How Much Edible Glitter for a New Year's Eve Party? The Jar Math

Podcast: The Monégasque Table · MONÉGASQUE

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

How much edible glitter do you need for a New Year's Eve party? Fewer jars than you think, once you count the right drinks. A common hosting formula plans 2 drinks per guest in the first hour and 1 per guest each hour after, so 30 guests over 4 hours pour about 150 drinks. At the printed 0.1 grams a drink, glittering every one would take 15 grams — exactly one 15 gram jar, with nothing spare. Put the shimmer only in a signature cocktail that makes up about 1 drink in 3, and it is 50 drinks and 5 grams, leaving about 100 servings in the jar. The 15 gram jar works out to ab...