If you're hosting your wedding in an off-premise facility or your rehearsal dinner at home, you need to know how much liquor to buy. The following table gives the standard amounts needed for a simple bar.
Note: Amounts are for 100 guests with a four-hour open bar, including cocktail hour. For ice, figure on 1-1/2 pounds per person; 2-1/2 pounds per person if also chilling bottles.
| Alcohol | Amount |
|---|---|
| Campari | 1 liter |
| Gin | 5 liters |
| Rum | 2 liters |
| Scotch | 4 liters |
| Tequila | 1 liter |
| Vermouth (dry) | 2 750-ml bottles |
| Vermouth (sweet) | 2 750-ml bottles |
| Vodka | 6 liters |
| Whisky (blended) | 1–2 liters |
| Beer and Wine | Amount |
| Beer | 2 or 3 cases |
| Champagne during cocktails | 1-1/2 cases |
| Wine (white) during cocktails | 1-1/2 cases |
| Wine (red) during cocktails | 6 bottles |
| Mixers | Amount |
| Club soda | 9 liters |
| Cola | 14 liters |
| Diet cola | 12 liters |
| Ginger ale | 7 liters |
| Juices (cranberry, orange, grapefruit) | 8 quarts each |
| Lemon-lime soda | 7 liters |
| Diet lemon-lime | 7 liters |
| Tonic | 1 case |
