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Filter Notes Europe edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 12
9 October 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

Useful control, less theatre

This week favours equipment that makes a real variable easier to manage, then balances it with fresh coffees and small objects that earn their place.

GO 2.0 by Profitec

Profitec · Machines

GO 2.0

The 2026 revision keeps the compact single-boiler appeal while sharpening the interface and warm-up routine.

The 2026 revision keeps the compact single-boiler appeal while sharpening the interface and warm-up routine.

€995

Available when checked 2026-10-08

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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.

Ethiopia Bombe Natural by Friedhats ProcessNatural

Friedhats · Coffee beans

Ethiopia Bombe Natural

Ethiopia · Shantawene, Bensa · Natural · Filter · strawberry, blueberry jam, lemon verbena

A current Bombe natural with ripe berry intensity lifted by lemon-verbena freshness.

Berry Blues by DAK Coffee Roasters ProcessAnaerobic natural

DAK Coffee Roasters · Coffee beans

Berry Blues

Ethiopia · Oromia · Anaerobic natural · Filter · cashew butter, grape soda, myrtle liquor

Esayas Beriso’s high-grown lot is a deliberately boozy, creamy counterpoint to the cleaner Uganda pick.

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.

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

Wave Style Glass Brewer by Kalita

Kalita · Manual brewing

Wave Style Glass Brewer

A calm all-in-one flatbed set that brings a five-cup server, papers and dripper together without a complicated parts hunt.

A calm all-in-one flatbed set that brings a five-cup server, papers and dripper together without a complicated parts hunt.

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

Vintage Cap by Espresso Garden Club

Espresso Garden Club · Accessories & oddities

Vintage Cap

A restrained piece of café merch from a genuinely useful European espresso voice.

A restrained piece of café merch from a genuinely useful European espresso voice.

Small Cup & Saucer by Coffee Collective

Coffee Collective · Accessories & oddities

Small Cup & Saucer

Coffee Collective and ACME tune a compact espresso cup around aroma space, rounded mixing and a genuinely usable handle.

Coffee Collective and ACME tune a compact espresso cup around aroma space, rounded mixing and a genuinely usable handle.

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