Counting Calories

Generically Speaking…

There are no FDA rules governing nutritional labeling for wine and spirits, so when it comes right down to it putting together calorie charts for the wine and spirits we love to mix and sip it becomes a game of hunt and gather. The calorie and carbohydrate numbers that follow are a general guideline compiled from numerous sources. Spirits and mixers vary in quality, flavor and calories from one brand to another. The numbers that follow are meant as a helpful guide for those looking for quick general reference.

Find simple, yet flavorful Lower Calorie Figure Friendly Cocktail Recipes by following the link.

Wine & Spirits

All amounts are based upon a 1 ounce serving size.

99 Schnapps – 5 grams carbs, 99 calories

Amaretto – 16.8 grams carbs, 106 calories

Anisette – 11 grams carbs, 100 calories

Apricot Brandy – 2 grams carbs, 80 calories

Bacardi 8 Rum – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 67 calories

Bacardi Gold Rum – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 65 calories

Bacardi Grand Melon Flavored Rum – 70 proof – 2.7 grams carbs, 67 calories

Bacardi Limon Flavored Rum – 70 proof – 2.7 grams carbs, 67 calories

Bacardi O Flavored Rum – 70 proof – 2.7 grams carbs, 67 calories

Bacardi Rum – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 65 calories

Bacardi Rum 151 – 151 proof – carbs, 122 calories

Baileys Irish Cream – 7.4 grams carbs, 97 calories

Barton’s Amaretto di Amore – 11.8 grams carbs, 79 calories

Barton’s Sabroso Licor De Café – 10.3 grams carbs, 78 calories

B&B – 5 grams carbs, 90 calories

Belvedere Vodka – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Benedictine – 70 calories

Black Haus Schnapps – 5.9 grams carbs, 88 calories

Bols Advocaat Liqueur – 9 grams carbs, 85 calories

Bols Apricot Brandy – 9 grams carbs, 87 calories

Bols Butterscotch Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

Bols Cherry Brandy – 9 grams carbs, 78 calories

Bols Coconut Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Crème de Bananas – 11 grams carbs, 96 calories

Bols Dark Crème de Cacao – 15 grams carbs, 100 calories

Bols Gold Strike Cinnamon Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Green Crème de Menthe – 14 grams carbs, 120 calories

Bols Green Curacao Liqueur – 7 grams carbs, 72 calories

Bols Kiwi Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Kontiki Red Orange Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Melon Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Orange Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Orange Curacao Liqueur – 7 grams carbs, 72 calories

Bols Peach Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Peppermint Liqueur – 11 grams carbs 103 calories

Bols Pumpkin Smash Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols Triple Sec Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Bols White crème de Cacao – 15 grams carbs, 100 calories

Bourbon Whiskey – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 66 calories

Brandy – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Brandy – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Brandy – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 82 calories

Brandy (Fruit Infused) – 130 calories

Buchanan’s Scotch Whisky – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 65 calories

Bulleit Bourbon – 0 grams carbs, 72 calories

Bulloch lade Scotch Whisky – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Butterscotch Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

Campari – 8 grams carbs, 71 calories

Canadian Whiskey – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum – 70 proof – 0 grams carbs, 57 calories

Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Coconut Rum – 6.5 grams carbs, 59 calories

Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Passion Fruit Rum – 7 grams carbs, 63 calories

Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum – 3 grams carbs, 73 calories

Captain Morgan Silver Spiced Rum – 70 proof – 1 gram carbs, 61 calories

Chambord Raspberry Liqueur – 10.8 grams carbs, 103 calories

Champagne – 19 calories

Cinzano Dry Vermouth – 1 grams carbs, 32 calories

Ciroc Vodka – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 65 calories

Ciroc Coconut Vodka – 70 proof – 1.5 grams carbs, 63 calories

Ciroc Red Berry Vodka – 70 proof – 1.1 grams carbs, 61 calories

Citrus Vodka – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 64 calories

Coffee Liqueur – 53 proof – 13 grams carbs, 95 calories

Coffee Liqueur – 63 proof – 9 grams carbs, 87 calories

Coffee Liqueur – 16 grams carbs, 103 calories

Coffee Liqueur with Cream – 34 proof – 6 grams carbs – 93 calories

Cognac – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 64 calories

Cognac – 86 proof – 0 carbs, 70 calories

Cognac – 100 proof – 0 carbs, 82 calories

Cointreau – 10 grams carbs, 79 calories

Crème de Almond – 11 grams carbs, 100 calories

Crème de Banana – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Crème de Cacao – 14.8 grams carbs, 98 calories

Crème de Cassis – 11.2 grams carbs, 84 calories

Crème de Menthe – 14 grams carbs, 95 calories

Crown Royal Whisky – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Crown Royal Special Reserve Whisky – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Curacao – 8 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Amaretto Almond Liqueur – 17 grams carbs, 110 calories

