Abstract: A drip collar (10, 110) is provided with a radially outwardly extending absorbent web (30, 114) so as to define a hand-receiving space (50) therebelow when mounted to a sidewall (16) of a cup (5) in which the thumb (52) and finger(s) (54) of a hand (56) can grasp the cup sidewall (16) with the web (30, 114) substantially encircling the cup sidewall (16) and extending over the thumb (52) and finger(s) (54) when the cup (5) is grasped. The absorbent web (20, 114) controls drips (61, 62) from the cup drinking end (12).