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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to the announcements for the 17th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series, honoring the very best in coffee. Nominees for each category were chosen by a worldwide public ...

Over a cappuccino at Frederix Micro Roasters in Amsterdam, Houtman told me more about this man, whose name has remained largely unfamiliar to his Dutch compatriots. Here I share highlights of our ...

Here we are, the Big Day, the culmination of a year’s worth of preparation. We’ve reached the Finals of the 2024 World Barista Championship. It started three days ago with 53 competitors from around ...

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 to The Sprudge Twenty Interviews presented by Pacific Barista Series. For a complete list of 2024 Sprudge Twenty honorees, please visit sprudge.com/twenty ...

Mikael Jasin of So So Good Coffee Company in Indonesia is your new 2024 World Barista Champion! A huge congratulations to Mike Jason from all of us at Sprudge. This was Mikael Jasin’s third year ...