Does anyone know the sure quantity of alcohol needed for an open bar?

Question

I'm trying to supply the alcohol myself because the caterer we are using is asking ALOT of money per person. Any ideas of where I could find the answers? It's for about 150 people! Thanks!

Answer 1

Any liquor store will be delighted to answer this question. They can tell you liquor, mixers, olives, cherries, glasses, etc. They are hoping that if they are helpful you will buy it all from them. They may even agree to take back any unopened liquor bottles so you can over-order to avoid running out in the middle.

Answer 2

If you register with evite (www.evite.com and it is free) you can use the event planning section. It has a drink calculator. You enter how many people you are inviting, what types of alcohol and how long the event is. It tells you exactly how many cases of everything you need.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

On the basis of 100 guests, anticipate: 2 cases of white wine, 1 case of red wine, and 3 cases of Champagne/Sparkling wine.

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Whether alcohol is served or not the same formula is used to calculate the total number of drinks: Multiply the anticipated number of guests by five (since on average each guest will consume four to six drinks during a three-hour reception).


If beer and wine are to be served, non-alcoholic drinks will still need to be available for guests who choose not drink alcohol. Use the following percentages: 20 percent of the total drinks will be non-alcoholic, 30 percent will be wine and 50 percent will be beer.


Since one 750 ml bottle of wine yields five five-ounce glasses, divide your total number of wine drinks by five to compute the number of bottles needed. Split wine bottles into three groups: 50 percent blush, 30 percent white and 20 percent red. Total beer servings can be split between cans, bottles and/or kegs. Each keg of beer will yield approximately 200 servings.

Whether alcohol is served or not the same formula is used to calculate the total number of drinks: Multiply the anticipated number of guests by five (since on average each guest will consume four to six drinks during a three-hour reception).


If beer and wine are to be served, non-alcoholic drinks will still need to be available for guests who choose not drink alcohol. Use the following percentages: 20 percent of the total drinks will be non-alcoholic, 30 percent will be wine and 50 percent will be beer.


Since one 750 ml bottle of wine yields five five-ounce glasses, divide your total number of wine drinks by five to compute the number of bottles needed. Split wine bottles into three groups: 50 percent blush, 30 percent white and 20 percent red. Total beer servings can be split between cans, bottles and/or kegs. Each keg of beer will yield approximately 200 servings.

Whether alcohol is served or not the same formula is used to calculate the total number of drinks: Multiply the anticipated number of guests by five (since on average each guest will consume four to six drinks during a three-hour reception).


If beer and wine are to be served, non-alcoholic drinks will still need to be available for guests who choose not drink alcohol. Use the following percentages: 20 percent of the total drinks will be non-alcoholic, 30 percent will be wine and 50 percent will be beer.


Since one 750 ml bottle of wine yields five five-ounce glasses, divide your total number of wine drinks by five to compute the number of bottles needed. Split wine bottles into three groups: 50 percent blush, 30 percent white and 20 percent red. Total beer servings can be split between cans, bottles and/or kegs. Each keg of beer will yield approximately 200 servings.


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