cocktails?

sylviadeannek
sylviadeannek Posts: 16
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Looking for some low cal drink recipes. My signature drink is a Margarita or tequila sunrise. I posted this as a status before and the only response I got was gin&tonic.......WHICH I HATE! it tastes like drinking a Christmas tree!
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  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    Vodka tonic?
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Bacardi and Diet? You couldn't drink a worse drink full of sugar than a margarita!
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
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    Careful, though...serving size is only 4oz.
  • _BearNecessities_
    _BearNecessities_ Posts: 432 Member
    Bourbon. Neat.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    they make skinny margarita mix.

    or just use fresh lime / lemon juice and a little bit of triple sec to mellow the tartness.

    or just switch to spirit + diet soda or crystal light or club soda and lime wedge
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    Narcotics are calorie free. Just sayin'.
  • Kaelakcr
    Kaelakcr Posts: 505 Member
    Vodka soda with lime...mmmm. :) Or club soda + oj + vodka.

    Anything can be made lower calorie with gin and/or vodka, and by adding club soda as half or so of the mixer. Lemon or lime add flavor.

    With gin, I'd try New Amsterdam. It's not fancy shmancy gin, but it actually has a really nice, subtle flavor. I like to make homemade lemonade with mint (you can control the amount of sugar and/or add an artificial sweetener), add club soda and gin, and boom; heaven. My friends that HATE gin love that drink.
  • Kaelakcr
    Kaelakcr Posts: 505 Member
    Narcotics are calorie free. Just sayin'.

    Way harder to get a hold of. Waa waa waaaaaaa... (Mario death noise)
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    highballs with diet soda... is about as good as it is going to get... Booze is booze... th eonly way to make it palatable is to mix it with some sugar... and of course booze has it's own sugar and carb content... Personally I will stick to Bordeaux's... Tequila... Manahattans... BUT then again I Only drink when there is an occasion... and I am currently holding onto like 60+ bottles of wine...

    so... what do I know about drinks
  • Bella0531
    Bella0531 Posts: 309 Member
    Gin and diet tonic with two limes is my very favorite!!

    But, since you don't like gin, how about rum and diet coke, vodka with light/diet cranberry juice or a wine spritzer?
  • _BearNecessities_
    _BearNecessities_ Posts: 432 Member
    highballs with diet soda... is about as good as it is going to get... Booze is booze... th eonly way to make it palatable is to mix it with some sugar... and of course booze has it's own sugar and carb content... Personally I will stick to Bordeaux's... Tequila... Manahattans... BUT then again I Only drink when there is an occasion... and I am currently holding onto like 60+ bottles of wine...

    so... what do I know about drinks

    Sounds to me like you're drinking the wrong stuff. I said it before, I'll say it again....bourbon. Neat. Mmmmmm..........
  • tzdani
    tzdani Posts: 13 Member
    I like the sugar free, zero calorie Jose Cuervo margarita mix. Then, you only count the booze! About $7 or $8 for the jug at Target (and my Albertson's recently started carrying it).
  • Bella0531
    Bella0531 Posts: 309 Member
    With gin, I'd try New Amsterdam. It's not fancy shmancy gin, but it actually has a really nice, subtle flavor. I like to make homemade lemonade with mint (you can control the amount of sugar and/or add an artificial sweetener), add club soda and gin, and boom; heaven. My friends that HATE gin love that drink.

    Great suggestion. I don't really care for New Amsterdam, but that's because the flavor doesn't smack me in the face like others do and that's what I love about gin.

    Comb 9 gin is also quite mellow - it's made with honeycomb and has a touch of sweetness.
  • Wenderzs
    Wenderzs Posts: 8
    I like flavored vodka with Club Soda, but there is still some sugar in most brands flavored vodka. I think Belvedere and Absolut are 2 of the no-sugar flavored vodkas (hence the reason they are 80 proof/stronger and not as sweet). Most flavored vodkas are 60-70 proof because the sugar takes away from the alcohol content. (I'm not a drunk, I work for a liquor and wine marketing company so I've learned a lot.) Personal favorite here is Three Olives Cherry with Club Soda.

    The most low-cal drink I can tolerate is plain vodka with club soda with some real fruit squeezed in it. Lemon, lime or orange wedges work well and are generally the available items at a bar.

    They do make sugar free margarita mix that's not bad. I use it once in a while. Tequila Sunrise is tough one as there is quite a bit of sugar added to most bottled juices. Maybe trying juicing your own orange juice. Grenadine is nothing but sugary syrup. I'd stay away from that stuff.

