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Promotional Glassware

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Find it. Love it. Sip it. Promotional glassware is where a brand earns a permanent place on the bar, the shelf, the dining table. Sense2 has been briefing custom glassware for Australian hospitality groups, wine brands, agencies and corporate teams — stemless…

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Find it. Love it. Sip it. Promotional glassware is where a brand earns a permanent place on the bar, the shelf, the dining table. Sense2 has been briefing custom glassware for Australian hospitality groups, wine brands, agencies and corporate teams — stemless wine glasses, pint glasses, tumblers, highballs, carafes and boxed gift sets, decorated with the kind of sandblast, deep-etch and fired-on print that holds its finish through a thousand dishwasher cycles. Thousands of 5-star Google reviews later, we're still the team advertising managers call when the brand has to land in crystal.

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Typical MOQ:
48-144 units depending on decoration method; lower on stocked blanks
Lead time:
10-18 business days standard; 5-8 day express on popular lines for late creative runs
Branding:
sandblast etch, deep-etch with colour infill, fired-on ceramic print (dishwasher-safe), pad print, full-colour UV, laser etch on base
Glass types:
beer (pint, schooner, pilsner, stein), wine (stemmed, stemless, flute, coupe), spirit (tumbler, highball, rocks, nick & nora), barware (carafe, decanter, shot, jigger), coffee (latte, espresso, double-wall borosilicate)
Price range (100qty, single-position etch):
AU$4.50-$22 per unit depending on style and glass weight
Free samples Australia-wide, dispatched in 48 hours so your creative team can hold the weight before artwork lock
Rapid Australia-wide delivery:
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and everywhere in between

Best for

Choose promotional glassware if your moment is hospitality brand rollouts, wine, spirit and beverage launches or corporate gifting and vip hampers.

Hospitality brand rollouts

Sandblast-etched pint glasses, schooners and stemless wine glasses for venue launches, brewery taprooms and restaurant group refreshes. Specify glass weight (500-650g for premium pints) — advertising managers can feel the difference before the logo registers.

Wine, spirit and beverage launches

Boxed tasting sets in two or four glasses — stemless, flutes or tumblers — with fired-on brand marks and a printed tasting card. The opening moment becomes the social post.

Corporate gifting and VIP hampers

A pair of deep-etched crystal tumblers in branded tissue, paired with a bottle from the client's region. The gift that stays on the bar cart, not in the drawer.

Conference and awards dinners

Custom-etched commemorative glasses — shot flights, champagne flutes or engraved decanters — as speaker gifts and table settings. The brand lives on the mantelpiece long after the lanyard is filed.

Staff milestones and work anniversaries

Personalised name etching on a premium whisky tumbler or stemmed wine glass, boxed. The register of gift that gets kept for a decade.

Our etched stemless wines arrived beautifully boxed two days before our cellar-door weekend, and distributors were photographing them before the first pour. The Sense2 team understood the brand so quickly — the finish was exactly the quiet, confident mark we'd briefed.

Camille · Head of Brand
independent hospitality group

We reorder our branded pint glasses every season and the team remembers our glass weight, our etch depth, our packaging preferences — every detail. It makes the whole rollout feel considered rather than transactional.

Isla · Marketing Manager
Melbourne hospitality brand

Customers consistently rate Sense2 for bringing brand thinking and warmth to every glassware project — from brief to launch, with delivery that always lands on time and packaging that arrives intact.

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Hospitality brand rolloutsSandblast-etched pint glasses, schooners and stemless wine glasses for venue launches, brewery taprooms and restaurant group refreshes. Specify glass weight (500-650g for premium pints) — advertising managers can feel the difference before the logo registers.
Wine, spirit and beverage launchesBoxed tasting sets in two or four glasses — stemless, flutes or tumblers — with fired-on brand marks and a printed tasting card. The opening moment becomes the social post.
Corporate gifting and VIP hampersA pair of deep-etched crystal tumblers in branded tissue, paired with a bottle from the client's region. The gift that stays on the bar cart, not in the drawer.
Conference and awards dinnersCustom-etched commemorative glasses — shot flights, champagne flutes or engraved decanters — as speaker gifts and table settings. The brand lives on the mantelpiece long after the lanyard is filed.
Staff milestones and work anniversariesPersonalised name etching on a premium whisky tumbler or stemmed wine glass, boxed. The register of gift that gets kept for a decade.

Make it a Brand Kit

Pair these together for a coordinated rollout — we’ll kit, brand and deliver everything together.

Taproom Launch Pack

Two sandblast-etched pint glasses, a branded bar runner and a pack of coasters in a kraft presentation box

Best for: Brewery launches, venue openings, hospitality-group refreshes

From AU$38 per set at 100 units

Cellar Door Tasting Set

Four stemless wine glasses with fired-on brand mark, a printed tasting card and a recycled-kraft gift box with branded ribbon

Best for: Wine launches, distributor gifting, cellar-door hampers

From AU$54 per set at 100 units

Boardroom Whisky Pair

Two deep-etched crystal rocks tumblers, a pair of soapstone whisky stones and a tone-on-tone debossed note card in a linen-wrapped box

Best for: VIP client gifting, milestone anniversaries, executive thank-yous

From AU$72 per set at 100 units

Find it. Love it. Kit it.

