Spirits and cocktails call for a different approach to glassware, from narrow tasting glasses designed to concentrate aroma to substantial tumblers, elegant cocktail glasses and traditional sake vessels.
The collection has particular depth in whisky glassware, led by Glencairn, alongside specialist Bourbon, Tequila and digestif glasses, cocktail glassware and Japanese sake ware.
Whisky Tasting Glasses
For tasting whisky neat, a glass with a rounded bowl and narrower opening helps concentrate aromas towards the nose.
The Glencairn Original Crystal Whisky Glass has become one of the most recognisable examples of this approach and forms the foundation of the collection.
It is available individually and across two, four and six-glass presentation sets, alongside Cut Tartan, Wee Glencairn, Bothwell and Mixer variations.
Whisky Tumblers & Rocks Glasses
A whisky tumbler serves a different purpose from a dedicated tasting glass.
Its wider opening and heavier form make it well suited to whisky over ice, highballs and spirit-forward cocktails, while many drinkers simply prefer the feel of a traditional tumbler for casual drinking.
The range includes Glencairn tumblers and mixer glasses alongside branded pieces from whisky producers and other specialist glassmakers.
Bourbon, Tequila & Digestif Glassware
Different spirits can also benefit from dedicated tasting shapes.
The range includes Spiegelau Single Barrel Bourbon Glasses, Riedel Tequila Glasses, Don Julio 1942 glassware and Zalto Digestif Glasses, alongside producer-specific whisky tasting glasses.
As with wine glassware, specialist shapes are an option rather than a requirement. A quality tasting glass can work across many neat spirits.
Cocktail Glassware
Cocktail glassware is shaped as much by the style and serving format of the drink as by its base spirit.
Tumblers and rocks glasses suit short drinks served over ice, while coupes provide a stemmed format for shaken or stirred cocktails served without ice.
The collection includes Raye Negroni Glasses, Meridian Ripple Tumblers, Zalto Coupe Crystal Glasses and Sophienwald Twenties Coupe Glasses, among other styles.
Japanese Sake Cups & Serving Ware
Traditional sake service encompasses numerous vessels rather than a single standard glass.
The range includes Nousaku sake cups, pitchers and sets, including gold-finished pieces, alongside handcrafted Matsuda Mitsuhiro Guinomi cups and Katakuchi carafes.
These pieces bring Japanese metalwork and ceramics into the drinks collection and can be selected individually or as coordinated serving sets.
Choosing Spirits Glassware
For tasting whisky and other aged spirits neat, begin with a tulip-shaped tasting glass such as the Glencairn.
For spirits served over ice or short cocktails, choose a tumbler or rocks glass. Cocktail drinkers can then add coupes or other stemmed formats according to the drinks they make most frequently.
For sake, there is greater freedom to explore material and form, with ceramic and metal vessels offering distinctly different approaches to traditional service.
Shop Spirits & Cocktail Glassware at Kent Street Cellars
Explore whisky tasting glasses, tumblers, cocktail glasses, Tequila and Bourbon glassware and Japanese sake ware from Glencairn, Riedel, Nousaku, Matsuda Mitsuhiro and more.
Delivery is available Australia-wide, with same-day delivery also available across eligible Sydney metropolitan areas.
