Which are the Lowest Calorie Cocktails?
From the high to the low - here's the calories in the top 20 cocktails, with recipes.
- Bloody Mary
- Screwdriver
- Cuba Libre
- Martini
- Margarita
- Daiquiri
- Tequila Sunrise
- Cosmopolitan
- Pina Colada
- Mojito
- Sea Breeze
- Sex on the Beach
- Pimm's No.1 & Lemonade
- Mai Tai
- White Russian
- Caipirinha
- Whiskey Sour
- Manhattan
- Mint Julep
- Tom Collins
Bloody Mary, the Most Popular Cocktail Recipe
The Bloody Mary is, rather oddly to our eyes, the world’s most popular cocktail. It’s also one of the most fiercely debated, with a range of different ingredients, recipes and styles. It’s also one that takes a lot of practice to get the ingredients just right, but it’s a great drink to make. The base is vodka and tomato juice, but it’s all the different sauces and flavourings that make it special.
Calories per serving of Bloody Mary: 150
Ingredients
2 Pubs Shot/50ml | Vodka |
1 | Lemon, juiced |
1 Tsp | Worcestershire Sauce |
½ Tsp | Tabasco Sauce |
¼ Tsp | Pinch of Salt |
¼ Tsp | Pinch of Black Pepper |
150ml | Tomato Juice |
How to Make a Bloody Mary
- Place a couple ice cubes into a tumbler and add the vodka.
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon, half (throw the lemon away, it is not included in the drink) add to the glass .
- Now add the Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice.
- Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
- Serve and enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 150 |
Sugars (g) | 6.2 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.8 |
Fruit & Veg | 1.0 |
Protein (g) | 1.3 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 7.7 |
The Perfect Screwdriver Cocktail Recipe
A screwdriver is orange juice and vodka, but mixed well it becomes a refreshing (if basic) cocktail.
The key to making good Screwdriver is to buy high-quality ingredients. If you use a premium brand of vodka and pure orange juice, it makes a real difference to the drink. The Screwdriver is incredibly popular, but we think it’s best to have as a backup in case people don’t want your other cocktails, because it’s so simple it feels more like a mixer than a cocktail.
Calories per serving of Screwdriver: 122
Ingredients
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Vodka |
150ml | Orange Juice, Freshly Squeezed |
How to Make a Screwdriver (vodka and orange)
- Take a glass and add ice cubes
- Add the measure of vodka
- Top up with the orange juice
- Mix and enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 122 |
Sugars (g) | 12.2 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 1.5 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.8 |
Protein (g) | 0.9 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 12.2 |
Cuba Libre, the Easiest Cocktail Recipe
You know what happens when you add a wedge of lime to a rum and coke? It becomes a Cuba Libre: probably the easiest cocktail to learn to make. Here are the ingredients:
Calories per serving of Cuba Libre: 160
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Bacardi |
125ml | Cola |
1 | Lime, juiced |
1 Slice | Lime |
How to Make Cuba Libre
- Slice the lime in half and squeeze the juice into the glass.
- Now add some ice cubes, the rum and top up with cola.
- Stir the drink with a spoon and add a wedge of lime to the glass as garnish
Calories (kcal) | 160 |
Sugars (g) | 14.2 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.3 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.5 |
Protein (g) | 0.2 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 15.2 |
Easy Gin Martini Cocktail: shaken (or stirred)
It’s a classic drink. Martini is based around a drink called Vermouth (a fortified white wine.)
Calories per serving of Martini: 204
Ingredients
2 Pubs Shot/70ml | Vodka |
1 Shot/50ml | Vermouth, Dry |
1 | Green Olive |
1 Slice | Lemon |
How to Make a Martini
- Put the vodka, vermouth and ice into a shaker; shake it for 15-30 seconds and strain the drink into a cocktail glass (leaving the ice behind).
- Now drop an olive in the bottom and a slice of lemon on the side.
- That's how easy it is. Experiment for different flavours.
Calories (kcal) | 204 |
Sugars (g) | 1.6 |
Saturates (g) | 0.1 |
Fibre (g) | 0.2 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.1 |
Protein (g) | 0.1 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 1.7 |
An Easy Margarita Cocktail Recipe
The Margarita is another classic cocktail that is easy to put together. Margaritas are made in a variety of different ways, but most recipes contain tequila, triple sec, lime juice and salt or sugar around the rim of the glass. The easy way is to balance all three ingredients shots, but most professional recipes use slightly less Triple Sec (around a third of a shot).
