Best Cocktail Drinks

80 cocktail drinks tracked. Sorted by DrinkLeader score (highest first), then carbs and calories.

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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.

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Average carbs 16.6g

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

Average calories 153

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

Average score 18.9

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

How To Use This Ranking

Use this page as your default shortlist

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

Pressure test the leader board

The featured list still averages 16.6g carbs and 153 calories per 3.5 oz serving, so compare nutrition instead of trusting rank alone.

Cross-check with the alternate views

Open the lowest-carb and lowest-calorie versions of this same type when you need a more specific decision framework.

Best Cocktail Drinks List — Page 3

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

  1. 73

    Irish Coffee

    Cocktail · 14.0g carbs · 220 calories · 10.0% ABV · 6oz serving

    31
  2. 74

    Jungle Bird

    Cocktail · 26.0g carbs · 230 calories · 16.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    30
  3. 75

    Sex On The Beach

    Cocktail · 26.3g carbs · 238 calories · 11.3% ABV · 7.3oz serving

    30
  4. 76

    Jager Bomb

    Cocktail · 21.7g carbs · 170 calories · 8.8% ABV · 6oz serving

    28
  5. 77

    White Russian

    Cocktail · 22.9g carbs · 385 calories · 20.0% ABV · 4.5oz serving

    17
  6. 78

    Margarita

    Cocktail · 31.5g carbs · 220 calories · 10.0% ABV · 6oz serving

    12
  7. 79

    Mudslide

    Cocktail · 64.4g carbs · 524 calories · 6.9% ABV · 16.7oz serving

    0
  8. 80

    Pina Colada

    Cocktail · 94.5g carbs · 563 calories · 5.7% ABV · 10.5oz serving

    0

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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.

Where should I go after this cocktail ranking?

Open the main cocktail guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.

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