAIN process was developed by Dean Vastardis and belongs to the company he created with his brother Lou about seven years ago, called BKON (pronounced “Beacon”), which is located in New Jersey, just across the river from Philadelphia. All in all, this process and its equipment have been awarded 26 patents.