Filter Notes US edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Edition No. 06
28 August 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

Control without noise

Manual pressure profiling leads a US edit with two fresh, expressive coffees, three region-supported electric tools and a pair of coffee-company pieces with real local character.

Gear spotlight

Flair Espresso · Machines

Flair 58 Plus 2

A 58mm lever espresso maker with integrated preheat control and direct pressure profiling.

It turns flow and pressure into visible handwork while retaining a standard 58mm puck-prep ecosystem.

US$699

In stock on Flair's official US store with a five-year limited warranty on the main brewing components.

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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.

2026 Héctor Londoño; Santa Catalina – Colombia by SEY Coffee

ProcessFermented and washed

Coffee · Fermented and washed

SEY Coffee · Coffee beans

2026 Héctor Londoño; Santa Catalina – Colombia

Santa Catalina, Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia; Héctor Londoño; 1,800m · Fermented and washed · Light filter · melon, florals, clean sweetness

Londoño's Chiroso brings the restrained florals and melon-like sweetness that made high-altitude Urrao a reference point.

Othosololo Honey Landrace by Flower Child Coffee

ProcessHoney

Coffee · Honey

Flower Child Coffee · Coffee beans

Othosololo Honey Landrace

Greita Korsa, Guji, Ethiopia; Othosololo station; 2,240–2,280m · Honey · Light filter · wildflower honey, citrus, grapes

A December 2025 Guji harvest supplies honey-process breadth without losing the station, elevation and landrace detail.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

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

Quiet batch brewer

Ratio Coffee · Machines

Ratio Eight Series 2

An automated batch brewer with a timed bloom and controlled pour sequence in a compact sculptural body.

Series 2 keeps the interface almost invisible while automating the parts of a good batch brew that should be repeatable.

Serviceable grinder

Baratza · Grinders

Forté AP

A compact all-purpose grinder with 54mm ceramic flat burrs, weight dosing and a metal grind chamber.

A mature, repair-minded platform remains compelling when repeatable weight dosing matters more than novelty.

Temperature control

Fellow · Tools & water

Stagg EKG Pro – Matte Black

A temperature-controlled gooseneck kettle with scheduling, altitude adjustment and guide mode.

The Pro earns its screen by turning repeatable water temperature and timing into genuinely useful presets.

B&W Western Hat by Black & White Coffee Roasters

Small find

Black & White Coffee Roasters · Accessories & oddities

B&W Western Hat

A desert-khaki coffee-roaster cap with a new western graphic treatment.

A playful new graphic from a coffee company that treats merch as an actual design surface.

Delaware Mug 8oz by Brandywine Coffee Roasters

Small find

Brandywine Coffee Roasters · Accessories & oddities

Delaware Mug 8oz

An eight-ounce illustrated mug made specifically around Brandywine's Delaware identity.

This is genuinely place-specific roaster ware, not a generic blank with a tiny logo.

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

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