The lowest calorie spirit on the drinks menu isn't actually vodka - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food The lowest calorie spirit on the drinks menu isn’ t actually vodka By You Magazine - November 14, 2018 Christmas is fast approaching and while we’re all preparing to let our hair down (responsibly!), the thought of letting our belts out a couple of notches feels less appealing. But which is the lowest calorie spirit to be topping up our glasses with? Thanks to research from Finder.com, we can guide you in the direction of the drink that’s the least likely to add a couple of extra pounds over the festive season – and surprisingly, it’s not vodka. The little-loved brandy is actually named as the lowest-calorie spirit on the market, with 50 calories per shot, followed by vodka (52 per serve) and then rum and gin (53 per shot). Getty Images The research has also sussed out the best mixer to be tucking into at your Christmas party – and yet again serves up a surprise. Skip the vodka lime and soda (which clocks up 112 calories a serving) and step forward the rum and Diet Coke, which comes in at 105 calories for a double measure and mixer, closely followed by a gin and diet tonic (107) and then a whiskey and Diet Coke (111) before the vodka lime and soda. Unsurprisingly, if you want to minimise your calorie intake, you should go for calorie-free mixers such as Diet Coke and soda water. But it’s less obvious that a standard gin and tonic – often recommended as the healthier choice – isn’t actually that much better than other spirit/mixer combinations and clocks up around the same number of calories per unit as a beer (160) due to the number of calories contained in gin. Getty Images It’s probably best to stay away from shots of sambuca in any case – and even more so if you’re trying to watch your calorie intake. Despite containing the same amount of alcohol as other spirits per shot, its high sugar content means it contains almost double the amount of calories per shot. We’ll cheers to that! Feature by Miranda Thompson RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved