(So for a six-hour wedding with 100 guests, you'll need roughly 600 drinks.) Alex Tornai, party planner for Binny's Beverage Depot, errs on the side of more drinks per person (and we're here for it): “Two drinks in the first hour and one drink per hour for the duration of the evening,” he says.
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. Start with your best guess of the drinking habits of your guests. Divide the number of guests between the types of beverages you plan to serve.
150 Wedding Guests Champagne (750 ml) - 25 bottles. Red Wine (750 ml) - 15 bottles. White wine (750 ml) - 15 bottles. Spirits (1 liter) - 16 bottles. Beer - 150 cans or bottles.
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.
Is there a standard guideline for the amount of alcohol needed per person for a 100 guest event? A good rule of thumb is 1 drink per person per hour. For a 4-hour event with 100 guests, plan for 400 total drinks. This includes beer, wine, and any other alcoholic beverages served.
How much alcohol do you need for 150 guests? For a 4 hour party with 150 guests, you will need approximately 600 drinks: 240 beers, 216 glasses of wine (44 bottles) and enough for 144 individual cocktails (amounts will depend upon what type of cocktail you serve).
However, a general guideline is: Standard Serving: Plan for about half a bottle of wine per person for a 2-3 hour event. For longer events, you might consider closer to 1 bottle per person. Using the half-bottle guideline: 150 guests x 0.5 bottles = 75 bottles of wine.
Event rental companies rent out taller tables for use as a bar, or actual portable bars designed for just this purpose, but a regular table works fine too. For the tables, it's nice to get a long tablecloth to hide any cases or coolers.
Open Bar for 100 GUESTS: 70 bottles of wine. 175 bottles of beer. 15 bottles of liquor (750 ml) 20 bottles of champagne for toast (optional)
For a 4 hour party with 100 guests, you will need approximately 400 drinks: 160 beers, 144 glasses of wine (29 bottles) and enough liqueur for 96 individual cocktails (amounts will depend upon what type of cocktail you serve). If you aren't serving wine, plan on 240 cocktails.