The importance of a coffee mug is often forgotten by coffee lovers. Many don't care where their coffee is poured into but I do. I care about my mugs and I confess despite calling myself a minimalist, my manic purchase always includes a ceramic mug. This article by Waka Coffee mentioned that your mug and the color of your mug affect the taste of it and your perception about the coffee. Another article mentioned about how the color of your mug can change your perception. For instance, White mugs have been associated with bitterness in coffee. Interesting isn't it?
If you want to read the research on this check out the journal published by Doorn Van Et all Does the colour of the mug influence the taste of the coffee?.
What colors do I like when it comes to my mug?
White.
I often buy white mugs but I am not oppose to buying other colors. However, I tend to use the white mugs over the other color. There's also another consideration when choosing the mug. Different types of coffee shall be served in a different mug. So, you can not always serve the coffee randomly. You might but it may not be appropriate.
According to a coffee cup guide published by Nescafe, they divided the mugs into 10 types of coffee mug. For instance, the flat white cup is similar to the cappuccino cup, but smaller in size and shaped like a tulip, being narrower at the rim. The size of the flat white cup allows the coffee flavour to remain prominent, as well as have a silky smooth and creamy texture.. And you must us a tall glass for iced lattes instead of a mug.
I chose this mug because it was the only one displayed on the shelves. The other mugs were from porcelain instead of a ceramic. Not to mention, other mugs had a printed words in it which threw me off. I was about to order from online but I found out the price was cheaper offline. I already have a tall glass and a tiny round glass that I use specifically for dalgona coffee.
Anyhow, show me your mugs in the comment section!
Ref
Van Doorn, G.H., Wuillemin, D. & Spence, C. Does the colour of the mug influence the taste of the coffee?. Flavour 3, 10 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/2044-7248-3-10
Hello @macchiata Nice topic!😍
Mugs and crockery do make a difference to me for both coffee and tea:)
When I lived in the UK, I always collected some of the most beautiful espresso cups from Charity Shops and Carboot sales. My husband @scubahead always joked that they were egg cups.
Sometime last year I was having coffee with @discoveringarni and my Yoga teacher, when this subject came up. I recall @discoveringarni saying that she does not like her coffee in clear (see through mugs), correct? While my Yoga teacher said her cup must be white on the inside, regardless of the outer colour.
Living in a province in the Philippines, I grabbed 2 coffee cups (seldom you can find 2 of the same). Orange is my favourite colour and since it's a warm colour I picked it for myself.
I then picked the red one since it was the closest match on the colour wheel.
Surprisingly, @scubahead tends to always use the orange one when he has coffee at home! Maybe he just grabs the one closest to him, I'm not sure!
Initially, in my perspective, the orange one looked feminine and the red looked more masculine. It makes me smile!
I like quirky things, so if the mug is unique in anyway, I'll get a great feeling when drinking from it. However, when I go to a Coffee Shop and order my usual cappuccino, I like to see the biggest, widest, white mug 😂
Interesting color! from Washington Post, The color red, specifically, has even been associated with lower levels of consumption. so I wonder if you consume less coffee while using that mug :D and a see through glass is associated with less sweeter, it could be why @discoveringarni does not like that type of glass?
Also, whenever I visit a coffee shop, I hardly find red mug. It's often white, green, or blue, or yellow.
That's so interesting. I've never seen a red mug in a Cafe for true!
In fact, I do tend to drink less. So it be the red?!🤣
I think when I go back to the UK, I'll definitely buy @scubahead a red mug. We'll go back to a Drip Coffee Machine, and he likes to have the entire pot🤓😳
I wonder why Nescafe made a marketing campaign with the Red Mug with some freebee red mugs with them a few years back. The red mugs had a white interior though.
Hello @macchiata, this is a very interesting article. Like you, I prefer white. Haha, I remember this conversation @millycf1976 and why I always ask every time, which mug you'd prefer for your coffee. At home, we have mismatched mugs but I always use white ones. I feel like the coffee tastes better when the interior is white.
I hate clear mugs, worse, the glass type ones without a handle. There are some who serve their coffee inside glasses because once upon a time Nescafe's ordinary black instant coffee came in small glass containers which were re-used by many to serve as coffee glasses in Filipino homes in the 80s and I watched adults drink coffee in them.
The clear mugs somehow give off an impression that the coffee is weak and bland with mediocre quality even though they're the same coffee poured in a white mug.
The quality really does make a difference depending on the beverage recipient but I had no idea with regards to the existence of a study.
I spotted that shape of mug today but it was made of porcelain. I prefer ceramics over porcelain hence I got that mug. I also have that french press at my apartment :D now I miss them because that can work to create a foamy milk too. These days I use V60 and it's quite a chore but fun. I think soon, I'll get a vietnam dripper or the electric ones. Still need to check on budget and everything.
In Indonesia they have a place called "warung" it's a street food vendor that also serves coffee. Their coffee is served in a plain clear glass or a clear mug. It gives a cheap impression though they often use the same beans. While in coffee shop, they use the ceramics/porcelain mugs and it gives a one-of-a kind experience.
I love this french press, I got it from IKEA 😀 Been using it for 11 years now. It works well during power cuts haha. I haven't used V60 before, is it better?
Ooh warung sounds interesting to try, for the experience.
The french press I like a lot and I've actually drafted an article on it:). I think your white mug is from Ikea? My bosses in the UK used those and another white one with a black rim. I always prefer my coffee in those plain white ones.
Haha yes, they're from Ikea. I have smaller cups from there too but I only use them when I accidentally get many guests and my coffee pot quantity is too small to accommodate everyone at the same time.
That looks awesome!!😍😋
It spices things up when you have different size cups :)
Ceramic mugs have a vintage flair, but Ikea does some elegant looking porcelain mugs that I use with pleasure :)
You are one serious coffee obsessive lol....ok, my opinion is that latte and cappuccino taste a million times better in glass but any other form of coffee should be in whatever mug you feel happy with!
Indeed I am, it's my username, on my profile, it's all over xD Iced latte in a glass yes, I'd agree but hot cappuccino and hot lattes, nope.
Haven't got picture of my new one but I used to have this one which i threw away recently
It was from a telco and is black without words when you looked at it but when you pour in a hot drink, the words "CONTRACT SUCKS" show up on the side of the cup.
I mostly use what was given to me one time or another.
Haha the "contracts sucks" logo magically appearing is brilliant!
That's interesting and funny at the same time. " Contracts sucks" lol