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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 ...

The fun in the sun has concluded. The days are shortening and everyone is moving inside for warmth. Which means that our time with the Build-Outs of Coffee has come to a close. Like the summer itself, ...

I’ve seen the future. An event will surely come to pass. Events really. I’ve seen them all at once, coalescing into a singularity like dirty water draining from a bathtub. The vision came to me while ...

So said my barista, whose name must not be mentioned. Fukuokans have long had a straightforward regard for quality, and this has led to some exciting results. Tokado Coffee’s Naoki Gotō, for example, ...

We get asked by friends and family where to buy coffee a lot. It’s a tough question! It’s easy to lose track of just how many incredible, fresh, vibrant coffees are out there. Every week, we ask our ...

We get asked all the time: what coffee gear should I buy? Well—there’s so much coffee gear on the market right now, and so in 2026 we’re launching a new initiative on Sprudge that regularly features ...

La Marzocco have been on a collaborative heater for a while now. From limited edition clothing capsules with German brand Lodenfrey to an espresso-machine focused Swiss army knife with Victronix, La ...

Esteban has been the head barista and COO of Elevation Coffee Roasters in Tampa for 6.5 years and a barista in Tampa for roughly a decade. Born in Colombia, he moved to Tampa as a teenager and began ...

Welcome back to The Sprudge Twenty interview series! The Sprudge Twenty is an annual initiative by Sprudge presented in partnership with Pacific Barista Series that honors and amplifies 20 ...

Here’s the thing. I think at some point we elder Millennials need to understand when our time has come and gone and that, for the world’s sake, we should log off. We had a good run. We Harlem Shaked ...

On March 25 th, Amy Hillyard left her Oakland, California home and has not been seen since. The co-owner of Farley’s Coffeehouse left her house alone, without her phone or any other belongings, and is ...