Filter Notes Global edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 05
21 August 2026

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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.

Spotlight

Decent Espresso · Machines

DE1PRO

A compact pressure-profiling espresso machine that exposes live flow, pressure and temperature data.

A genuinely information-rich espresso machine: pressure, flow, weight and temperature become part of the recipe rather than post-shot guesswork.

£2,756

Direct configuration and order route live; build timing is confirmed during checkout; checked 14 Aug 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

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.

Ecuador Galo Geisha Natural NX by Coffea Circulor

ProcessNatural NX

Coffee

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.

Gear

Varia · Grinders

VS4 Grinder

Its 53mm conical platform and 150–300rpm control let grind texture become a deliberate variable, not a fixed property.

Its 53mm conical platform and 150–300rpm control let grind texture become a deliberate variable, not a fixed property.

Gear

Sworksdesign · Manual brewing

Bottomless Dripper

A stripped-back brewer whose needle valve puts drawdown time in plain sight and under direct control.

A stripped-back brewer whose needle valve puts drawdown time in plain sight and under direct control.

Gear

Fellow · Tools & water

Tally Pro Precision Scale

A brew scale with weight, timer and ratio modes in a restrained countertop form.

Brew Assist turns ratio into a live target, keeping attention on the pour rather than mental arithmetic.

Small find

Squeaky Coffee · Accessories & oddities

Satellite Scale Guard

A low-profile guard that protects an espresso scale from drips and heat beneath the group.

A clever mechanical fix for the wet, cramped espresso work zone — and a 2026 SCA Best New Product and People's Choice winner.

Small find

APAX LAB · Tools & water

Konflux 20mL

A tiny, practical way to move water composition from background mystery to a controlled tasting variable.

A tiny, practical way to move water composition from background mystery to a controlled tasting variable.

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

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