Do you want to know the calorie counts of your drinks, before you go partying?

Going for a party, worried about what to wear? Nah! I guess more people are now a days worried about how much calories they would be taking along with their drinks. Always worried how your strict diet plans are going to go in vain because of this one hell of a party. Well lets see how much calories do your favourite drinks carry. From a range of alcoholic drinks, cocktails and mocktails at your service, choose wisely and at your own rick.

As rightly said, in wine there is wisdom and in beer there is freedom. Wine is a favourite among the older crowd with a glass of red packing the most calories, followed by white wine whereas, a shot of whiskey has only 97 calories. Beer is highly popular among the younger generation as it is less alcoholic and also light on one’s pocket. A light beer is more helpful while watching your calories as a can of it only packs around 102.7 calories whereas, a regular beer has 153.1 calories.

Check them out:

Drink	Calories
Whiskey (1 jigger/shot/44 ml approx)	97 cal
Beer – Regular (1 can)	153.1 cal
Beer – Light (1 can)	102.7 cal
Rum (1 jigger/shot/44 ml approx)	97 cal
Tequila (1 peg)	69 cal
Bacardi Rum (1 shot)	65 cal
Red Wine (1 serving, 147 ml)	125 cal
White Wine (1 serving, 147 ml)	120.5 cal
Whiskey Sour Mix – Bottled (1 ml)	0.9 cal
Brandy  (1 peg)	65 cal
Bacardi Breezer, Orange (100 ml)	55 cal
Bacardi Breezer, Lemon (100 ml)	58 cal
Bacardi Breezer, Watermelon (100 ml)	36 cal
Bacardi Breezer, Pineapple (100 ml)	36 cal
Bacardi Breezer, Mango (100 ml)	36 cal

Take life with a grain of salt, a wedge of lime and a shot of Tequila, which has 69 calories. No wonder, it is called a polite drink as it tells you when you can’t have more. Another favourite is the breezer, variety of flavours, light on alcohol and great in taste and an average of 44 calories.

Cocktails

These blends of different alcohols are a hit at any New Year party. Blended with some liqueur and sugar syrup, poured over some crushed ice, a glass of Margarita has a whopping  562.3 calories. Followed by a crowd favourite, the Pina Colada, made with pineapple juice and coconut milk, all contributing to its calorie content of 526.1 calories. A Martini or the humble Bloody Mary made from tomato juice are the best options with only 62.4 and 23.2 calories, respectively. Choose these drinks wisely and limit their consumption because they might give you a bad hangover. If you don’t want to wake up with the worst hangover the next day, avoid these  alcohols, whiskey, wine, rum, etc.

Drink	Calories
Long Island Iced Tea (1 glass)	226.1 cal
Bloody Mary (1 peg)	23.2 cal
Pina Colada (1 can, 200 ml)	526.1 cal
Mojito (1  glass)	102.8 cal
Martini  (1 peg)	62.4 cal
Margarita (1 glass)	562.3 cal
Sangria (1 glass)	288.1 cal
Shirley Temple (1 glass)	58.9 cal
Daiquiri (1 can, 200 ml)	258.8 cal
Tequila Sunrise (1 can,  200 ml)	232.1 cal

Mocktails:

For all those teetotallers or those who don’t want to get drunk but still want have fun on New Year’s eve, there are a variety of not-so-high-on-calories drinks. Giving your taste buds a surprise is the ginger fizz, which only adds 40.7 calories to your waistline. Another drink, favourite among the crowd, is fruit beer. It not only gives you that fizzy, beer-y taste but also adds 130 calories to your calorie intake. If you are planning a house party, here are some easy mocktail recipes that will surely make your party a hit.

Drink	Calories
Ginger Fizz (1 glass)	40.7 cal
Lemonade (1 glass)	106.5 cal
Peach Satin (1 glass)	113.2 cal
Bael Fruit Punch (1 glass)	97.7 cal
Fruit Beer (1 bottle )	130 cal
Virgin Mary (1 glass)	51.7 cal
Virgin Mojito (1 glass)	120 cal

Now you can party hard without being doubtful about the calories in your spirits. Choose wisely so you don’t end up with a with a hangover or a lot more calories in your kitty.