Cocktail Pour Cost Calculator
Bottle cost, pour size, garnish, and target pour cost in. Cost per drink, menu price, and margin out.
What you pay per bottle, after case discounts.
750 ml = 25.4 oz. 1 L = 33.8 oz.
Standard is 1.5 oz. Doubles are 3 oz.
Other ingredients (cost per drink)
Citrus wheel, cherry, herb sprig.
Bars usually run 18-24% on cocktails.
Blank = use the recommended price.
How this is calculated
Spirit cost = (bottle cost ÷ bottle oz) × pour oz.
Cost per drink = spirit cost + other ingredients + garnish.
Recommended price = cost per drink ÷ target pour cost %.
Pour cost % = cost per drink ÷ menu price. Green when at or under target.
Prices are before GST/HST. Add tax on top of the price shown, never inside your margin. Estimates, not advice.
This drink makes money
Pour cost 20.0% — under your 20% target.
- Cost per drink
- $2.07
- Spirit share
- $1.42
- Pour cost %
- 20.0%
- Gross margin %
- 80.0%
Cents over target on this drink, at 600 a month, halved. Zero means it is priced right.
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