Berg Wu of Simple Kaffa in Taiwan has won the 2016 World Barista Championship in Dublin, Ireland. Wu becomes the 17th coffee professional to earn this title, in an international tournament held each year since 2000. Berg Wu competed at the event using a Geisha variety coffee grown at Finca Deborah, a coffee farm located in the Volcan region of Panama. The farm, owned and operated by fourth generat

Tokyo, Japan is without question one of the most exciting coffee cities in the world, and home to some of this planet’s very best cafes. We’re covering the Tokyo coffee scene extensively on Sprudge, with content directed by our Tokyo staff writer Hengtee Lim. Our Tokyo tag is a wonderland of content from this marvelous city, but here’s 10 of our most favorite Tokyo features pulled from the Sprudge

Common Man Coffee Roasters The Central Business District of Singapore is a juxtaposition. Modern office life takes place in futuristic high-rises, alongside historic stretches like the shophouses of Tanjong Pagor and sleepy riverside views like Robertson Quay. Shophouses are a remnant of the old Singapore: classic two story buildings with roots in the mid-19th century, designed to house a shop on

Last June, Hidenori Izaki became the first Japanese competitor to win the World Barista Championship (read about his victory here in Japanese). Sprudge.com Assistant Editor Alex Bernson recently sat down with Mr. Izaki in Ecuador for his first major English-language interview since winning the WBC. This interview happened as part of a Cafe Imports origin trip to Ecuador, a prize given to US region