Food, drink & cake: Drinks and the bar

For a five-hour reception where most guests drink, about 540 drinks: roughly 54 bottles of wine, 110 beers and ten 750ml bottles of spirits as a starting point. Use the drinks calculator for your crowd.

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For a five-hour reception with most guests drinking, roughly 800 drinks: about 80 bottles of wine, 160 beers and 15 bottles of spirits as a starting point.

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For a five-hour reception with most guests drinking, about 540 drinks: roughly 54 bottles of wine, 108 beers and 10 bottles of spirits as a starting point.

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Not at all. Beer, wine and a signature cocktail is a generous, common choice.

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