sprudgies-awards

Welcome to the winners announcement for the 8th Annual Sprudgie Awards, honoring the best in coffee.

Nominees for each category were chosen by a worldwideย public ballot. Public voting for the Sprudgies took place over several weeks in December 2016, with the ballot box closing at 11:59 PM on Sunday, January 1st.

Thanks to the thousands and thousands of voters who helped make this by far the biggest voting field in Sprudgies history. Congratulations to all the nomineesโ€”to us, every single 2016 finalist was a winner.

Without further ado, here they are: your 2016 Sprudgie Awards winners.

Notable Roaster โ€”ย Counter Culture Coffee

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Runner up: Populace Coffee

Best New Cafe โ€”ย La Marzocco Cafeย โ€”ย Seattle

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Runner up: Cat & Cloud (Santa Cruz, CA)

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Best New Product โ€”ย Baratza Sette 270W Grinder

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Runner up: La Bodegaย 

Best Coffee Writing โ€” Scott Rao Scott Rao Presenting

Runner up: James Hoffmann (JimSeven.com)

Best Coffee Podcast โ€” I Brew My Own Coffee โ€” hostsย Brian Beyke and Bryan Schiele

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Runner up: Cat & Cloud (hosts Chris Baca and Jared Truby)

Best Coffee Video or Film โ€” Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Lifeย โ€” executive producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino

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Runner up: The Coffee Man (Directed by Jeff Hann, produced by Roland Fraval)

Nicest Packageโ€”La Cabra Coffeeโ€”Arhus, Denmark

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Runner up: Parlor Coffee (Brooklyn, NY)

Best Subscriptionโ€”Collected Coffee

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Runner up: Mistobox

Best Magazineโ€”Caffeine Magazineโ€”founder Scott Bentley, editor Chlรถe Callow

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Runner up: Fresh Cup Magazine (publisher Jan Weigel, editor Ellie Bradley)

Notable Producerโ€”Aida Batlleโ€”Aida Batlle Selection, El Salvador

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Runner up: Gilberto Baraona (Finca Los Pirineos, El Salvador)

Finest Coffee Eventโ€”The 2016ย SCAA Eventโ€”Atlanta, GA

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Runner up: The 2016 London Coffee Festival (London, UK)

Outstanding Achievement In The Field of Excellenceโ€”Michelle Johnsonโ€”The Chocolate Barista

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Runner up: Sonja Zweidick (Barista Connect)

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