is that the aluminium type where it boils water in a bottom chamber and does a bit like espresso, forcing the water through a funnel neck up through a plug of coffee grounds?

ah yeah, it is... i hate those things... they always overcook the coffee compared to a proper espressio machine

the OP might consider getting the type of small espresso cups like the madeiran "bica" type like ones i have, they have tiny little knobs on the side on the top so you really can't get them upside down even in the dark