Back in the early days of my canning jar obsession, there really weren’t fun accessories for mason jars. We had the regular old two-piece lids, the commercial one-piece lids and those white plastic lids designed for dry goods storage. That was it. There weren’t any reCAPs, leather sleeves and if you had a jar cozy, chances were good that it had been a sock in a previous life.
Things have changed rapidly in the last four+ years. Of all the new doo-dads now available for jars, my favorite is the Cuppow. I wrote about the original wide mouth version when it was released back in January and even then had a feeling that I was going to be a rabid fan of this sturdy plastic disk. And I was right. It has rapidly become a favorite in my travel mug world.
About a week ago, I got an email from the creators of the Cuppow. They wanted to let me know that they’d decided to release another lid, this one designed to fit regular mouth jars. What’s more, the new lid was going to feature something they’re calling “Straw-Tek.” That means they’ve designed the sippy hole in such a way that you can also insert a drinking straw into it without entirely crushing the straw.
In addition to really liking the fact that I can fit a straw into this lid, I’m also pleased with its performance as a drinking lid. They’ve made the opposite vent hole slightly bigger on this lid than on my original wide mouth version, and so it doesn’t have that slight whistle that the first one had. Like the original, it’s also easy to clean, entirely free of BPA and doesn’t have any funky, plastic-y scent.
It will come as no surprise to you that I was giddy when my two-pack of regular mouth lids arrived. I popped one open, gave it a rinse and poured myself a jar of iced tea. It was love at first sip.
Because Cuppow creators Joshua and Aaron know that my readers are just as crazy for all things jar as I am, they’ve given me five sets of Cuppows to give away. As in, each winner gets a regular mouth and a wide mouth Cuppow. Pretty nice of them, don’t you think?
If you want a chance to win, here’s what you do.
- Leave a comment on this post, telling me about your favorite hot weather beverage.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm east coast time on Wednesday, July 11. Winner will be chosen at random (using random.org) and will be posted to the blog on Thursday, July 12, 2012.
- Giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left on the blog, I cannot accept submissions via email.
Disclosure: Cuppow gave me two review units and are also providing the sets for this giveaway. However, my opinions remain, as always, entirely my own.
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Lemonade!
Iced tea!!
Sweet Tea!!!!
My favorite hot weather beverage is Iced Tea with a lemon wedge! So refreshing and cools you down!
My family makes these boozy slushes that you mix with ginger ale. They are amazing!
my favorite summer drink lately has been kefir lemonade… YUMMY
would love to win one of these lids….
Iced chai with a shot of espresso! Excited for the new Cuppow!
I love to pour a can of seltzer water over ice, squeeze in juice from a lemon or lime and if I feel the need for a little sweetness a dash of grenadine! Kind of like a lime Ricky.
iced green tea
Ice water!
Lately it’s been spearmint sun tea!
seltzer + homemade fruit syrup is my favorite icy cold beverage. i should just buy a sodastream at the rate i go through seltzer.
Lavender Lemonade!
I think it’s a toss up between lemonade and sweet tea… maybe I’m an Arnold Palmer gal at heart.
sweet tea with lemon
Hot tea with milk, no sugar is my drink of choice winter or summer.
Sweet Tea
Lemonade, lemonade/iced tea combo! Or if its time for an adult beverage then definitely summer shandy.
These are new to me but I’m definitely going to have to get myself a cuppow!
Awesome Giveaway!
My favorite hot weather beverage is ice water with a bit of honey and lemon.
Heaven.
love some fruit juice mixed with a little ginger ale or sprite! what a great giveaway, thanks!
My favorite beverage right now is iced tea — so simple, yet easily customizable.
Hibiscus iced tea! Even better: using frozen berries as ice.
Well, it is sort of a beverage…liquored up water ice!
I love sweet tea!
Elderflower icees! So refreshing!!
Strawberry Lemonade, mmmmm!
It’s hard t beat good old seltzer and lemon but a but of mint syrup doesn’t hurt!
Well, I hate to say it–but I just drink plain ‘ole iced water….cools you down and good for you too!
Iced coffee!
Sun tea!
iced tea!
fizzy water with lots of ice!
strawberry or raspberry lemonade
strawberry lemonade!
I adore super strong Thai iced coffee (the kind with just enough sweetened condensed milk to change the dark brown coffee a pale milk chocolate color) with gobs of crushed ice. A perfect summertime morning eye opener.
Sweet Tea!
I would say my favourite Summertime drink is Hibiscus Cooler.
We make it with hibiscus flowers, fresh mint, honey and orange zest. Then I strain it over ice and frozen berries.
Yummy!
Iced tea or an arnold palmer!
Cold-brew iced tea made from something different every day
Tonic water and lime juice, iced green tea, or OJ and lemon-lime soda. Recently my lovely daughter began making me smoothies (everything from oranges to pineapples), and these are also a favorite!
Coconut water!
Mojitos!
A nice cold glass of Kombucha!!!
Iced tea (either black or green) with lime and sweetened with Stevia
I Love Cuppow! I found out about them last month when a customer came to my Sbux with one…I was so jealous since I keep a stash of used pepperocini jars (with sock sleeves) in our back room….
as for my favorite hot weather beverage has been a) in the morning i have been sipping coldpressed Indivisible Blend (i even made ice coffee ice cubes… b) in the afternoon….fresh squeezed valencia orange juice with a sprig of basil from my wondowsill….
Raspberry leaf iced tea!
Love, love, love smoothies!!! Thanks for the giveaway
Pineapple iced tea
Plain ol’ ice water. Sometimes you can’t improve upon a classic.
My favorite hot weather drink in my Mason jar is either home-made iced coffee or sweet, refreshing iced tea….