DeKuyper Apple Barrel Schnapps – 8 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Blueberry Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Blue Curacao Liqueur – 7 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Buttershots – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Cactus Juice Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Cheri-Beri Pucker Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Cherry Brandy – 9 grams carbs, 78 calories

DeKuyper Coffee Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Crème de Bananas – 11 grams carbs, 96 calories

DeKuyper Dark Crème de Cacao – 15 grams carbs, 100 calories

DeKuyper Grape Pucker Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Harvest Pear – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Hazelnut Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Hot Damn Cinnamon Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Island Blue Pucker Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Key Largo Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Mad Melon Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Marasquin Cherry Liqueur – 9 grams carbs, 73 calories

DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps – 7 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Peppermint Schnapps – 7-1/2 grams carbs, 83 calories

DeKuyper Pucker Strawberry Passion Schnapps – 9 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Raspberry Pucker Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Razzmatazz Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker Schnapps – 8 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Sour Peach Pucker Schnapps – 7 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Sour Watermelon Pucker Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 72 calories

DeKuyper Strawberry Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Triple Sec – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

DeKuyper Wildberry Schnapps – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Don Julio Tequila – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Drambuie – 9 grams carbs, 106 calories

Dry Vermouth – 32.5 calories

Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur – 12 grams carbs, 71 calories

Gin – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 64 calories

Gin – 86 proof – 0 carbs, 70 calories

Gin – 90 proof – 0 carbs, 73 calories

Gin – 100 proof – 0 carbs, 82 calories

Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur – 120 calories

Goldschlagger – 6 grams carbs, 94 calories

Gordon’s Citrus Vodka – 0 grams carbs, 56 calories

Gordon’s Orange Vodka – 2 grams carbs, 55 calories

Gordon’s Wildberry Vodka – 1 gram carbs, 49 calories

Grand Marnier – 6.8 grams carbs, 75 calories

Grey Goose Vodka – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 69 calories

Heering Cherry Liqueur – 120 Calories

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Jagermeister – 12 grams carbs, 103 calories

Jim Beam Bourbon – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 66 calories

Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch Whisky –0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Johnnie Walker Gold Label Scotch Whisky –0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky –0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Irish Cream – 78 calories

Kahlua Coffee Liqueur – 14.7 grams carbs, 91 calories

Kahlua Especial Coffee Liqueur – 70 proof – 68 calories

Kettle OneVodka – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 69 calories

Kirsch – 6 grams carbs, 63 calories

Lagavulin Scotch Whisky – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Malibu Rum – 48 proof – 0 carbs, 69 calories

Malibu Rum with Fruit Essence – 42 proof – 6 grams carbs, 57 calories

Maraschino Cherry Liqueur – 9 grams carbs, 73 calories

Midori – 11 grams carbs, 80 calories

Montezuma Triple Sec – 30 proof – 6.2 grams carbs, 48 calories

Montezuma Triple Sec – 60 proof – 6.2 grams carbs, 72 calories

Myers’s Dark Rum – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Oban Scotch Whisky – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 69 calories

Ouzo – 10.8 grams carbs, 82 calories

Pernod – 2 grams carbs, 77 grams calories

Pomegranate Liqueur – 85 calories

Port – 3-1/1 grams carbs, 46 calories

Ron Anejo Rum – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Rum – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Rum – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Rum – 90 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Rum – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 82 calories

Rumpleminze – 8.5 grams carbs, 113 calories

Sake – 1-1/2 grams carbs, 39 calories

Sambuca – 11.2 grams carbs, 84 calories

Schnapps 8.5 grams carbs, 100 to 113 calories

Scotch – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Scotch – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Scotch – 90 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Scotch – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 82 calories

Seagram’s 7 Crown Whisky – 80 proof – 0 carbs, 64 calories

Seagram’s V.O. Whisky – 0 carbs, 64 calories

Sloe Gin – 83.5 calories

Smirnoff Blue Label Vodka – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 81 calories

Smirnoff Red Label Vodka – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Sobieski Vodka – 0 grams carbs, 100 calories

Southern Comfort – 65 calories

Strawberry Liqueur – 23 grams carbs, 133 calories

Sweet Vermouth – 47 calories

Talisker Scotch Whisky – 92 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Tanqueray Gin – 94.6 proof – 0 grams carbs, 76 calories

Tanqueray Sterling Citrus Vodka – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Tanqueray Sterling Vodka – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Tanqueray Ten Gin – 0 grams carbs, 75 calories

Tequila – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 64 calories

Tia Maria Coffee Liqueur – 138 calories

Triple Sec – 10.8 grams carbs, 82 calories

Tuaca Italian Citrus Liqueur – 11 grams carbs, 103 calories

Vodka – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Vodka – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Vodka – 90 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Vodka – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 82 calories

