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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My favorite summer drink is mint iced tea
Classic sidecar (cognac, triple sec and lemon juice) on ice and topped with seltzer.
Plain ol’ water with lemon. (With Sonic Ice).
AM – iced coffee made extra strong in the press, with lots of milk, ice, and a drop of vanilla bean paste.
PM – homemade iced tea (delicious with Celestial’s Lemon Zinger)… & depending on the evening, with all the Long Island fixings!
I love Mango beverage in my jar!
Alice
My favorite drink- plain old boring iced water! Since I live in the Southwest in Arizona where our summer temps can really soar- 118F is not unusual i drink lots of water.
I have the wide mouth cuppow and love it – but have always wanted a straw hole for my iced coffee. i’m so excited about the new version! My favorite hot weather beverage has got to be either iced coffee or a cold cocktail with cucumber-infused vodka, lime seltzer, and limes!
my favorite hot weather beverage is either southern sweet tea or lemonade – both homemade of course!
Iced coffee, for sure. Or seltzer water with something special in it, like cucumber, mint, berries, or even lately I’ve been putting cold watermelon in there. If I weren’t super lazy I could blend it up and have an agua fresca of sorts.
Iced coffee. Love it and make it myself out of leftover coffee, which gives my hubby the heebie geebies.
Two words: mint julep. I live in a horse town; why shouldn’t every day be Derby day?
Strawberry and raspberry mojitos are my go-to summer drink!
Mint iced tea. Or, if we’re going alcoholic, it’d be a gin & tonic.
Just good ol’ water, or sometimes sweet tea.
I love sipping moscow mules when the weather is hot but that requires a copper mug though I may be converted
I’m so excited to hear about this! I only drink iced tea in the summer, and I didn’t think the original cuppow would work for me.
Half and half, iced tea and lemonade! Iced chai sounds pretty tasty too, though.
I find water to be the most refreshing in the summer or anytime for that matter!
I love smoothies made from frozen cantaloupe. They taste like cake batter!
I like cold-brewed coffee, but that is a little time consuming to make, so the default is water with a couple ice cubes or fresh brewed ice tea.
Ice water with a few squirts of fresh lemon and lime juice with mint from the herb patch.
Hands down, my favorite summer cooler is a slush made with orange juice, pineapple juice, strawberries and ice, with just a touch of honey–all whirled up in the blender until it’s slushy. YUM!
Blackberry and Sage ice tea
My favorite summer beverage is ice cold water w/a little twist of lime.
Iced coffee. Must start some cold brew now…
I’ve just been getting into sweet teas.
Gin and tonic with lots of lime while sitting in my garden after a hard days work.
My favorite hot weather beverage is an iced coffee. Thanks for the giveaway.
Right now, my favorite is iced tea. I used a mix of pu-erh, a cranberry-lemon grass herbal blend, and a bit of grated lime peel.
We’re also experimenting with putting leaves from the garden in water, making our own versions of “Metromint”. We’re playing around with pineapple sage and borage leaves in various combinations and concentrations at the moment, with an eye on the rest of the lime zest…
SHRUB!! Strawberry Basil Shrub! Raspberry Shrub! Blueberry Thyme Shrub! Fruit infused vinegars are a great way to preserve. It’s my favorite this summer.
Definitely mango lemonade! Puree a ripe mango with the juice of two lemons, a tablespoon of brown sugar, and two cups of water… yum! Tart, refreshing, and beautifully orange!
limeaid
Love love love ice cold lemonade, with some lemon balm floating on top!
My favorite summer drink is a cold iced coffee in the afternoon!
Raspberry Lemonade made with Raspberry Vodka. It’s supposed to be 102 degrees in Chicago today. You can bet I’ll be having one later today. Thanks so much for the into to Cuppow and Recaps. I am definitely going to check them out.
My favorite drink is some type of cranberry juice – cram grape, cran apple, etc.
My favorite hot-weather drink is homemade limeade.
I love my morning cup of coffee with a splash of milk.
Iced Tea! Cold and not always the same tea either!
Oh gosh I love these! and straws!
My favorite hot weather drink is seltzer (made in my beloved soda stream, extra bubbly) with a splash of mint ice tea!
I like nice cold iced tea with some lemon in it. Or lemon ice. Thanks for picking me.
My favorite daily hot weather beverage is simply iced coffee with heavy cream. It also counts as my morning snack
Otherwise, I’m a cold water gal through and through.
I make homemade lemonade all the time!
First, I peel the lemons and cover them with non-GMO white distilled vinegar to use for cooking and vinaigrettes, cleaning countertops, in the laundry, as a rinse aid in the dishwasher, and the list goes on! Then I juice the lemons and keep the juice in the fridge until needed. We like to use the juice in cooking, add simple syrup and water for lemonade, and my favorite way: Arnold Palmers, yum!!!
Iced coffee is definitely my favorite hot-weather beverage! It also looks great in a glass jar with the ice (OK, *I* think it’s pretty).
Cold-brewed iced coffee is always at the top of my list
Lemonade is the runner-up, especially since I’ve taken to stirring in some berry preserves and syrups.
Oh…I’ve been wanting one of these.
Iced cold brewed coffee rules our home in this weather! We have taken to sweetening with simple syrup made with turbinado sugar. Cuppow looks rather brilliant. Hot sweaty Milwaukee hugs to all.
Oh my a nice honeyed sun tea is wonderful in the heat! Thanks for sharing your good fortune!
My morning favorite is iced coffee. Afternoon favorite is iced tea. I stick them into the freezer for a few hours first
Hands down the best drink of the summer….ice cold homemade Kombucha with frozen blackberries as the ice~mmm