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One email a week. The latest reviews, a barista story, a home espresso tip, the occasional gear note. No spam, no sponsors masquerading as editorial, and no bullet-point listicles produced by an intern.
A small bundle of useful things.
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The week’s reviews.
Whatever new establishment we visited, plus any re-reviews where the score moved. Linked, with the editorial verdict in three sentences or fewer.
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One barista story.
A short piece on someone behind a bar — what they pour, where they trained, and the shop that taught them.
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A home espresso tip.
One small thing you can change on Monday morning that improves your cup. Recipes, dial-in tweaks, gear notes.
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News we found worth your time.
Two or three links from outside the publication, with one-sentence editorial. We don’t link to anything we wouldn’t read ourselves.
A look at what lands in your inbox.
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Eden Kafé re-reviewed, Prima opens Valletta, and the cardamom-bun cortado
Three weeks of visits, one Hall of Fame contender, and the bakery pairing we've been quietly obsessed with.
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The grinder question, and a barista who came home from Melbourne
Why the grinder matters more than the machine, plus Marija Portelli on dialling-in milk in a Maltese kitchen.
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Sage's new auto-tamp machine, and seven seasonal roasts to try
First impressions on the Barista Touch Impress, and a small autumn rotation we'd actually keep on the shelf.
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