Starbucks Albuquerque mug: Discovery Series
The Albuquerque mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the city name in lime green over a dark green circle, with hot air balloons, a lizard, a prickly pear and a dancer around it. An aerial tram, a coyote and a fisherman fill the other sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
ALBUQUERQUE in lime-green capitals over a dark green circle.
- 2Hot air balloons
Several striped hot air balloons float over the green circle. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta runs nine days in the first full week of October.[1]
- 3Stacked sandwich
A tall stack with a red-purple top and green layers sits at the upper left. New Mexico's official state question is "Red or green?", about chile peppers; the mug doesn't say what the stack is.[3]
- 4Dancer
A dancer in a red polka-dot dress with a swirling green-and-pink skirt stands at the right, beside the handle.
- 5Lizard on a rock
A blue-and-green lizard with a red head sits on a blue rock below the lettering.
- 6Prickly pear
A pale-blue prickly pear cactus with red buds stands at the lower left, with a tiny white cup tucked against it.
- 7Pink ridge Side view
A pink-and-red mountain ridge slopes down from the left toward the tram line, with green scrub below it.
- 8Aerial tram Side view
A blue-and-white aerial tram car with passengers hangs from a cable. The Sandia Peak Tramway runs from the northeast edge of Albuquerque up to Sandia Peak, is 2.7 miles long and opened on May 7, 1966; the mug doesn't name it.[2]
- 9Coyote Side view
A green-and-blue coyote-like animal sits upright below the tram.
- 10Walking couple Side view
Two people in red and blue clothes walk side by side with music notes floating above them.
- 11Paddler Side view
A person in a red boat paddles on a blue river at the lower left.
- 12Pavilion Side view
A white-railed pavilion with a blue roof and people on its porch stands at the far left.
- 13STARBUCKS wordmark Back view
The vertical STARBUCKS wordmark sits beside the handle on this side.
- 14Fisherman Back view
A fisherman in a blue shirt stands on the bank holding a rod, with the line running to the right.
- 15Red-trimmed building Back view
A red-trimmed building with shop windows and a few figures stands at the right edge.
The three photos together cover the whole outside of the mug except the area right behind the handle.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is a soft sky blue, which shows in all three photos.
- The tall stack at the upper left of the front reappears at the right edge of the side photo, so you can check it from either angle.
