Standart Issue 41 - PLAYFULNESS

Drown your thoughts of tomorrow in the bottom of a coffee cup—our new issue has arrived, and it's your invitation to lighten up: to explore, to tinker, to wonder with the curiosity of a child, to play.

We start at the cupping table, testing the virtues—and limitations—of using distilled water in professional cupping. While we’re there, two of the industry’s sharpest palates make a thoughtful case for sharing cupping bowls with strangers. 

And in SHOUT!, latte art champion and educator Emilee Bryant asks herself whether she’s fallen out of love with latte art… or whether the craft has simply evolved.

Where the drum meets the bass, we explore the rise of café raves and the new generation redefining what a café can be—featuring none other than Coffee & Beats from Miami.

“Hey babe, what do you want for dinner?” If that line sounds familiar, you already know our Meet Your Guest interviewee: professional chef turned social media sensation Andy Hearnden, who talks content, creativity, and why the customer isn’t always right.

Staying in the world of hospitality, we also speak to Carolyne Lane, Head of Coffee at the Michelin-starred Noma in Copenhagen, about the role of coffee within one of the world’s most innovative dining experiences, and of course—you've guessed it: fermentation!

For our Origin Profile, we travel to Zimbabwe, where coffee, once on the brink of disappearing, is finding new life through a passionate younger generation of growers.

Finally, we take a sensory stroll through the humid streets and chilled cafés of Singapore, where ice, heat, and atmosphere shape a coffee experience like nowhere else.

Dive in, play a little, and rediscover the joy of coffee without making it too serious.