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Award Winning Coffees

EspressoDrop.com brings you the latest results of coffee roasting competitions around the world. Whenever possible we will provide a link to the online outlet where you can buy and try the best coffee in the world.

  • 2015 World Coffee Championships

    February 6, 2015
    Athens, Greece

    April 9 – 12, 2015
    Seattle, Washington

    June 16 – 18, 2015
    Gothenburg, Sweden

    The World Coffee Championships are organized and managed by World Coffee Events, a premiere organization founded by the SCAA and the SCAE. Billed as The Coffee Event of the Year, there are several world class competitions hosted over the three days it is held.

    World Barista Championships

    Held April 9 – 12, 2015

    1. Sasa Sestic, DNA Coffee, Australia
    2. Charles Babinski, Go Get Em Tiger, United States
    3. Ben Put, Monogram Coffee, Canada

    World Latte Art Championship

    Held June 16 – 18, 2015

    1. Caleb Cha, Cafenatics, Australia
    2. Xuechao Wang, Jiangbeileran Coffee, China
    3. Kyeong-Woo Jung, Corea Coffee Belt

    World Brewers Cup

    Held June 16 – 18, 2015

    1. Odd-Steinar Tollefsen, Norway
    2. Konstantinos Latridis, Greece
    3. Benjamin Prager, Switzerland

    World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship

    To be held June 16 – 18, 2015

    1. George Koustoumpardis, The Underdog, Greece
    2. Ondrej Hurtig, Doubleshot Roastery, Czech Republic
    3. Paul Ungureanu, Paul Ungureanu Consulting, Romania

    World Cup Tasters Championship

    To be held June 16 – 18, 2015

    1. Juan Gabriel Cespedes, Ecomtrading Costa Rica, Costa Rica
    2. Mateusz Petlinski, Woyton Roast Inc., Germany
    3. Yoeri Joosten, Boot Koffie, The Netherlands

    World Coffee Roasting Championship

    To be held June 16 – 18, 2015

    1. Audun Sorbotten, Audun Coffee, Norway
    2. Joanna All, Drop Coffee, Sweden
    3. Min Keun Chol, Coffee HOW’S Company, Korea

    Ibrik/Cezve Championship

    To be held February 6, 2015

    1. Davide Berti of Italy
    2. Ecaterina Szasz of Romania
    3. Hazal Atesoglu of Turkey

    Additionally, the following awards are also given out.

    • Best New Products
    • People’s Choice Winners
    • Sustainability Award Winners
    • Recognition Award Winners

  • 2015 United States Coffee Championships

    When: February 19 – 22, 2015
    Where: Long Beach, California

    • US Barista Championships

      1. Charles Babinski – Go Get ‘Em Tiger – Los Angeles, CA
      2. Cole McBride – PublicUS – Las Vegas, NV
      3. Sam Schroeder – Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. – Olympia, WA

    • US Brewers Cup

      1. Sarah Anderson – Intelligentsia Coffee – Los Angeles, CA
      2. Jenny Bonchak – Slingshot Coffee Co. – Raleigh, NC
      3. Todd Goldsworthy – Klatch Coffee – Los Angeles, CA

    • US Latte Art Championships

      1. Angie Chun – Coffee Code – Garden Grove, CA
      2. Simeon Bricker – The Roasterie – Kansas City, MO
      3. William Chun – Coffee Code – Garden Grove, CA

    • US Cup Tasters Challenge

      1. James Tooill – La Colombe Torrefaction – Philadelphia, PA
      2. Amanda Juris – Starbucks – Seattle, WA
      3. Samuel Demisse – Keffa Coffee – Townson, MD

    • Roasters Choice

      1. Brandon Despain – Caffe Ibis – Logan, UT
      2. Clancy Rose – Wild Gift Coffee – Austin, TX
      3. Stephan vonKolkow – Cafe Virtuoso – San Diego, CA

    No Coffee of the Year (CotY) was selected in 2015 due to redesign of the competition this year.