From the roastery

Journal

Recipes, brew guides, coffee origins and news from our roastery in Glenrothes, Fife.

Journal

Worker carrying a sack of green coffee into a warehouse in Ethiopia

Our sourcing trip to Ethiopia

Notes from our sourcing trip to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee: how the country's coffee economy works, and visiting producers to find coffees for Modern Standard.

Our sourcing trip to Ethiopia

Notes from our sourcing trip to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee: how the country's coffee economy works, and visiting producers to find coffees for Modern Standard.

Modern Standard engraved cupping spoons used to taste coffee

How to taste coffee

How coffee professionals cup and score coffee using the SCA system, what makes a coffee speciality grade, and how you can taste coffee at home.

How to taste coffee

How coffee professionals cup and score coffee using the SCA system, what makes a coffee speciality grade, and how you can taste coffee at home.

Blue beehive with a sign reading Honey, I'm home

Say hello to our new bee-autiful bee hives 🐝

Meet the nearly 6,000 bees living behind our roastery. We share what happens to their honey, how we support the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and five facts about bees.

Say hello to our new bee-autiful bee hives 🐝

Meet the nearly 6,000 bees living behind our roastery. We share what happens to their honey, how we support the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and five facts about bees.

Gail's Bakery , bespoke coffee machine, Modern Standard Coffee

Bespoke espresso machines for Gail's Bakery

In time for autumn 🍂 , we recently installed a pearl orange Victoria Arduino 2 group Eagle One, for the latest Gail's Bakery to open in London.

Bespoke espresso machines for Gail's Bakery

In time for autumn 🍂 , we recently installed a pearl orange Victoria Arduino 2 group Eagle One, for the latest Gail's Bakery to open in London.

Modern Standard coffee beans poured from a kraft bag into a hopper at The Ecology Centre

Find our coffee at The Ecology Centre

We're delighted to announce our latest wholesale coffee partner, The Ecology Centre, at Kinghorn Loch.

Find our coffee at The Ecology Centre

We're delighted to announce our latest wholesale coffee partner, The Ecology Centre, at Kinghorn Loch.

Young seedlings growing in pots of dark soil, seen from above

Are Coffee Grounds Good For Plants?

How to make best use of coffee grounds in the garden.

Are Coffee Grounds Good For Plants?

How to make best use of coffee grounds in the garden.