Sprudgie Awards 2015 Finalists

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.

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