Welcome to the winners announcement for the 10th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Oatly, honoring the very best in coffee.
Nominees for each category were chosen by a worldwide public ballot. Public voting for the Sprudgies took place over several weeks in December 2018, with the ballot box closing at 11:59 PM on Friday, January 4th, 2019.
Thanks to the tens of thousands of voters who helped make this the biggest voting field in Sprudgies history. Congratulations to all the nominees—to us, every single 2018 finalist was a winner.
Here they are: the winners, honorees, and finalists for the 10th Annual Sprudgie Awards, presented by Oatly!
Notable Roaster
Winner: Go Get Em Tiger (Los Angeles, CA)
Honoree: Red Bay Coffee (Oakland, CA)
Finalists: Devoción (Brooklyn), Black & White Coffee Roasters (Wake Forest, NC), Square Mile Coffee (London), Gardelli Coffee (Italy), Sey Coffee (Brooklyn), Coffee Manufactory (San Francisco & Los Angeles).
Best New Cafe
Winner: Dayglow Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)
Honoree: Misión Café (Madrid, Spain)
Finalists: Ladder Coffee (Spokane, WA), Mane Coffee (Boca Raton, FL), Provider (Indianapolis, IN), Rosslyn Coffee (London, UK), Center Coffee Myeongdong (Seoul, South Korea), Stumptown Coffee Cobble Hill (Brooklyn, NY).
Sustainable Cafe
Winner: Smith Canteen (Brooklyn, NY)
Honoree: Isla Cafe (Berlin, Germany)
Finalists: Casa Quilha (Brasilia, Brazil), Bar Nine (Los Angeles, CA), Madcap Coffee (Grand Rapids, MI), Houndstooth Coffee Walnut Hill (Dallas, TX), Kokako Organic (Auckland, New Zealand), Miir Flagship (Seattle, WA).
Best New Product
Winner: Modbar AV
Honoree: Umeshiso Cupping Spoons
Finalists: Minor Figures Oat M*lk, Atmos Vacuum Canister by Fellow Products, Melodrip, Yes Plz Coffee Subscription, DrinkTrade.com, Huskee Cup.
Best Coffee Video/Film
Winner: Gender In Coffee
Honoree: James Hoffmann on YouTube
Finalists: Chris Baca on YouTube, AeroPress Movie, Go Get Em Tiger on YouTube, Cafe Imports Roasting Concepts Series, Flower Of Flowers by Stumptown Coffee, Unpacking Coffee.
Best Coffee Writing
Winner: Sabine Parrish for She’s A Lady (originally appearing in Standart Magazine)
Honoree: Dear Coffee Buyer by Ryan Brown
Finalists: James Hoffmann for JimSeven.com, Jenn Chen for Newsletter and Collected Works, Ashley Rodriguez for Barista Magazine Online, The Monk Of Mokha by Dave Eggars and Mokhtar Alkhanshali, RJ Joseph for The Knockbox, Phyllis Johnson for Strong Black Coffee (originally appearing in Roast Magazine).
Notable Coffee Producer
Winner: Juan Peña, Hacienda La Papaya (Ecuador)
Honoree: Aida Batlle, Aida Batlle Selections (El Salvador)
Finalists: Daterra Coffee (Brazil), Benjamin Paz (Honduras), Long Miles Coffee Project (Burundi), Gesha Village (Ethiopia), La Palma y El Tucan (Colombia), Gilberto Baraona (El Salvador).
Best Coffee Magazine
Winner: Standart (Slovakia)
Honoree: Coffee People Zine (USA)
Finalists: Roast Magazine (USA), Pour Over by Califia Farms (USA), Barista Magazine (USA), Caffeine (UK), Solo Magazine (Spain), Drift Magazine (USA).
Best Design Packaging
Winner: Coffee Manufactory (San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA)
Honoree: Onyx Coffee Lab (Bentonville, AR)
Finalists: Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters (Lakewood, CO), Brandywine Coffee Roasters (Wilmington, DE), Kaffa (Oslo, Norway), Fjord Coffee Roasters (Berlin, Germany), Lüna Coffee (Vancouver, Canada), Friedhats (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
Best Coffee Podcast
Winner: Cat & Cloud
Honoree: Boss Barista
Finalists: Keys To The Shop, The Coffee Podcast, Coffea, Coffee People MX, Coffee With April, SproCast.
Best Instagram or Twitter Account
Winner: @symmetrybreakfast
Honoree:@coffeefeedpdx
Finliasts: @umeshiso_, @dapperandwise, @catcloudcoffee, @coffeetablemags, @perfectdailygrind, @fellowproducts.
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
Winner: Umeko Motoyoshi
Honoree: Agnieszka Rojewska
Finalists: Phyllis Johnson, Michelle Johnson, T. Ben Fischer, Adam JacksonBey, Colleen Anunu.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The 10th Annual Sprudgie Awards are presented by Oatly.
See all past winners of the Sprudgie Awards.
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