The Bar Tab
Know what’s in the glass—and what it costs.
Cost an ingredient, build a full cocktail, price a batch, or work backward from your ideal pour cost.
The working tab
Build it, then price it.
The details
Batch it
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Happiest Learning
Clear ice, better batching, and the small details behind a good pour.
For the room
Once you know the drink cost, use the gathering calculator to plan servings, bottles, and ice.
Your bar plan
Enough for the whole evening.
For 20 guests over 3 hours, plan on about 44 total servings at a standard pace.
- Cocktails
- 19
- Wine
- 4
- Zero-proof
- 8
- Ice
- 25 lb
servings to mix
bottles · 19 glasses
considered servings
for drinks and service
Shopping list
- 19 cocktail servings — choose one batchable recipe or two simple house drinks.
- 4 750 ml bottles of wine (19 glasss).
- 8 zero-proof servings — include water, a sparkling option, and something with a little ceremony.
- 25 pounds of ice, plus a small reserve if you are shaking drinks.