by Ourmarriage Consultant
in Unique Wedding Punch Recipes
No Comments
15037
21 Aug 2016

Drink Serving Sizes and How Much to Buy

man-couple-people-woman-mediumDrink Serving Sizes and How Much to Buy

Punch
24 people per gallon of punch.Champagne
1 case (12 fifths) serves 50 people (82 drinks). A champagne fountain will operate with as little as 3 bottles of champagne and as much as 5 gallons.

Liquor
Plan on approximately 2 drinks per hour per person.  There are 28 drinks per quart of liquor.  In order of performance:  Vodka – Scotch – Gin – Bourbon.

Coffee
2 to 3 per person for a 3 hour party.

Cocktail Napkins
2 to 3 per person for a 3 hour party.

 
Table of Party Party Equivalents
If you are entertaining… Pre-dinner cocktails you’ll average… For a party you will average…
4 people 8 to 12 drinks (one fifth required) 12 to 16 drinks (one fifth required)
6 people 12 to 18 drinks (two fifths required) 18 to 24 drinks (two fifths required)
8 people 16 to 24 drinks (two fifths required) 24 to 32 drinks ( two fifths  required)
12 people 24 to 36 drinks (three fifths required) 36 to 48 drinks (three fifths required)
20 people 40 to 60 drinks (four fifths required) 60 to 80 drinks (seven fifths required)
25 people 50 to 70 drinks (five fifths required) 75 to 100 drinks (seven fifths required)
40 people 80 to 120 drinks (eight fifths required) 120 to 150 drinks (ten fifths required)
* To be safe use quarts for fifths.

Ourmarriage Consultant

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *