How Much Do I Buy?

We’ve gathered tidbits from our experience with celebrations at The Red Shed and combined that with the “wisdom” of the online guru’s.

 

All of this data is a rough estimate and is extremely subjective.

You know your crowd best- please adjust as needed for the personality of your guests – beer lovers, wine lovers, light drinkers, heavy drinkers, etc.

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One Drink per Guest per hr.

X Number of  Bar Hours

Example: 250 guest with the bar open for 4 hours = 1000 total drinks

 

Breakdown the total number of estimated drinks by percentage for beer, wine and mixed drinks:

 

For example, if you have a full bar (beer, wine and mixed drinks), the mixed drinks typically go first. 

You could estimate 45% mixed drinks, 40% beer and 15% wine.

 

If it’s just beer and wine on the menu, you could consider 70-80% Beer and 20-30% Wine.