Best Cocktail Drinks

Best Score Snapshot For Cocktail

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Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 80

Cocktail drinks included in this ranking family

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Average carbs 6.4g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 3.5 oz serving

Average calories 164

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 3.5 oz serving

Average score 76.3

Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

How To Use This Ranking

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These are the highest scoring cocktail drinks in the database, making this the fastest way to find strong options before you order.

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The featured list still averages 6.4g carbs and 164 calories per 3.5 oz serving, so compare nutrition instead of trusting rank alone.

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Best Cocktail Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

1

Vesper

Cocktail · 1.3g carbs · 311 calories · 42.1% ABV · 4.5oz serving

92
2

Vesper Martini

Cocktail · 2.0g carbs · 200 calories · 32.0% ABV · 3.5oz serving

91
3

Dirty Martini

Cocktail · 2.2g carbs · 220 calories · 33.9% ABV · 3.7oz serving

91
4

Jack and Diet Coke

Cocktail · 0.5g carbs · 196 calories · 13.0% ABV · 9.2oz serving

90
5

Vodka Diet Coke

Cocktail · 0.5g carbs · 194 calories · 13.0% ABV · 9.2oz serving

89
6

Rum and Diet Coke

Cocktail · 1.3g carbs · 174 calories · 11.4% ABV · 9.2oz serving

89
7

Red Bull Vodka (Sugar Free)

Cocktail · 1.4g carbs · 199 calories · 13.3% ABV · 9oz serving

89
8

Classic Martini

Cocktail · 4.2g carbs · 227 calories · 35.4% ABV · 3.5oz serving

89
9

Vodka and Rockstar Diet

Cocktail · 2.0g carbs · 269 calories · 13.3% ABV · 12oz serving

88
10

French 75

Cocktail · 5.6g carbs · 204 calories · 26.8% ABV · 4.2oz serving

86
11

Manhattan

Cocktail · 6.3g carbs · 206 calories · 34.5% ABV · 3.2oz serving

85
12

Sazerac

Cocktail · 7.3g carbs · 198 calories · 36.2% ABV · 3oz serving

83
13

Strawberry Daiquiri (blended)

Cocktail · 0.0g carbs · 225 calories · 9.4% ABV · 12oz serving

82
14

Old Fashioned

Cocktail · 7.9g carbs · 185 calories · 36.3% ABV · 2.6oz serving

80
15

Paloma

Cocktail · 6.2g carbs · 154 calories · 20.0% ABV · 4oz serving

79
16

Sidecar

Cocktail · 7.4g carbs · 185 calories · 27.9% ABV · 3.3oz serving

77
17

Kamikaze

Cocktail · 9.2g carbs · 196 calories · 28.6% ABV · 3.5oz serving

75
18

Gimlet

Cocktail · 10.7g carbs · 230 calories · 32.6% ABV · 3.6oz serving

74
19

Long Island Iced Tea

Cocktail · 12.2g carbs · 305 calories · 23.9% ABV · 6.7oz serving

73
20

Mimosa

Cocktail · 5.7g carbs · 105 calories · 10.0% ABV · 5oz serving

72
21

Negroni

Cocktail · 6.0g carbs · 282 calories · 29.0% ABV · 4.5oz serving

72
22

Black Russian

Cocktail · 11.0g carbs · 190 calories · 30.0% ABV · 3oz serving

69
23

Mint Julep

Cocktail · 12.0g carbs · 165 calories · 30.0% ABV · 3.5oz serving

69
24

Rusty Nail

Cocktail · 7.0g carbs · 190 calories · 33.0% ABV · 2.5oz serving

69
25

White Lady

Cocktail · 11.0g carbs · 190 calories · 26.0% ABV · 3.5oz serving

69
26

Cosmopolitan

Cocktail · 13.1g carbs · 243 calories · 23.1% ABV · 5.2oz serving

67
27

Tom Collins

Cocktail · 11.2g carbs · 194 calories · 17.1% ABV · 5.5oz serving

67
28

Aviation

Cocktail · 12.0g carbs · 185 calories · 26.0% ABV · 3.5oz serving

66
29

Gin And Tonic (Bombay)

Cocktail · 11.5g carbs · 197 calories · 15.2% ABV · 6.2oz serving

66
30

Stinger

Cocktail · 9.0g carbs · 200 calories · 34.0% ABV · 2.5oz serving

65
31

Clover Club

Cocktail · 12.0g carbs · 190 calories · 22.0% ABV · 4oz serving

65
32

Corpse Reviver No. 2

Cocktail · 13.0g carbs · 200 calories · 24.0% ABV · 4oz serving

64
33

Cranberry Vodka (Cape Cod)

Cocktail · 0.0g carbs · 343 calories · 10.9% ABV · 12oz serving

62
34

Bloody Mary

Cocktail · 8.9g carbs · 138 calories · 8.0% ABV · 7.5oz serving

62
35

Skinny Margarita

Cocktail · 12.1g carbs · 172 calories · 14.8% ABV · 5.4oz serving

61
36

Lemon Drop

Cocktail · 14.5g carbs · 216 calories · 25.0% ABV · 4oz serving

61

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Vesper (92) vs Vesper Martini (92)

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Vesper (92) vs Mimosa (73)

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Cocktail Ranking FAQ

How is DrinkLeader ranking the best cocktail drinks?

This list sorts by DrinkLeader score first, then uses carbs and calories as tiebreakers. It is designed to surface balanced, macro-aware choices quickly.

Why compare cocktail by more than best score?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.