Law And Order Episode Guide - Alcohol and Wedding Receptions-Everything You Will Need to Know
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reception, but if you don't want to break the bank or the law here's what
you will need to know, together with how to reckon how much to buy.
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Unquestionably, one of the hottest topics that must be dealt with when
planning a wedding reception is either to have an open bar or a cash
bar. Why does this single topic tend to be so controversial?
Well, for one thing, some citizen will tell you that it would be rude to
invite guests to your reception, then ask them to pay for their own drinks.
On the other hand, an open bar--at which your guests drink for free,
perhaps into the wee hours of the morning if they last that long--could
leave you with a bill that will forever remain etched in your memory.
Both points of view are well taken. It's true that one wouldn't commonly
invite citizen to dinner or a party with the hope that they will pay
for what you serve. But it is equally true that citizen tend to be overly
indulgent, not to mention downright wasteful, with alcohol they aren't
paying for. They will take a sip or two, set their glass down and begin
talking, then walk away. Later, instead of returning for their glass, they
will head for the bar to order yet an additional one drink. So, what's the answer?
Options, Anyone
There legitimately isn't a accurate answer, but there are options. You could:
*Serve free champagne punch. Since it is relatively light in terms of
alcohol content, your guests aren't as likely to become obnoxious, even
if they've had more than their fair share.
*Have an open bar for the first hour or two. This advent will prevent
you from feeling, and looking, like a cheapskate but will allow you to
keep your bank list in the black.
*Have each table set to include the allocated bottles of wine or
champagne. For example, a table seating six to eight citizen might be
decked with two bottles of wine or champagne. Since you can expect
each bottle to hold in the middle of 4 and six glassfuls, everybody will have one
to two glasses for dinner and the toast. (Obviously, you will want to have
the toast as early as potential to avoid an embarrassing situation in
which guests will be forced to hold up empty glasses.)
*Use the open-and-shut-case approach. This requires purchasing beer
kegs or cases of good-quality beer, plus any cases of good-quality
wine. Since you have purchased the supply in advance, you will
determine just how much is being spent on drinks.
For guests who insist upon drinking until the cows come home or would
like something stronger, make a cash bar available.
*Have waiters and waitresses serve drinks from a tray. This advent is
not only stylish, it is also quite cost effective because you remain in
control of how much is consumed.
Choose a few separate drinks to be served, together with beer and wine.
Then have the staff circulate throughout the reception area at
pre-scheduled intervals. Perhaps the waiters and waitresses might offer
drinks when the reception starts, then just before or while dinner, then a
few times later in the evening but not throughout the night. With tray
service, you guest will not pay for their drinks, but this will still be a lot
cheaper than having an open bar.
At-home Receptions
If you are planning to have your reception in a home or backyard and
you will not be using a caterer, here is what you will need to know.
In this situation, a cash bar is simply not one of the ready choices. It
is against the law to sell alcohol without a liquor license. (You wouldn't
want to spend your honeymoon in the pokey.)
If the home is not adequate with one, you will need a rented bar (or a
sturdy table or two, dressed to the floor or ground with linen). Plan to
stock the bar or table(s) with beer, vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila, cordials
(liqueur), brandy, gin, wine, sparkling juice, and Perhaps punch.
Offering a sparkling white wine is also nice. If you are planning to serve
champagne (Although only a sparkling white wine made in the
Champagne region of France can be truly called champagne, citizen
often refer to any bubbly by that name.), expect to pay more. A decent
bottle (You will only disappoint the true connoisseur, and they are a
dying breed.) will cost in the middle of and and will serve seven to
eight glasses. Even at these prices per bottle, you may want to withhold it
for the toast.
Borrow or shop for a bartender's guide (Mr. Boston fancy lawful
Bartender's Guide, for example). For your mixologist, you might also
stock such things as lemons, limes, celery, maraschino cherries, and
olives. You'll also want to have soda water, tonic water, sparkling water,
coke, ginger ale, and a few other soft drinks, plus swizzle sticks and
cocktail napkins. Last, but not least, remember to have an ample supply
of ice (crushed and cubed) on hand.
Standard Guidelines for Consumption
Expect each guest to have four to five drinks at the reception. You'll get
twenty-five drinks from a fifth of liquor, providing you're using a
one-ounce pony to make them with one ounce of alcohol each. Using
one and a half ounces of alcohol (that is, a one-and-a-half-ounce jigger),
you'll get eighteen drinks per fifth of alcohol. A single case of alcohol
contains twelve bottles. Assuming that you're using one ounce of
alcohol to make every drink, then one case will yield 300 drinks.
If you would like to serve beer on tap, half a keg will yield 260
eight-ounce glasses of beer. Seven cases of beer will yield the same
amount.
With regard to unopened bottles of alcohol, don't be too implicated
about over stocking. It is best to have too much, rather than not
enough. Besides, unopened bottles of alcohol can regularly be returned
to the store.
The Law and Your Liability
Needless to say, it is against the law to serve alcohol to whatever under
the legal drinking age. The sobering fact is that courts have consistently
ruled that restaurants, caterers, and hosts are financially liable when
minors who are served alcohol are injured, become complicated in a car
accident, or break the law.
You can also be held liable for an adult who suffers an injury, become
involved in a car accident, or step surface of the law after drinking too
much in your home. Caterers and restaurants are branch to the same
liability.
Your best safety against legal liability engaging alcohol is to plan
ahead and react sensibly. If your reception is to be catered, discuss a
plan of activity with the caterer before hand. He or she legitimately will
cooperate.
Avoid serving salty foods since they make citizen thirsty. Foods high in
protein--such as meat, fish, eggs, and cheese--will help to keep your
guests sober.
Once a someone is drunk, it's too late to reach for the pot of coffee. Giving
your happy drunk coffee will only make him or her hyper and jittery. If
you need to sober someone up, try to get the someone to drink water,
which will dilute the alcohol in their principles and flush it out.
By no means, let that someone drive--no matter what they say. Instead,
call for a taxi or find an additional one driver to take the someone home.
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