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The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 06 · US
28 August 2026
Control without noise

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 manual lever espresso maker with integrated preheat control and a pressure gauge.

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

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

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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