Party Planning FAQs - Five Points Bottle Shop (2024)

FAQs

How many bottles do I need for a party of 100 people? ›

For example, a typical selection for a party of 100 people would be 400 standard drinks, distributed in this way: 200 – 12oz. bottles or cans of beer (400 x 50% = 200 drinks. 200 divided by 1 = 200 bottles.)

Each 750mL wine bottle will serve 4-5 glasses depending on the number of ounces in each pour. Therefore, if you divide the number of glasses by 4 or 5 (number of glasses to a bottle) you can quickly calculate the number of bottles to buy.

Beer. Beer typically comes in 12 oz bottles at 30 bottles a case, though some come in 24 packs. If you have a crowd that likes beer then you may wish to provide 1.5-2 beers per person. With 100 guests you will need approximately 150 – 200 beers, or 5-6 cases.

A good rule of thumb is to buy 10 bottles of vodka, 6 bottles of whiskey, 6 bottles of gin, 4 bottles of scotch, 2 bottles tequila, 2 bottles of triple sec, 2 bottles of vermouth, 4 cases of beer, and 2 cases of wine for every 100 guests.

For a 4 hour party with 50 guests, you will need approximately 200 drinks: 80 beers, 72 glasses of wine (15 bottles) and enough for 48 individual co*cktails (amounts will depend upon what type of co*cktail you serve).

For example, if you have 100 guests and they will be drinking for about 3 hours, the math would be this: 100 guests X 3 glasses an hour (have to assume this metric) = 300 glasses of wine. 1 Bottle = 6 glasses, so 300/6 = 50 bottles of wine. 12 bottles = 1 case, so you will need a little more than 4 cases of wine.

When planning an event, the average consumption per person is one drink every 45 minutes. If the event will last 2 hours, plan on 3 drinks per person.

Plan on one drink per guest for each hour of your function. Let's assume you are throwing a 4 hour evening party for 100 guests. In other words, 100 guests x 4 hours = 400 drinks.

Here's how a 100 person event looks for a champagne toast: 15 bottles for a sensible measure (leave a finger of space in the top of the glass). 17 if you're going to give a decent glassful.

How many alcohol bottles to a party? ›

During a party, plan one bottle for every two guests. Beer: Estimate that guests will drink about 12 ounces (one bottle) every half hour to hour during the party. co*cktails: Allow one and a half ounces of liquor for each drink. A 750-milliliter bottle (a fifth) makes about 16 drinks.

150 guests: 23 bottles. 200 guests: 30 bottles.

For wedding events and other special occaisions, we recommend one bottle per guest.

Served in a glass with ice, one can will make three drinks. For a wedding of 100 guests, two cases of soda should be plenty, she says.

I'd estimate one drink per person, per hour of the event, plus one more each. In other words, if the party is three hours long, plan on each person having around four servings of their chosen beverage. That doesn't mean each person will have that many drinks; some will have more and some will have less.

We generally recommend the following rule of thumb: 1.5 glasses per person for the first hour and 1 glass per hour for every hour after. For example, if there will be 100 guests at a 3-hour co*cktail party, you would order (1.5 x 100) + (1 x 100) + (1 x 100) = 350 glasses.