Coffee X Cake: The Punnet

Just past Holles St is the Punnet, offering the real deal in the latest coffee craze, à la bulletproof. Don’t let the mint green façade and hemp seeds fool you — the barista will whip you up caffeinated brain cocaine for €3.50. Whizzed into your usual double americano is a squeeze of MCT (medium chain triglyceride) oil which is believed to increase energy levels as well as burn fat and a knob of Kerrygold butter, which facilitates a slow and controlled caffeine release over a prolonged period. The taste is akin to a slightly heavier latte, but it didn’t take away from the delicate chocolate and bergamot notes of the organic Brazilian arabica used from the award-winning McCabe’s Roastery. After half an hour, I felt noticeably wired with requests from peers to slow down my speech a tad. Four hours later, I now write this in the paranoia phase. Paired with the naughty but nice cocoa and pecan protein balls on offer, the Punnet is a blessing during the mid-semester-finals-approaching slump.

The Punnet, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2.

One thought on “Coffee X Cake: The Punnet

  1. I don’t think there is actual substance to bulletproof claims, and as such I don’t really buy the ‘brain cocaine’ or ‘slow-release’ promises inherent in this article. Add to that the massive fat dosage coming from MCT and butter and this is already in unhealthy territory.

    On the other hand, I suspect that the writer might have insights about metabolism of caffeine etc that the rest of us don’t have. I would welcome an explanation of the exaggerated effects of caffeine when mixed with MCT and butter from the author in the comments!

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