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    I was having a chat with a friend of mine who works behind a coffee machine in a cafe (she doesnt think of herself as a barista!?)

    The normal thing of "wouldnt it be good if there was no soy, no decaf, babychino etc". No "I will have a large soy, decaf, half flat, white half latte, so not too much foam but not too little and its got to be hot.... but not too hot".

    Then she tells me of a customer who orders this:
    Half decaf, half caf, half soy, half milk.

    THAT RIGHT!
    A half shot of decaf, with a half shot of normal coffee, with a 50:50 mixture of soy and cow milk!

    I told her she should serve her a soy decaf latte, a cafe latte, charge her for both and tell her to mix it herself (Mr Bean style!)

    Anyone else asked for a wacky drink?

  • #2
    Re: Strangest drink

    How do you charge for that ???  Do the orders ever get to the point where you say that it costs twice as much to make the thing compared to the standard and charge accordingly?

    Customer choice is all well and good but when my simple Doppio is too close to the price of the more complicated drinks I get mildly annoyed.

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    • #3
      Re: Strangest drink

      Must kinda suck for the barista who has to pull two different shots, and steam two jugs to make one coffee. Unless you mix the soy and milk then steam it?

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      • #4
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        Id be mixing the decaf and caf in the portafilter too, no point wasting coffee on that kind of request. Also If the grind is right on your decaf grinder and your caf grinder then you should still get a reasonable pour.

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        • #5
          Re: Strangest drink

          Originally posted by 342C29293C2D063438376F6E590 link=1251234245/3#3 date=1251261956
          Id be mixing the decaf and caf in the group handle too
          Interesting idea. Do you put the decaf in first or last?
          ;D

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          • #6
            Re: Strangest drink

            Originally posted by 133C362B520 link=1251234245/4#4 date=1251263002
            Do you put the decaf in first or last?
            if it were me, id put it in the middle and surround with caf in a pincher-like movement.  ;D ;D

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            • #7
              Re: Strangest drink

              Originally posted by 7758524F360 link=1251234245/4#4 date=1251263002
              Originally posted by 342C29293C2D063438376F6E590 link=1251234245/3#3 date=1251261956
              Id be mixing the decaf and caf in the group handle too
              Interesting idea.  Do you put the decaf in first or last?
              ;D
              I cant really say i have experimented enough to conclusively say that there is benfit either way.

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              • #8
                Re: Strangest drink

                I would think that the customer would not know the difference if you just put a decaf soy down.

                I could be wrong, and Im not one to waste my coffee to find out the difference in taste.

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                • #9
                  Re: Strangest drink

                  Isnt there something funky that happens when you mix soy & cow milk together. Not sure what exactly happens but was told not to feed my son them mixed together, not good for them??????????? I could be totally off base here :

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                  • #10
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                    sounds like an urban myth to me.

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                    • #11
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                      i had one customer that ordered a long machiatto, one shot decaf- one shot caf and heated soy mainly foam on top.

                      i used the single basket for the decaf and the one side of a double for the normal.

                      it was a really annoying order but she was a repeat customer and very polite about the whole situation.

                      half caf/ half decaf :-? dude i feel sorry you. pity they didnt order a half shot instead.

                      made myself double ristretto piccolo on decaf the other day. brilliant.
                      tasted like dark cocoa and milk.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Strangest drink

                        i swear... where do people get these ideas that its cool to mix soy milk with cows milk?

                        magic power I have a micropeeny club

                        mod edit- url fixed ;D

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                        • #13
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                          Originally posted by 45494F414B58475F4D5A4B474E4E4D4D280 link=1251234245/11#11 date=1251555944
                          magic power coffee club
                          I swear, where do idiots get the idea that spam works?

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                          • #14
                            Re: Strangest drink

                            Originally posted by 220D071A630 link=1251234245/4#4 date=1251263002
                            Id be mixing the decaf and caf in the group handle too


                            Interesting idea.  Do you put the decaf in first or last?
                            I would do a half dose from the Mahlkonig and then manual dose the decaf from the mazzer. though i imagine it would taste better with the decaf dosed on top of the fullcaf(?).

                            We always pull doubles at work regardless of the order.. if the second shot doesnt get ordered by time its pulled it usually ends up in my belly for diagnostic purposes and quality control. ... maybe i should start keeping count?

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