Finalist voting continues for the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards, presented by Pacific Barista Series.ย With eight choices per category, plus the opportunity to write in the candidate of your choice, this year’s voting for the Sprudgies has already broken records at Sprudge. You can cast your vote byย 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 Seriesโthank you, Pacific!
Voting for the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards is open through Friday, April 4th at 11:59 PM PST.
Voting for the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series closes at 11:59 PM PST on January 29th. Find the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards Finalist voting ballot at https://sprudge.com/vote.
Notable Roaster
This award honors a coffee roasting company doing exemplary work in 2024. This may include roasted coffee quality, the strength of e-commerce, cafe locations (if applicable), and all other facets of running a successful coffee roasting company.
DAK Coffee (Amsterdam, NL)
Slick Coffee (Muscat, Oman)
September Coffee (Ottawa, CA)
Dayglow Coffee (Los Angeles, USA)
Coffee Relief (Quito, Ecuador)
Little Waves Coffee (Durham, NC)
Scenery Coffee (London, UK)
People Possession (Paris, France)
Notable Coffee Producer
This award honors outstanding work by a coffee producer.
Abel Salinas (Ecuador)
Astrid Medina (Colombia)
Diego Bermudez (Colombia)
Maricela Esperรณn (Mexico)
Luis Alberto Balladarez (Nicaragua)
Tamiru Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Wilder Lazo (Colombia)
Basha Bekele (Ethiopia)
Best New Product
This award honors a new coffee product released for sale to the public in the year 2024.
AeroPress Go Plus Travel Coffee Systemย
La Marzocco Swan Grinder
UFO Dripper (V2)
xBloom Studio
Sibarist Dual Chamber Paper Filter
Timemore Black Mirror Basic 2
Empirical Water
Nucleus NCD Pulse
Best Coffee Video/Film
This award honors an original coffee video or film released in the year 2024.
Coffee Breath โ โThe One In Chicagoโ
COFFEE The Universal Language โ Episode 2 (Los Angeles)
Eric Espiritu for Chefโs Table and Dayglow Coffee โ โAutumn In LAโ
Kate Foster & John Hesselbarth for New Harvest Coffee โ โLos Portillosโ
European Coffee Trip โ โBoram Um: Becoming The World Barista Championโ
Aramse โ โLearn To Pour And Never Look At Your Kettle The Sameโ
Anaiis Cisco โ Drip Like Coffeeย
Enrico Ventrice for Academia del Caffรจ Espresso โโThe Rise of Espressoโ
Best Coffee Writing
This award celebrates the best coffee writing of the year.
Peter Giuliano โ โIs Taste Nature or Nurtureโ โ appearing on Pax Culinaria
Lukasz Galecki โ โBarista Storiesโ โ appearing on European Coffee Trip (collected)
Christopher Feran โ โAgents, โMiddlemenโ, And How The Work Is Actually Doneโ โ appearing on ChristopherFeran.com
Sabine Parish โ โCelesty Paytxayeb Suruรญโ โ appearing in Standart Issue 37
Nick Mabey โ โHow High Prices Are Exposing The Hollow Promises of Specialty Coffeeโ โ appearing on Assembly Coffee
Owen Racer โโHis coffee is coveted around the world. His doesnโt know if his future is on the farmโ โ appearing in The Guardian
Morgan Eckroth โ โIโm not a coffee snob butโ โ appearing on Coffee For Here
Laudia Anokye-Bempah, Irwin R. Donis-Gonzalez, and William D. Ristenpartโ โWhat Color Is Your Coffee?โ โ appearing in 25 Magazine Issue 22
Best Coffee Book/Magazine
This award honors an outstanding coffee magazine or print publication release.
Standart
Softer Volumes: Cafes
The Art Of Espresso Brewing by Sรธren Stiller Markussen
Drift
Dial In Magazine
SOLO Magazine
Barista Magazine
Coffee People Zine
Best Social Media
This award honors outstanding work across social media platforms.
Morgan Eckroth โ @MorganDrinksCoffee
James Hoffmann โ @JimSeven
Lance Hedrick โ @LanceHedrick
Brian Quan โ @brian.quan_
Jimmy Johnson โ @jimmythebarista
Laila Ghambari โ @lailaghambari
Bartholomew Jones โ @cxffeeblackย
Emilee Bryant โ @emstagrim
Best Coffee Podcast
This award honors outstanding work in the podcast medium.
Itโs Just Coffee
Pikola
Buy The Drip
Tim Wendelboe Podcast
Coffee Knowledge Hub
Making Coffee with Lucia Solis
Totally Dissolved
Coffee Literature Review
Best Design/Packaging
This work honors notable design or packaging work in coffee.
A Matter of Concrete (Rotterdam)
Scenery (London)
Painted Leopard (Berkeley)
Koppi (Helsingborg)
Three Marks Coffee (Barcelona)
Cherry Coffee (Fort Worth, TX)
Dune Coffee (Santa Barbara)
Partners Coffee (Brooklyn)
Best New Cafe
This award is presented to a cafe that has opened in 2024.
Alquimia Coffee โ San Salvador, El Salvador
BIGFACE โ Miami, FL
Calico Coffee โ London, UK
Frutas Selectas by Nomad Coffee โ Barcelona, ESP
Hi-NRG โ San Francisco, CA
Krea Coffee โ Istanbul, Turkey
Ondo Coffee โ Los Angeles, CA
Special Guests โ London, UK
Sustainable Cafe orย Coffee Roasterย
This award is presented to a cafe or coffee company for prioritizing sustainable environmental and industry stewardship.
Isla Coffee (Berlin, Germany)
Yallah Coffee (Cornwall, UK)
Seam Coffee (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Sunshine Coffee (Wyoming, USA)
Skylark Coffee (Brighton, UK)
Paso Paso Coffee (Hanover, Germany)
Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters (Aberfeldy, Scotland)
Horsham Coffee Roaster (Sussex, UK)
Notable Event
This award is presented to a coffee event, festival, conference, or competition.
CoffeeFest Madrid
Coffee Fest Los Angelesย
Pesta Kopi Mandiri by Jakarta Coffee Week
Glasgow Coffee Festival
The Barista League
London Coffee Festival
Women-Powered Coffee Summit
World of Coffee Busan
Outstanding Achievement
This award is presented each year to a remarkable coffee person, organization, cause, or entity that embodies coffee excellence. This yearโs slate of Outstanding Achievement nominees are each being recognized as full and rightful winners of a Sprudgie Award.ย The 16th Annual Sprudgie Award winners for Outstanding Achievement will be honored in a special announcement. Watch this space!
Voting is open through Friday, April 4th 11:59 PM PST.
Voting for the 16th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series.ย
