Free tool
Alcohol calculator.
Plug in your guest count and event length. We'll tell you how many cases of beer, bottles of wine, and handles of spirits to pick up — no over-buying, no running dry.
Your event
Tell us the basics.
Drink preferences
Numbers include a 10% buffer so you don't run dry. Adjust up another 10–15% for heavier-drinking crowds. Whatever's unopened goes home with you.
Your shopping list
550
total drinks expected
Beer
220 drinks · ~240 bottles
Wine
165 pours · 750 ml bottles
Spirits
165 cocktails · 1.75 L handles
Where to buy
Total Wine, Costco, or your favorite Columbus shop. Once your booking is confirmed, we send a custom shopping list with brand and size recommendations.
How the math works
The formula behind the numbers.
Drinks per guest
Most guests average 2 drinks in the first hour and 1 drink per hour after. Heavy drinkers and weddings with cocktail hour can run 15–20% higher.
Crowd splits
For full-bar events, guests trend roughly 40% beer / 30% wine / 30% spirits. Beer-and-wine-only events shift to about 60% beer / 40% wine.
Bottle math
A case of beer holds 24 bottles. A 750 ml bottle of wine pours 5 standard glasses. A 1.75 L handle of spirits makes about 40 cocktails at 1.5 oz pours.
The buffer
We add 10% to your final estimate so you're not running dry near last call. Whatever you don't use is yours to keep — that's the dry-hire model.
Got your numbers?
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pours it all.
You bring the bottles. We bring the bar, the bartenders, the mixers, the ice, the garnishes, and the show. Pick your date, get an instant quote, lock it in.