    Now if there was a way to start making low-cal liquor....hmmmm. Maybe that's a bad idea.
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  • Donna36232399
    Donna36232399 Posts: 10 Member
    Try these:
    http://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-diet/calorie-counts/healthy-cocktail-recipes-00420000002103/
  • mirki002
    mirki002 Posts: 47 Member
    If you don't mind artificial sweeteners, Target or any store brand has flavored sparkling waters that are calorie free (and sweetened, not like seltzer). I like the raspberry one with vodka. Maybe lime with tequila?
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    I don't really care for New Amsterdam, but that's because the flavor doesn't smack me in the face like others do and that's what I love about gin.

    As my fiance says, "Drinking Gin is like skiing and smacking every pine tree on the way down".
  • Wenderzs
    Wenderzs Posts: 8
    I forgot mixing with Crystal Light. That works well with quite a bit.
  • Bella0531
    Bella0531 Posts: 309 Member
    I don't really care for New Amsterdam, but that's because the flavor doesn't smack me in the face like others do and that's what I love about gin.

    As my fiance says, "Drinking Gin is like skiing and smacking every pine tree on the way down".

    Hahaha! I love it!
  • ysaillard
    ysaillard Posts: 1
    The best reference I've found is: http://getdrunknotfat.com/ I think they have a mobile app too.


    I made mojitos with fresh mint out of my garden. Light rum, tonic water, lime juice, and "sugar" but artificial sweeter would work. Not too bad calorie wise, and lots of flavor
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Bacardi and Diet? You couldn't drink a worse drink full of sugar than a margarita!
    Piña coladas. Your argument is invalid.

    J/k. I don't assign moral values to foods. Unless you mean that it is the least tasty of all the drinks full of sugar, and I missed that reading; sorry.

    I don't drink, but this should be a good start (for your cocktail makeovers, not for me to start drinking!). http://www.hungry-girl.com/biteout/show/best-of-cocktails
  • MissLeelooDallas
    MissLeelooDallas Posts: 145 Member
    Bourbon. Neat.

    All sorts of win.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Bourbon. Neat.

    All sorts of win.
    A nice, peaty, single-malt scotch, neat would be all sorts of win too. LMK how it turns out and I'll live vicariously.
  • mysweetjenna
    mysweetjenna Posts: 52 Member
    You can make a much fresher tasting, low cal margarita on your own. Experiment at home with fresh lime/lemon/oj and maybe a little sugar. You can use a sugar substitute, but I've banned those chemicals from my body when possible. Good luck!
  • Swaggs51
    Swaggs51 Posts: 716 Member
    Drink clear! if its clear you are ok. use soda instead of tonic
  • swimmermama
    swimmermama Posts: 526 Member
    Yes please!

    Oh... you're not handing out drinks? Well, then.

    Tequila with anything always works for me. I love flavored waters (several brands have 0 calories) and some tequila with lime-flavored carbonated water is great! Add some real lime or mint, or use a different flavored water, to mix things up.
  • thismamarox
    thismamarox Posts: 105 Member
    My boyfriend makes me this drink that I LOVE! Its 1 OZ Cucumber Vodka and 5 OZ fresh Watermelon juice. You can add a half teaspoon of honey if you want it sweeter...I LOVE THESE!!!

    I will also use True Citrus (its all natural powder mix that is kinda like Crystal Lite but has Stevia in it instead of Aspartame) that comes in Lemonade, Peach Lemonade, Cherry Limeade, Raspberry Lemonade, and regular limeade. I use it as a mixer for Vodka and it is tasty and delicious :)
  • SeptemberLondon
    SeptemberLondon Posts: 151 Member
    they make skinny margarita mix.

    or just use fresh lime / lemon juice and a little bit of triple sec to mellow the tartness.

    or just switch to spirit + diet soda or crystal light or club soda and lime wedge
    Exactly what I would have suggested! As for the tequila sunrise, the best you can do is to buy light OJ & skip the grenadine. It's 100% sugar. Guess that's just a Tequila Sun.
  • Lilly_the_Hillbilly
    Lilly_the_Hillbilly Posts: 914 Member
    Bourbon. Neat.

    All sorts of win.
    A nice, peaty, single-malt scotch, neat would be all sorts of win too. LMK how it turns out and I'll live vicariously.

    Ditto all of this.

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