It’s no secret that alcohol is a major component ofThe Bachelor.
Regardless, who can blame the contestants for wanting to calm those pre-filming jitters?
According to pastBachelorcontestants, however, this isn’t the main reason that alcohol is served on set.

Several alums have revealed that the producers encourage cast members to drink.
And I was like, ‘It’s 12 p.m., noon!’
And they’re like, ‘Welcome to the Bachelor family.'"

“A lot of people drink,” Fedotowsky said in a 2013 interview withA Drink With.
“If you’re smart you don’t drink that much.
I was in the middle.”
As reported byPeople,Bachelorproducers implemented a drinking rule in 2018 to reduce alcohol-related incidents.
The new rule prohibited contestants from consuming more than two drinks per hour.