Party & Entertaining Guide

Having a party? Wondering how much wine or spirits to have on hand?

Determine how many guests you expect, multiply that number by the number or hours your party is scheduled to last and that will give you the number of servings based on "one serving per hour per person". For example: if you will have 25 guests and your party will last four hours, multiply 25 x 4 for a total of 100. You should plan on 100 servings.

If you are serving wine and/or champagne, here's a guide on how many 5 oz. servings you can expect from different sized bottles:

750 ML (25.4 oz.)	5 Servings
1 Liter (33.8 oz.)	6 Servings
1.5 Liter (50.7 oz.)	10 Servings
3 Liter (101 oz.)	20 Servings
4 Liter (135 oz.)	27 Servings

If you are serving liquor for mixed drinks, here's a guide on how many 1.5 oz. liquor servings per bottle:

750 ML (25.4 oz.)	16 Servings
1 Liter (33.8 oz.)	22 Servings
1.75 Liter (59.2 oz.)	39 Servings

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Graveyard

1 - 1/2 package Triple Sec Stout
1 - 1/2 package Bacardi 151 Rum
1 - 1/2 package Vodka
1 - 1/2 package Gin
1 - 1/2 package Tequila
1 - 1/2 package Bourbon Whiskey
1 - 1/2 package Scotch Whisky

Mix the 5 whites and 2 whiskies in a beer mug in equal amounts.
Top up the rest of the mug with half beer and half stout.
WARNING:
Very strong stuff. Do NOT attempt to drink it if you're not a good drinker.
You'll be sending yourself to your own graveyard, thus the name of the drink.

Big Dumb Russian

Ice Cubes
2 oz Absolut Vodka
3 parts Sprite Soda
1 splash Pineapple Juice
Maui Blue Hawaiian Schnapps

Fill the glass with ice.
I like to use a standard beer glass.
Add about 2 shots of vodka.
Then fill the glass about 3/4th of the way with Sprite.
Then add just a splash of pineapple juice.
Finally, add the Blue Maui until you get a faint (almost skyblue) blue color.
Stir.

Bloody Mary #2

2 1/2 oz Vodka
5 oz Tomato Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/8 tsp Black Pepper
1/8 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Celery Salt
3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
1 dash Tabasco Sauce

Combine vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, pepper, salt, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.
Shake well, and strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.
Garnish with a stick of celery and a wedge of lime, and serve.

Bloody Mary

1 1/2 oz Vodka
3 oz tomato juice
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 - 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
1 Lime wedge

Shake all ingredients (except lime wedge) with ice.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add the wedge of lime and serve.

Dirty Bastard

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Blackberry Brandy
Cranberry Juice
1 squeeze Lime

Pour vodka, brandy and cranberry juice (to taste) into an ice-filled highball glass.
Add one squeeze of lime, and serve.

American Pie

1 tsp Grenadine Syrup
2 oz Vodka
1/3 Sweet and Sour Mix
2/3 7- Up Soda
1/2 oz Blue Curacao Liqueur

Pour grenadine in glass.
Add straw and ice carefully.
Fill 1/3 of glass with sweet and sour.
Add Vodka.
Fill glass almost to the rim with 7-up.
Add Blue Curacao. Do not stir.