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...much liquor I was left with." The nation's caterers have seen hardliquor sales drop from more than half to less than one-quarter of their business. New York City Caterer Donald Bruce White estimates that "three-quarters of any crowd now will drink white wine." Joe Toboni, owner of five catering outlets in the San Francisco Bay Area, says that hard liquor is only 10% of his business, down from 70% five years...
Wine and beer make up an additional 65%, and the rest is bottled water. Some older people, however, still like the stronger stuff. "Out of 300 wedding guests, 250 will drink wine, the other 50 hard drinks," says Toboni. "But the father of the bride still wants the full bar because he doesn't want to offend his cronies." As alcohol's role as a social lubricant diminishes, both the appointments and the guests' behavior moderate too. "I remember one office party in particular where they filled the water coolers with vodka and orange juice," says White. "Now people...
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