Casual gathering planner
A few good choices, a full fridge and no unnecessary ceremony.
Casual gatherings work best when the drinks can look after themselves. Choose one interesting thing, then support it with familiar bottles, easy snacks and plenty of cold alcohol-free options.
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.
9
Individual bottles or cans in the suggested mix.
1 bottle
7 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 casual get-together 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.
Open the fridge
Have the easy choices cold and visible before anyone arrives.
One interesting thing
Add a bottle, cocktail or pairing that gives the evening some character.
Let it run
Keep snacks, water and simple refills available without turning the night into table service.
What matters most
Avoid too many categories.
Choose food that can sit out and be grazed.
Make the alcohol-free choice as easy to grab as a beer or glass of wine.
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.