Flair 58 Plus

The Flair 58 Plus is a manual lever espresso machine. There is no pump and no boiler. You supply the pressure yourself by pulling a lever, and the pressure gauge sits in your line of sight so you are reading real numbers rather than guessing.
That control is the point. A pump pushes at a fixed pressure whether the coffee wants it or not. With a lever you feel the puck resisting and adjust through the shot, easing in for pre infusion and tapering off at the end.
It uses a full 58mm commercial group, so standard baskets, tampers and distribution tools fit. The brew head is temperature controlled via the included adaptor, which keeps the group stable instead of dropping heat mid extraction the way unheated lever machines do. High flow and low flow baskets are both included, covering light filter roasts through to dark roast espresso.
At 5.5 kg it takes up a fraction of the counter space a pump machine needs, with nothing to plumb or descale. Grind quality matters more here than on any other machine type, so pair it with a serious espresso grinder.
Suits someone who wants to understand espresso rather than automate it. If you want coffee out the door fast with minimal involvement, a semi automatic machine is the better buy.

Flair 58 plus - What's in the box

Base with attachment screws
Post & lever with brew head
Articulating shot mirror
Walnut 58 mm portafilter
Walnut palm tamper
Pressure gauge
Drip tray
Puck screen
Valve plunger with locking hook
High-flow and low-flow baskets
Power adaptor with plug
Brewing guide/manual