How to Stock Your Home Bar for a Party (Full Bar Beverage List)
by
FoodGuy
Updated May 30, 2011
Full bar for house party with 20 guests
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