Starbucks Portland mug: Discovery Series
The Portland mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the city name in yellow capitals over a dark green circle, with a cyclist, a cable bridge, three doughnuts, a snowy peak and a leaping fish. Food carts, a bookshelf, a rose, a fisher and a glass of beer fill the other sides.
- Series
- Discovery Series
- Place
- Portland, 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
PORTLAND in yellow capitals across a dark green circle, with a pale cloud drifting under the letters.
- 2Cyclist
A person in a red helmet, a maroon top, blue shorts and yellow sleeves pedals a bike with blue wheels and pink spokes at the left of the lettering.
- 3Cable bridge
A bridge with yellow suspension cables, a pale blue deck and two dark blue stone towers topped by thin spires arches over the top of the green circle. The mug doesn't name it.
- 4Open books and bookshelf
Two open books with pale blue pages float at the upper left above a yellow bookshelf, with a red book tumbling above them.
- 5Pink doughnut
A doughnut with pink icing and white sprinkles sits against the top right of the green circle.
- 6Sprinkle doughnut
A pale blue doughnut with colourful ring-shaped sprinkles sits above the lettering at the right.
- 7Blue glazed doughnut
A doughnut with blue and white swirled glaze sits just above the end of the lettering.
- 8Snowy peak
A single peak with pale blue snow and dark blue ridges stands at the foot of the green circle, with a band of orange and yellow trees and a pink path in front of it. The mug doesn't name the mountain.
- 9Leaping fish
A fish covered in yellow and orange scales jumps downward at the right edge of the front, below a small blue sign and a grey platform with orange flames above it.
- 10Food carts Side view
Three small food carts stand in a row on the side: a yellow one with a taco sign, a purple-and-pink one with a plate of food on its roof, and a yellow one with pastries in the window.
- 11Bookshelf with coffee cup Side view
A tall yellow bookshelf holds rows of coloured books and a small white cup with a green logo on one shelf.
- 12Cyclist reading Side view
A cyclist in pink and blue rides while holding an open book in front of her face.
- 13Blue fir and yellow trees Side view
A tall blue fir stands at the left edge of the side, and four thin yellow trees with blue leaves rise behind a tree-house style walkway with two small figures on it.
- 14Framed picture Side view
A framed picture with a blue plan or map and a small brown building hangs at the upper left of the side.
- 15Rose and leaves Back view
A large red, blue and yellow rose with dark blue leaves sits at the upper left of the back.
- 16Fisher and skyline Back view
A person in a blue hat, striped top and yellow trousers casts a fishing line from the bank of a river, with a skyline of tall buildings and a bridge behind.
- 17Glass of beer Back view
A tall glass of amber beer with a white head stands at the lower left of the river scene.
- 18Starbucks wordmark Back view
STARBUCKS is printed vertically in small dark capitals on the white side of the mug beside the handle.
The three photos cover most of the outside of the mug, but not all of it: the strip beside the handle on the front photo is partly out of view, and the bottom of the mug is not shown. The inside is only visible in the back photo.
Collector notes
- The inside of this mug is blue, which shows in the back photo. The dark green box printed STARBUCKS DISCOVERY SERIES under the mug in the front and side photos is the packaging, not part of the mug.
- The cyclist, bridge, doughnuts, mountain and fish are on the front. The food carts, tall bookshelf and a second cyclist reading a book are on the side, and the rose, the fisher, the skyline and the glass of beer are on the back, so a listing photographed only from the front shows less than half of the drawing.
- The mug names only the city, not a state, so check the series in a listing. Our site also has separate pages for the Discovery Oregon and Discovery Maine mugs, which have different drawings.
