Spirits That Won’t Break Your Diet
People don’t spend all spring hurrying to get back in shape only to lose what they’ve worked for on a cocktail. Most fancy cocktails do pack quite a calorie punch due to sugars and juices, but the spirits themselves do not have that many calories. A 20-minute walk is enough to counteract a delicious whiskey on the rocks in the shade. Below is a breakdown of the average calorie dose among vodka, whiskey, rum, and gin and also calorie information of some leading brands. Each measurement is based on one jigger, which is the equivalent of 1.5 fl oz.
| Liquor/Spirit Brand | Proof | Calories |
| Vodka Average | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| 100 proof | 123 calories | |
| Smirnoff | 80 proof | 97 calories |
| Ciroc | 70 proof | 94 calories |
| Gordon’s | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Tequila Average | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Jose Cuervo |
80 proof | 96 calories |
| Whiskey Average | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| 100 proof | 123 calories | |
| Jim Beam | 80 proof | 100 calories |
| Crown Royal | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Jack Daniel’s | 80 proof | 98 calories |
| Johnny Walker Black | 86 proof | 105 calories |
| Seagram’s | 80 proof | 97 calories |
| Bulliet Bourbon | 80 proof | 109 calories |
| Buchanan’s |
80 proof | 98 calories |
| Rum Average | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Captain Morgan | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Bacardi | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Malibu |
42 proof | 86 calories |
| Gin Average | 80 proof | 96 calories |
| Tanqueray | 95 proof | 115 calories |
| Gordon’s | 80 proof | 96 calories |
17th May 2015