Whiskey – 80 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Whiskey – 86 proof – 0 grams carbs, 70 calories

Whiskey – 90 proof – 0 grams carbs, 73 calories

Whiskey – 100 proof – 0 grams carbs, 82 calories

Wine, Red – 1 grams carbs, 25 calories

Wine, White – 1 grams carbs, 24 calories

Mixers

Almond Breeze Almond Milk – 1 gram carbs, 7 calories

Almond Milk – 4.375 calories per ounce

Angostura Lime Juice Cocktail Mixer – 11.8 grams carbs, 30 calories

Apple Juice – 3.6 grams carbs, 15 calories

Apple Juice, Natural – 3.3 grams carbs, 14 calories

Cream of Coconut, jar or canned – 2.4 grams carbs, 54 calories

Coconut Cream, raw – 1.9 grams carbs, 94 calories

Coconut Water – 1.3 grams carbs, 5 calories

Cranberry Cocktail, Ocean Spray – 4.1 grams carbs, 16 calories

Cranberry 100% Cranberry, Ocean Spray – 4.4 grams carbs, 17 calories

Cranberry Light, Ocean Spray – 1.2 grams carbs, 5 calories

Cranberry Diet, Ocean Spray – 0.2 grams carbs, 1 calorie

Diet Ginger Ale – 0 grams carbs, 0 calories

Ginger Ale – 2.7 grams carbs, 10 calories

Ginger Beer – 15.5 calories per ounce

Grapefruit Juice, Fresh Pink or White – 2.8 grams carbs, 12 calories

Grapefruit Juice, Ocean Spray Ruby Red – 3.7 grams carbs, 15 calories

Grapefruit Juice, Ocean Spray Ruby Red Light – 1.2 grams carbs, 5 calories

Half & Half Cream – 1.3 grams carbs, 39 calories

Half & Half Fat Free Cream – 2.7 grams carbs, 18 calories

Heavy Whipping Cream – 0.8 grams carbs, 98 calories

Half & Half – 40 calories per ounce

Honey – 10.67 calories per 1/2 teaspoon

Honey – 86 calories per ounce

Izze Sparkling Lime – 2.6 grams carbs, 11 calories

Lemonade – 4 grams carbs, 15 calories

Lemon Juice, Fresh – 2.6 grams carbs, 8 calories

Lemon Juice, Canned or Bottled – 1.8 grams carbs, 6 calories

Lemon Juice, ReaLemon from Concentrate – 0 grams carbs, 0 calories

Lemon Juice – 8 calories per ounce

Lime Juice – 8 calories per ounce

Lime Juice, Fresh – 2.6 grams carbs, 8 calories

Lime Juice, Canned or Bottled – 1.9 grams carbs, 6 calories

Lime Juice, ReaLime from Concentrate – 0 grams carbs, 0 calories

Minute Maid Lemonade – 3.4 grams carbs, 12 calories

Minute Maid Light Lemonade – 0.1 grams carbs, 1 calorie

Minute Maid Pink Lemonade – 3.4 grams carbs, 12 calories

Mott’s Apple Juice – 15 calories per ounce

Ocean Spray Light Cranberry – 5.84 calories per ounce

Ocean Spray Light Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice – 6.25 calories per ounce

Orange Juice, Fresh – 3.1 grams carbs, 13 calories

Orange Juice, Fresh Sweetened – 3.2 grams carbs, 14 calories

Orange Juice, Canned or Bottled – 2.7 grams carbs, 10 calories

Orange Juice, From Concentrate Undiluted, Unsweetened – 10.8 grams carbs, 45 calories

Pineapple Juice – 16.67 calories per ounce

Pineapple Juice, Dole Canned – 3.7 grams carbs, 15 calories

R.W. Knudsen Organic Tomato Juice – 1.7 grams carbs, 7 calories

Simply Lemonade with Raspberry – 3.5 grams carbs, 14 calories

Simply Orange No Pulp Orange Juice – 3.2 grams carbs, 14 calories

Simply Orange Simply Lemonade – 3.7 grams carbs, 15 calories

Tomato Juice – 1.3 grams carbs, 5 calories

Tomato Juice, Campbell’s – 1.2 grams carbs, 6 calories

Tropicana Trop 50 Orange Juice – 1.6 grams carbs, 6 calories

Tropicana No Pulp Orange Juice – 3.2 grams carbs, 14 calories

V8 Splash Pineapple Orange – 2.2 grams carbs, 9 calories

Fresh Fruit

Apple, 2-1/2” diameter as purchased – 14.9 grams carbs, 53 calories

Applesauce, Natural Unsweetened, 1 ounce – 3.1 grams carbs, 11 calories

Apricot, 1.3 ounce as purchased – 3.9 grams carbs, 17 calories

Banana, Small 6” to 7” as purchased – 23.1 grams carbs, 90 calories

Blueberries, 1 each – 0.2 grams carbs, 1 calorie

Cantaloupe, small whole 4-1/4” diameter as purchased – 38.6 grams carbs, 150 calories

