We heard your cries—a maelstrom, a primal wail, a veritable tidal wave of earnest queries, each more beseeching than the last. “Can we just have a little more time to submit a nomination for the Sprudge Twenty? Please? If you may??”
Well—of course! Nominations have just been extended for the Sprudge Twenty presented by Pacific Barista Series! The free and open nomination process continues through June 13th, 2025. That means it’s not too late to nominate someone in your community for this remarkable community project.
The Sprudge Twenty is our annual initiative honoring and amplifying extraordinary individuals in the specialty coffee community. Now in its seventh cohort presented in partnership with Pacific Barista Series, the Sprudge Twenty is dedicated to mentors and leaders, game-changers and inspirations, baristas and farmers, traders and teachers, entrepreneurs, and original voices in the field of coffee.
This is an open call to our global network of readers and partners: nominate people in your business or community who exemplify excellence, leadership, and the future of coffee. Nominations can be submitted in any language, in the form of an original essay, audio nomination, or video recording, so that there is no barrier to submission—the entire process is open and free, in partnership with Pacific Barista Series.
See past honorees for the 2019 Sprudge Twenty class, 2020 Sprudge Twenty class, 2021 Sprudge Twenty class, 2022 Sprudge Twenty class, 2023 Sprudge Twenty class, and the very special Golden 2024 Sprudge Twenty Class.
As part of the program, each class member receives a special in-depth interview feature on Sprudge—here are some excerpts from a few of our favorites, which we recently compiled in a best-of spotlight.
Nominate someone in your community today! Nominations close June 13th, 2025.
