It’s been a whirlwind 2024 right here at Sprudge! Espresso competitions, espresso exhibitions, espresso conferences—espresso, espresso, espresso! Sprudge’s industry-leading workforce of knowledgeable journalists have lined these occasions—in Chicago, in Busan, in Copenhagen—from stem to stern, seed to cup, bringing you immersive protection alongside the way in which proper right here on Sprudge and on social media. However we couldn’t do it alone. We’ve had some specialty assist at each vacation spot from our beloved espresso bean mascots, Buzzy The Bean and Spesh L. Tee.
Sure, that’s proper. Buzzy and Spesh are arguably the espresso world’s first and undeniably the espresso world’s foremost anthropomorphized bean characters, and so they’ve traversed the globe proper alongside us to attend the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s portfolio of worldwide espresso occasions. Solely Buzzy and Spesh are so uniquely able to bringing pleasure to the faces of youngsters and occasional celebrities alike, and we’ve been overwhelmed by the response they’ve acquired by members of the Sprudge reader group across the planet.
There’s little our beans love greater than posing for photos, and so, with Copenhagen completed and this 12 months’s occasions within the books, we thought we’d take only a second to look again at their frequent flier hijinks. Buzzy and Spesh love a espresso convention, however are additionally out there to e-book in your subsequent throw down, sprodown, Bar-or-Bat Mitzvah, wedding ceremony, wake, or retirement occasion. Right here’s just a few of our favourite moments from SCA Expo Chicago, World of Espresso Asia Busan, and World of Espresso Europe in Copenhagen!
Simply outdoors of the McCormick Place Chicago Lakeside Heart, Spesh waits for his automotive service to considered one of a number of unique satellite tv for pc events.
Spesh takes a photograph with 2007 US Barista Champion Heather Perry on the iSi sales space in Chicago. He’s wanting charged up!
Spesh didn’t benefit from the robotics on show. Don’t fear Spesh! This mannequin received’t kill you! It simply desires to brew you!
In the meantime, Buzzy the Bean captivates the viewers on the 2024 US Latte Artwork Championship between opponents, speaking with 2023 Sprudge Twenty and US Latte Artwork MC Maya Crowley!
Buzzy and Spesh pose with Sprudge competitors protection mensches Charlie Burt and Zac Cadwalader outdoors of the attractive BEXCO corridor in Busan, South Korea. Simply moments later they’d enter the fabulous (and world’s first) World of Espresso Asia, residence of the 2024 World Barista Championship.
Spesh poses on the World of Espresso Asia information sales space. Don’t ask Spesh for data! He doesn’t know a factor!
Spesh helps the distinguished Dr. Sunalini Menon (member of the 2024 Sprudge Twenty) lead a specialty robusta cupping at World of Espresso Europe in Copenhagen.
Buzzy creeps across the 2024 Cezve/Ibrik Championship stage. Get off the stage, Buzzy! You don’t have clearance!
Buzzy tries out the brand new La Marzocco/Specialised espresso bicycle collaboration on the La Marzocco satellite tv for pc occasion Out of the Field. Whoa, there, Buzzy! That bike’s already spoken for!
Spesh goes in for a gaggle hug with the 2024 Cezve/Ibrik Champion Jordan Tachnakian of France.
Did you are taking a photograph with Buzzy and Spesh at these occasions? Tag us in your favourite images in your social media platform of selection, apart from Twitter, which is useless.
Look out for these two at future World of Espresso occasions in Geneva, Jakarta, and on the Specialty Espresso Expo in Houston in 2025!