Calories per serving of Margarita Cocktail: 214
Ingredients
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Tequila |
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Triple Sec Liqueur |
½ | Lime, juiced |
½ Tsp | Caster Sugar |
1 Slice | Lime |
How to Make a Margarita
- Take a Martini glass, now damp the rim with water and dip the glass in salt (or sugar) to coat the rim of the glass.
- Now pour the Tequila, Triple Sec and lime juice into a cocktail shaker. Add a handful of ice cubes and shake it up.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass.
- Enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 214 |
Sugars (g) | 13.3 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.3 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.5 |
Protein (g) | 0.2 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 16.9 |
Classic Daiquiri
The Daiquiri has evolved into a whole range of drinks, such as Frozen Daiquiri, Strawberry Daiquiri and Banana Daiquiri.
But the classic is just rum, lime juice and simple syrup.
Calories per serving of Daiquiri Cocktail: 203
Ingredients
3 Shots/75ml | Bacardi |
50ml | Juice of 1 Lime |
12.5g | Syrup |
1 Slice | Fresh Lime |
This recipe here makes two cocktails (but you can halve the ingredients to make a single cocktail.
How to Make a Classic Daiquiri
- Mix the white rum, lime juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice cubes.
- Shake for 15-30 seconds and strain into a cocktail glass.
- Add a Slice of lime as a garnish.
- Enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 203 |
Sugars (g) | 7.9 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.4 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.8 |
Protein (g) | 0.3 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 12.1 |
Tequila Sunrise
The Tequila Sunrise is a good party classic that is especially easy to make. It’s just tequila and orange juice with grenadine (this is a red syrup made from pomegranates that you can pick up from most supermarkets). The blended colour comes from adding the grenadine slowly so it sinks to the bottom.
Calories per serving of Tequila Sunrise Cocktail: 246
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Tequila |
240ml | Fresh Orange Juice |
15ml | Grenadine Syrup |
1 | Cherry |
How to Make a Tequila Sunrise
- To make a tequila sunrise you need to mix the two drinks carefully, so they blend (forming the sunrise effect.)
- Pour the tequila into a Highball (tall) glass and fill it with ice.
- Now top it up (not to the top) with orange juice.
- Now pour the grenadine slowly down the side of the glass so it sinks to the bottom, where it will create the two-tone effect.
- Garnish with a sliced of orange and cherry.
Calories (kcal) | 246 |
Sugars (g) | 33.1 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 2.4 |
Fruit & Veg | 1.3 |
Protein (g) | 1.5 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 33.2 |
Cosmopolitan Cocktail Recipe
The Cosmopolitan is a classy number.
Calories per serving of Cosmopolitan Cocktail: 116
Ingredients
1 Shot/25ml | Vodka, 37.5% Volume |
18.5ml | Cointreau Liqueur |
1 | Lime, juiced |
25ml | Cranberry Juice |
1 Tbsp | Orange Peel |
How to Make a Cosmopolitan
- Place the vodka, orange liqueur and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice.
- Shake it hard to mix the ingredients then strain into Martini glass.
- A bonus ingredient (that makes this cocktail extra classy) is to use a potato peeler to peel an orange.
- Now twist the orange peel over the edge of the glass.
Calories (kcal) | 116 |
Sugars (g) | 4.2 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.8 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.9 |
Protein (g) | 0.3 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 5.7 |
Pina Colada Cocktail Recipe
Pina colada is a mixture of rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice. It’s a Spanish classic .
Calories per serving of Pina Colada Cocktail: 245
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Bacardi*, 37.5% Volume |
30ml | Coconut Cream |
90ml | Pineapple Juice |
1 Slice | Pineapple |
How to Make a Pina Colada
This Pina Colada recipe is super-easy.
- Place the crushed ice into a blender and whizz it for 15 seconds.
- Now add a shot of coconut cream, two shots of rum and the pineapple juice. Blend it on medium until you get a smooth, creamy mixture.
- Pour it into a tall wine glass and garnish the side of the glass with a slice of pineapple.
- Enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 245 |
Sugars (g) | 18.6 |
Saturates (g) | 5.1 |
Fibre (g) | 0.6 |
Fruit & Veg | 1.3 |
Protein (g) | 1.2 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 19.7 |
Mojito Cocktail Recipe
Mojito is a great cocktail to start with because it's easy to mix, but has some exotic ingredients (like mint leaves) that make it seem cleverer than it is. It's also popular here in the UK. The skill is in mixing the ingredients together, but the Mojito is an easy cocktail to get started with.
Calories per serving of Mojito Cocktail: 155
Ingredients
2 | Mint Leaves |
2 Slices | Lime |
1 Tsp | Caster Sugar |
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Bacardi, 37.5% Volume |
130ml | Sprite |
How to Make a Mojito
- Place the mint leaves, lime slice and sugar in the bottom of a glass and crush with a muddler.
- Fill a lowball glass tumbler with ice cubes and put a shot in the glass. Now fill the glass with Sprite or diet lemonade (or lime juice and soda) and stir.
Calories (kcal) | 55 |
Sugars (g) | 0.4 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fibre (g) | 0.6 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.3 |
Protein (g) | 0.2 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 21.0 |
Sea Breeze Cocktail Recipe
A crisp, refreshing blend of vodka, cranberry and grapefruit, served long over plenty of ice, the Sea Breeze is a simple, timeless cocktail
Calories per serving of Sea Breeze Cocktail: 154
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Vodka, 37.5% Volume |
50ml | Cranberry Juice |
50ml | Grapefruit Juice |
1 Slice | Lime |
How to Make a Sea Breeze
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
- Add the Vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice into the glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lime.
- Stir & Enjoy
Calories (kcal) | 154 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 12.1 |
Sugars (g) | 11.1 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.7 |
Protein (g) | 0.4 |
Fat (g) | 0.1 |
Sex on the Beach Recipe
A modern classic, Sex on the Beach has a name you won’t forget,
Calories per serving of Sex on the Beach Cocktail: 130
Ingredients
9ml | Archers, Peach Schnapps |
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Vodka, 37.5% Volume |
35ml | Orange Juice, Freshly Squeezed |
35ml | Cranberry Juice |
1 Slice | Lime |
How to Make Sex on the Beach
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
- Pour Archers Peach Schnapps, Vodka, cranberry juice and orange juice into the glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lime
Calories (kcal) | 130 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 8.7 |
Sugars (g) | 7.7 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.5 |
Protein (g) | 0.3 |
Fat (g) | 0.0 |
Pimm's No.1 & Lemonade Cocktail Recipe
You can do plenty with Pimm's – a garnish here, lots more strawberries and cucumber there – but sometimes just a pour of lemonade makes for a great-tasting drink
Calories per serving of Pimm's Cocktail: 113
Ingredients
1 Serving/50ml | Pimms, 25% Volume |
30g | Oranges |
100ml | Lemonade |
1 Slice | Cucumber |
1 | Strawberry |
2 | Mint Leaves |
How to Make Pimm's
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
- Pour Pimm's No.1 and lemonade into the glass.
- Garnish with orange, cucumber, strawberry and mint.
Calories (kcal) | 113 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 10.2 |
Sugars (g) | 2.6 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.6 |
Protein (g) | 0.5 |
Fat (g) | 0.1 |
Mai Tai Cocktail Recipe
A tangy, refreshing blend of dark rum and tropical fruit, the Mai Tai is Hawaii in a glass.
Calories per serving of Mai Tai Cocktail: 164
Ingredients
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Rum, 37.5% Volume |
10ml | Grand Marnier Liqueur |
2 Tsps | Lime Juice |
10ml | Almond Syrup |
50ml | Pineapple Juice |
1 Slice | Orange |
How to Make Mai Tai
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
- Pour Captain Morgan Original Rum, Grand Marnier, lime juice, orgeat and pineapple juice into the shaker.
- Shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled.
- Strain the contents into a tall glass over ice.
- Garnish with an orange slice
Calories (kcal) | 164 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 17.8 |
Sugars (g) | 15.4 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.6 |
Protein (g) | 0.4 |
Fat (g) | 0.1 |
White Russian Cocktail Recipe
As other classics, why mess with it. It’ll always be a classic. Because some things simply just work.
