How much alcohol to take on a week away?

[JimHalpertsWife]

More curious to know how much you would take in this instance-:

Me and dh, away for a week, with 3 other couples. We've already agreed to each take our own booze, so I don't need a sharing buffer. 7 nights. The general vibe of the trip is daytime walks / visits to nearby attractions, then social evenings in with dinner, games, drinks.

What would you and dh/oh take?

bottle Of red to share each night, a couple of bottles of fizz to share. Some beer. And probably another couple of red….

We don't drink much so 2 bottles of red

A couple of bottles of wine. I would not want to drink every night for a week so that would be plenty.

It depends how important alcohol is to you and how much you normally drink.

Personally I would think a bottle of wine to share each evening would be good. Plus possibly a few beers. Unless you really want to turn every night into party night.

I'd take 3-4 bottles of wine but wouldn't expect to finish them since I prefer not to drink every night. My DH likes a whiskey so we might also take an already opened bottle. I'd take non-alcoholic options for me as well.

Before DC we'd have likely taken a case of red wine, a slab of beers, couple of bottles of fizz, a bottle of rum for him and a bottle of gin for me (plus mixers).

Not that we'd drink all that in a week or drink every day, but I'd rather have some choice depending how I feel that day, and rather have more than we need and take it home at the end than run out. It's not going to go off.

Espresso martini ingredients
Red wine x 4
Cider (4 pack) x 4
Fizz x 1
Maybe: the half full gin from the cupboard and a bottle of tonic

Or something like that.

Whatever we don't drink we'll bring home again, we won't run out but we'll have plenty.

Depends on how remote it is, if no chance of topping up I'd take a bottle of wine per night, bottle of gin, couple of bottles tonic, something non alcoholic (fizzy water probably) then lots of beers, I'd expect to bring a fair amount home but I'd want options

We might take some for the first night or two but after that we'd just buy more. I won't apologise for drinking a lot on holiday, at least a bottle of wine per person per day or beer equivalent and unless I'm going somewhere without shops I wouldn't be taking it all with me.

There are no plans to do a food shop (taking dinners with us), but obviously if we go on a walk somewhere with a nice shop or two we might pick up a bottle - but no plan to do so.

A bottle to share each evening, maybe 4 red and a couple of bubbly for the week, assuming we would offer it round a bit as well.

We don't spend much time with these friends, so whilst we won't be "partying " each night, we will want to stay up chatting over dinner and a few rounds of Cluedo or whatever.

Probs 10x red wine
1 x gin or rum plus enough mixers
24 bottles of beer
Maybe a bottle of fizz

So I'm hearing you need to lubricate well for potentially strained conversation 😂

In that case - a bottle shared with dinner, plus a bottle for evening Cluedo. 6 nights, 12 bottles.

Maybe you could get a mixed case of 12 bottles from Naked Wines or whichever similar

I'd take way more than I thought I needed and take home what didn't open!

Some fizz x 2
Some rose x 4
Ans maybe some rum and mixers.

Red wine for others.

So I'm hearing you need to lubricate well for potentially strained conversation

You are a perceptive individual

Seven nights for 2 adults, I’d take at least a case of wine (12 bottles) and beer if my DP drank beer. Possibly a bottle of gin and mixers too. Whisky wouldn’t go amiss either.
But I’d expect to take a fair amount of the alcohol home with me.

2 bottles wine, 2 bottles fizz, bottle of rum, bottle of gin and mixers.

I think that's realistic. Take home what's not been opened at the end.

None.

I've been teetotal for 26 years.

I would wonder how close the friendships were if you needed to drink every night.

If no access to a shop, I would take loads. I take at least two bottles of wine if invited for a meal at someone's house.
So, if only providing for myself and my partner, I would take 6 white, 4 red, some fizz (maybe 4) Guinness, cider, bottles of lager, 2 bottles of spirits and a liqueur. Mixers, as appropriate.
It wouldn't all get drunk, but we'd have options, could share, and wouldn't run out.
With access to a shop, I'd take a lot less and would buy according to preference when there.

I’d take some fizz - maybe 2/3 bottles, 12 of wine mix of red and white, bottle of gin and mixers, bottle of single malt and bring back what was left. Possibly beer too depending on daytime plans.

It would be nice to take a range but I'd be very pissed off if other people started helping themselves to it!

Bloody hell.