Standart Magazine – Issue 39

Standart is an award-winning print magazine dedicated to the beauty of coffee. Every issue is ram-packed with stories of some of the brightest minds in the world of coffee.

Welcome to Standart Issue 39.

We begin in West Africa, where our origin profile explores Ghana, renowned for its cocoa, but lesser known for its coffee. We ask: can it hold its own in the cup? From there, we head east to Kenya, diving into the tangled history of its coffee’s genetic diversity and what’s at stake for its future.

With Japan entering peak tourist season, chances are some of you have a trip on the books. Our city profile takes you to Kyoto for a coffee-soused wander around the quintessential Japanese city.

Back home, we sit down with British Olympian Jodie Alicia to talk sprinting, reinvention, and the small but mighty role coffee plays in her next chapter. Her medals aren’t the only things gleaming in this issue, as we showcase one of the world’s most enviable vintage espresso machine collections by Henklangkempercollection.

@RoasterKat joins us to bust one of roasting’s biggest misconceptions, while regular contributor @LanceHedrick pens a personal essay on what he owes the enthusiast community that shaped his approach to coffee.

Of course, no proper celebration is complete without the clink of a wine glass. Our deep dive into tannins leads us into the world of low-intervention wine, told through the journeys of four coffee professionals who’ve swapped beans for grapes.

But the night is still young, and a few pages later, we trade the vineyard for the bar and serve up the origin stories of some of the world’s most iconic coffee cocktails.

As a perk, all our subscribers will also recieve 50g of specialty coffee, this time a naturally processed Colombian La Fábrica. Produced by indigenous cooperatives, sourced & sailed by @belco.coffee (thus reducing carbon emissions by 78%) and roasted by @dorigencoffee in Spain.

Language: English