How to Stock Your Home Bar for a Party (Full Bar Beverage List)
Friday, February 25, 2011
The following beverage list will allow you to serve an open bar for a party with around 20 guests. Although it ultimately will depend entirely on how much your guests drink, but overall this should be a good beverage list to start off with.
- 750-ml bottle of bourbon
- 750-ml bottle blended Scotch
- 750-ml bottle blended Canadian whisky
- 2 (bottles) - 750-ml bottles London Dry Gin
- 2 (bottles) - 750-ml bottles vodka
- 1 or 2 (bottles) - 750-ml of liqueurs, like amaretto, Irish cream, Benedictine, Chambord, Frangelico (or something else your guests like)
- 750-ml bottle dry vermouth
- 750-ml bottle sweet vermouth
- 4 to 6 750-ml bottles dry white wine
- 4 to 6 750-ml bottles dry red wine
- 24 (to 48) 12-fl-oz (355-ml) bottles beer
- 1 liter lemon-lime soda
- 2 liters cola
- 2 liters diet cola
- 6 12-fl-oz (355-ml) or smaller bottles ginger ale
- 12 12-fl-oz (355-ml) or smaller bottles tonic water
- 4 liters club soda
- 2 liters still mineral water
- 2 quarts orange juice
- 1 quart cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 quart grapefruit juice
- 1 quart tomato juice
- 20 to 30 pounds ice cubes or crushed