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ELLEN'S KITCHEN BEVERAGES FOR 100
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Iced beverages |
Iced tea or
lemonade or
fruit
punch/koolaid for lunch
6 to 8 gallons
Iced tea is made with 5
ounces or a scant
2 cups loose tea
PLUS ice, sugar,
sweetener,
lemon or lime
slices
Sweet tea
contains 1 1/2 to 2 cups of sugar per gallon of hot tea
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Breakfast coffee and tea
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Regular coffee 2 1/2
pounds
Decaffeinated 1/2
pound
Hot water for tea about
30 servings
PLUS Tea (herb, regular, and decaf) for 30
cups, 2 pounds sugar OR 2 pound boxes sugar cubes (216-252 cubes), 3 quarts cream or milk, 50 non calorie
sweeteners, honey
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Dinner coffee and Tea
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Regular coffee, 1 1/2
pounds
Decaffeinated 1/2
pound (may use 1 pound regular and 1 pound decaf with older guests)
Hot water about
30 servings
PLUS Tea (herb, regular, decaf) for 30,
2 pounds sugar, 2 quarts cream or milk,
sweeteners, honey
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Party Coffee
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Allow 1 pint of made coffee (16 ounces) per person for a three hour party
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Party punch- non alcoholic
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(1/2 cup punch per
serving)
6 to 10 gallons
10 gallons allows 3-4 drinks per person, needed if served alone. Use the smaller number if coffee and tea are also served.
PLUS ice
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| Soda, with meal or break |
Poured over ice
15 to 20 2 liter bottles
PLUS ice, 1 pound per person, double if hot, depending on length of party
PLUS 2 12-16 ounce cups per person
CANS
2 cans per person
Flavors: about 1/2 regular caffeinated, 1/4 sugar-free caffeinated, balance mixed fruit and sugar-free non-caffeinated
30 to 40 pounds ice per large cooler
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Soup or juice
not main course
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4 ounce serving
(1/2 cup)
3 gallons
8 ounce serving (1
cup)
6 gallons plus 1 quart
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Hot chocolate
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6 cups of straight cocoa makes hot chocolate for 100
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Beer with a meal |
Beer drinkers will consume four bottles on average. Consider offering 1/2 lite beer.
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Dinner wine |
1 standard (750 ml) bottle of wine serves 5
glasses. Many people will drink 3-5 glasses
over the course of a meal or evening, so count on a minimum of 1/2 bottle per person.
Standard white wine to red wine ratio is two whites to one red. |
| 1 (1.5 liter) wine bottle |
12 (4 oz.) glasses |
| 1 bottle champagne |
6 flute or 7 saucer glasses |
| Magnum Champagne |
12 (4 oz.) glasses |
| 1 case of champagne |
72-84 drinks (about 50 people) |
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Cocktail parties*
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In general, plan on two drinks (3 ounces hard liquor) per guest in the first hour and one drink (1 1/2 ounces) per guest each hour thereafter.
PLUS bottled waters, mixers, cut limes and lemons, and ice:
for a four-hour party, figure on 2-3 lbs. of ice per guest. In warm weather, making frozen drinks, with beverages on ice or if outside, double the amount of ice.
Add 30 to 40 pounds of ice per large cooler.
Mixing a little water to the tub/cooler ice chills bottles more quickly.
*Be aware: in many states, you, the host, are legally liable if a person leaves your party drunk and has an auto accident. Blood alcohol rises above the legal limit if drinking more than 1 drink per hour! Friends don't let friends drive drunk.
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| 1 liter or quart hard liquor |
22 (1 1/2 oz.) drinks, 28 "1 ounce" drinks
In order of use: Vodka - Scotch - Gin - Bourbon |
| Glasses |
1 1/2- 2 glasses per person for parties less than 3 hours
2- 3 glasses for parties over 3 hours |
| Cocktail Napkins |
2 per person the first hour plus 1 per person each additional hour |
| Professional Bartenders help reduce the total amount of alcohol and amount per person | For a one hour cocktail reception, allow one bartender or drink waiter for each fifteen guests. |
Liquor for small parties |
If you are having |
Pre-dinner cocktails you'll need
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For a 2-3 hour party you will need
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4 people |
8 to 12 drinks (one fifth) |
12 to 16 drinks (one fifth)
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6 people |
12 to 18 drinks (two fifths) |
18 to 24 drinks (two fifths) |
8 people |
16 to 24 drinks (two fifths) |
24 to 32 drinks (two fifths) |
12 people | 24 to 36 drinks (three fifths) |
36 to 48 drinks (three fifths) |
20 people |
40 to 60 drinks (four fifths) |
60 to 80 drinks (seven fifths) |
25 people |
50 to 70 drinks (five fifths) |
75 to 100 drinks (seven fifths) |
40 people | 80 to 120 drinks (eight fifths) |
120 to 150 drinks (ten fifths) |
* To allow for some extra liquor, buy quarts instead of fifths. |
