Volodymyr Petrina: The 22-Year-Old Barista Shaping Prague’s Coffee Future
Consider this your morning briefing: At 22, Volodymyr Petrina has already redefined what it means to be a barista in Prague. Born in Ukraine, this prodigy moved to the Czech Republic with a simple curiosity about coffee—and a hunger to master it. Within four years, he’s claimed national titles, represented his country on the global stage, and now trains baristas across six Mazelab cafés. For Petrina, coffee isn’t a craft; it’s a language of precision. Every cup is a conversation between bean and brewer, and he’s fluent in both. Petrina’s journey began with a burnt cup of over-roasted coffee in…