Relief Collection

Relief – Barcelona

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The Relief Barcelona mug adds another Spanish city to Starbucks’ Relief collection. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and a city with roots stretching back to the Roman settlement of Barcino, founded more than 2,000 years ago. It later became an important Mediterranean trading center and experienced enormous growth during the 19th century, when the medieval city expanded into the new Eixample district. This period also helped transform Barcelona into a center of Catalan Modernisme, leaving the city with the distinctive architecture for which it is known today.… Read more

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Relief – Australia Red

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Relief Australia Red is yet another mug that was released quite some time ago but was missing from my list. Judging by the Christmas decorations featured in the design, this appears to be a Holiday Edition! This makes it the fourth version of the Relief Australia mug. Do you have them all?… Read more

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Relief – München

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While I actually missed adding some other Relief releases when they first appeared in stores and had to catch up later, Relief München seems to be a fresh release. Thanks to a blog reader who gave me a heads-up about it.

It seems the only coloured element in the design is the pair of beer glasses. Beer has been an important part of Munich’s history for centuries, with brewing in the city dating back to the Middle Ages. In 1487, Munich introduced its own beer purity law, which later became part of the famous Bavarian Reinheitsgebot.… Read more

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Relief – Boracay Sky Blue

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The Starbucks Relief Boracay Sky Blue is a release from 2020 with a very unique color combination and a completely different set of landmarks and symbols when compared to the regular version.

Boracay, a small island in the Philippines’ Aklan province, has transformed from a sleepy fishing village into one of Southeast Asia’s most celebrated beach destinations since international tourists discovered its powdery white sand in the 1970s. The island’s crown jewel, White Beach, stretches two miles along the western coast with talcum-soft sand and turquoise waters that consistently rank among the world’s best beaches, while Puka Beach offers a quieter alternative on the northern tip known for its shell-strewn shores.… Read more

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Relief – Australia

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It seems there are four different colour combinations for the Relief country mugs from the Land Down Under, and I had only added one to the site. I’m fixing that oversight with this post about the Starbucks Relief Australia mug.

The tree on the front of the mug is probably the Golden Wattle tree, Australia’s national floral emblem, known for its bright yellow, fluffy blossoms that bloom in late winter and early spring. It grows as a hardy shrub or small tree and is commonly found across southeastern Australia.… Read more

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Relief – Cebu Light Green

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The Starbucks Relief Cebu Light Green is another custom colour release from the beloved series.

The front of the mug features the iconic Lapu-Lapu monument, a towering bronze statue honouring the chieftain who defeated Ferdinand Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan. Standing prominently by the shore, it symbolizes Filipino courage and resistance against foreign colonization. It remains one of the most recognizable historical landmarks in Cebu.… Read more

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Relief – Bangkok Blue

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The Starbucks Relief Bangkok Blue was released some time ago, but it appears to have been an overlooked addition at the time. Three other color variations of the same mug were issued around the same period, roughly a decade earlier, each presenting a different take on the design. This blue version stands out in particular, as it is uncommon within the Relief collection, where Starbucks typically favored much darker shades of blue.… Read more

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Relief – Lisboa

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Here is another release from Portugal for a series that I thought was long discontinued. The Starbucks Relief Lisboa mug features Castelo de São Jorge, one of Lisbon’s most distinctive monuments. The oldest known fortification at this spot dates from the 2nd century BC, with archaeological evidence revealing traces of Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, and Muslims, confirming human occupation of the area since very ancient times. In 1147, King Afonso Henriques captured the castle from the Moors during the Siege of Lisbon, marking a turning point in Portuguese history.… Read more

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Relief – Athens

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The Starbucks Relief Athens mug is one of those I had no idea existed. Thanks to a recent revision of the Relief mugs database, I discovered that I am missing quite a few of them.

Athens is famous for many things, but one of the most important is being the home of the Academy of Athens. You can see its building on the front of the mug. This was the world’s first school of higher learning, founded by the philosopher Plato around 387 BC.… Read more

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