Abstract: A coffee maker comprises a housing; a filtering device for arrangement in the housing, the filtering device having a single outlet; and a distributor for positioning in the housing below the filtering device. The distributor has a plurality of inlets and an equal number of outlets and a duct system interposed between the inlets and the outlets. The filtering device is positionable in the housing with its outlet sequentially in contact with each distributor inlet. The duct system is so formed that it connects each distributor inlet in sequence with the distributor outlets.