Cherries, Sweet as purchased – 1.3 grams carbs, 5 calories

Maraschino Cherry jar or canned, 1 cherry – 2.1 grams carbs, 8 calories

Cranberries, Fresh, 1 cup – 12.2 grams carbs – 46 calories

Craisins, Sweetened Dried Cranberries, 1/3 cup – 36.8 grams carbs, 138 calories

Grapefruit, Fresh 4” diameter as purchased – 20.7 grams carbs, 82 calories

References: www.superskinnyme.com, www.calorieking.com, www.lowcalhq.com, various spirit brand, beverage brand websites and actual beverage bottle’s nutrition labels.

The holiday season typically means more festive occasions for tempting treats and delicious cocktails. Each liquid delight that passes the lips means extra curve to the girlish hips. All those holiday nips and sips add up by the time the New Year’s Eve ball drops. Enjoy a few figure friendly classic cocktails during the holiday season and the word diet won’t ever reach your New Year’s Resolution list when January rolls around.

Most bars serve typical four ounce or more martinis. Scale down the classic vodka or gin martini to two ounces for smaller portion. This serves as added bonus in keeping the cocktail chilled throughout the entire sip time and fewer calories in the glass.

Classic Martini

2 parts Gin or Vodka

Dry Vermouth

Lemon Twist

Place ice in a martini glass with 1/2 ounce dry vermouth. Set aside. Place Gin or Vodka in mixing glass with ice. Stir or shake according to preference. Swirl vermouth and ice in glass. Toss from martini glass. Strain vodka or gin into prepared chilled glass. Zest lemon twist garnish over glass and insert into martini. Notation: Keep in mind that dirtying a martini with olive juice and olives as garnish adds extra calories to the glass.

The Tonic is one of the easiest drinks of all to mix and complete with your spirit of choice. Most bars use tonic from a gun which is disappointing at best, since gun tonic comes across decidedly flat most often. A beautiful feature of purchasing diet tonic water for parties is there are a variety of flavored diet tonic waters now available on the market.

Tonic

1 part Gin, Rum, or Vodka

3 parts Diet Tonic

1/2 Fresh Lime

Place ice in highball glass. Add base spirit of choice. Top with diet tonic. Squeeze in fresh lime and drop into drink. Stir.

Perhaps one of the most widely recognized drinks by its generic name of Vodka & Cranberry, the Cape Cod or Cape Codder is easily converted into a lower calorie drink without sacrificing taste. While one could go with the diet version of cranberry juice, my recommendation is to stick with the light version and keep the extra couple of calories. Those few calories really are worth the flavor since diet cranberry juice really does taste “diet.”

Cape Cod

1 part Vodka

3 parts Light Cranberry Juice

Lime Wedge

Build liquids over fresh ice in Collins glass. Garnish with squeeze of fresh lime.

The Caipirinha is an easy drink to order out and keep low calorie if you plan ahead. Ask the bartender to make this drink with limes and Cachaca only, leaving out all sugar. Make sure you’ve tucked a sugar substitute packet (such as Truvia or Splenda) with you for on the go travel and stir it in the drink once it has been delivered front and center upon your bar napkin.

Caipirinha

2 parts Cachaca

1/2 Fresh Lime – quartered

1 packet Truvia or Splenda

Cut half fresh lime into four wedges. Muddle lime and sugar substitute in mixing glass. Add Cachaca and ice. Shake to blend and chill. Pour into rocks glass adding extra ice if needed.

If tequila is your spirit of choice, skip the margarita and move onto something a little more glowing. Opt for the Tequila Sunrise with orange juice inclusion rather than triple sec. Tropicana makes Trop50 lower calorie orange juice and pomegranate blueberry.

Tequila Sunrise

1-1/2 ounce Tequila Blanco

3 ounces Trop50 Orange Juice

1/2 ounce Trop50 Pomegranate Blueberry

Orange Slice Garnish – optional

Place tequila and orange juice in highball glass over fresh ice. Stir. Pour pomegranate blueberry over top as floated sunrise. Garnish with slice of orange if desired.

The low down on liquor calorie counts according to information found at CalorieKing and the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.

Gin 80 proof – 1 ounce: 64 calories

Gin 90 proof – 1 ounce: 73 calories

Vodka 80 proof – 1 ounce: 64 calories

Tequila 80 proof – 1 ounce: 64 calories

Bourbon 80 proof – 1 ounce: 66 calories

Rum 80 proof – 1 ounce: 64 calories

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