Timbuk2 and Blue Bottle Release ‘The Sabbatical’, an Even Bigger Coffee Lover’s Collaboration

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Last year Timbuk2 and Blue Bottle Coffee created their first travel kit, which released just in time for the holidays. This year they’ve got an even bigger and better holiday collaboration brewing, and if you are stumped about what to give your favorite serious coffee drinker (even if it’s you), then The Sabbatical should be a winner!

2-Timbuk2 x Blue Bottle Weekender Travel Kit, photo credit Alicia Cho-001

Photo credit Alicia Cho

The Sabbatical is for the ultimate coffee enthusiast who incorporates precision and care into each cup. This beautiful kit features a Timbuk2 waxed canvas and leather trimmed bag, a custom Blue Bottle Bonmac Travel Dripper, filters, a sample of Blue Bottle Coffee Beans, two Falcon Enamelware Tumblers, two custom felt zarfs, a Porlex Mini Hand Grinder, a Tsuki Usagi kettle, and a Hario scale.

1-Timbuk2 x Blue Bottle Weekender Travel Kit, photo credit Alicia Cho

Don’t take a chance that the next ecologically minded boutique hotel that you stay at, in that artsy little town you’ve been waiting to explore, will have a coffee-maker with a delicious local blend in the room waiting for you. Bring your own coffee kit, and know that every cup you drink will be splendid!

3-Timbuk2 x Blue Bottle Weekender Travel Kit, photo credit Alicia Cho-002

The price for this perfectly curated collection will be $349, but you can also get the original (slightly smaller) kit for $179; both are available starting today at the Timbuk2 site, the Blue Bottle site, Timbuk2 retail locations, and at Blue Bottle Cafés.

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