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Even if it is something you drink, the futuristic beverage may be something that's more like a liquid all day amphetamine. A culture coming from coffee or tea where a cups are consumed mostly in the morning, but possibly at several points throughout the day may find themselves struggling with the idea that they're supposed to take a small sip whenever their focus wanes or to take it early in the day and not sip on a beverage over the course of the day.
This is akin to handing Ada Lovelace a raspberry pi and maybe the electric equipment to turn it on without frying it. Theoretically she might be able to do something with it, and she may very well be the best person of her time to do something with it. But without input devices and other electronics like lights or monitors or any other output devices, what you've given is a world of possibility without the capacity to do anything with it.