Yahoo Lifestyle Starbucks’ most expensive coffee
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If you think your coffee habits are bad, give yourself a break.
A man has ordered a US$54 (AU$58) Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino, claiming the record for the world’s most expensive Starbucks drink ever.
The exorbitant Mocha Frappucino ordered at a store in Dallas weighs 3.6 kgs and contains 60 shots of espresso.
Andrew, the man behind the confounding purchase, is a Gold member of Starbucks’ loyalty program, which entitles members to one free drink after every twelve purchased. The free drink coupon is valid for any drink available, allowing Andrew to unleash the full power of his ambition and creativity.
The caffeinated-beyond-belief beverage has surpassed the previous known record of most expensive Starbucks drink ordered by Beau Chevassus, who requested a Quadriginoctuple Frap. It cost $47.30 and contained a modest 48 shots of espresso in it.
Andrew told Consumerist he drank a third of the coffee to start with, and then put the rest away to save for later – and despite a global outcry of disbelief, it appears he has now finished the vanilla-flavoured monstrosity.
A picture of the nearly empty coffee cup/urn has been uploaded to his Twitter account with the sassy caption, “to everyone who thinks I didn't actually drink it. I'm almost done. #MostExpensiveStarbucks”. Sceptics are unlikely to question his coffee drinking abilities again.
According to Consumerist, one espresso shot is estimated to contain about 75 milligrams of caffeine, meaning that Andrew’s beverage would contain around 4.5 grams of caffeine.
A lethal overdose of caffeine for most adults would sit around the 10 gram margin, though you should never drink sixty shots of espresso in one sitting, nor pay $58 for a coffee.
