Sweet Bloom Coffee, Cafe Kreyol, Lucky’s Coffee, All Day Roasting Company, and oma coffee roaster each won a Filter or Espresso gold at the 2026 Global Coffee Awards’ US & Canada and Asia regional editions, several with more than one. Both editions crowned golds across a dozen or so subcategories each, from Gesha to Decaf, with more winners than fit into one post; the complete list is on our Global Coffee Awards page. EspressoDrop tracks the Filter and Espresso categories specifically, since they’re the closest thing the GCA has to a standardized head to head brew comparison; the competition’s other categories (Flat White, Ready to Drink, Specialty Drip Bag) and its overall roaster title are judged on different criteria and aren’t covered here.
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Galani Coffee Wins Global Coffee Awards Africa Edition 2026
Galani Coffee, a specialty roastery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, won the 2026 Global Coffee Awards Africa Edition on June 16, taking the overall title with the highest-scoring coffee in the competition, a washed Limu heirloom entered in the Espresso Single Origin category.
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Kaffa Oslo Wins Nordics Best Roaster 2026 at Nordic Coffee Fest in Gothenburg
Kaffa Oslo, one of Norway’s most respected specialty roasters, took the top prize at Nordics Best Roaster 2026 — a blind cupping competition held at Nordic Coffee Fest in Gothenburg, Sweden, and widely regarded as the most prestigious roasting award in Scandinavia.