Filter Notes Europe edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 04 · Europe
14 August 2026
Control without clutter

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

Control without clutter — Europe Edit

A compact Italian dual boiler anchors a European edit built on deliberate hand control. Two Danish-roasted coffees add crisp washed structure and honeyed sweetness before a German grinder, a blackened-steel London brewer and a precise espresso tool take over.

Elizabeth Home Espresso Machine by Lelit

Spotlight

Lelit · Machines

Elizabeth Home Espresso Machine

A compact dual-boiler machine with a commercial-size 58 mm group and programmable control.

Dual boilers and a 58 mm group bring serious control into a compact domestic footprint.

£1,999

In stock at the stored official or authorised regional checkout route; checked 9 August 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.

Coffee

La Cabra · Coffee beans

Kiangoi

Rungeto Cooperative, Kiangoi, Kenya · Washed · Filter · redcurrant, hibiscus

A classic washed Kenyan profile supplies crisp redcurrant and floral lift.

Coffee

Coffee Collective · Coffee beans

Reshad Honey

Jimma, Ethiopia · Honey · Filter · vanilla, white grape, ripe peach

Honey processing brings soft fruit and vanilla without turning the lineup heavy.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

Hand grinder

Comandante · Grinders

C40 MK4 — Black

A German-made hand grinder with the established Nitro Blade burr set.

A proven European hand grinder keeps dose-to-dose control mechanical and portable.

Brewer

OREA · Manual brewing

O1 Brewer Steel — Obsidian

A compact one-cup flat-paper steel brewer in an Obsidian finish.

Double-wall stainless steel brings low thermal drag and a durable, beautifully restrained form to a compact open-bottom brewer.

Espresso tool

Weber Workshops · Tools & water

Really Nice Tamper

A self-levelling 58.55 mm tamper with defined spring force.

Defined force and self-levelling solve a real consistency problem without electronics.

Small find

Assembly · Accessories & oddities

The Assembly Journal 01

A London coffee journal combining essays, research and café culture.

A thoughtful coffee journal is a useful pause from another piece of hardware.

Small find

Cafec · Accessories & oddities

ABACA Filter Paper — 1 Cup

A 100-pack of one-cup ABACA paper filters stocked by La Cabra's Danish store.

A better-flowing paper is an inexpensive way to change drawdown behaviour.

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

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