THE INDEPENDENT AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION FOR COFFEE TASTING SINCE 1993
IIAC - International Institute of Coffee Tasters is a non-profit association that lives solely on membership fees. It was founded in 1993 with the aim of developing and disseminating a scientific method for tasting coffee.
Since its foundation, IIAC has held hundreds of courses in which 13,000 students from more than 40 countries around the world have participated. The Espresso Italiano Tasting manual, published in Italian and English, has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.
IIAC has an important scientific committee that plans research to guarantee innovation in the sector: its members are university professors, technicians and professionals. It also has direct subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan.
Since its foundation, IIAC has held hundreds of courses in which 13,000 students from more than 40 countries around the world have participated. The Espresso Italiano Tasting manual, published in Italian and English, has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.
IIAC has an important scientific committee that plans research to guarantee innovation in the sector: its members are university professors, technicians and professionals. It also has direct subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan.