Hire speciality glasses for events: shot glasses, brandy balloons, port glasses and unique glassware shapes. Online booking.
Expo Hire stocks speciality glassware for events that need something beyond the standard wine, beer and cocktail ranges. The range covers gin glasses, brandy balloons, port glasses, shot glasses and other specific shapes for events with a particular drinks focus.
Gin glasses are wide-bowl, balloon-style glasses on a long stem. The large bowl holds plenty of ice and garnish and suits premium gin and tonic serves where the visual presentation of the glass is part of the experience. They are increasingly standard at events with a dedicated gin bar or a premium spirits menu.
Brandy balloons are large, round-bowled glasses on a short stem. They suit post-dinner brandy and cognac service at formal dinners and award ceremonies, and also work for whisky and bourbon serves where guests prefer a large bowl glass over a tumbler. Port glasses are smaller and used for dessert wine, port and sherry service at the table after a formal meal.
Shot glasses cover a wide range of spirit and shooter serves. They are standard at any bar offering shots or samplers and suit whisky tasting events, spirits launches and events with a self-service spirit menu.
Beer festivals with a gin bar or spirits area alongside the beer need gin glasses and potentially shot glasses for tastings. A dedicated spirits area at a festival needs the right glass for each category being served.
Mobile bars with a premium spirits offer need gin glasses and brandy balloons to serve the spirits menu correctly. A bar offering a gin and tonic as a premium serve in a standard wine glass loses the premium feel immediately. Product launches with a spirits focus or whisky tasting events need the specific glass shapes that suit the tasting format.
Post-dinner service at formal dinners and award ceremonies uses brandy balloons and port glasses. A gala dinner for 120 guests serving port with dessert and brandy after the meal needs 120 port glasses and 60 to 80 brandy balloons as a starting estimate.
Speciality glasses are available individually and can be added to any glassware hire order. Order in the quantities that match your specific drinks programme. Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales. Book at least a week ahead for most speciality glass orders.
There’s no need to worry about a damage deposit when placing an event hire order with Expo Hire. Instead, we run a free minor damage waiver scheme to cover minor damage or loss, so you don’t need to worry if you break the odd glass or plate. We do charge for excessive or negligent loss or damage at 10x the hire price. Please check our terms and conditions for full details.
Working out delivery costs is easy with Expo Hire; simply use our carriage calculator to find which of our branches is near to you. Tap your postcode in and it will confirm not only whether we cover that postcode or not, but also which of our 11 branches is closest to you and the cost for delivery from that branch, as well as the list of possible extra charges.
Once you have filled your basket and confirmed your delivery dates and postcode in the checkout, we will show you an itemised cost for delivery so you know exactly what you’re paying for before you place your order.
Want to know when your delivery is coming? You can track your driver using our real time maps on the day of delivery and collection. Simply enter your postcode and order number into our order tracking page and find out when our driver will be with you. You can also use the link we send you by automated text.
Planning a big event in the future? At Expo Hire we can help you secure your event hire booking quickly without it costing the Earth. If your hire charge is over £500, you can now book your hire equipment with just a 25% deposit, paying the remainder up to 28 days prior to delivery. All you need to do is select the deposit option when checking out. Full details are available in our terms and conditions.
