| Issue | Topic | Nomination Deadline |
| January | Value-First Coffees:
Proprietary Labels from the Discount Chains | December 10, 2007 |
| February | Always a Classic:
Coffees of Colombia | December 27, 2007* |
| March | Beyond the Blend:
Decaffeinated Coffees from Single Origins | February 10, 2008 |
| April | Roasters' Best:
Special Reserve and other Limited Edition Coffees | March 10, 2008 |
| May | Not Your Daddy's Brazils:
Specialty Selections from Brazil | April 10, 2008 |
| June | Single-Origin Espressos | May 10, 2008 |
| July | Reader Nominations:
A Coffee Run through the Big Stores | June 10, 2008 |
| August | Still Struggling, Still Great
Coffees of Kenya | July 10, 2008 |
| September | Rainforest-Alliance Blends and Single-Origins | August 10, 2008 |
| October | The Budget Aficionado:
Top Value Single-Origin Coffees | September 10, 2008 |
| November | Specialty Coffees of El Salvador and Honduras | October 10, 2008 |
| December | Gift Coffees:
The Expensive, the Rare, the Exceptional | November 10, 2008 |
| January 2009 | Espressos in Pods | December 10, 2008 |
* Deadline for nominations for the February issue is December 27; for arrival of samples January 7
