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The Big Story: Filter Coffee
Filter Coffee’s The tension between filter and
Response, espresso is not a battle for
supremacy, but a dialogue. In
Reinvention and Australia and New Zealand, the
Revival “flat white” - a drink that blends
the two traditions - has emerged
The pressure of the espresso as a local favourite. In North
revolution forced filter coffee to America, offices and diners still
innovate. Across the globe, a pour endless cups from filter
new appreciation for manual pots, while espresso bars cater
brewing methods emerged. The to those seeking a quick, intense
“third wave” coffee movement, fix. In India, filter coffee remains
which celebrates origin, terroir, a morning ritual, even as
and process, has elevated filter espresso chains proliferate in
brewing to an art form. Devices urban centres.
such as the Chemex, Hario V60,
and Aeropress have become This coexistence is not without
icons of craftsmanship, and friction, but it is largely
pour-over bars now sit side by complementary. Each method
side with espresso counters in has its strengths, its champions,
specialty cafés. and its context. The espresso
revolution has, in many ways,
Filter coffee is no longer just the enriched filter coffee - raising
humble home brew; it is a expectations for quality,
canvas for experimentation. encouraging transparency in
Baristas explore single-origin sourcing, and fostering a culture
beans, precise grind sizes, and of experimentation.
complex brewing ratios. Tasting
flights of filtered coffees invite The Future
customers to experience the
diversity of flavours within a As sustainability, traceability,
single harvest or region. In this and health become central to
way, filter coffee has not only consumer choices, filter coffee’s
survived but evolved - its very virtues shine ever more brightly.
tradition becoming the It is less wasteful, typically uses
foundation for innovation. less energy, and lends itself to
slow, mindful consumption. The
The Global ritual of brewing - measuring,
Landscape: Filter pouring, waiting - offers a
Versus Espresso counterpoint to the fast-paced,
take-away culture of the modern
city.
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