Filter Notes Europe edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 04
14 August 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

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.

ProcessWashed

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.

ProcessHoney

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 spring tamper offered in 58mm, 54mm and 49mm formats.

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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