Welcome to finalist voting for the 12th Annual Sprudgie Awards, presented by Pacific Barista Series. From a global pool of nominees comes a final list of finalists: eight choices per each category, plus the opportunity to write-in the candidate of your choice. Please vote using the ballot here, and share this post to encourage your communities to vote. Voting is absolutely free and open to all thanks to our sponsors at Pacific Barista Series—thank you, Pacific!
Voting is open through Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST.
In light of the incredibly difficult year 2020, and the remarkable achievements by this year’s class of nominees in the category, we are awarding a full Sprudgie Awards win to all eight finalists for Outstanding Achievement. The remaining categories will be determined by public vote as in previous years. Read more on this decision below.
Voting for the 12th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series closes at 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. Vote here!
Outstanding Achievement
This award is presented each year to a remarkable coffee person, organization, cause, or entity that embodies coffee excellence. In light of an incredibly difficult 2020, and the remarkable accomplishments of each finalist in the category, this year’s slate of Outstanding Achievement nominees are each being recognized as full and rightful winners of a Sprudgie Award. Congratulations to our eight winners of a 2020 Sprudgie Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity (winner)
Getchusomegear (winner)
Go Fund Bean (winner)
Southern Smoke Emergency Relief Fund (winner)
Coffee & Tax (winner)
Kore Directive (winner)
Cam’s Coffee (winner)
World Coffee Research (winner)
Notable Roaster
This award honors a roaster doing exemplary work in 2020. This may include roasted coffee quality, the strength of e-commerce, cafe locations (if applicable), and all other facets of running a successful coffee roaster.
Portrait Coffee (Atlanta, GA)
Tectonic Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)
Morgon Coffee Roasters (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers, AR)
Three Marks Coffee (Barcelona, Spain)
Black and White Coffee Roasters (Wake Forest, NC)
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters (Vancouver, BC)
Blossom Coffee Roasters (Manchester, England)
Notable Coffee Producer
This award honors outstanding work by a coffee producer.
Anny Ruth (El Salvador)
Ana Mustafa (Colombia)
Gilberto Baraona (El Salvador)
Juan Peña (Ecuador)
Gare Ware Jilo (Ethiopia)
Ato Tesfaye Bekele (Ethiopia)
Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia (Mexico)
Virgelina Perdomo (Colombia)
Best New Product
This award honors a new coffee product released for sale to the public in the year 2020.
Ode Brew Grinder by Fellow Products
Reusable Linen Filter by Crooked Nose & Coffee Stories
Peak Water
Bosgaurus Sua Da
Taika
Hardtank
Rishi Sparkling Botanicals
Oxo Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker
Best Coffee Video/Film
This award honors an original coffee video or film released in the year 2020. This can include feature films, short films, promotional videos or social media clips.
Moving Forward, Grahm Doughty
The Global Coffee Crisis Is Coming, Vox
Axel’s Journey, MolcajeteFilms
Dalgona Coffee – Explained and Upgraded, James Hoffmann
No Single Origin, Home Storytellers
Guji Freestyle, Bartholomew Jones
The Barista, Austin Ray Encinias
Coffee Heroes, Jeff Hann
Best Coffee Writing
This award celebrates the best coffee writing of the year.
Noa Berger
Fabiana Carvalho
Umeko Motoyoshi
Brit Alexandria
Jenn Chen
Sierra Yeo
Katherine LaVeaux
Shirley Li
Best Coffee Magazine/Book
This award honors an outstanding coffee magazine or print publication release.
The Triumph: Black Brazilians In Coffee by Phyllis Johnson (USA)
Coffee Milk Blood by Vava Angwenyi (Kenya)
Roast Magazine (USA)
Gourmet Cup (France)
Coffee People Zine (USA)
Solo Magazine (Spain)
Standart (Slovak Republic)
Revista Espresso (Brazil)
Best Social Media
This award honors outstanding work across social media platforms.
@baristalifela (Instagram)
@gillybrewbar (Instagram)
@_coffeefeed (Instagram)
@specialty_pal (Instagram)
@morgandrinkscoffee (TikTok)
@Barista_Seung (Instagram)
@coffeewerkandpress (Instagram)
@cafereina_pdx (née @thearrowpdx) (Instagram)
Best Coffee Podcast
This award honors outstanding work in the podcast medium.
Boss Barista
La Crema: Podcast de Cafe
Making Coffee with Lucia Solis
Cat and Cloud
Keys to the Shop
Craft Your Own Coffee Podcast
Trans and Caffeinated
The Cxffeeblack Podcast
Best Design/Packaging
This work honors notable design or packaging work in coffee. Nominees may include coffee products, coffee bags, coffee logo or graphic design work, or any other example of outstanding coffee design.
Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers, AR)
On The Go Jo (Chicago, IL)
Brandywine Coffee Roasters (Wilmington, DE)
Cama Coffee (Taipei, Taiwan)
Lykke Kaffegårdar (Farsta, Sweden)
Fritz Coffee (Seoul, South Korea)
Sightglass Coffee (San Francisco, CA)
Three Keys Coffee (Houston, TX)
Best New Cafe
This award is presented to a cafe that has opened in 2020.
Play Coffee (Fullerton, CA)
Amberson Coffee & Grocer (Indianapolis, IN)
Mina’s World (Philadelphia, PA)
Drip Coffee (Brooklyn, NY)
Coffee Circle (Berlin, Germany)
Parable Coffee (Columbus, OH)
Young & Daughters (Seoul, South Korea)
Cafe Farfelu (Paris, France)
Sustainable Cafe
This award is presented to a cafe or coffee company for prioritizing sustainable environmental and industry stewardship. This can include zero waste practices, pursuing a reduced carbon footprint, highlighting sustainable coffees and products, and a commitment to equity and industry leadership.
Caravan Coffee Roasters (London, England)
L’Arbre à Café (Paris, France)
Coffee Collective (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Bettr Coffee Co. (Singapore)
Blank Street Coffee (New York City, NY)
Guilder (Portland, OR)
Olympia Coffee Roasters (Olympia, WA)
Kind Cafe (Vancouver, BC)
Notable Event
Glitter Cat DiGiTiTiON
Barista League: Online
Global Coffee Festival
World’s Largest Coffee Tasting
Sensory Summit
Bloom
Coffee Chats @ Kore
No Free Coffee Pop Up
Voting for the 12th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series closes at 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, January 3rd, 2021.
