Tony Fisher of The Pulp & The Bean coffee shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, prepares 10-shot jolt of espresso
Posted on 11/18/2010 9:31:09 AM PST by JoeProBono
NEW YORK - A New York coffee shop is offering a 20-ounce beverage with 10 shots of espresso billed as "coffee porn in a cup."
Tony Fisher, owner of The Pulp & The Bean, said the Dieci, named after the Italian word for 10, went on sale Tuesday after he realized the all-espresso drink had "never been done before," the New York Daily News reported Wednesday.
"It just dawned on me that people really love espresso, so why not just give them a cup full of espresso?" Fisher said.
"It's 20 ounces of just thunder," he said. "One giant cup of jet fuel."
Fisher said the Dieci, billed on a sign outside the shop as "coffee porn in a cup," is ideal for "on-the-go" customers, such as students.
Dr. Jacob Shani, chief of cardiology at Maimonides Medical Center, urged caution in consuming high-caffeine beverages.
"It will make the heart beat a little faster, and it will increase blood pressure," he said. "If you're young and healthy you will get away with it, (but) it's not something I would recommend."
Tony Fisher of The Pulp & The Bean coffee shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, prepares 10-shot jolt of espresso
next on schumers hots list now that he is done with 4 loco...
Somebody alert the FDA.
"mice mice give me them mice,mice mice give me them mice"
Does this come in a 64-oz size?
It doesn’t make sense chemically. You don’t have enough dopamine blockers in your body for that much caffiene. One or two shots will fill up all their active sites. The excess is just poison for the body to deal with. And then the next day your body will start producing even more dopamine blockers, so you will feel incredibly tired and unable to get up in the morning, and then you really will start to need 3+ shots before you can get up.
As usual, there’s a reason things are done the way they are.
I wonder what the price tag of it will be.
Was really tired one night last year, so stopped at Dunkin Donuts and ordered a 3 shot in one cup. I think it was around $14 bucks.
Long story short, it wasn’t a good idea. Though I was a bit more awake, I was hit with horrible stomach craps about a half hour later, and spent the next 2 hours on a rooftop, fearful of climbing down the ladder for fear of “messing” myself. I think it took me 10 minutes to climb down... s l o w l y.
Not something I would do again.
Hmmm...
Once the NYC food police catch wind of this, it’ll be gone. The Dieci’s days are numbered.
I’ve never done that, but I do make a mean mocha out of pre-chilled espresso (so I don’t water the drink down with ice just to cool the espresso). In a large glass it’s about 8 ounces of espresso, 4-6 ounces milk, ice, and a bit of chocolate syrup and sugar.
Really dumb idea.
Relevant to your interests ping.
*Harrumph* Amateurs.
Can they say that their stuff has caused wildlife to go completely psychotic?
No.
I can, I can brag that my coffee has caused bizarre reactions in wildlife.
Though it was because one super brave person made one tiny error.
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Coming soon to ThisiswhyyoureinVfib.com (non-fat division).
I loved the family area in the hospital where two of my granddaughters were born. It had a coffee by the cup machine with a wide choice of freshly ground brews; my favorite was a double espresso plus cappuccino. Helped me keep up with the two year old.
Can the 24 oz “shot” of Jack Daniels be far behind?
Sheesh, there’s a reason for established “doses.” Just ask Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombast von Hohenheim (coolest name ever), a.k.a. Paracelsus.
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