Gluggle jugs are traditional fish shaped water pitchers that were first made in england in the 1870s and which became increasingly popular after they were given as a gift to queen elizabeth in 1958when filled with liquid air is trapped in the fishs tail as that liquid is poured out again the air is gradually released and produces a surprisingly loud and rather wonderful gurgling or glug glug sound because of this these fish shaped pitchers are also often referred to as glug glug jugsn