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Is this enough drink for BBQ at the weekend?

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BananaCaramel · 26/06/2025 19:31

Posting for traffic. I have 19 adults and one little girl coming for a BBQ on Saturday. I’m pretty confident there is enough food but I am worrying I haven’t bought enough to drink for everyone. I have a shop coming tomorrow morning so I have time to add more.

I reckon I have eight people who will drink and the rest won’t because of driving/ don’t drink.

One person I have called a non-drinker might have one or two but generally isn’t a big drinker otherwise. Obviously people will also bring drink.

For the drinkers I have:

  • 16 cans of Holsten Lager
  • A 5L keg of “nice beer”
  • Pimms (I will make jugs of it)
  • 1L Aperol for spritz
  • 2x bottles Prosecco plus extra Prosecco for the spritz
  • 1 bottle red wine (it doesn’t feel like the weather for this to me I just know one person is a big red drinker so I got it in)
  • 1L each Gin & Vodka (+ mixers)

For the non drinkers

  • 4L Diet Coke
  • 2L regular lemonade
  • 2L cloudy lemonade
  • 12 cans of alcohol free beer
  • 1L alcohol free gin
  • 8 cans of fancy flavoured sparkling water
  • 6 cans of ginger beer
  • Some fruit shoots for my niece

My question is about volume not about what you personally enjoy/don’t enjoy drinking - I have ordered stuff I know my guests like.

OP posts:
rubyslippers · 26/06/2025 19:38

It will be very warm so people will drink more of everything - alcohol and non alcoholic drinks
id deffo get more beer and prosecco and plenty of ice for soft drinks

KnewYearKnewMe · 26/06/2025 19:37

I would add in 4 more bottles of prosecco, plus some additional beers to be on the safe side.

hopefully people will bring additional, and it will always keep.