Titanium Double-Wall Espresso Cups, Set of 2

Why it exists

Espresso from a moka pot on a camp stove is a small pour, and a small pour cools fast. In a thin metal sipper it goes lukewarm before you sit down, and the rim burns your lip in the meantime. A ceramic demitasse holds heat better but does not belong in a pack. These double-wall titanium espresso cups are the fix we wanted for ourselves: the shot stays hot, the outer wall stays comfortable in the hand, and the cups do not break when they hit rock. They live next to the stove at home and ride in the mesh bag on the trail.

How it works

Brew as you normally would, on a moka pot, a portable espresso maker, or a camp-stove pour, and pour straight into the cup. The double wall puts an air gap between the drink and your fingers, so heat stays in the coffee instead of bleeding into the metal and the morning air. Pure titanium is non-reactive, so acidic coffee keeps its own taste instead of picking up a metallic edge. The cups are rated for boiling water, so you can also splash in hot water to warm the cup first, or use them for tea when the coffee runs out.

Pick the 120 ml (4 fl oz) size for straight moka shots and doubles. Pick the 240 ml (8 fl oz) size if you top a shot with hot water or milk, or if you simply want a longer sip. Either way you get a set of two, so a couple at camp or two people at a picnic table each have a hot cup from the same pour.

Built for the trail

• Pure titanium body with a double wall: heat stays in the drink and the outside stays cool enough to hold after a boil.
• Non-reactive titanium keeps the coffee tasting like the coffee, with no metal flavor in an acidic shot.
• Round 6.7 × 6.7 × 9 cm cup (about 2.6 × 2.6 × 3.5 in) that nests with a compact moka setup in a kitchen kit.
• Handle in a separate base metal, sized for a gloved grip at the stove on a cold morning.
• Food-contact ready and rated for boiling water, from the first shot at camp to a second pour at the picnic table.
• About 110 g (3.9 oz) per packaged cup, light enough that a pair for two people is an easy add to a car-camping or van kit.
• Reusable, non-folding cups packed in a mesh bag with tableware included, so the set stays together between trips.

Best for

Couples and pairs who travel with a moka pot or a portable espresso maker: car campers, van and truck-camper setups, cabin weekends, and home espresso drinkers who want an unbreakable cup for the porch. Backpackers who care enough about espresso to carry a moka pot will appreciate that the cups survive a drop. If you drink a large mug of drip or French press rather than espresso-sized pours, these are the wrong size; look at a full-size camp mug instead. If you need cups for a group of four or more, you will want two sets.

Honest limits

These are espresso cups, so even the 240 ml size is a small drink by mug standards. The double wall adds a little bulk compared with a single-wall sipper, and the cups do not fold or collapse. The handle is a separate base metal rather than titanium. Care is simple but manual: rinse after use, air-dry, and keep them in the mesh bag so they do not rattle loose in the kit.

Specs

What's covered

• 30-day returns for unused items in original packaging; anything that arrives defective or damaged is replaced.
• Free shipping on every order.