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Wines: $5.00 per glass or $22.00 per bottle 
White Zinfandel, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Liquor: $6.00 per drink
Bourbon, Scotch, Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila

Champagne: $10.00 per bottle
William Wycliffe

Domestic Beer: $4.00 per bottle
Bud Light, Miller Light, AmberBock

Imported Beer: $5.00 per bottle
Heineken, Corona

Special Request
Other beverages are available upon request and are priced accordingly. Pricing updated March 2010. All prices are subject to change.

License
Under no circumstances may any renter or guests bring any outside alcohol into the Huntsville Botanical Garden. The Garden retains its own liquor license and renters and their guests may only purchase alcohol from the Huntsville Botanical Garden. Alcohol cannot be purchased from a caterer.

Bartenders
The Huntsville Botanical Garden will schedule a bartender for events that request alcoholic beverages and the renter will pay the bartender fee (bartender fee is $175 for 3 hours of service plus one hour of set-up and take-down). The bartender fee will be charged at an additional $25 per hour past the 4 hour minimum.

Cash Bar
A cash bar requires guests to pay for their own drinks at the time of purchase. There is a $50 minimum for cash bar sales. In the instance that a client requests a cash bar and by the end of the event the bar has sold less than $50.00 of alcohol, the renter is responsible for paying the difference. For example, if a client has a cash bar set up and the cash bar only sells $20.00 in alcohol, the renter is responsible for paying the Garden $30.00.

Host Bar
The renter pays for all alcoholic beverages when having a house or open bar. If using the Garden's house brands, the renter will be charged for what was used on the next business day following the event. For this reason, the Garden requires credit card information from anyone hosting a bar when the rental contract is signed.

Note: if the renter chooses to use specialty brands, each unit must be paid for regardless of whether each unit was consumed. Unused wine and beer must be picked up from the Garden within the week following the event and the bill must be paid in full. All alcohol costs will be charged to the credit card provided by the renter on the next business day following the event.

Combination Bar
Wine and beer may be paid for by the renter as described under "Host Bar" while liquor and mixed drinks are purchased by guests as in a "Cash Bar."

Set-Up and Accessories
The Garden will provide a 6-foot or 8-foot table for the bartender. The Garden does not provide linens for this table. The Garden will provide plain white napkins, plastic drink ware, mixers and other items such as lemons, limes, juices, soft drinks, etc. For alternative glassware or table selections, please consult a rental company.

Gratuity
The bartender will place a tip jar at a cash bar unless he/she is requested not to do so by the renter. In the absence of  a tip jar, a 15% gratuity charge will be added to the total alcohol charge.

A host bar will have a 15% gratuity charge on the total alcohol charge unless requested to have a tip jar on the bar.