£17.50
There's a certain kind of day that doesn't need a litre of water. The nip out to grab a coffee, the short commute, the quick errand run where hauling your full-size flask feels a bit like bringing a sleeping bag to a pub quiz. The Micro Hydro is Hydro Flask's answer to all of them - a 200 ml pocket-sized bottle that started life in Japan, where paring things back to just the essentials is less of a trend and more of a way of life. It fits in the palm of your hand, slots into a coat pocket, clips to a bag or tucks into a lunch box. Don't let the dinky dimensions fool you, though. This is still a proper Hydro Flask under the hood, with TempShield double-wall vacuum insulation keeping your drink hot or cold for up to 7 hours, a leakproof screw cap, pro-grade stainless steel that won't carry over yesterday's flavours, and the brand's lifetime guarantee. Double espresso for the morning commute, a thumb of whisky for the evening fire, cold brew for the afternoon slump.
A lukewarm drink is no-one’s cup of tea, and Hydro Flask was created in 2009 with one goal: to save the world from lukewarm. Whether it’s keeping water icy cold on the beach, coffee piping hot in a blizzard, or beer frosty cool round the campfire, their insulated stainless steel bottles - with a signature powder coating for comfort and grip - are designed to make sure no-one has to suffer a lukewarm drink ever again.