Drink Calculator
How many drinks to plan...
People |
Lunch |
Cocktail
Party |
Dinner
Party |
Evening |
4 |
6 cocktails/wine
6 glasses wine w/lunch
4 liqueurs/Sherry* |
8
cocktails/highballs or 8
glasses wine (first 2 hours)
6 drinks an hour thereafter |
8 cocktails/wine
8 glasses wine w/dinner
4 liqueurs/Sherry*
4 drinks an hour after dinner |
16 drinks
(highballs, cocktails, wine) |
6 |
10 cocktails/wine
10 glasses wine w/lunch
6 liqueurs/Sherry* |
12
cocktails/highballs or 12
glasses wine (first 2 hours)
9 drinks an hour thereafter |
12 cocktails/wine
12 glasses wine w/dinner
6 liqueurs/Sherry*
6 drinks an hour after dinner |
24 drinks
(highballs, cocktails, wine) |
10 |
15 cocktails/wine
15 glasses wine w/lunch
10 liqueurs/Sherry* |
20
cocktails/highballs or 20
glasses wine (first 2 hours)
15 drinks an hour thereafter |
20 cocktails/wine
20 glasses wine w/dinner
10 liqueurs/Sherry*
10 drinks an hour after dinner |
24 drinks
(highballs, cocktails, wine) |
* Optional
How Many Drinks Per
Bottle
Highballs, Cocktails, Mixed Drinks
(1.5 oz. liquor servings)
Bottles |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
750 ML
(25.4 oz.) |
16 |
33 |
67 |
101 |
135 |
169 |
203 |
Liter
(33.8 oz.) |
22 |
45 |
90 |
135 |
180 |
225 |
270 |
1.75 L
(59.2 oz.) |
39 |
78 |
157 |
236 |
315 |
394 |
473 |
Where the calculation leaves less than a full drink,
the fraction is disregarded
Table Wines, Champagnes, Sparkling Wines
(5 oz. wine servings)
Bottles |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
750 ML
(25.4 oz.) |
5 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
Liter
(33.8 oz.) |
6 |
13 |
27 |
40 |
54 |
67 |
81 |
1.75 L
(59.2 oz.) |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
54 |
67 |
81 |
3
Liter (101 oz.) |
20 |
40 |
80 |
121 |
161 |
202 |
242 |
4
Liter (135 oz.) |
27 |
54 |
108 |
162 |
216 |
270 |
324 |
Where the calculation leaves less than a full drink,
the fraction is disregarded
How Many Bottles of Wine
for Dinner
Table Wines, Champagnes, Sparking Wines
(average 2 servings at 4 to 5 oz. per serving)
People |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
20 |
750 ML
(25.4 oz.) |
2 |
2+ |
3+ |
4 |
5 |
8 |
1.5
Liters (50.7 oz.) |
1 |
1+ |
2 |
2 |
2+ |
4 |
Generally, bottle quantities recommended provide
some small overages of wine from 10 oz. per guest formula
"+" sign indicates somewhat less than formula and
additional bottle may be desirable to have on hand
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