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The correct posture of holding a coffee cup with a small cup.

Published: 2026-03-30 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/03/30, Just as tea has tea art, drinking coffee also has its unique etiquette, and how to get the coffee cup correctly is the detail that we are most likely to ignore. The design of the general cup handle of the more traditional Italian coffee cup is quite special, which is different from our other cups. The handle of the traditional coffee cup usually has a small hole in the middle, or even no hole. The reason for this design lies in the coffee cup.

Just as tea has tea art, drinking coffee also has its unique etiquette, and how to get the coffee cup correctly is the detail that we are most likely to ignore.

The design of the general handle of the more traditional Italian coffee cup is quite special, which is different from our other cups. The handle of the traditional coffee cup usually has a small hole in the middle, or even no hole. The reason for this design is that the correct way to hold the coffee cup is to hold the cup handle with your thumb and index finger, rather than putting your finger through the handle as we drink tea.

Of course, we don't have to do this at Starbucks, otherwise it will be extremely difficult for you to pick up a heavy mug with just two fingers.

The correct posture

The wrong way to hold a cup.

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