  Observing at the VLT Coude focus can boost the collecting area by combining
light from multiple VLT unit telescopes (UTs; albeit with some losses in the
light train). An instrument at the Coude enjoys significant operational
flexibility advantage: it can be attached to any available UT and the "extra"
instrument can help to match better the observing constraints with the current
conditions. With modifications to the existing train it can even observe in
parallel with ESPRESSO with different UTs. Here we consider a general purpose
VLT Coude fiber-fed low-resolution facility spectrograph - provisionally named
Cappuccino - suitable for rapid follow up and characterization of faint
transients, for late-stage monitoring of transients and for rapid
classification under poor conditions or during twilight. Like any instrument of
its class, Cappuccino can be used to address diverse set of science questions.
The building cost can be reduced greatly if it is based - with modest changes -
on existing hardware.
