mesurements: http://www.webtender.com/handbook/measurements.html
In a quart bottle (32 oz) I would figure at an ounce per shot. 32 shots in a
bottle. In a fifth there are (at one ounce per shot) 25.6 shots.
You factor in everything: liquor, ice, garnishes, and mixes such as juice and
sodas. I would not factor in labor. I would take the total cost of the above
ingredients and multiply by 3. 2/3 covers your cost (ingredients, labor, and
other costs) and the 1/3 is pure profit.
I was told when I took a business course that this is how it is figured if you
own a store in which you are selling a product, however it may be different
with the liquour/bar industry.
Let me know what the cost would be to make this drink:
Sea Breeze
1 oz Vodka
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz Grapefruit juice
3 oz of ice.
Garnish: lime wheel
In a 6 oz highball glass add all ingredients. Garnish: lime wheel
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I went to a bar over the weekend and had a:
Pearl harbor: 1 oz midori. 1/2 oz vodka and 1.5 oz pineapple juice (3 oz
ice). it was $3.50 + TIP. No garnish.