Guides for running a bar
Practical guides to costing drinks, managing stock, batching, building menus and running a bar. Each one explains the work with examples you can follow, and they're all free to read.
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Work the numbers for your own drinks. No sign-up.
- Batch cocktail calculatorScale a spec, add the dilution water, see the ABV and cost per serve.
- Pour cost calculatorEnter your ingredients to calculate pour cost and find the selling price for your target margin.
- Cocktail ABV calculatorA drink's strength in the glass, after the ice.
- Par level calculatorCalculate par levels and this week's order from your usage and delivery schedule.
Who writes Learn
- Sarah Dawn MarsHead of customer success and community
Sarah co-founded and ran Teresa Cocktail Bar, a Tales of the Cocktail nominee. She was also the first customer success hire at Loaded and now builds Overproof.
- Jason CutbirthCo-founder and CEO
Before Jery, Jason was general manager and partner at a company that built bars for some of the world's best cocktail programs, with more than 400 projects across 45 countries. He holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School.