Pour Cost and Drink Margin Calculator

Works out what each drink costs you to make, what percent of the menu price that cost is (your pour cost), and how many dollars you keep on each sale.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

Input: "Daniela Schaefer here, Oakshire Brewing in Amberhaven. Darren Slater our bar manager pulled these costs. I want my pour cost checked on 3 drinks. My target is 22%. 1. House Old Fashioned, $11. Bourbon is a 1 liter bottle, we pay $28.00, pour is 2 oz. Simple syrup is 6 cents a drink, bitters 10 cents, orange peel 12 cents, big ice cube 25 cents. 2. Margarita, $10. Tequila 750 ml bottle $24.00, pour 1.5 oz. Triple sec 1 liter bottle $15.00, pour 0.75 oz. Lime juice 40 cents a drink, salt rim 5 cents. 3. Pint of our Quillfeather Amber Ale, $7. Half barrel keg is 15.5 gallons and costs us $165. Pint is 16 oz. Darren says we lose about 10% to foam and line cleaning."

AFTER · what the skill produced

Here are your numbers, Daniela. Target pour cost is 22%.

1. House Old Fashioned, $11.00

Bourbon: $28.00 / 33.8 oz = about $0.83 per oz, x 2 oz = $1.66
Simple syrup $0.06, bitters $0.10, orange peel $0.12, ice cube $0.25 = $0.53
Total cost: $2.19
Pour cost: $2.19 / $11.00 = 19.9%
Profit per drink: $8.81
Price at your 22% target: $2.19 / 0.22 = $9.95
Status: under target

2. Margarita, $10.00

Tequila: $24.00 / 25.4 oz = about $0.94 per oz, x 1.5 oz = $1.42
Triple sec: $15.00 / 33.8 oz = about $0.44 per oz, x 0.75 oz = $0.33
Lime juice $0.40, salt rim $0.05 = $0.45
Total cost: $2.20
Pour cost: $2.20 / $10.00 = 22.0%
Profit per drink: $7.80
Price at your 22% target: $2.20 / 0.22 = $10.00
Status: at target

3. Pint of Quillfeather Amber Ale, $7.00

Keg: 15.5 gal x 128 = 1,984 oz. After 10% loss, 1,785.6 oz are usable.
$165.00 / 1,785.6 oz = about $0.092 per oz, x 16 oz = $1.48
Total cost: $1.48
Pour cost: $1.48 / $7.00 = 21.1%
Profit per drink: $5.52
Price at your 22% target: $1.48 / 0.22 = $6.73
Status: under target

Summary: 3 drinks checked. 2 are under your target, 1 is right at it, and none are over. The Margarita has no room if its costs go up, so we recommend watching your tequila and lime prices.

Questions for the owner

Do you want napkins, straws, or cups counted in the cost of each drink? None were given.
Is the 10% loss the same on every keg, or only this one?

What it does

Works out what each drink costs you to make, what percent of the menu price that cost is (your pour cost), and how many dollars you keep on each sale. It also shows the price that would hit your own target pour cost.

Use it when: Use when a bar or brewery owner wants to work out pour cost, cost per drink, or profit margin on cocktails, pours, or draft beer, such as: what's my pour cost, am I making money on this drink, or what should I charge for this.