What cups/glasses do you use?
Starting my espresso setup and curious to see what everyone uses!
Posted Sep 19, 2019, 2:05 AM UTC
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I catch the streams right from the spouts in my mouth, so no demitasse needed...
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Like a boss
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Acme Evos and some Libby Gibraltars
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Most of my drinkware was influenced by what I've seen in trendy coffee shops around town:
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3, 8 & 10 oz Duralex Picardie glasses live up to their namesake of being impressively durable; I've dropped them from counter-height onto laminate floors, and they didn't even chip. Being handle-less, however, they can be a bit hot to hold.
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notNeutral VERO cortado glass if you can't find the original 4.5oz Libbey Gibraltars. The VERO glass has quite a bit more heft - 350g!
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notNeutral LINO ceramic cups (espresso, cappuccino, latte, & coffee mug) are the ones you see most frequently in specialty coffee shops. Their handles are really well designed for holding (for both the barista and consumer), and they have a simple - but recognizable - design. Ceramic is just the right thickness so it doesn't feel brittle, nor does it feel like you're sipping a mouthful of mug every time.
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Cafelat espresso cups were recommended by CoffeeGeek, but the notNeutrals have definitely overtaken in popularity. Handles are a bit thinner but have a wider opening.
What some newer, trendy coffee shops I've seen using are Libbey Winchester rocks glasses. They're certainly eye-catching, but are prone to the same hot-potato issue as with any other handle-less drinking vessel. They seem to only be available from restaurant supply stores, though.
Honourable mention to the Fellow Monty and Joey tumblers. They don't have handles, but the dual-wall ceramic means better thermal insulation. I have a 4.5oz Monty. I had an espresso in a Joey demitasse once, but found the ceramic to be too thick for my preference. Can't comment on the larger sizes.
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Thanks for the write up and links. I’m inspired to up my cup game. I particularly liked the VERO cortado glasses.
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This is a great list, thank you!
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eightouncecoffee.com will be your go-to for the notNeutrals; I got the Duralexes from Amazon and the Cafelats from idrinkcoffee.com :)
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Awesome, thanks!
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+1 on Monty. I have the whole set of cortado/cappuccino/latte sizes and love them. Study, durable, functional, aesthetically pleasing, easy to clean. I think they're perfect if not a tad expensive.
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A cheap standard glass, but I'm going to buy loveramics demitasses in gunpowder and granite, they are a beauty.
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They really are!
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1oz. Cup from local pottery shop.
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I've been thinking about starting a line of eapresso glassware (cups, saucers, demis, shots). If you've been thinking same out there, PM me and perhaps we can kick something around.
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I’m just starting on my espresso journey and by no means an expert! I might end up buying some from you though.
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This was an invitation for others as well. :)
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I used my points from buying my machine to get the Profitec cup set and love them. I use some generic gray IKEA mug for my lattes that has good color contrast.
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That’s a good idea! I’ll keep that in mind when it’s time for me to upgrade.
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Ooooo like those, I've had my Profitec a few years and never seen those.
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I have a mixture of old ACF cups and newer ACME gen 1 and gen 2.
The new ACME cups are brilliant and I basically want to ditch my whole set to replace with those!
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Loveramics in various colors
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I was eyeing these ones actually but there doesn’t seem to be a good option (without customs charges) to buy from Canada unfortunately.
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Yeah, in some places they seem hard to get. Here in Germany we had issues getting the right size without paying an arm and a leg for shipping.
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Some double walled bodum glasses, i'm planning on replacing them with the Fellow Joey mugs.
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Fellow Joey mug ..Those are nice but I still prefer the Bodum, making espresso for my peeps and they can see the layers, win win.
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True, straight shot of Espresso on glasses looks amazing. It's only when you start adding milk it looks not so appetizing. I also prefer my tea in glasses.
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Acme Evo (flatwhite and demitasse)
Not Neutral Vero (Cortado/Gibraltar)
4 Acme flatwhite cups and 3 Cortado glasses fit on top of the lelit bianca. I keep espresso cups room temp. My preference is a cooled down espresso.
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Acf bowl, cylinder and tulip, nuova point bowl and tulip, illy ipa, acme tulip, not neutral lino, victor diner mugs, fishs eddy mugs and cap cups.
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Ancap (verona), Acme (various old ones - small tulip, flat white) Premier Tazze (flat white and cappuccino), Illy (standard one you see), Duralex (mixture)
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NotNeutral/Nuova Point, and some other random ones I've had over the years.
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Some acme demitasses and spoons, I also bought some cortado glasses from https://www.cortadoglass.com which I really like.
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Le Cruset espresso cups. Set of six, each a different colour. Volume is a little over 3oz. Love the quality and colours but find the volume to be a little large. I'm not sure if they make them.anymore. didn't see them on their website. They do sell sets of two espresso cups with saucers. The volume is around is a little over 2oz.
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+1 for Acme. Pricy but sturdy and awesome.
I think I might end up getting the Acme ones, I really like how thick they are.
ACMEs are prime.
Alternatively, you could look at Loveramics. Similar design to the ACME, they use them at the Latte Art World Championships.
I purchased asked some Acme cups the other week and they came in a few days ago. Extremely happy with them, they're super solid and you can tell they're quality material. Very happy with my choice. I think next time I buy some cups I'll go with not neutral to see which I like more. The nice thing about Acme is you don't have the buy the saucers, they're separate. And more colors too, the red and light blue I especially like.