• Glass of whiskey with ice featuring an engraved coal mine design on a dark background
  • Whisky glass engraved with Blairhall Colliery in West Fife, Scotland on a white background
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Engraved Blairhall Colliery Whisky Glass - Coal Mining Heritage

Engraved Blairhall Colliery Whisky Glass - Coal Mining Heritage

£30.00 GBP
£30.00 GBP
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The Story Behind the Design

Once a vital part of West Fife’s industrial landscape, Blairhall Colliery stood as a symbol of resilience, hard work, and community spirit. Inspired by an archival photograph of the colliery, this hand-engraved whisky glass captures a piece of that legacy — preserving the memory of a way of life that shaped generations.

Individually hand-engraved using traditional sandblasting techniques, the detailed depiction creates a permanent, satin-smooth finish that won’t wash, chip, or fade. Crafted for those who remember, honour, and celebrate the region’s proud mining history.

Custom Colliery Commissions

We are proud to honour Scotland’s mining heritage with bespoke engravings. If you have a connection to a different colliery, pit, or mining landmark, we can create a custom design based on historical photographs or references you provide.

Please contact us to discuss a personalised commission — crafted with care and engraved by hand in our Fife studio.

Crafted for those who remember

What Makes It Special

  • A hand-drawn design inspired by Scotland’s most recognisable symbols and landscapes.
  • Engraved using traditional sandblasting to create depth and clarity across fine, expressive linework.
  • Carefully researched details that reflect the heritage and character behind each motif.
  • A meaningful gift for those with a love of Scotland, its wildlife or its engineering icons.
  • Prepared in small batches in our Fife studio, ensuring considered craftsmanship.

A celebration of the symbols that shape Scotland’s identity.

About Your Glass

A classic straight-sided tumbler designed for whisky, liqueurs, or short cocktails.

Best for: Neat spirits, whisky tastings

  • Height: 86 mm
  • Diameter: 80 mm
  • Capacity: 330 ml

This straight-sided whisky tumbler is chosen for its timeless proportions, weighty base and smooth rim, perfect for neat spirits, short cocktails, or a quiet dram by the fire.

Perfect For

  • Lovers of Scottish heritage and wildlife
  • Meaningful gifts with a sense of place
  • Honouring ties to Scotland’s landscapes
  • Celebrations of national pride and identity

Engraving & Personalisation

Maximum characters: 30

Complimentary engraving includes up to 30 characters placed on the same side as the design. We always aim for a layout that balances beautifully and suits the shape of the glass, but final positioning is at the discretion of the studio.

If you'd like to go beyond the complimentary allowance, additional characters are charged at 30p each. Contact Us for more details.

Before engraving begins, you’ll receive an email with a digital proof of your layout. Please check all spelling, dates, names, punctuation, and design placement carefully.

As each piece is engraved to your specification, personalised orders cannot be returned once artwork has been approved.

Beautifully Presented, Thoughtfully Chosen

Your glass arrives wrapped in crisp white tissue inside our signature blue box — elegant, understated, and ready to gift.

Signature Gift Box

Signature Gift Box

Our signature blue gift box, included as standard on all drinking glasses, adds an elegant finishing touch, ready to impress straight out of the box.

Satin Lined Presentation Box

Satin Lined Presentation Box

For an extra-special touch, upgrade to our satin-lined presentation box, perfect for milestone occasions and meaningful moments.

Gift Wrapping Service

Gift Wrapping Service

Make gifting effortless with our bespoke gift wrapping service, beautifully finished and ready to delight.

Icons of Scotland

Celebrating the symbols that shape a nation

Our Icons of Scotland collection brings together the motifs that have long defined Scottish identity. From proud wildlife to landmark engineering, each piece reflects heritage, strength and enduring character.

Icons of Scotland
Icons of Scotland

Every engraving is drawn with respect for the stories carried through Scotland’s landscapes and craftsmanship. From the curve of a thistle to the steelwork of the Forth Bridges, these designs honour the symbols that connect generations. Created by hand in our Fife studio, each glass offers a thoughtful tribute to the places and traditions woven into the fabric of Scottish life.

Traditional Sandblast Engraving

For over four decades, every glass that leaves our studio has been engraved using a time-honoured sandblasting technique, a craft rooted in precision, patience, and the belief that meaningful gifts deserve more than a quick machine-made mark. Unlike surface printing or shallow laser etching, sandblast engraving cuts softly into the glass to create a deep, permanent finish with a beautifully tactile feel. It’s the reason our designs look crisp from every angle and remain flawless for a lifetime.

  1. Artwork Refined With Care

    Your chosen design or personalisation is transformed into precise vector artwork, a format that captures every fine line, curve, and serif. This allows us to prepare an engraving layout that balances perfectly on the shape of the glass. Whether it’s a portrait, a crest, or a message, every element is positioned by hand to ensure it sits naturally within the piece.

  2. Creating the Single-Use Stencil

    The artwork is then transferred onto a specialist stencil using UV exposure. Each stencil is created for one single engraving only, never reused, which means the edges remain sharp and the details stay crisp. The stencil is carefully hand-applied and burnished onto the glass to protect every area that should remain clear.

  3. Hand-Engraved Using Fine Aluminium Oxide

    The glass is taken into the blasting cabinet, where a controlled stream of fine aluminium oxide gently cuts into the exposed areas of the surface. This stage is done entirely by hand, allowing us to deepen lines, soften shading, and shape textures in a way machines simply cannot replicate. Each piece takes time — but the result is unmistakable: a smooth satin finish with real depth and character.

  4. Finishing, Polishing & Inspection

    Once engraved, the stencil is removed and the glass is thoroughly cleaned and polished to reveal the final detail. Every piece is then checked for balance, clarity, depth and alignment. Only when it meets our studio’s standards is it gift-boxed and ready to become part of someone’s story.

Sandblast engraving has been at the heart of our work since 1982. It remains the most beautiful and enduring method of personalising glass, a blend of heritage craft and modern precision. From small keepsakes to intricate commissions, every piece is made by hand, one at a time, from our studio in Fife.

Traditional Sandblast Engraving

Please note: Some photos include whisky bottles or styling props for context. These are not included unless explicitly stated. Your purchase is for the engraved glassware only.