Filter Notes Asia edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 02
31 July 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

Less friction, more signal

Asia’s edit starts in Singapore with a programmable capsule brewer, then moves through two fresh PPP releases and compact tools designed for apartments, travel and cross-border realities.

The machines pick

MORNING · Machines

The Morning Machine

A capsule machine that exposes pressure, temperature and flow recipes instead of treating every pod alike.

It asks whether capsule convenience can preserve some of the authorship and repeatability specialty coffee expects.

S$660

In stock from the official Singapore store; 58 units shown when checked.

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02 / Fresh coffee 2 bags to know

Beans for the week

A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.

ProcessNatural

Coffee

PPP Coffee · Coffee beans

Peru Finca Los Santos Gesha

Ayuyus Mountains, Peru · Natural · Filter · snow pear, rose, gaoshan oolong

A small source-direct bag that frames Gesha florals through pear and high-mountain-tea references familiar to the region.

ProcessFully washed

Coffee

PPP Coffee · Coffee beans

Ethiopia Koke Shalaye

Ethiopia · Yirgacheffe · Fully washed · Espresso · blackberry, plum, toffee, white peach

A washed Yirgacheffe at 1,972m supplies the clean, dark-fruit side of PPP's current contrast.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

The grinders edit

Varia · Grinders

VS6 Grinder

Swappable burr sets and region-specific electrical options give one chassis a genuinely broad remit.

The unusual value is not another adjustment dial but the ability to change burr style and speed as the coffee brief changes.

The grinders edit

1Zpresso · Grinders

ZP6 Special

A filter-first burr and fine external adjustment remain a compelling route to articulate cups.

It is a rare cult object whose narrow filter brief is the reason to buy it, not a missing feature.

The machines edit

Wacaco · Machines

Picopresso

A compact hand-pumped espresso maker with a naked 52mm basket and protective case.

It shrinks the machine, not the preparation standards: grind, distribution and hot water still matter.

Small find

PPP Coffee · Accessories & oddities

PPP Coffee Reusable Tote

A practical Singapore roaster tote designed for repeated shop and market use.

A locally rooted, useful object that connects the edition back to the roaster behind both coffee picks.

Must Drink Coffee Enamel Mug by Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Small find

Chye Seng Huat Hardware · Accessories & oddities

Must Drink Coffee Enamel Mug

A genuinely Singapore-specific desk or camp mug from the Tyrwhitt Road institution.

It is affordable café memorabilia that remains genuinely useful at home or outdoors.

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

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