Party Planing
Get the Party Started!
Planning a Party is serious business. You never want to run out of drinks before the party is over and you don’t want to get stuck with leftovers. We put together a “How to” for your entertainment needs. These charts show how many drinks to plan for, how many drinks per bottle, and how many bottles of wine for dinner.
How Many Drinks To Plan.
4
PEOPLE
LUNCH
6 cocktails/wine
6 glasses wine with lunch
4 liqueurs/sherry*
COCKTAIL PARTY
8 cocktails/wine
6 glasses wine (first 2 hours)
6 drinks an hour thereafter
DINNER PARTY
8 cocktails/wine
8 glasses wine with dinner
4 liqueurs/sherry*
4 drinks an hour after dinner
EVENING
16 Drinks (highballs, cocktails, wine)
6
PEOPLE
LUNCH
10 cocktails/wine
10 glasses wine with lunch
6 liqueurs/sherry*
COCKTAIL PARTY
12 cocktails/wine
12 glasses wine (first 2 hours)
12 drinks an hour thereafter
DINNER PARTY
12 cocktails/wine
12 glasses wine with dinner
6 liqueurs/sherry*
6 drinks an hour after dinner
EVENING
24 Drinks (highballs, cocktails, wine)
10
PEOPLE
LUNCH
15 cocktails/wine
15 glasses wine with lunch
10 liqueurs/sherry*
COCKTAIL PARTY
20 cocktails/wine
20 glasses wine (first 2 hours)
15 drinks an hour thereafter
DINNER PARTY
20 cocktails/wine
20 glasses wine with dinner
10 liqueurs/sherry*
10 drinks an hour after dinner
EVENING
40 Drinks (highballs, cocktails, wine)
How Many Drinks Per Bottle.
Highballs, Cocktails, Mixed Drinks (1.5 oz servings)
BOTTLES | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
750 ml. (25.4 oz.) |
16 | 33 | 67 | 101 | 135 | 169 | 203 |
1 lt. (33.8 oz.) |
22 | 45 | 90 | 135 | 180 | 225 | 270 |
1.75 lt. (59.2 oz.) |
39 | 78 | 157 | 236 | 315 | 394 | 473 |
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Where the calculation leaves less than a full drink, the fraction is disregarded.
Table Wines, Champagnes, Sparkling Wines (5 oz servings)
Bottles | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
750 ml. (25.4 oz) |
5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
1 Lt. (33.8 oz) |
6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 81 |
1.5 Lt. (50.7 oz) |
10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 81 | 101 | 121 |
3 Lt. (101 oz) |
20 | 40 | 80 | 121 | 161 | 202 | 242 |
4 Lt. (135 oz) |
27 | 54 | 108 | 162 | 216 | 270 | 324 |
Where the calculation leaves less than a full drink, the fraction is disregarded.