Pour-over

Pour-over is manual brewing through a filter — the barista pours the water by hand instead of leaving it to a machine. That gives them full control: how much water, how fast, and in what order. This group includes all the popular drippers, like the V60 and Chemex. Brewing by hand lets you bring out more detail from the coffee than an automatic drip machine — subtle differences in aroma, acidity, and sweetness become more noticeable. That's why in specialty cafés, pour-over often appears alongside exceptional beans, where every detail counts.