The original KeepCup brief was straightforward: outperform the disposable cup. Better taste, better design, better daily experience. A cup worth carrying instead of one worth throwing away.
It worked. And then the feedback started coming in.
"Abi — it's too cold up here in Canada." — Eight Ounce Coffee
Fair point. A cup that keeps coffee at the right temperature for twenty minutes is great in Melbourne. In Edmonton in February, it's a different conversation.
Enter: KeepCup Thermal
Launched in late 2019, KeepCup Thermal is double-wall vacuum insulated 18/8 food-grade stainless steel. Hot drinks stay hot. Cold drinks stay cold. The -4°C problem, solved.
The design brief was the same as always — barista-standard sizing, considered materials, a lid that works one-handed. The vacuum insulation was the upgrade the original cup couldn't offer. Everything else stayed true to the brief.
And Then Came the Cold Cup
Hot drinks sorted. Cold drinks next.
KeepCup Thermal Cold Cup takes the same vacuum insulated stainless steel base and pairs it with a press-in clear lid — so you can see the fill, sip through the central straw, and keep iced coffee cold from morning to afternoon without condensation, without temperature compromise, without thinking about it.
It's been one of our best sellers since launch. Cold enough that we chose it as the gift with purchase in our June 2026 birthday sale — the product we most wanted to get into people's hands.
The reason is simple: once you've had an iced coffee that's still cold three hours later, the Thermal Cold Cup becomes the one you reach for every time.
Hot or Cold. Your Call.
The Thermal base is compatible with both lids — the hot flip lid for the morning flat white, the press-in cold lid for the afternoon iced coffee. One base. Two lids. Every drink covered without carrying two cups.
It's the same thinking that runs through everything KeepCup makes: design the system, not just the product. The cup earns its place by doing more than one thing well.
The Thermal Range
KeepCup Thermal.
Vacuum insulated stainless steel, splashproof hot lid, 6oz,12oz and 16oz. For the commute, the desk, the cold climate, and everywhere in between.
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KeepCup Thermal Cold Cup
Same base, press-in clear lid, central straw, built for iced coffee all day. Available in 12oz and 16oz.
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