"Brugo" Mug Cools Coffee One Sip at a Time

The "Brugo" mug has a trick top that lets you tip in a small amount of coffee to cool, letting you leave the rest of your coffee as hot for as long as possible. It sounds like a lot of trouble, but that's never stopped coffee nerds.

No price or availability information yet.

I first read the "Lock" setting on the lid as "Luck" and imagined a second compartment that would release a factory-selected random flavor into your mouth.

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[#1 posted by Tommy , January 25, 2008 9:26 AM]

That's why you keep most of your tea safe in the teapot while doling out small amounts into your teacup.

[#2 posted by Anonymous , January 25, 2008 10:15 AM]

They've been out for a couple months, They're $20, and my roomate is in love with his.

[#3 posted by Nixar , January 25, 2008 10:46 AM]

I puzzled over this one, until I remembered that what you USians call "coffee" is not actual coffee. Coffee-flavored hot water is more like it.

[#4 posted by pork musket , January 25, 2008 10:54 AM]

@3 - That's an ignorant generalization if I've ever heard one.

[#5 posted by claud9999 , January 25, 2008 10:59 AM]

Huh...whathuh? Why would you want to keep your coffee as hot as possible as long as possible only to cool it down before drinking? Do coffee nutjobs (oh, I guess they'd be beanjobs) think the nature of the coffee is different doing this rather than just cooling it all down and drinking it?

[#6 posted by mikeyboy , January 25, 2008 11:12 AM]

these have been out for a long time - they were on the today show about a year and a half ago.

http://www.brugomug.com/

you can buy them direct for $19.99.

i had one, wasn't really worth the trouble but then i really like my travel mugs to be stainless inside with as simple a mechanism as possible (easier to clean).

[#7 posted by mdhatter , January 26, 2008 9:39 AM]

and imagined a second compartment that would release a factory-selected random flavor into your mouth.

ewwww, this one's earwax!

[/potter ref]

[#8 posted by dculberson , January 26, 2008 11:07 AM]

Claud, coffee tastes very different if it sits, cold and ignored. Hot coffee is good coffee - but the first sips are usually too hot and tend to burn your lips.

It doesn't take a beanjob to notice the difference - just someone that actually likes coffee.

[#9 posted by Doomstalk , January 26, 2008 9:02 PM]

#5: Actually if you're going to be particular, coffee is a fruit, not a bean.

[#10 posted by gobo , January 28, 2008 5:15 AM]

#3, please describe for us the cups of coffee you drink and how they're an improvement over what's found in the US.

[#11 posted by agentfive , January 28, 2008 6:52 AM]

We reviewed this mug over 2 years ago on Single Serve Coffee - Brugo Mug Review. The mug works - but after the review many people who purchased had quality issues - I'm thinking these have been worked out.

[#12 posted by beerorkid , January 28, 2008 1:16 PM]

Got the wife one aver a year ago.

Only gripe is it can be a pain to clean. I have to get in there with q-tips and no clue about what is in the chamber.

[#13 posted by ahaley , January 30, 2008 4:27 PM]

I got one a few years ago. They're okay but somewhat of a pain to drink out of. I also found it harder to clean that normal. Just get a decent thermal carafe and dole out small amounts. Or a decent thermal mug and drink carefully. No reason to sue over drinking hot coffee, oh wait....
I've appreciated my Nissan thermal mug much more than my Brugo.

http://www.amazon.com/Nissan-Travel-Mugs-Critical-Comparison/lm/183N42WA0VP70

[#14 posted by mdhatter , February 4, 2008 3:00 PM]

#12, that is a very big detail