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 good old-fashioned sun tea brewed in my gallon size pickle jar.
My favorite hot weather drink is unsweetened iced tea made from a green loose leaf blend from Remedy Tea (Seattle) called Orange Krush. It tastes like an orange creamsicle and is delicious when icy cold!
cucumber water! simple and delicious.
On a hot day, I love love diet 7-up with a squeeze of fresh lemon in it served in a tall glass full of crushed ice…mmmm…it is gooood! Refreshing doesn’t get much better than that unless it is a glass of Mrs. Bell’s sweet tea! (with a squeeze of fresh lemon of course!)
My absolute fave summer beverage is Yerba Mate tea! I am such a fan of my cuppow and really can’t wait til I get a regular one. Straw tek is going to be my new fave, I can tell already!
It’s a toss-up at our house for favorite summer beverage, but there is always combining involved. We enjoy Zingerade – Red Zinger sun tea mixed half and half with lemonade. Another fave is watermelon juice mixed half and half with grape juice. Both are so refreshing for hot summer days!
My favorite summer beverage is a tie between lemonade and Thai iced tea.
Iced tea. Hands down my favorite. We play with a variety of flavors but always some version of iced tea, unsweetened (despite being from houston!)
I love having fresh spearmint in ice cold water!
Iced tea! I would love to win this one!!!!
Love fresh brewed iced tea with some fresh spearmint leaves. So good!
My homemade pomegranate mulberry wine with champagne, chilled in a punch bowl with whatever available ripe fruit sliced and floating on top.
I’m from the south- therefore, I drink tea….lots of iced tea.
1/2 Crystal Light Lemonade and 1/2 iced tea. (My Arnold Palmer)
I love sun-brewed iced tea!
I have to say ice tea, but I love me a mojito too!!!
My favorite drink when it is warm/hot is iced coffee made with espresso, a lot of milk, some flavored cream, lots of ice and sometimes blended. I am not a coffee drinker otherwise.
We love making pantry seltzer waters. Some soda water on ice with muddled mint, ginger, and lime! Mix in juice and/or some gin and you’ve got yourself a summer afternoon.
from scratch lemonade. to make this more feasible at the drop of a hat, i make large batches of simple syrup and keep it in the fridge, so then all i have to do is juice the lemons, add water and booms instant lemonade that actually tastes good.
I just happen to have a jar of iced coffee in the fridge. I sweeten it with a bit of chocolate almond milk. So good!
Favorite summertime drink? Margaritas!
My favourite summer drink? Easy: Ice cubes, club soda, and a little bit of natural stevia extract! It’s like a summery, calorie-free, cream soda!
Limonana,lemonade blended
with fresh mint
I had the most amazing lemonade this week, it had a dash of rose water in it. Lovely!
I love a nice glass of iced tea with lots of lemon slices!
Dreamy hot weather beverage=freshly-made lemonade with berries blended in…and lots of them. Yum!
Oooh, homemade lavender lemonade all the way (with a splash of limoncello for those *really* hot days).
Love an “arnold palmer” on hot days…half sweet tea/half lemonade. Awesome!
My favorite daytime beverage is iced Jasmine Green tea, closely followed by iced Red Zinger. Favorite brunch drink is a nice Bloody Mary (I have a great recipe.) Favorite evening beverage is sparkling water with lime. I think Mason jars are one of the greatest inventions of the western world, and I’ve been wanting a set of these Cuppow lids for ages.
Cold extract coffee!
Watermelon blended with basil or mint leaves and lime juice (sometimes with a splash of tequila
Sooooo refreshing.
There’s nothing as wonderful as a grapefruit soda. Some grapefruit juice and some soda water — simple and delicious.
In the hot summer heat here in Phoenix, my favorite go-to drink is a tall, cold glass of ice water. Not very original, but it sure does the trick for me!
Lemonade! with vodka, of course
Yay for a new Cuppow!! That would be perfect for iced tea or smoothies. I could also see bug-free outdoor Mason jar daiquiris!
Lemonade with a splash of sweet tea vodka.
Iced Tea with some fresh fruit muddled in!
I’m boring and love nothing more than ice water on a hot day… but occasionally, a really good lemonade–more tart than sweet–hits the spot.
I have the original cuppow, and love it. I’m very happy to hear about the new version for regular jars. The cuppow is ingenious – and so convenient! Lately, I’ve been making sun tea in wide-mouth quart canning jars; just add ice, pop on the cuppow lid and I’m good to go.
Water, ice, with a splash of lemonade – not too sweet, not sticky, but great for all!
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I love mixing raw milk, chai tea with a little bit of honey and ice in the blender to make my own frozen blended treat.
Sweet ice tea with lots of cube!
I drink 3 shots of espresso over ice almost every day. Yum.
I love rhubarb lemonade
Homemade lemonade with gin and grand marnier. Oh yes…
My favorite hot weather drink is a Makers Mark mint julep with mint fresh from the garden.
I loved getting slushies (or slurpees) when I was little
My favorite summer beverage would be either an iced coffee or iced tea.
I’d LOVE to win this. I love mason jars and use them for everything from drinks to
storage.
Thank you.
I use pint jars as glasses all the time, my cupboard is full of them! Cuppow would be awesome for everything!!
My favorite beverage in hot weather is actually just cold water, maybe infused with some lemon or other fruits!!