How filter coffee became specialty’s favourite drink

Espresso built modern café culture, and Turkish coffee still anchors centuries of tradition across the Middle East and the Balkans. Filter coffee, though, has moved past its reputation as the everyday option and become one of the formats specialty coffee leans on most.

How filter coffee became specialty’s favourite drink

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Espresso built modern café culture, and Turkish coffee still anchors centuries of tradition across the Middle East and the Balkans.

Filter coffee, though, has moved past its reputation as the everyday option and become one of the formats specialty coffee leans on most.

From competition-level pour overs to high-volume batch brew behind the counter, filter methods are shaping how roasters showcase quality and how cafés build their menus.

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Espresso built modern café culture, and Turkish coffee still anchors centuries of tradition across the Middle East and the Balkans. Filter coffee, though, has moved past its reputation as the everyday option and become one of the formats specialty coffee leans on most. From competition-level pour overs to high-volume batch brew behind the counter, filter methods are shaping how roasters showcase quality and how cafés build their menus.

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