Kuration Nº 04 · Week of Oct 9, 2026
Gifts for coffee lovers who already own the gear
They already have the machine and the mug. Our first pick is Driftaway Coffee’s gift subscription: a box of five coffees to taste, then bags matched to the ones they liked. Every pick is from Kurate’s brand book.
The five picks
The One
Coffee Gift Subscription
It opens with five small coffees to taste, with a virtual tasting if they like, then sends a bag each month matched to the ones they chose; three months is the tasting box and two bags, roasted in Brooklyn, and the gift does not renew.
The Safe Choice
The Mug
Stoneware made and reduction-fired in Asheville, North Carolina, on a shape East Fork spent more than ten years getting right; it holds ten ounces comfortably, goes in the dishwasher and comes in about a dozen glazes, so choose the one that looks like them.
The Unexpected Choice
Pourigami portable pour-over dripper
Three stainless steel panels that slot together into a single-cup pour-over and pack flat into a slim case, for the person who will not drink hotel coffee; MiiR sells the paper filters separately.
The Upgrade
Dual Habibi and Habibti cup set
Two handmade espresso cups glazed Habibi and Habibti, in English and Arabic, and made to order: one for each of them.
Under budget
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelbessa
A fully washed coffee from Chelbessa in Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region, grown at 1,900 to 2,200 metres and tasting of honey, bergamot and raspberry; eight ounces from Parlor in Brooklyn for $21.
Also worth a look
- Cold Brew on Tap
A 96-ounce box of ready-to-drink cold brew with its own tap: twelve servings of Kenyan and Ethiopian coffee and filtered water, nothing else. It keeps on a shelf until opened; after that, Parlor suggests two weeks in the fridge.
- Damascus Brass Coffee Pot, Floral Etched No. 001
A tin-lined brass coffee pot in the dallah shape, hand-etched by a metalworker in Damascus, for coffee made slowly and poured at the table.
- Passport: World Coffee Tour
Three 12-ounce bags of single-origin coffee from Africa, the Americas and Southeast Asia, roasted by Dapper & Wise and boxed with tasting notes and a passport postcard; whole bean or ground.
From the Kurate team. Kurate began with a hard task: choosing a gift for someone, and always ending up with a big designer name or something generic. We set out to find the brands worth knowing instead, with pieces that feel chosen for the person who receives them.
Prices checked on Oct 6, 2026. Prices and stock change, so check with the maker before you buy. No brand pays for a place in the book or a pick: how Kurate chooses gifts.
