Flair Espresso makes a whole range of impressive manual espresso makers from the original classic all the way to the flagship 58 series. However, Flair hasn't forgotten the needs of the beginner and budget-conscious barista. The Flair NEO Flex, revamped and re-released in 2024, was designed with these home brewers in mind. Despite its modest price and lighter body, the NEO Flex offers everything you need to make delicious espresso and control brewing variables, including pressure.

About Flair Espresso

Flair Espresso's mission is to encourage lovers of great coffee to slow down and make their beloved beverage by hand. Flair Espresso Makers aren't just manual equivalents of their traditional, electric counterparts. They are cleverly-engineered, fully analogue precision tools that allow a dedicated home barista to control every variable, including pressure, to make the the perfect espresso.

About the Flair NEO Flex

To keep the NEO Flex affordable and lightweight, Flair has constructed this espresso maker with an ultra-light polymer blend body. Nevertheless, it is still fully capable of making proper espresso, not just strong coffee. It includes a bottomless portafilter, allowing you to work just as you would with a traditional espresso machine or a higher-end Flair model. It also comes with a beginner-friendly, Flow-Control (pressurised) Portafilter that produces good results even with more coarsely ground or less fresh coffee.

The latest version of the NEO Flex includes a built-in pressure gauge, just like the high-end models, allowing you to carefully dial in your extraction based on live pressure feedback. It also features a redesigned thin-walled cylinder that doesn't even need a pre-heat thanks to its low thermal mass. You can just dose, fill up, and extract.

If you're looking for an affordable way to make espresso at home or on the go, and you're willing to invest the time to learn and apply proper barista techniques, there may be no better entry point into the world of espresso than the Flair NEO Flex.

What's included with the Flair NEO Flex

• Base
• Post & Lever
• Standard Brew Head with No-Preheat Thin Cylinder
• Flow-Control and Bottomless 2-in-1 Portafilter
• NEO Flex Pressure Gauge and Stem
• Improved Preheat Cap
• Funnel
• Dosing Cup
• Brewing Guide

To get the most out of your Flair espresso maker, you'll need an espresso grinder, a kettle, a scale and high-quality fresh coffee beans!

Flair NEO Flex features

• Lightweight & portable design
• Beginner friendly but fully espresso-capable
• Comes with flow control and bottomless portafilter
• Integrated pressure gauge
• No preheat thin-walled cylinder
• Brews double shots

Flair NEO Flex specifications

• Materials: Polymer blend body, stainless steel, plastic & aluminium parts
• Water Input Capacity: up to 60ml
• Yield: up to 45ml
• Coffee dose: 12-18g
• Assembled Dimensions: 29.2cm x 19.05cm x 26.67cm
• Weight: 3.18kg
• Warranty: 1-year