Espresso

An Espresso serving where the cup has a great fit to the Espresso. Certain brands go for small and fat cups, where this is an example of a taller and more slim cup.

The smaller diameter leaves more depth to the crema as prefered by some. I am personally more to the less tall and slightly bigger surfaces of an Espresso.

Handle

A small cup can carry a special handle - and this is a very nice example where the handle is shaped with edges. This works very well for a solid 2-finger grip, which is enough to hold this small cup.

Heat

Espressos are short and don't work as long-drinks. Correspondingly, heat protection is less important, and the cup here does not offer the best heat prevention.

Surface

All in all a nice and smooth surface in line with what you normally expect from a cup from Cup & Saucer.

Mouth feel

The porcelain feels nice, yet I personally felt that the very small diameter of the cup made it almost too small for a pleasant drinking experience.

More details

The Sicafé espresso was served in another fine cup from Cup & Saucer from Portugal.

The review was done on 9 November 2019 at Le Virage in Martigny, Switzerland.

Double Espresso

Great double espresso served in a large cup - almost the size of an Americano.

Handle

The handle for this cup is just big enough for a 3-finger grip, and just big enough.

Heat

The cup offers rather thick porcelain, protecting the coffee temperature well and preventing burned fingers.

Surface

Very smooth and nice porcelain on both the cup and saucer. The golden logo is placed well below the area touched by your lips.

Mouth feel

The thick porcelain combined with round edges at the top leaves a great mouth feel.

More details

The cup is another fine example from Cup & Saucer from Portugal.

The review was done on 15 October 2019 at Elbgold in Hamburg, Germany.

Cappuccino

This cup is a mixture of classics and character; straight lines from top to bottom, and a genuine expression of quality.

Handle

Given the weight of the cappuccino and the cup, we are looking for a handle suitable for the 3-finger grip for everyone. The whole in the handle is to the small side, yet compensated by very good support for the 3rd finger at the bottom of the handle.

Heat

A thick cheramics and porcelain often indicates good insulation, which is also the case here: No problem with heat, and the design of the handle helps keep your fingers of the outside of the cup anyway.

Surface

White. Smooth. Porcelain. This felt like a thick layer of porcelain outside the inner cheramics, leaving an impression of high quality.

Mouth feel

The top of the cup is very well rounded giving a very good mouth feel.

More details

The cups are designed and produced by Cup & Saucer from Portugal. Cup & Saucer is specialized in one thing: Coffee cups and saucers, and have massive experience in designing cups. The belong to SPAL Portugal, a group of companies specialized in cheramics and porcelain.

We have not found this exact cup for sale anywhere online, but Lavazza has a range of cups for sale at their website.

The review was done at Beercode at Firenze Airport, Italy on 19 July 2019.