On the 21st and 22nd of October 2014 in Brescia, Italy, the 6th edition of International Coffee Tasting took place. This was a competition among Italian and international coffee roasters promoted by the Istituto Internazionale Assaggiatori (International Coffee Tasters Institute) and sponsored by Wega coffee machines and Compak coffee grinders and was conducted in collaboration with The Scientific-Technician Tasters Study Center.

There were 149 coffee roasters in the competition from 15 countries: Italy, Korea, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, USA, and Vietnam. The evaluations were entrusted to 26 judges from 9 different countries: Korea, Denmark, Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Caffe’ Castorino Gold Arabica Blend was among the winners in the Whole Bean Blend for Italian Espresso Preparation category.