Sound wave are all the rage in coffee competitions these days, thanks mostly to 2025 World Barista Champion Jack Simpson who’s been using sound waves are part of his espresso prep for a few seasons ...

We’ve heard and read quite a bit about Latte Art Throwdown in recent weeks, and it’s fair to say our interest has been piqued. The brainchild of Tamara Muro and her husband, noted cinematographer J.

We’re past the point where decaf is a bad word. There’s a lot of dudes getting their “death before decaf” tattoos crossed out like an ex-girlfriend’s name. Or there should be anyway. If there is one ...

Cafe Imports first began bringing in green coffee in 1993. Since then they’ve become B Corp certified, spun off a new brand La Bodega, and grown into one of the most recognizable specialty coffee ...

The world-famous coffee scene of Copenhagen needs no introduction. Roasters like April, La Cabra, Prolog, and Coffee Collective have become synonymous with the growing Scandinavian-style trend. With a ...

Remember tariffs? It’s only been a year but in the dog time that is our current hellscape that’s like three lifetimes ago. In case you need a refresher, in April of last year, the US government issued ...

The competition season simply refuses to slow down. After crowning new barista champions in both Canada and the United States over the last two weeks, the eyes of the coffee world turn now to Belgium, ...

What a weekend it has been in Denver! After three days of competition, we arrived at Finals Sunday with only six routines left to decide who moves on to represent the United States at the World ...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Day One of Round One for the 2026 US Barista Championship. We are here at Huckleberry Roasters HQ in Denver, Colorado to bring you live coverage of every competitor taking ...

We are delighted to welcome you to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series. This is the eighth class of Sprudge Twenty honorees, part of an ...

Over the weekend, 72 coffee professionals from around the country descended upon Raleigh, North Carolina to take part in the two latest US Coffee Championship events. Between March 26th and 29th, 24 ...

James Hoffmann is cooking up another big ole coffee cupping. The World Barista Championship, author, popular YouTuber, co-founder of Square Mile Coffee, and multi-time Sprudgie Award winner is putting ...