I've had this tea thermos for two days and I'm already wondering, how did I do without it? I had one from another site, and it leaked like a sieve. This thermos is great, doesn't leak, keeps the contents warm but it's not hot on your hands. I've used it for blooming tea and for tea leaves and both worked brilliantly. The little strainer/basket works super well.
This morning, I made my tea in this glass travel mug. I let it sit for about 1.5 hour. My tea was still warm.
I like that it is made of glass (tastless, unlike stainless steel travel mugs) and the neoprene sleeve makes it easier to carry in my purse without breaking and easier to handle as well, especially when hot. One negative point although: I could smell the neoprene at every sip, so I took the glass thermos out of the sleeve to better enjoy my Pu'erh! It's prettier anyway. The glass seems thick enough, and the thermos itself seems to be a very good quality. I am very happy with it so far! I might even order a second one!
I got this to stop spillages moving around at work. I love it, keeps my drink warm for a couple of hours & it infuses well. The one drawback for me is the stainless steel rim on the lid really needs to be something less heat conductive and providing more grip as it can be difficult to de lid especially hot.
All very nice except it does not keep beverages HOT after a half drive to work....just warm.
Not really of "Thermos" quality because of that
by Kevin Mclauchlan
October 2021
It looks nice and it feels nice, but:
1. While it is double-walled and nicely made, it does not have an insulating vacuum between the layers, so it does not keep contents hot or cold any longer than a regular mug or cup. The neoprene cup-cozy is the only real insulation, and it's not great.
2. The little stainless-steal tea basket is on the small size, so when you want to put a couple of teaspoons of gyokuro leaves in it, there's not enough room for them to expand as they get wet, and have room for the water to really circulate. For the size of the vessel, you do want at least a couple of teaspoons to infuse in that volume of water, when the tea is gyokuro. Sencha might have slightly less of a problem.
Anyway, it looks nice and feels nice, and closes securely, but it's not very practical.
by Joan Broderick
February 2020
Have been using this tea "carrier" for a few months. Really liked it (5 star). Unfortunately, yesterday it gently tipped over with insulating sleeve on and the exposed glass top rim cracked. Small chards of glass started falling into the space into the insulating space. Had to throw it out. (2 star) Given that this type of mug is designed to be carried around, it could be improved by having the sleeve protect the full glass.
It was great the first time I used it, but it blew up the second time when I placed an ice cube in it for iced tea.
