08/04/2026
You can nail every syrup ratio, every espresso pull, every pour.
Then serve it over the wrong ice and undo all of it.
Bagged store ice. Wrong cube for the glass. Ice sitting out during rush.
Each one dilutes faster than customers can consciously notice — they just know cup 3 didn’t taste like cup 1.
That’s not a recipe problem. That’s a margin leak hiding in your ice bin.
Audit yours before it costs you another comped drink. COMMENT LEAK ⬇️