Personalised Jujube Wood Tea & Coffee Cup – Laser Engraved

A Wooden Cup Worth Knowing About

Most people have not heard of jujube wood. Those who have tend to be woodworkers or anyone who has come across it in the context of traditional East Asian tea ceremony ware, where its combination of hardness, tight grain, and natural warmth has made it a preferred material for small drinking vessels for centuries. The Cathcart Elliot personalised jujube wood cup brings that same material to a UK audience in a form that is both practical and rather beautiful.

Jujube (Zizyphus jujuba) is a dense, fine-grained hardwood with warm tones that range from golden amber through to a deep reddish-brown. No two cups look exactly the same — the grain pattern on each piece is unique to that particular section of wood. The surface is finished with a food-safe coating that protects against moisture while preserving the natural character of the grain.

Practical in Ways You Might Not Expect

Wood is a natural insulator. Where a ceramic mug conducts heat directly to the hand, a jujube wood cup keeps the outside of the vessel comfortably cool even with a hot drink inside — no need for a sleeve, no risk of a scalded palm. At approximately 150ml capacity, the cup is proportioned for tea, espresso, or a short black coffee rather than a builder's mug, and the size makes it well suited to mindful, unhurried drinking.

The same properties that make wood an excellent insulator also make it an excellent travelling companion. This cup will not shatter in a bag, does not ring against a hard surface, and handles the kind of bumps and knocks that come with life on a boat, in a caravan, or in a campervan without suffering for it. It is the kind of cup that earns its place in a small galley kitchen where breakages are inconvenient at best and genuinely problematic at worst.

Personalised to Order

Each cup is laser-engraved with a name or message of your choice. The engraving is cut directly into the wood rather than printed or applied as a label, giving a clean, permanent result that does not fade with washing or use. As a gift, the jujube wood cup is well suited to birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day, anniversaries, and retirement — occasions where a personalised item that is also genuinely useful tends to land considerably better than something merely decorative.

If you are looking to pair this cup with something complementary, the personalised jujube wood wine goblet is made from the same material and makes a natural companion piece. Both sit within our wider personalised tableware collection.

Care

Hand wash in warm soapy water and dry promptly. Do not soak, and do not place in a dishwasher — prolonged exposure to water will affect the wood and the food-safe finish over time. A light application of food-safe mineral oil occasionally will keep the wood in good condition and maintain the depth of the grain's colour. With basic care, a jujube wood cup will give years of regular use.

• SKU: a-juju-cup

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