Filter Notes Asia edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 10
25 September 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

Compact tools, deliberate cups

Asia's edit keeps the footprint small and the choices intentional: a capsule machine built around extraction profiles, two Taiwanese-roasted Ethiopian lots, and tools that travel easily between desk and brew bar.

Spotlight

MORNING · Machines

The MORNING Mini

A compact Singapore-designed capsule machine with programmable extraction profiles and precise temperature control.

It treats capsule coffee as a controllable brew method rather than a one-button compromise.

SGD 399

Dawn colour in stock at Common Man Singapore when checked 24 September 2026.

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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.

ProcessWashed

Beans

Simple Kaffa · Coffee beans

Wuri — Washed

Ethiopia · Washed · Filter · orange, yuzu, bergamot, oolong, white flowers

Citrus, tea and white flowers make this the clean calibration cup in the pairing.

ProcessNatural

Beans

Simple Kaffa · Coffee beans

Buku Abel — Natural

Ethiopia · Natural · Filter · chamomile, honey, apricot, Earl Grey

It keeps the tea motif while adding honeyed fruit, making the process comparison coherent rather than theatrical.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

Core gear

Wacaco · Machines

Picopresso

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

It condenses a genuinely adjustable espresso workflow into a travel-sized object.

Flatbed Coffee Dripper — Taupe by Loveramics

Core gear

Loveramics · Manual brewing

Flatbed Coffee Dripper — Taupe

A fluted porcelain flat-bed dripper in the in-stock taupe glaze.

The neutral glaze and textured ribs give a tactile regional object without crowding the bench.

Core gear

Brewista · Tools & water

Smart Scale 3.0

A compact rechargeable brew scale with timer and espresso-friendly modes.

It provides the feedback loop the edition's compact machines and drippers need without demanding much counter space.

Cupping Spoon — Beans, Beans, Beans by Yardstick Coffee

Small find

Yardstick Coffee · Accessories & oddities

Cupping Spoon — Beans, Beans, Beans

A Yardstick-branded cupping spoon offered in dark and light finishes.

A small, regionally specific tool that is useful for both formal tasting and everyday stirring.

Iced Coffee Glass — Beans, Beans, Beans by Yardstick Coffee

Small find

Yardstick Coffee · Accessories & oddities

Iced Coffee Glass — Beans, Beans, Beans

A straight-sided clear iced-coffee glass with Yardstick's three-bean mark.

It is simple, local and genuinely usable with the region's hot-weather coffee habits.

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