My first foray into pour over coffee after a few month's research. I decided on this model because it can make both iced and hot coffee. So far, I have made iced coffee a couple of times, and hot coffee in it almost every morning since it arrived a couple of weeks ago. I am still working on my pour over skill, but I really like the clean coffee it makes and the brightness it brings out.This works very well for iced coffee. The dripper has an additional layer to disperse coffee over ice in raindrops style, making the ice melt evenly into the coffee. The ratio takes the ice into account for a perfect strength and temperature. Coffee is definitely brighter than cold brew and doesn't need any milk. I still like a little sweetener in it.This is a good alternative to Aeropress when needing a quick iced coffee. The carafe is nice when you are sharing with a friend. And it doesn't require the long term planning skills that cold brew does. (BTW, Hario cold brew carafe is also highly recommended.)My next purchase will be a proper v60 dripper that I can use directly on top of the cup for hot coffee. I know I don't really need it since this one works ... But.... er... I want it.