Both Signature PROs have an attractive stainless steel drip grate featuring the Flair logo and backed by a stainless steel drip tray. With the Flair Espresso Maker, you have a complete manual espresso machine that can produce professional quality shots of espresso from your home, or wherever you are.

F, ensure your beans are freshly roasted and ground and that you experiment with different grind and dose sizes. This is a question I asked when I reviewed the Rok, and as with Rok, Flair certainly makes true Espresso, with no electricity, no pumps, and no steam involved – which I do find amazing.

Whereas if you have any desire for portability and don’t want to tinker with the machine, the Flair is cheaper and more portable. This design also means the Flair PRO 2 can pack into an included, precision cut carrying case, meaning you can take your espresso anywhere you’d like.

It's an elegant-looking curve, but at higher pressures of 8 - 9 bars, I need to use two hands on the lever to make the pull easier. The stand, base, and brew group parts are solidly built to last and the cast parts eliminate extra metal so the kit doesn't add excessive weight to luggage. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

WDT required: Properly loading the full 20g is challenging, especially when not tapping and using Weiss Distribution Tool (WDT) only.