[pepsionice]

In the mid-80s, I was stationed in Panama. We had a female NCO who knew someone who was going to Columbia, and she’d asked the traveler to bring back high-grade Columbian coffee. So the guy comes back and he’s got this big bag of Columbian brew.

The NCO started almost the next day on brewing this new type of coffee. She was one of those 5-to-6 cups a day types. Along about the 3rd day of this...she was acting abnormal, admitting to a lack of sleep, and near some type of exhaustion. By the end of the 3rd day...her boss carried her over to the hospital because of her behavior. They kept her overnight, tested the coffee beans, and reached the conclusion that she was overdosing on caffeine (maybe up to 1000 mg per day).

[RatRipper]

I have had real live Colombian coffee before . . . very strong. Far stronger than what I drink, and most folks think I make my coffee strong.

Folks down in Louisiana drink some mighty strong coffee, too . . . also much stronger than I drink.

[napscoordinator]

In the mid-80’s, I was stationed in panama too.

[Svartalfiar]

In the mid-80s, I was stationed in Panama. We had a female NCO who knew someone who was going to Columbia, and she’d asked the traveler to bring back high-grade Columbian coffee. So the guy comes back and he’s got this big bag of Columbian brew.

Back when I was in high school, one of my Dad's work buddies had a friend in Colombia. He brought back several pounds of fresh-roasted coffee, and my Dad brought some back from the office. BEST coffee I've ever had, didn't need cream (heavy whipping of course), sugar, Amaretto, Kahlua, Baileys, Scotch, nothing. I can drink coffee black, but usually it has sugar / cream / something in it.
The fresh Colombian stuff didn't need anything but hot water! So tasty, you could grab a bean or two and stick it in your lip like a dip. Delicious.