The Smuggle Mug Story: Hidden Flasks Born at the Poker Table
The Smuggle Mug Story: Hidden Flasks Born at the Poker Table
Smuggle Mug started in the late 2000s at poker night with friends. Scott liked his rum and Coke cold, but he was tired of hauling a flask, an insulated mug, and a can of soda to every game. So he asked himself why the mug couldn't carry the rum too.
He built a mug with a hidden flask tucked inside its insulated wall, so he could add a splash to his drink without anyone at the table noticing. The Smuggle Mug was born.
After a year of hand-making mugs, Scott invested in molds and went into real production, and that's how the whole lineup of hidden flasks got started.
From Poker Night to Cruise Ships: The Original Cruise Flask
While the first molds were being made, Scott noticed cruisers emptying shampoo and mouthwash bottles to sneak alcohol on a cruise. The catch was that everyone complained their rum tasted like soap. So he made clean, brand-new fake shampoo bottle flasks with playful look-alike labels, ready to fill. These cruise flasks took off, and the profits paid for every Smuggle Mug mold and part.
The BoozeBrella Umbrella Flask
Next came the BoozeBrella, an umbrella flask that looks like a compact umbrella and has a screw-on handle lid. It's perfect for sneaking drinks into concerts, festivals, ballgames, and the beach. It sold fast, and so did the copycats.
Patented Shampoo and Sunscreen Flasks: ShamBooze and SunFlask
The copycats pushed Scott to innovate again. He patented shampoo and sunscreen flasks that dispense real product while your drink stays hidden. That design became ShamBooze, the hidden shampoo flask, and the SunFlask hidden sunscreen flask.
What Smuggle Mug Is About
Every Smuggle Mug product is creatively designed to help you be discreet about your drinks. It's all about having fun and saving some bucks, whether you're dodging cruise drink package prices, $15 stadium beers, or pricey concert drinks. Our hidden flasks also make a great gag gift for the friend who loves a good party.
Smuggle Mug is made by KO Products LLC, an independent, inventor-owned company based in Utah, USA.
Shop the lineup: ShamBooze shampoo flask, BoozeBrella umbrella flask, SunFlask sunscreen flask, the Ice Box flask, and the Cooler Flask. Shop the full lineup right here at smugglemug.com.
Please enjoy responsibly and follow the rules of wherever you're headed.