Deconstructed coffee the new craze sweeping Melbourne
WE all know Melbourne is the world’s coffee capital. But when your flat white becomes a science experiment, have we taken things too far?
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MELBOURNE’S coffee culture may have finally gone one step too far.
First we had ‘golden lattes’ that aren’t even made from coffee.
Now comes coffee in beakers and tubes that you have to mix yourself.
This is deconstructed coffee. Yes, you read that correctly.
It comes on a paddle (of course), in three separate cups, or test tubes in some cases — one with espresso, one with milk and one with water.
The aim is to let you mix coffee to your own taste.
But the reaction to the new DIY trend has not been positive.
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Australian writer Jamila Rizvi posted a picture of the concoction on Facebook, sharing her disappointment.
“Sorry Melbourne but no. No no no no no,” she said.
“Hipsterism has gone too far when your coffee comes deconstructed.”
“I just waited almost 20 minutes for an actual cup before realising it would not be forthcoming.
“I wanted a coffee. Not a science experiment. I prefer to drink my beverages out of crockery and not beakers.
“Next stage? I’ll just get a chopping board with a bunch of actual coffee beans and an upside down hat on it.”
The trend first got notoriety in last year, when David Krantz snapped a photo of his deconstructed latte that he was served at Industry Beans in Melbourne.
Deconstructed coffee. Melbourne, you've gone too far pic.twitter.com/DULvAdw7cr
— Dave Krantz (@weskrantz) August 11, 2015
It appears the craze has also gone global, with one man, based in London, posting about his friend’s long black order, that came out on a tray in a test tube.
The Melbourne cafe’s deconstructed coffee experiment has been widely shared on social media, with Jamila Rizvi’s post being shared over 2,400 times.
But it hasn’t been a total failure, with some caffeine fanatics expressing their interest in trying it.
“I love this idea because you never know how strong a coffee is going to be and you can make it however strong or weak you like it!” Julia Clay-Torrisi wrote on Facebook.
Would you try a deconstructed coffee? Tell us in the comments below.
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