How to choose

Start with the ritual, not the glass. If the brand lives in a taproom or restaurant, pint glasses, schooners and stemless wines carry it night after night — specify a heavier base (minimum 500g for pints) because weight reads as quality the moment the glass hits the coaster. For wine brands, the call is stemmed vs stemless: stemmed reads traditional and cellar-door, stemless reads modern and event-friendly. Flutes and coupes are for launches and anniversaries; tumblers and rocks glasses are for whisky, negroni and the slower brand moments. Decoration method is the other half of the brief. Sandblast etch (sometimes called frost etch) gives a soft, tactile brand mark that looks like the glass has always been this way — it's our most-specified finish for premium hospitality. Deep-etch with colour infill adds a ceramic pigment into the etched recess for a two-tone, fully dishwasher-safe finish. Fired-on ceramic print is baked at over 600°C and survives commercial dishwashers indefinitely — the right choice for any glass going behind a bar. Pad print and UV-digital are faster and cheaper for short runs, giveaways and conference glassware where the glass will be kept at home rather than run through a commercial washer every night. MOQs sit between 48 and 144 for most styles because decoration is a per-batch setup. Borosilicate double-wall coffee glasses, crystal tumblers and flutes typically start at 72. Wrap-around print and full-colour digital need around 100 to unlock the better per-unit. At 500+ expect 20-35% off the 100-qty tier — ask our team for a stepped quote across 100, 250, 500 and 1,000. Always ask for a sample. Forty-eight hours to your desk, and the decision makes itself when the creative director holds the glass against the campaign palette. Fast can still feel thoughtful — that's the standard we hold ourselves to.

Pricing guidance

Pricing rule of thumb at 100 units with a single-position decoration: a branded pint or schooner sits around AU$4.50-$8.50, a stemless wine glass AU$5.50-$10, a stemmed wine glass or flute AU$7-$13, a rocks or whisky tumbler AU$6-$14, a double-wall borosilicate coffee glass AU$8-$16, and a premium crystal tumbler or decanter AU$14-$22. At 500 units those drop 20-35%. Sandblast etch typically AU$1.20-$2.50 per position; deep-etch with colour infill AU$2.50-$4.50; fired-on ceramic print AU$2-$4; pad print AU$0.60-$1.40. Setup is AU$55-$110 per decoration position, once-off. Boxed presentation (two-piece gift set, branded sleeve, tissue) adds AU$3.50-$9 per set.

Delivery across Australia

Delivered Australia-wide in 10-18 business days standard — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra. Speed you can trust: 5-8 day express on popular glassware lines for late briefs, with careful double-carton packing to survive the run. Free shipping on orders over AU$500. We kit, split-ship to multiple venues or state offices, and run timed-release dispatch for launch nights and awards evenings at no extra handling.

Why Sense2

  • 30 years of glassware briefs — trusted by independent hospitality groups, national wine brands, leading Australian breweries, agencies and government event teams
  • thousands of products in the catalogue with a deep barware and glassware range sourced by our international trend-sourcing partners — so the glass feels current, not catalogue
  • In-house design studio for art setup, wrap-around mockups, boxed presentation and pre-production samples before the decorator touches a blank
  • Thousands of 5-star Google reviews — Customers consistently rate Sense2 for reliability, clear proofs and creative outcomes that exceed expectations

Frequently asked questions

What's the minimum order for promotional glassware?

Most styles start at 48-144 units depending on decoration method. Pint glasses, schooners and stemless wine glasses typically open at 72. Crystal tumblers, flutes and borosilicate double-wall glasses start around 72-100. For 500+ expect 20-35% off the 100-qty tier — ask for a stepped quote across 100, 250, 500 and 1,000.

How long does custom glassware take to produce and deliver in Australia?

Standard lead time is 10-18 business days from artwork approval, because etching and fired-on ceramic print are per-batch processes. 5-8 day express is available on popular lines for late briefs. Pre-production samples with your actual artwork add 3-5 days and are strongly recommended on runs over 250.

Which decoration methods work best on glass?

Sandblast etch gives a soft frosted brand mark and is our most-specified hospitality finish. Deep-etch with colour infill adds a ceramic pigment for a two-tone dishwasher-safe result. Fired-on ceramic print is baked over 600°C and survives commercial dishwashers indefinitely — essential for any glass going behind a bar. Pad print and UV-digital suit short runs and gifted glassware.

Is the decoration dishwasher-safe?

Sandblast etch, deep-etch and fired-on ceramic print are all commercial-dishwasher safe and will outlast the glass itself in most venues. UV-digital and pad print are domestic-dishwasher-safe but not recommended for high-temperature commercial cycles — we'll route you to the right method for the environment the glass will live in.

Can I see a sample before I order?

Yes. Free blank samples ship Australia-wide, dispatched within 48 hours so your creative team can feel the weight and shape before artwork lock. Pre-production samples with your actual etch or print are available on larger runs for a small setup charge, refunded against the bulk order.

Do you offer boxed gift sets and custom packaging for glassware?

Yes — two-piece and four-piece gift sets in branded kraft, rigid card or linen-wrapped boxes, with tissue, ribbon and a printed insert card. Our in-house design studio sets up the packaging art alongside the glass decoration so the opening moment lands as well as the glass itself.

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Ready to build something people will actually keep?

Tell us the moment — the onboarding day, the brand refresh, the conference, the client thank-you — and we’ll shortlist, mock up and deliver. Samples available (cost + freight applies, credited back), 48-hour dispatch, creative thinking included.

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