Filter Notes Global edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 15
30 October 2026

Shopping region

Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.

The Friday Edit

Excellent beans. Interesting objects. Once a week.

The new regional edit, every Friday. Nothing else.

01 / The cover story Object of the week

The Friday Edit: Precision, materiality and long-lived rituals

A roaster with unusually fine control leads a global edit built around purposeful engineering, tactile brew tools and four coffees: two contrasting Costa Rican naturals and two washed lots from Ethiopia and Honduras.

Spotlight

Aillio · Machines

Bullet R2 Pro

A 1.2 kg induction roaster with unusually granular heat and airflow control, infrared bean sensing and Roastime logging.

The R2 Pro treats a compact roaster like a serious instrument: induction power, 14 heat stages, FlowSense exhaust measurement and IBTS temperature data are tied into repeatable profiles rather than convenience presets.

US$5,299

Available to order; stated lead time five to six weeks.

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02 / Fresh coffee 4 bags to know

Beans for the week

A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.

ProcessNatural

Bean pick

THE BARN Coffee Roasters · Coffee beans

Volcan Azul

Volcan Azul, Costa Rica · Natural · Filter · dried fig, blueberry, vanilla

A natural Caturra from Volcan Azul that reads plush rather than over-fermented, moving from dried fig and blueberry into vanilla sweetness.

ProcessAnaerobic natural

Bean pick

THE BARN · Coffee beans

Volcan Azul Obatá

Volcan Azul, Costa Rica · Anaerobic natural · Filter · mango, cherry jam, passion fruit, dark chocolate

The Obatá lot turns the same estate into a useful side-by-side study: anaerobic natural processing pushes mango, cherry jam and passion fruit over a dark-chocolate base.

ProcessWashed

Bean pick

Tim Wendelboe · Coffee beans

Tatmara

Kaffa, Ethiopia · Washed · Light · citrus, floral, stone fruit

Negussie Tadesse’s washed Tatmara brings citrus, flowers and stone fruit: a lighter, more delicate counterpoint to this week’s two Costa Rican naturals.

ProcessWashed

Bean pick

Tim Wendelboe · Coffee beans

Nacimiento Pacas

Santa Bárbara, Honduras · Washed · Light · red berries, herbal, chocolate

Jobneel Cáceres Dios’s Pacas combines red berries and herbal detail with a chocolate base, giving this washed Honduran coffee a different register from Tatmara.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.

Dial-in tool

KRUVE · Tools & water

Sifter Base

A compact particle-sieving system for diagnosing grind distribution and refining recipes.

Still one of the clearest ways to make grinder distribution visible, the Sifter Base gives recipe development a physical feedback loop rather than another screen.

Earth Espresso Cups by KRUVE x OurCoffeeShelter

Studio cup

KRUVE x OurCoffeeShelter · Accessories & oddities

Earth Espresso Cups

A pair of 75 ml earthenware espresso cups with soft sculptural forms and four colour options.

The collaboration trades laboratory glass for warm earthenware, giving espresso a tactile, hand-held vessel without losing the compact proportions of a tasting cup.

Coffee Mill Stainless Cutter by HARIO Zebrang

Travel grinder

HARIO Zebrang · Grinders

Coffee Mill Stainless Cutter

A compact outdoor-oriented hand grinder built around a stainless-steel cutter and packable form.

Zebrang’s collapsible, field-ready design is more considered than the usual travel grinder, while the stainless cutter makes it a credible brew tool rather than camping decoration.

Small find

Tim Wendelboe · Accessories & oddities

TW T-shirt “Caballero”

A producer-referencing graphic T-shirt from the Oslo roaster.

A good bit of coffee merch with a specific producer story and an unusually gentle price.

Small find

Coffee Collective · Tools & water

Cupping Spoon

An 18-10 stainless-steel cupping spoon engraved with the roaster’s logo.

A proper deep-bowled spoon from a team that cups daily, useful for tasting sessions and for the everyday ritual of skimming a brew.

Editorially selected, never paid placement. Prices and availability can change; affiliate links are always disclosed.

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