How to Select Alcohol for Your Party

Finally, we get to talk about alcohol. It is one of the primary factors that can make or break a party. The majority of your cost for the party should be alcohol. The type of alcohol should reflect the theme of the party. For instance, at a Sake Bomb event, you should have plenty of sake and beer. You should have no rum or tequila. Before we get into specifics, let’s look at judging how much alcohol to purchase. 

For non themed parties you should always have the basic types of alcohol. These basics are vodka, rum, beer, and maybe one bottle of tequila. Vodka is the most popular hard liquor bought and consumed in America. You can mix vodka with almost any chaser. For those who absolutely hate vodka, you can offer them rum to drink. Rum is probably the second most popular hard liquor and for the calorie conscious guests, it is a great substitute for vodka. You will need to have beer for those who do not drink any type of hard liquor and/or those who want to keep their “buzz” throughout the night. Beer is also great for drinking games, such as beer pong and flip cup.

In terms of price, you have the greatest discrepancy for vodka. You can find extremely cheap vodka, as well as very expensive vodka. Rum is relatively cheap, but there isn’t that much variety. Tequila tends to be more expensive than vodka or rum. You can always find cheap beer. If you are on a strict budget, then you will need to purchase more vodka than rum or tequila.