Filter Notes Global edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 01 · Global
24 July 2026
Control the variables

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Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.

The Friday Edit

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01 / The cover story Object of the week

Control the Variables

A stovetop espresso machine with real engineering theatre, a matched washed-and-natural CGLE17 pair, and three tools that make grind, flow and water deliberate.

Gear spotlight

9Barista · Machines

9Barista Mk.2

A twin-boiler stovetop machine that produces a 40–45g espresso at 9 bar without an electrical pump.

It turns the ritual of a stovetop brewer into true 9-bar espresso without a plug or pump.

US$735 · £449

Worldwide direct; free express shipping with duties/taxes included or calculated

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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.

Bean · Washed

La Cabra · Coffee beans

CGLE 17 Washed

Potosí, Valle del Cauca, Colombia · Café Granja La Esperanza · 1,800 masl · Washed · 20h cherry fermentation + 35h open-tank fermentation · Light omni roast ·...

CGLE17’s jasmine-and-citrus lift is especially legible in Café Granja’s controlled double-fermentation washed lot.

Bean · Natural

La Cabra · Coffee beans

CGLE 17 Natural

Potosí, Valle del Cauca, Colombia · Café Granja La Esperanza · Natural · Light omni roast · Violet, red berries, floral spice

The same rare house hybrid and producer, now natural, makes process—not provenance—the controlled variable.

03 / The objects 3 more to know

The gear edit

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

Serious grinder

Mazzer · Grinders

Mazzer Philos

A low-retention single-dose grinder with 64mm flat burr options and stepped or stepless adjustment.

Low retention, two distinct 64mm burr choices and switchable stepped/stepless adjustment make one grinder genuinely multi-method.

Under $75

OREA · Manual brewing

OREA O2 Brewer — Darth Black

A two-cup, fast-flow flat-bed brewer made from BPA-free Tritan.

A fast-flow two-cup brewer is the simplest way to expose the matched coffees’ process contrast.

Water tool

APAX LAB · Tools & water

APAX LAB Nano Box Set

Three 20mL mineral concentrates for steering clarity, sweetness, body and florality in brew water.

Three mineral profiles make water a tunable ingredient instead of an invisible source of brew drift.

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