Liquor Suggestions

Based on 100 Guests

For a 3-4 hour event

Garnishes and Supplies: 2 Bottles Ginger Ale

12 Limes 1 Case Sparkling Mineral Water Beer
12 Lemons 1.5 Case Regular Beer
1 Jar maraschino cherries Mixers: 1.5 Case Lite Beer
1 Jar olives 1 Small Bottle Grenadine Please have pitchers if you serve a
1 Jar onions 1 Bottle Sweet & Sour Mix (more if keg of beer.
you plan on serving margaritas)
300 cocktail napkins 1 Bottle Triple Sec Hard Liquor (1 Liter Size):
300 ten ounce tumblers 1 Bottle Bloody Mary Mix 3 Vodka
100 stir sticks or straws 1 Small Bottle Dry Vermouth 1 Gin
1 Small Bottle Sweet Vermouth 1 Scotch
Ice: 2 Quarts Orange Juice 2 Whiskey
Two to three pounds per person. You 1 Quart Grapefruit Juice 1 Light Rum
will need more if you plan to chill your 2 Quarts Cranberry Juice 1 Spiced Rum
beer and wine or if you will be serving 1 Small Bottle Rose’s Lime
margaritas or martinis. During warm * NOTE: 10 ONCE BOTTLES OR 12 Optional Hard Liquor:
months, increase the ice by 25%. ONCE CANS ARE PREFERABLE. 1 Tequila
1 Brandy
Soda: 1 Kahlua
1 Case Coke or Pepsi Wine: 1 Baileys
1 Case Diet Coke or Pepsi 6-8 Bottles White Wine 1 Amaretto
1 Case 7up or Sprite 1 Bottle White Zinfandel 1 Grand Marnier
2 Cases of Water 6-8 Bottles Red Wine 1 Cognac
8 Bottles Tonic
6 Bottles Club Soda

~ ~ Additional Liquor Tips ~ ~

If you use a formula that roughly estimates 10 people will
consume 20 drinks at the average cocktail party. Make
that 40 drinks if it's a full evening affair, usually including
dinner. This is based on a typical 1.5 oz. shot of hard
liquor.
So how many drinks can you get out of a bottle?
• A 750 ml. Bottle will yield about 16 cocktails.
• A liter bottle will yield 22.
For beer drinkers, stock 5 six-packs for ten people, based
on a twelve-ounce serving. If you have the budget and • Blended Whiskey
inclination, you can stock a full bar. However, a more
budget conscious idea is to offer a selection of cocktails
• Tequila
that can be made from one or two primary types of liquor
If you've still got budget and want to offer more cocktail
or to limit yourself to a wine and/or beer party.
choices, consider also stocking:
If you do want to stock a full bar, you could go wild pur- • Kahlua® or other coffee flavored liqueur
chasing all kinds of exotic liqueurs and alcoholic concoc-
tions, but most people's imbibing needs can be met by • Crème de Menthe

•
having the following on hand:
• Crème de Cacao
a 1.5 liter bottle will yield 39.
• Vodka
• Amaretto
For a party of wine drinkers, plan on stocking 5 bottles • Rum (Light and Spiced)
• Brandy and/or Cognac
(750 ml) for 10 people. You should get roughly 5 serv-
ings per bottle. • Gin
• Grand Marnier®
• Scotch
• Drambuie®
• Whisky

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 Brand Name Liquor
Here is a brief list of some of the call, premium and well brands of different liq-
uors and liqueurs. There are many more brand names out there, but this is a
good start and these are some of the most popular ones. Feel free to request the
addition of your favorite brand name liquor.

Brandy Rum Canadian Whiskey Scotch (Unblended)

Christian Brothers Bacardi Canadian Club Glenfiddish
Coronet VSO Bundaberg Canadian Mist Glengoyne Distillery
Courvoisier Captain Morgan Crown Royal Adelphi Distillery
Hennessey Myers V.O. Ben Nevis Distillery
Old Mr. Boston Edinburgh Blenders
Hiram Walker
Ron Rico Whiskey Sour Mash Hart Brothers Ltd.
Jacquin
Lejon Jack Daniel’s
Vodka Early Times (Kentucky) Irish Whiskey
Leroux
Absolut Vodka Dickel (Tenessee) Jameson
Martell
Finlandia Knockeen Hills Irish Poteen
Metaxas
Ketel One Bourbon (Straight) Murphy's
Remy Martin
Polmos Krakow Harper's Old Bushmill's
Skyy Jim Beam Paddy
Tequila Smirnoff
Caridan Kentucky Tavern
Stolichnaya Old Crow Cordials
Jose Cuervo Fleischmann's Old Grand Dad Amaretto di Saronno
Pepe Lopez Gilbey's Wild Turkey Anisette
Suaza Gordon's B & B (D.O.M.)
Two Fingers Wolfschmitt Scotch (Blended) Bailey’s Irish Cream
Monte Alban
Ballantine Benedictine
Whiskey (Blended) Black & White Chartreuse
Gin Black Velvet Chivas Regal Cherry Herring
Beefeater Calvert Cutty Sark Scots Whisky Cointreau
Bengal Crown Royal Dewar's Scotch Whisky Drambuie
Bombay Hiram Walker Grant's Galliano
Fleischmann's Imperial Haig & Haig "Pinch" Grand Marnier
Gordon's 7 Crown J & B Whisky Harvey's Bristol Cream
House of Lords Lord Calvert Johnny Walker Black Irish Mist
Old Mr. Boston Schenley's Johnny Walker Red Kahlua
Polmos Krakow Seagrams Teacher's Kirsch
Tanqueray Southern Comfort Usher's Metaxa
Vat 69 Midori
White Horse Sambuca

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Amount of Hard Liquor, Beer & Wine
and Soda to Purchase

Hard Liquor
Beer & Wine
Soda & Water

Amount of Beer, Wine & Soda to Purchase

Beer & Wine

Soda & Water