As of 13 August 2026, AI can choose drinks for your party.

What to actually do

1. Use a tool built for this

   The route this page recommends

2. Do it yourself

   Second choice

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open a chatbot and paste the prompt, filling in the guest count, budget, venue, food, equipment, preferences, allergies and dietary requirements.
   2. Ask the chatbot to generate the menu, assumptions, shopping list, quantities and serving plan in one response.
   3. Copy the proposed products into a shopping note and replace generic suggestions with products you can actually buy from your chosen UK retailer.
   4. Check each product's current price, ingredients and allergen information on the retailer or manufacturer's website, especially for premixed drinks, syrups, mixers and garnishes.
   5. Compare the shopping list total with your budget and adjust the quantities while keeping separate non-alcoholic options and enough suitable drinks for non-drinkers.
   6. Check the final quantities against the party duration, fridge and glass capacity, then buy the confirmed items and label alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks separately before guests arrive.

   Prompt

   Help me choose drinks for a party in the UK. Use the details below and make practical recommendations rather than assuming everyone drinks alcohol.
   
   Party details:
   - Occasion: [occasion]
   - Date and duration: [date and duration]
   - Number of guests: [number]
   - Adults, under-18s and non-drinkers: [details]
   - Budget: [budget in pounds]
   - Venue and storage: [details]
   - Food being served: [menu]
   - Guest preferences and dislikes: [details]
   - Allergies, intolerances and dietary requirements: [details]
   - Available equipment: [glasses, ice, fridge space, cocktail equipment]
   - Shopping area or preferred retailers: [details]
   
   Produce:
   1. A balanced drinks menu with alcoholic, low-alcohol and non-alcoholic choices where appropriate.
   2. A simple welcome drink or batch drink only if it is suitable for the guest list and equipment.
   3. A shopping list grouped by drink, mixers, ice, garnishes and serving equipment.
   4. Quantities and a clear explanation of every assumption used. Do not present an estimate as an exact requirement.
   5. Suggestions that fit the stated budget, using products that are realistically available in the UK.
   6. A serving plan, including how to label non-alcoholic drinks and how to avoid confusing them with alcoholic drinks.
   7. A short safety checklist covering allergens, responsible serving, under-18s, refrigeration and checking product labels.
   
   Do not invent product availability, prices, ingredients or allergen information. Mark anything that needs checking. Do not recommend unsafe drinking games, pressure guests to drink, or suggest that alcohol is suitable for anyone who should not have it.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.