DRINKING CONTAINERS WITH ICE RETAINING FEATURES

A drinking container includes: a base; a sidewall extending upwardly from the base, wherein the base and the sidewall define a cavity; and an ice retaining structure in the cavity, the ice retaining structure including a shield member held adjacent an adjacent portion of an inner surface of the sidewall, wherein the shield is connected to and/or abuts the sidewall at two spaced apart connection locations. The ice retaining structure and the sidewall define a single laterally extending gap therebetween, and the ice retaining structure is positioned and configured to retain ice in the cavity and to permit liquid to pass through the gap when the drinking container is tilted relative to vertical.