I normally use another brand for my thermos that I use at work. It does very well in holding hot and cold liquids. It doesn't have a handle like this one though. I normally like my thermos purple but this mint color is cute too. The twist-off lid took some getting used to but  I'm confident it won't leak. It doesn't seem to work well with a lot of ice in my soda. I've started putting a light amount of ice and that has been working well. I haven't tried hot liquids yet but I plan on it soon.