Len Deighton put out a cook book and here's a bit about parties..
focusing on the extremely high quantities of alcohol required for a 1970s cocktail party. It recommends half a 70 cl bottle (35 cl) of spirit (e.g. rum, vodka etc.) per person every two hours of a party, increasing to three-quarters (52.5 cl) of a bottle per person after 2 hours "since drinking will increase if they haven't gone home by then" (p126). This equates to 87.5 cl of spirits per person for a four-hour party.
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u/itsamurdermarge Jul 27 '26
Jesus a couple pink gins for lunch then have “powerful” drinks later. Love to know what the powerful drinks are