2026 World Latte Artwork Champion Bala (Taiwan) and Jacky Chang (Malaysia)
World of Espresso 2026 was fairly actually every part—a three-day bacchanal of espresso tradition, espresso enterprise, and low innovation, within the sunny middle of San Diego. The vibes? Immaculate. The espresso? Scrumptious. Our crew lined the occasion from prime to backside all weekend lengthy, from curated guides to immersive stay social media protection. However now it’s our likelihood to look again, mirror on the present, and share a few of our favourite moments.
Sprudge Media Community’s protection of the 2026 World of Espresso is offered by La Marzocco, Dona, Hollander Chocolate and Califia Farms.
This 12 months’s recap protection is going on on the Espresso Sprudgecast, a curated podcast skilled hosted by Sprudge co-founders Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen. This week’s episode is a smorgasbord of highlights from throughout the times of WOC, that includes in no specific order such unbelievable moments as…
- Outrageous events hosted by Califia, La Marzocco, Cafe Imports and extra
- The triumphant victory of Taiwan’s mononymous espresso champion, Bala, your *new* 2026 World Latte Artwork Champion!
- An unbelievable on-the-floor interview with crew at Acaia, whose new Horizon post-extraction strain modulation machine was our favourite debut from the present. Particular due to Natalie Tieu.
- A go to to the deeply memorable FRINJ espresso farm proper there on the present flooring.
- Totally scrumptious sips and delights from Blueprint Espresso, Pacific Barista Sequence x Kafiex, Huckleberry Roasters x La Marzocco, Hollander Chocolate x Lamplighter Espresso, Regalia Espresso Roasters, PERC Espresso and extra.
All this and rather more from WOC, and we’re simply getting began. We’ll have extra protection from the showfloor within the coming days proper right here on Sprudge, and in upcoming episodes of the Sprudgecast. For now, take heed to this episode, brew up one thing scrumptious, and let’s dive in.
Hearken to the entire episode proper right here:
This episode of the Espresso Sprudgecast is sponsored by Baratza, Dripos, DONA, noissue, Ceado, Pacific Barista Sequence, and La Marzocco.
