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IHHS 2010 Find: BRUGO Travel Mug

If you’re a coffee enthusiast, you know how much better your coffee tastes when it’s at the right temperature.  You brew it nice and hot, let it cool down a bit, then have a pretty short window to enjoy it before it gets cold.  Or maybe you have a nice double-wall insulated travel mug, which keeps it hot for longer…but maybe keeps it too hot to comfortably drink quickly.  You could add an ice cube, or keep the lid off until it hits just the right spot…or you could use the BRUGO.

This travel mug keeps the main portion of your beverage cozily insulated in the main chamber, but also has a small second chamber built into the top of the mug that cools a few sips worth of coffee to the ideal temperature.  You tip the whole thing back to fill the secondary chamber, which cools just the liquid you’re about to drink, then tip it toward you to drink.  It sounds a bit confusing to explain, but the images on their website help explain it.

We got a sample of the mug to play with, and it’s pretty neat.  There are a few design flaws – the opening in the top is kinda small and doesn’t have a good spout or lip for your mouth to rest on when you drink.  Also the smaller secondary chamber means that the pressure of the liquid coming out is a little low and it feels like it trickles out (instead of the heavier gush from a standard cup) which made me feel like I was swallowing some air.  But it does do a great job of making your coffee’s temp palatable, and it has a nice solid feel to it.  So if you find your coffee cools down too fast in your mug, the BRUGO might be a good option for you.

Check out the BRUGO ($20) and order at their website.

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