Filter Notes Global edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 12 · Global
9 October 2026
Useful control

Shopping region

Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.

The Friday Edit

Excellent beans. Interesting objects. Once a week.

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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.

9Barista Espresso Machine Mk.2 by 9Barista

Gear spotlight

9Barista · Machines

9Barista Espresso Machine Mk.2

A genuinely compact pressure brewer with a five-year warranty and a clearer Mk.2 ownership proposition.

$730

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.

Bean · juicy

DAK Coffee Roasters · Coffee beans

Jazz Fruits

Ethiopia · Yirgacheffe · Fully natural · Espresso / omni · mandarin, strawberry, white chocolate

DAK’s returning Daye Bensa lot is fruit-forward but designed to stay generous in espresso and milk.

San Miguel Urias by Square Mile Coffee Roasters

Bean · fermentation

Square Mile Coffee Roasters · Coffee beans

San Miguel Urias

Guatemala · Antigua · Washed, yeast inoculated · Filter · clean, sweet

A limited yeast-inoculated washed lot turns careful fermentation control into a clean, sweet comparison point rather than a novelty flavour claim.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

Grinder · burr choice

Niche Coffee · Grinders

Niche Duo

Niche pairs an 83 mm flat-burr platform with espresso, filter or dual-burr configurations, making the trade-off unusually explicit before purchase.

Niche pairs an 83 mm flat-burr platform with espresso, filter or dual-burr configurations, making the trade-off unusually explicit before purchase.

Espresso prep

Weber Workshops · Tools & water

Moonraker

Its planetary needles make distribution repeatable without turning puck prep into guesswork.

Its planetary needles make distribution repeatable without turning puck prep into guesswork.

F70 Ceramics Flatbottom Pourover Brewer by Saint Anthony Industries

Flat-bottom brewer

Saint Anthony Industries · Manual brewing

F70 Ceramics Flatbottom Pourover Brewer

A steep-walled ceramic brewer that keeps the bed compact and the price refreshingly modest.

A steep-walled ceramic brewer that keeps the bed compact and the price refreshingly modest.

Small find

notNeutral · Accessories & oddities

LINO 10oz Mug

A café-standard cup whose handle and interior curve make daily milk drinks feel considered.

A café-standard cup whose handle and interior curve make daily milk drinks feel considered.

Small find

AeroPress · Accessories & oddities

Flow Control Filter Cap

A tidy pressure-actuated cap that stops drip-through and opens up immersion-style recipes.

A tidy pressure-actuated cap that stops drip-through and opens up immersion-style recipes.

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

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