I can’t remember where I saw them online – possibly BoingBoing or Slashfood but I was immediately curious and wandered over to the website to have a look – Lux-Delux (The Ultimate Coffee Cup).
I am, by nature, a skeptic and I guess you see a lot of cups and new designs but these interested me enough for me to immediately place an order for a couple and the shipping process to the UK was made considerably easier by David who designed them.
They arrived surprisingly quickly and I brewed a chemex of Gethumbwini (so amazing) to test drive them this morning. I think one thing that endeared the cups to me was the handle design – you can use it traditionally or put your thumb through and cradle it, which I like. It was also interesting to drink from a curved rim.
I like them and am wonder whether they will make their way into regular rotation amongst the coffee mugs. They can be stacked in a slightly terrifying way but I don’t think I am up to that.
I know some other coffee people have bought a few and I’m curious what they make of them? I suspect it won’t be long before some of his other porcelain makes its way into competition.
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How do you think these things would fare in an espresso environment. I’m thinking that the pour, let alone the drinking, would be difficult enough to render them useless.
Thoughts?
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I assure you, they are, if anything, easier to drink from than other cups, and I have not yet had a customer who disagreed. The main reason you never see undulating rims on cups is that they are more complex to manufacture, and therefore cost a bit more, and cost is almost always given precedence over user experience.
As far as making espresso drinks in them, they have only been on the market for a few weeks so I am still waiting for feedback in regards to this. I will have some expert opinions and pictures soon…
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So I picked up a set of these, and while I haven’t had a proper chance to test them, the guys at Ninth St Espresso have given them a quick workout. Results here: Tropical Saloon
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I have seen the evolution of these cups from beginning to their current incarnation. I can tell you right now that nobody pays closer attention to the minute details that go into making everyday things enjoyable then David Pier. Nothing – and I mean nothing – is left to chance. There is a specific reason for every little wrinkle or rim on these cups – the end result is a coffee-drinking experience which makes me feel like an aristocrat.
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I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding new coffee cups at jimseven, but it’s just my opinion, which could be wrong :)
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