How Much Alcohol for 75 Guests
Drinks for 75 guests over a four-hour party come to roughly 300 drinks at one per guest per hour, split across beer, wine, and spirits. This calculator converts that into bottles, cans, and ice to buy for 75, estimates the cost, and gives a copyable shopping list.
Your plan
Enough drinks for a 4-hour party of 75
Total items
7
food and drink to buy
Est. cost
$507.65
$6.77 per guest, rough estimate
Planning drinks for 83 guests over 4 hours, 75 percent drinking alcohol, balanced drink mix.
- 125 cans
Beer
1 drink per guest per hour
- 15 bottles
Wine
1 drink per guest per hour
- 4 bottles
Cocktails and spirits
1 drink per guest per hour
- 110 cans
Soft drinks and juice
1 drink per guest per hour
- 90 bottles
Water
1 drink per guest per hour
- 125 lb
Ice
about 1.5 lb of ice per guest
- 166 pieces
Disposable cups
2 cups per guest
Estimate from average US grocery prices, a planning aid, not a quote. Non-USD is converted at rough parity. Set the price level in advanced options for your area, or see how we estimate cost.
Shopping list
Drinks
- Beer125 cans (11 packs)$
- Wine15 bottles (15 packs)$
- Cocktails and spirits4 bottles (4 packs)$
- Soft drinks and juice110 cans (10 packs)$
- Water90 bottles (4 packs)$
- Ice125 lb (13 packs)$
Disposables
- Disposable cups166 pieces (4 packs)$
Tap any price to set what it costs at your store. Prices are average US estimates.
Common questions
- How much alcohol for 75 guests?
- Plan one drink per drinking guest per hour, so about 300 drinks for 75 over four hours. A balanced mix is roughly half beer, a third wine, and the rest spirits, which the tool splits and rounds to packs and bottles.
- How much ice for 75 guests?
- Plan about 1 to 1.5 lb of ice per guest, so roughly 113 lb for 75, for chilling and serving. The calculator adds ice and cups to the shopping list.