This calculator vs. WISK
Two different shapes: WISK is a paid, account-based platform for running a bar's whole inventory, purchasing, and POS-synced depletion tracking. This page is a free, private worksheet for one recipe at a time — what this drink costs to pour against your target, and what a stated over-pour is costing across a year of shifts — before you touch inventory software at all.
What each tool is for
WISK (wisk.ai) is inventory and cost-management software built specifically for bars, restaurants, and hotels with a beverage program. It connects to 60-plus POS systems to track depletion as drinks are rung in, uses invoice scanning and scheduled mobile physical counts to keep a running on-hand figure for every bottle across one or more locations, and runs ordering and purchase-order workflows on top of that count, all on a paid, ongoing account. It is a real, purpose-built platform for operational inventory control, not a pricing worksheet repurposed for it. Outbound requests to wisk.ai are blocked from this session, and independent software directories disagreed too widely on its current plan pricing (estimates ranged roughly $100 to over $700 a month depending on location count and feature tier) to state a representative figure here — check wisk.ai for its current plans.
This calculator does none of what WISK does. It has no POS connection, no physical count, no purchase orders, and no idea how many bottles are actually on your shelf. It takes one recipe's numbers — the bottle cost and pour size for a spirit, an optional modifier, and an optional mixer, the menu price, and your target pour cost — and prices that one drink, then shows what a stated over-pour on the primary spirit is costing across your own weekly drink volume over a year. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| How much beverage inventory do I actually have on hand right now, across every SKU and location? | WISK, or a comparable POS-connected inventory platform — a live on-hand count is not something this calculator does or tries to do. |
| What does this specific recipe cost to pour, against my own target pour cost percentage? | This calculator's pour cost result — free, instant, private, no account. |
| What is a quarter-ounce (or any stated) over-pour on the well actually costing me across a year of shifts? | This calculator's over-pour cost section, run at your own weekly drink volume. |
| When should I reorder a bottle, and what should the next purchase order be? | WISK — built as an account-based platform with depletion tracking and purchasing for exactly that. |
| I run several locations and need one dashboard across all of them. | WISK, or a comparable multi-location inventory platform — this calculator has no accounts and no concept of more than one recipe at a time. |
The two are not substitutes, and a bar running a serious beverage program will likely want both. Knowing a recipe's pour cost and the annual cost of a small over-pour is a pricing and training question this calculator answers in seconds with nothing connected. Knowing exactly how many bottles are on the shelf right now, and when to reorder them, is an operational question that needs a live, POS-synced count — the job WISK is built for. A recipe can be priced exactly on target here and a bar can still be losing money to shrinkage or over-ordering that only an inventory platform would catch, and a bar can have tight inventory control and still be pricing a signature cocktail well under its own target because nobody ran the recipe math.
This calculator needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off. It has no inventory count because it is not trying to be one.
Common questions
Should I use this calculator or WISK?
They solve different problems, and a bar running a full beverage program will likely end up wanting both. WISK is bar and restaurant inventory management software: it connects to your POS to track depletion, uses invoice scanning and scheduled physical counts to keep an on-hand inventory figure across every SKU and every location, and runs ordering and purchasing workflows, on a paid, ongoing account. This calculator does none of that. It has no inventory count, no POS connection, and no idea what is actually on your shelf. It takes the numbers for one recipe — bottle costs, pour sizes, menu price, and a target pour cost — and prices that one drink, then shows what a stated over-pour on the well is costing across a year of shifts at your own volume. An operator who wants to check one recipe's pricing or make the case for tightening a pour, right now, for free, with no signup, is in the right place here; one who wants continuous, POS-synced visibility into actual on-hand inventory and purchasing across a whole bar or multiple locations needs WISK or a comparable inventory platform.
Does this calculator track my actual bottle inventory the way WISK does?
No. This calculator has no inventory count, no POS integration, and no concept of how many bottles are actually on the shelf right now. You enter one recipe's bottle costs and pour sizes, and the calculator prices that recipe and checks a stated over-pour against your own drink volume. It does not know your depletion rate, your par levels, or when to reorder — that is what a dedicated platform like WISK is built for.
Is this page affiliated with WISK?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by WISK (wisk.ai). WISK is named here only to describe what this calculator is and is not; outbound requests to wisk.ai are blocked from this session, and independent pricing write-ups disagreed too widely (from roughly $100 to over $700 a month, depending on plan, location count, and feature tier) to state a single figure as representative, so no WISK price is quoted here — check wisk.ai for its current plans.
Open the Pour Cost Calculator to price your own recipe.