From thousands of voters in dozens of countries around the world, you poured in votes for the 2015 Sprudgie Awards, honoring the very best in specialty coffee. Now those votes have been tabulated, and we’re ready to present the nominees in 10 categories.
Each group of finalists takes into account the popular vote from our public nominations process. To keep things interesting we’ve included a secret “Editor’s Choice” nomination in each category. We’ll accept votes until Sunday, January 3rd at 11:59 PM PST, and announce our winners during the first week of January.
Congratulations to all the nominees. Cast your vote using the ballot below, and scroll down for links and more info on each of our 2015 nominees. Happy voting!
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To learn more about each of the nominees, scroll down through this collection of links, photos, and details. Remember—voting is open until January 3rd, 2016 at 11:59 PST.
Notable Roaster
Koppi—Helsingborg, Sweden
Heart Roasters—Portland, Oregon
Five Elephant Coffee—Berlin, Germany
Ruby Coffee Roasters—Nelsonville, Wisconsin
49th Parallel—Vancouver, British Columbia
Cat and Cloud—Southern California
Best New Cafe
Amethyst Coffee, Denver
Playground Coffee, Hamburg
Paramount Coffee Project, Los Angeles
PublicUs, Las Vegas
Bocca Coffee, Amsterdam
Tipico Coffee, Buffalo
Outstanding Achievement In The Field of Excellence
Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood — for work as author of Water For Coffee, as a national barista champion in the United Kingdom, and as a small business owner advancing quality practices.
Third Wave Wichteln — for founders Markus Reuter, André Krüger, and Thorsten Keller, to honor their work as creators and organizers of the world’s foremost international specialty coffee exchange.
Joe Marrocco — for work with Cafe Imports and a distinguished career in the United States specialty coffee community.
Sonja Bjork Grant — for work as a judge and educator across a variety of international specialty coffee competitions.
Agnieszka Rojewska—for work at Brisman Kawowy Bar in Poznań, Poland, and for growing the profile of specialty coffee culture in Poland as national barista champion.
Nicest Package
Five Elephant Coffee, Berlin
Counter Culture Coffee, Durham, North Carolina
La Cabra Coffee, Aarhus, Denmark
Parlor Coffee, New York City
Koppa Coffee, Sarajevo
Best Magazine
Caffeine Magazine (London)
Drift Magazine (New York City)
Standart Magazine (Slovakia)
BRYGG Magasin (Oslo)
Barista Magazine (Portland, Oregon)
Best Subscription
Notable Producer
Fincas Mierisch, Nicaragua
Tesfaye Bekele, Suke Quto, Ethiopia
Wilford Lamastus, Elida Estate + Lamastus Family Estates, Panama
Tim Wendelboe and Elias Roa, Finca Tamana and Finca El Suelo, Colombia
Best Coffee Writing
Cold Brew 420 (Twitter account)
Matt Buchanan, The Awl (Web log)
Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Water For Coffee (book)
James Hoffmann, JimSeven (Web log)
Matt Perger, Barista Hustle (Subscription email)
Inge Jacobs, Susan Cote, Lisa Conway, and Kimberly Easson, CQI Partnership For Gender Equity Stage One Report (online report)
Best Coffee Video / Film
“Barista” — the feature length film by Rock Baijnuth.
“F*** Cupping” — a Tamper Tantrum talk by Colin Harmon at the Cup North Festival.
ChefSteps Coffee Series — a series of education coffee videos by ChefSteps.
“Caffeinated” — the feature length film by Hanh Nguyen, Vishal Solanki, and Derek Baird.
“Minneapolis To Winnipeg” — a short promotional film by Dogwood Coffee.
“I’ll Go If I Don’t Have to Talk” – an episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Best New Product
Slayer Espresso Espresso Single Group
See all past Sprudgie Award winners here!
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