Brugo Travel Mug

by Brugo

Product Features

• Innovative 16-ounce travel mug in Mediterranean/Green with ergonomic grip and no-slip bottom
• Unique 3-position drink mode selector allows hot tea and coffee to be drunk right away
• Using the Tip & Sip mode, your coffee/tea adjusts to the perfect drinking temperature while the remaining beverage stays hot
• Double-wall insulation; attractive stainless steel/chrome finish; fits most cup holders
• Hand washing recommended; backed by 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 3.4 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000W9NYRK
• Item model number: 10009
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,360 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Mediterranean/Green

Amazon.com Product Description

More than just an insulated travel mug, the Brugo (aka, Brew-Go) enables you to sip your favorite hot beverage in the "Perfect Temperature Zone" while eliminating spills, spatters and burned lips that are the hallmarks of lesser travel mugs. Rather than having to wait until your coffee or tea cools down from its freshly brewed temperature of 205 degrees, the Brugo features innovative thermodynamic technology that allows you to enjoy your beverage at just the right drinking temperature. And it's simple to use--just tip and cool or sip.

The Brugo travel mug in Mediterranean/Green.

The Brugo features a 16-ounce capacity, ergonomic grip, no-slip bottom, and stylish stainless steel and chrome accents.

The spill-resistant Brugo travel mug is great for both hot and cold drinks, and it features a 16-ounce capacity, ergonomic grip, no slip bottom, double wall insulation, and a stainless steel and chrome finish. This version comes in Mediterranean/Green, and the Brugo is available in a rainbow of other color options.

The three-position selector on the Brugo's lid allows you complete control over how you enjoy your beverage.

Brugo's Thermodynamic Technology
The thermodynamic science behind the Brugo travel mug gives you the power to immediately enjoy the most vibrant flavor at the perfect drinking temperature. As we've all experienced at one time or another, freshly brewed coffee is just too hot to enjoy right away. And if you don't want to wait patiently for it to cool, you have very few options--blow on it, add ice or sip it very carefully while trying not to burn your mouth.

The secret to enjoying your hot beverage at just the right temperature with the Brugo is its innovative temperature control chamber, which quickly brings each sip of your coffee or tea to the perfect temperature with a quick tip of the wrist. The best temperature for brewing coffee is a scalding 205 degrees (F), while the best temperature for drinking coffee is a comfortably hot 150 to 170 degrees. At this temperature range--the Perfect Temperature Zone (or, PTZ)-- your tastebuds sense the maximum flavor of your beverage.

A regular cup of coffee, if you wait long enough, will eventually cool to the PTZ, but it will only stay in that zone for a short amount of time before it becomes too cool and acquires a bitter taste. If you remove the lid or add ice, you'll get to the PTZ sooner, but it will shorten your time in the zone even further.

But with the Brugo, each individual sip of coffee is adjusted to the perfect temperature zone using the unique three-position selector on the lid. The Brugo travel mug features a main interior chamber that holds your hot beverage, which is surrounded by a cooling Temperature Control Chamber that allows about one sip of beverage to cool to your desired temperature.

After setting the dial on the lid to Tip & Cool mode, tip the mug directly away from you and gently swish your beverage from side to side for about 2 seconds at about a 45-degree angle. This swishing motion will prepare one sip of beverage in the cooling chamber. And since you're only cooling each sip and not the entire drink, the remaining coffee stays hotter longer--resulting in maximum time in the PTZ.

Additionally, the three-position selector has a Sip mode that allows you to bypass the Temperature Control Chamber and drink your beverage directly just like a traditional mug as well as a Lock position to keep the mug from spilling during travel.

How to Get the Most from Your Brugo Travel Mug

Tighten until guide marks are aligned
Choose a setting by turning dial to Lock, Tip & Cool, or Sip. (Dial may feel tight. After 30 seconds, the beverage will warm the mechanism and it will turn easily.)

How can I make sure I am using the mug correctly?
Tighten the lid until the small hash marks on the front of the mug and the lid are aligned. In the Tip & Cool position, tip the mug directly away from you for 2 seconds at about a 45-degree angle and swirl the mug with a brandy motion. The Tip & Cool setting is designed to work best when the mug is completely full. Once the mug is 3⁄4 or less full, use the Sip setting. By this time the main beverage should have reached a palatable temperature.

When filling your mug, remember that only the liquid in the main chamber is protected from spills. So when you use the lock setting, you'll need to first drink or pour out any liquid that may have already entered the cooling chamber. Once you do this, your beverage will be safe from all accidental spills and spatters.

Is the Brugo mug dishwasher safe?
We do not recommend that you use your Brugo mug in the dishwasher. If you must, use top shelf only.

Product Description

Brugo is full of extra features to become a perfect partner to a perfect brew. Every freshly brewed coffee has what is known as the PTZ, the "Perfect Temperature Zone". It's that elusive and very limited window of opportunity between "scalding" and "too cold" (hence all the half drunk mugs of coffee abandoned across the world's office desks). Using thermodynamic technology BRUGO’s tip and cool action extends this window to the very last sip! The patented, thermodynamic science of BRUGO gives you the power to immediately enjoy the most vibrant flavor at the perfect drinking temperature. You can drink your tea or coffee without burning your mouth immediately… yes… no more waiting 20 minutes anymore! It’s so simple to use, just… Tip & Cool or Sip. Plus, BRUGO’s elegant design and sleek chrome accents will emphasize your discriminating taste. With BRUGO by your side, you will never again have to wait before you can drink your tea and coffee! Now that’s more than lip service - it’s our promise! Choose from three control options – "Lock" so it's sealed and spill resistant "Tip and Cool" where the temperature control chamber is activated allowing you to enjoy your java at it's PTZ, whilst the remaining tea or coffee stays at it's hottest and most aromatic and "Sip" for when you want to use it as a traditional mug! Ingenious! Awarded First place for “Best New Product” at the Chicago’s CoffeeFest. "Smart Travel Mug lets you Regulate your Tea’s Temperature" - The Times.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst new idea, November 13, 2006

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Philip Fabrizio "pafabpt" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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I bought three of these mugs based on a recommendation by Mens Health Magazine. None of the mugs works correctly and the chrome ring on the cover has come off of each one. Initially this looks like a great idea but if the slots don't line up just right the mug will not work. I have three of these mugs and each set of slots lines up differently. Stay away from this product if you wish to avoid agravation.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, February 17, 2007

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S. Heath (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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It does cool your coffee by tipping the mug to fill the reservoir -- not something you want to do while you are driving. The more you drink the further you have to tip the mug. Also, the lock position on the mug does not work causing coffee to spill out if the mug is tipped over.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dont' buy this piece of junk, November 29, 2007

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S. Lim (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brugo 16-Ounce Travel Mug, Black (Kitchen)

It's overhyped. I got it because it was advertised in men's health magazine. But the mug doesn't work at all. In locked position it still allows water to spill. The sip and cool position only allows so much water to get out and as another reviewer said you have to keep lowering the mug more and more as you finish the drink to get any water to come out. A real RIPOFF for 20 bucks!!! And what really pisses me off is now my mug doesn't work properly anymore. When I close the top of the mug it doesn't go to the correct working position anymore. Suffice to say I do not recommend this cheapo product to anyone.

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