Anniversary planner
Make one bottle or pairing feel personal, then build around it.
Anniversaries work especially well when there is a story in the glass: a meaningful vintage, a favourite region, a remembered cocktail or a bottle linked to a special year.
Live party planner
Put some numbers around the night.
Change the guest count, duration and budget. We’ll turn that into a conservative stock estimate and a practical service shape for this kind of occasion.
1 bottle
Approx. six small glasses per 75cl bottle.
2 bottles
Approx. six 125ml glasses per 75cl bottle.
2
Individual bottles or cans in the suggested mix.
1 bottle
5 cocktail serves in the mix; base bottle estimate assumes roughly 50ml spirit per serve.
13 serves
Includes deliberate AF provision plus some extra choice for the whole group.
15L / 4kg
A practical minimum starting point; warm weather usually needs more.
The mix is tailored to a anniversary and is meant as a starting point. Swap categories freely: fewer cocktails and more wine, more alcohol-free, or no fizz at all.
Turn the plan into a basket
You have the quantities. Now choose what fills them.
Choose the bottles, cans and alcohol-free options that match the quantities above, then keep them together in your Sipping Basket.
A shape that works
Give the evening a beginning, middle and finish.
Start
Open with something that marks the occasion rather than a generic first drink.
Dinner
Let the food determine whether you need one wine or two.
Memory bottle
Bring out the meaningful bottle, favourite cocktail or dessert pairing when it has the most impact.
What matters most
Choose meaning before quantity.
Build the evening around one memorable bottle or serve.
Keep the supporting drinks simple enough that the special choice still feels special.
Build the interesting bits
Take the plan into the rest of Sipping.
Hosting checklist
Make the practical bits disappear before guests arrive.
0 of 6 ready. Tick them off as you plan.