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Filter Notes Europe 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

Europe gets a compact serious espresso machine, a Danish washed-versus-natural coffee comparison, and three brewers and grinders whose material choices do real work.

Linea Micra Blue (2026) by La Marzocco

La Marzocco · Machines

Linea Micra Blue (2026)

La Marzocco's compact dual-boiler home machine in the 2026 blue finish.

Micra condenses credible temperature stability and steam power into a machine that does not demand commercial-counter depth.

€3,605.80 incl VAT

In stock on the official Spanish EU store when checked; add-to-cart route verified.

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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.

Bombona by Coffee Collective ProcessWashed

Coffee Collective · Coffee beans

Bombona

Colombia · Washed · Filter · caramel, blackberry, chocolate

A structured washed coffee whose caramel depth makes a stable baseline for the week's process comparison.

Reshad Natural Espresso by Coffee Collective ProcessNatural

Coffee Collective · Coffee beans

Reshad Natural Espresso

Ethiopia · Natural · Espresso · dried apple, bergamot, milk chocolate

The natural process and espresso development make this the deliberately rounder, more aromatic half of the pair.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

X54 Allround Home Grinder by Mahlkönig

Mahlkönig · Grinders

X54 Allround Home Grinder

A quiet, hopper-fed home grinder with credible espresso-to-filter range and current direct stock.

It is a credible one-grinder household compromise with local voltage, support and a proven burr-maker behind it.

Glass Brewer by April Coffee

April Coffee · Manual brewing

Glass Brewer

A handmade glass flat-bed brewer on a separate clear acrylic base.

The material makes slurry behaviour visible while the geometry keeps the recipe deliberately simple.

Graycano Dripper by Graycano

Graycano · Manual brewing

Graycano Dripper

A ribbed aluminium cone with a cork sleeve that uses high conductivity to shape the slurry temperature curve.

The thermal behaviour is the editorial point: rapid preheat and low mass make temperature management tangible rather than decorative.

The Fundamentals of Excellent Coffee by Coffee Collective

Coffee Collective · Accessories & oddities

The Fundamentals of Excellent Coffee

A rigorous but approachable reference that improves buying and brewing rather than adding another gadget.

A roaster-written field guide is a better kind of small find: twenty step-by-step recipes connect the week's process comparison to something you can actually use.

La Cabra Cap by La Cabra

La Cabra · Accessories & oddities

La Cabra Cap

A GOTS-certified organic-cotton cap from the Danish roaster, offered in four colours.

The Another Aspect collaboration makes this more considered than standard logo merch: an organic-cotton six-panel cap specific to Danish coffee culture.

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