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I never drank coffee until five years ago when I went to Costa Rica with friends. Breakfast there is a flat loaf of fresh bread, preserves, sliced papaya, and a cup of coffee. Costa Rican coffee is the smoothest I've ever had; I drank it every day. At a cafe up in the mountains, in the heart of coffee growing country, I had a cup of coffee that was completely acid free -- all coffee taste, no aftertaste. Of course the locals keep the best for themselves, and I think they roast coffee differently in CR than here, but since then I have been a coffee drinker.
We have local coffee roasters that do a fine job, and some of them use Costa Rican beans. I like it smooth, my wife likes more bite, so what we do buy Costa Rican beans and French Roast beans of some variety and mix them 50-50 in the grinder. Very, very nice -- smooth like I like it, but with just a little burn.
I still don't drink much coffee out in cafes or restaurants, because very few make respectable coffee.
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