What the Recipe Wall Says About Coffee Machines

Several Luckin Coffee stores have posted drink recipes on their walls, listing detailed ratios for items such as Blue Diamond Renabing and Grapefruit C Americano. The practice drew attention on social media, where customers debated whether displaying internal formulas is compliant and why a chain would make them public. Employees said the sheets help them pass phone spot checks on recipes.

The episode touches on a wider question in the coffee industry: how much standardization should be visible to customers. Raw material products tied to specific drinks have even appeared on online shopping platforms. For home users with coffee machines, published ratios offer a starting point, though taste still depends on beans, grind size, water, and the machine itself.

Recently, the practice of several Luckin Coffee stores posting drink recipes directly on their walls has sparked heated discussion on social media platforms. From Blue Diamond Renabing to Grapefruit C Americano, the detailed ratios of these signature drinks have been made public, allowing consumers to glimpse the internal operating procedures of a chain coffee brand. At the same time, Luckin's transparency in the use of ingredients has also drawn attention, with raw material products even appearing on online shopping platforms labeled "exclusive for Cheese Latte." This phenomenon not only reflects the coffee industry's exploration of the balance between standardization and transparency, but also triggers discussion about the relationship between brands and consumers. For coffee enthusiasts, this may be an opportunity to understand how commercial coffee operates and even try to replicate it. Front Street Coffee reminds you that when making drinks yourself, you can adjust the recipe ratios according to personal taste and enjoy the fun of DIY.

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Recently, many netizens on social media have noticed that many Luckin Coffee stores post drink recipes directly on the walls inside their shops. On that piece of paper jokingly called the "big cheat sheet," the detailed ratios of popular items such as Blue Diamond Renabing, Grapefruit C Americano, and Mango Pomelo Sago Coconut Jelly are clearly recorded...

This practice makes people feel that Luckin completely treats customers as outsiders—how could such key ratio information be displayed openly on the wall like this!!

In the comments section, some netizens raised the question on most people's minds: "Is this operation compliant? If it gets checked, will they be criticized?" Some netizens also thought that sticking it directly on the wall seemed too high-profile.

At this point, some netizens claiming to be Luckin employees explained that writing these "big cheat sheets" was not because they were worried about making mistakes, but to cope with leaders' phone spot checks on recipes. Of course, for new hires who cannot memorize all the drink recipes right away, they also prepare some "small cheat sheets" and quietly place them in inconspicuous spots, such as blind spots of surveillance cameras or places outside customers' line of sight...

In fact, Luckin's "openness" toward customers is not only reflected in putting recipes on the wall; its use of ingredients is also quite "open and transparent." The 9.9 store anniversary campaign was booming, with daily orders reaching at least a thousand, and the coffee machines almost running overloaded. Luckin employees were even busier, causing many ingredients to never have a chance to be put back once they left the freezer... There are even products on online shopping platforms directly labeled with words such as "exclusive for Cheese Latte" and "same style as Ice Sucking Latte."

A Luckin fan obsessed with fruit coffee had always thought that fruit coffee would at least contain fruit juice, right? But one day, he saw many colorful syrups on the counter—watermelon flavor, green grape flavor, brown sugar... a dazzling array—and was instantly stunned. He could not help but recall a very popular joke from before: the flavor of a coffee shop's new product depends on the flavor of the new syrup. (Haha, a dark humor joke.)

There are also many netizens online claiming to be Luckin employees who directly list the recipes on social platforms. (🤯 So Luckin's recipes are an "open secret"?!)

Some netizens have also tried buying the same ingredients and tinkering at home themselves. It is said that the replicated taste can reach about 60% to 70% similarity. However, because some raw materials are supplied exclusively to Luckin and are not circulated on the market, even if produced by the same manufacturer, the taste will differ somewhat.

If you like hands-on DIY and usually enjoy mixing something to drink, you might as well try replicating it, and you can adjust it according to your own taste. For example, some netizens always complain that Luckin's coffee flavor is not strong enough. If you make it yourself, you can relatively increase the proportion of coffee liquid.

Some netizens also feel that tinkering on their own is tiring. You have to buy a bunch of materials, which adds up to a significant expense, and it also takes time. It would be better to just go buy the 9.9 one.

Luckin's recipes, ingredients, and production process... are all so "open and transparent," so consumers can be considered to "know it inside out," right?! Hurry up! Go to the store and "sneak a peek," get the same style～ 😂😂😂

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