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How much alcohol do I need?
100 guests for 5 hours ≈ 600 drinks: 200 beers, 40 bottles of wine and 10 litres of liquor. Adjust it to your event below.
How many guests of each type?
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600 drinks
| Buy | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Beer (cans/bottles) | |
| Wine (750 mL bottles) | |
| Liquor (1 L bottles) |
Average drinkers: 2 drinks the first hour, then 1 per hour. Light: 1, then ½/hr. Thirsty: 3, then 1½/hr. Split evenly across what you serve; 5 glasses per bottle of wine, ~20 drinks per litre of liquor; rounded up. An estimate — we'll fine-tune it with you.
Quick answers
How much alcohol for 20, 50, 100 or 200 guests?
For a 5-hour event with average drinkers, serving beer, wine and liquor:
| Guests | Drinks | Beer | Wine (750 mL) | Liquor (1 L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 120 | 40 (2 cases) | 8 | 2 |
| 30 | 180 | 60 (3 cases) | 12 | 3 |
| 40 | 240 | 80 (4 cases) | 16 | 4 |
| 50 | 300 | 100 (5 cases) | 20 | 5 |
| 60 | 360 | 120 (5 cases) | 24 | 6 |
| 75 | 450 | 150 (7 cases) | 30 | 8 |
| 100 | 600 | 200 (9 cases) | 40 | 10 |
| 150 | 900 | 300 (13 cases) | 60 | 15 |
| 200 | 1200 | 400 (17 cases) | 80 | 20 |
How it works
How is the estimate calculated?
Drinks per guest by drinking style, split evenly across what you serve, converted to bottles.
How many drinks per guest should I plan for?
2 in the first hour, then 1 per hour for an average drinker. Light drinkers: 1, then ½/hr. Thirsty drinkers: 3, then 1½/hr.
How many drinks are in a bottle?
5 glasses per 750 mL of wine, about 20 drinks per 1 L of liquor, and 1 per can or bottle of beer.
How should I split beer, wine and liquor?
Evenly across what you're serving — thirds for all three, halves for two. Then shift toward what your crowd actually drinks.
How much alcohol for a wedding of 150?
About 900 drinks for 5 hours (average drinkers): 300 beers, 60 bottles of wine and 15 litres of liquor.
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