That initial drop reminds me of one of the things that stuck to me from my thermodynamic lectures / tests: If you want to drink coffee at a drinkable temperature in t=15min, will it be colder if you add the milk first or wait 15min and then add milk? (=waiting 15 min because the temperature differential is greater and causes a larger drop). Almost useless fact, but it always comes up when making coffee.

This is true if the milk is in the fridge the whole time. With the milk out the whole time, it's nearly the same, exact answer depends on the geometry of both containers.