Calories per serving of White Russian Cocktail: 152
Ingredients
1 Pub Shot/35ml | Vodka, 37.5% Volume |
20ml | Kahlua Liqueur |
20ml | Single Cream |
1 | Cocktail Cherry |
How to Make a White Russian
- Fill a glass with ice cubes
- Add the Kahlua and Vodka
- Finish up with a cream layer
- Top with a cherry
Calories (kcal) | 152 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 10.1 |
Sugars (g) | 9.9 |
Saturates (g) | 2.3 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.1 |
Protein (g) | 0.5 |
Fat (g) | 3.6 |
Want a less calorific version? Try it out with milk, skim milk or soymilk!
Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
Calories per serving of Caipirinha Cocktail: 141
Ingredients
2 Servings/50ml | Morgans Spiced Rum |
1 Tsp | Caster Sugar |
1 | Lime |
How to Make a Caipirinha
- Cut lime wedges.
- Add the lime wedges and sugar to a glass.
- Press down on the lime wedges and sugar in a highball glass using a muddler to extract juices and flavour.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Pour the rum into the glass.
- Stir thoroughly.
Calories (kcal) | 141 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 12.6 |
Sugars (g) | 1.1 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.9 |
Protein (g) | 0.5 |
Fat (g) | 0.1 |
Whiskey Sour Cocktail Recipe
The Whiskey Sour is one classic cocktail that won’t make you sour.
Calories per serving of Whiskey Sour Cocktail: 162
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Whisky, 37.5% Volume |
1 | Lemon, juiced |
15g | Sugar Syrup |
1 | Cocktail Cherry |
1 Slice | Lemon |
Method
- Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake, and strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with a cherry and/or lemon wedge if desired.
Calories (kcal) | 162 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 15.1 |
Sugars (g) | 2.4 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.6 |
Protein (g) | 0.2 |
Fat (g) | 0.0 |
Manhattan Cocktail Recipe
The Manhattan is one of the all-time great classic cocktails, a rich, sweet blend of whisky, vermouth and bitters that’s generally stirred into perfection.
Calories per serving of Manhattan Cocktail: 151
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Whisky, 37.5% Volume |
25ml | Sweet Vermouth |
1ml | Angostura Bitters Herbal Liqueur |
1 | Maraschino Cherry |
1 Slice | Orange |
How to Make a Manhattan
- Place the Whisky, sweet vermouth and angostura bitters into a mixing glass.
- Fill the glass with ice, stir the mixture until well combined and strain into a Martini glass.
- Garnish with an orange twist and maraschino cherry.
Calories (kcal) | 151 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 6.2 |
Sugars (g) | 6.2 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.1 |
Protein (g) | 0.1 |
Fat (g) | 0.0 |
Mint Julep
Aromatic, fresh mint plus the subtle spice, toffee and oak notes of quality bourbon: the Mint Julep cocktail is one of the great flavour matches.
Calories per serving of Mint Julep Cocktail: 172
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Jim Beam |
10g | Sugar Syrup |
8 | Mint Leaves |
2 | Sprigs of Mint |
How to Make a Mint Julep
- Place the mint and simple syrup or sugar into a glass.
- Muddle well to dissolve the sugar and to release the oil and aroma of the mint.
- Add the bourbon /whiskey.
- Fill with crushed ice and stir well until the glass becomes frosty.
- Garnish with the mint sprig.
Calories (kcal) | 172 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 8.4 |
Sugars (g) | 0.0 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.0 |
Protein (g) | 0.0 |
Fat (g) | 0.0 |
Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe
The Tom Collins is a refreshing gin sour that is an excellent sipper for any time of day, day of the year, and occasion. It is one of the best everyday cocktails.
Calories per serving of Tom Collins Cocktail: 138
Ingredients
2 Shots/50ml | Gin, 37.5% Volume |
½ | Lemon, juice |
10g | Sugar Syrup |
1 Slice | Lemon |
30ml | Soda Water |
How to Make a Tom Collins
- Fill a tall glass with ice cubes.
- Pour Gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup into the glass.
- Stir until well combined.
- Top up with soda water.
- Garnish with a wedge of lemon
Nutrition Data Per Serving | |
Calories (kcal) | 138 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 8.9 |
Sugars (g) | 0.5 |
Saturates (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 0.4 |
Protein (g) | 0.1 |
Fat (g) | 0.0 |
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