Spring is in the air and with it the return of The Sprudge Twenty presented by Pacific Barista Series.
Nominations are now open for this year’s edition of The Sprudge Twenty, our annual initiative to honor and empower exceptional figures in the specialty coffee community. Now in its eighth cohort presented in collaboration with Pacific Barista seriesSprudge Twenty is dedicated to mentors and leaders, game changers and inspirations, baristas and farmers, traders and educators, entrepreneurs and original voices in coffee.
Nominations for the Sprudge Twenty class of 2026 are open until April 19. This is an open invitation to join our global network of readers and partners: nominate people from your company or community who exemplify excellence, leadership and the future of coffee. Nominations can be submitted in any language, via an original essay, audio or video nomination, so there are no barriers to submitting – the entire process is open and free, in partnership with Pacific Barista Series.
Previous Sprudge Twenty honorees have done spectacular, incredible and completely unpredictable things in the world of coffee (and beyond!), which is why we remember each edition with sentiment and admiration.
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2019 (First Class).
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2020 (A Year Like No Other)
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2021
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2022
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2023
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2024 (Golden Twenty)
Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025
Nominations are now open!
As part of the program, each class member receives a special, in-depth Sprudge interview – and in the coming weeks, we’ll be looking back at some of our favorite interviews with previous cohorts.
Nominate from now until April 19. Presented in collaboration with Pacific Barista series.
