Is drinking etiquette at a business dinner different from a business lunch?
Drinking etiquette at a business dinner is different to drinking etiquette at a business lunch. Many people today in business order a drink before the business dinner-what we used to call highball, an old-fashioned, a scotch and water, a vodka tonic, a margarita. They order something and then, if you want to order a glass of wine with dinner, I think it’s okay. But, if you start talking about ordering a drink before dinner, a glass and a half of wine during dinner, and then an aperitif or brandy after dinner, that’s too much alcohol on a business meal. So, make your drinking decisions according to how well you tolerate alcohol. And you want to create trust, remember. If you’re taking someone out on a business meal to manage their personal finances or to sell them massive amounts of life insurance, then it might be a problem if they think you drink too much. They might doubt your self-control, your impulse control.
