Cocktail pour-cost calculator
See what your ingredients cost against your selling price. Calculate pour cost and ingredient contribution before considering your other business costs.
Use costs and selling prices on the same tax basis. This example does not calculate VAT or sales tax.
Contribution is selling price minus ingredient cost. It is not net profit: labour, waste, tax and overheads still matter.
Calculate the cost of each ingredient
Divide a bottle’s price by its usable volume, then multiply by the amount in your recipe. For example, a £28 bottle containing 700 ml costs £2 for a 50 ml measure. Add all ingredient costs to find the drink’s total.
Pour cost, clearly explained
Pour cost is ingredient cost divided by selling price, multiplied by 100. A drink that costs £2.40 and sells for £9.60 has a 25% pour cost. Keep both figures on the same tax basis.
Margin is not markup
A £2.40 ingredient cost and £9.60 selling price leave £7.20 before other costs: a 75% margin on selling price. Markup divides that difference by ingredient cost instead. These are different measures.
Price with the full picture
Ingredient contribution is not net profit. Consider labour, garnish, waste, tax and operating expenses separately. In the app, enter your own ingredient prices so the calculation reflects your recipe.
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