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The Friday Edit
Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.
Friday Edit No. 05 · Global
21 August 2026
Read the cup
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
The Friday Edit — Read the cup
A worldwide edit of machines and tools that make pressure, flow, weight and extraction easier to see — with two coffees that reward the extra information.
02 / Fresh coffee
2 bags to know
Beans for the week
A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.
Rogue Wave Coffee · Coffee beans
Rwanda Dukorere Kawa Bukure Lot 5 Washed
Nova, Northern Province, Rwanda · 1,800–2,000m · Washed · Light · plum, raisin, brown sugar, iced tea, cola
A high-grown Red Bourbon with a clean washed frame and a dark-fruit-to-tea progression that makes extraction changes unusually legible.
Coffea Circulor · Coffee beans
Ecuador Galo Geisha Natural NX
Finca Cruz Loma, Pichincha, Ecuador · 1,450m · Natural NX · Light filter · Bing cherry, lavender, strawberry
Galo Morales's natural Geisha is the aromatic counterpoint: highly expressive fruit and florals, but still precise enough to expose recipe drift.
03 / The objects
5 more to know
The gear edit
The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.
Squeaky Coffee · Accessories & oddities
Satellite Scale Guard
A clever mechanical fix for the wet, cramped espresso work zone — and a 2026 SCA Best New Product and People's Choice winner.
A clever mechanical fix for the wet, cramped espresso work zone — and a 2026 SCA Best New Product and People's Choice winner.
Editorially selected, never paid placement. Prices and availability can change; affiliate links are always disclosed.
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