Lowest Carb Cocktail Drinks

88 cocktail drinks tracked, averaging 15.8g carbs and 212 calories per serving. Fresh-mixed cocktails combine a spirit with juices, syrups, or soda, compounding both the alcohol calories and the mixer's carbs - which is why this category posts the highest average calories of anything tracked here. Sorted by carbs per 5 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

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Lowest Carb Snapshot For Cocktail

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by carbs per 5 oz serving (lowest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 88

Cocktail drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 7.9g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5 oz serving

Average calories 193

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5 oz serving

Average score 69.2

Sorted by carbs per 5 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use carbs as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the leanest cocktail choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare calories and ABV.

Watch for calorie tradeoffs

The current ranked list averages 193 calories per 5 oz serving, so carb wins do not always mean the lightest overall pour.

Keep a practical threshold

If you want a fast rule, use the current floor of 0.3g carbs per 5 oz serving as a benchmark and stay near it.

Lowest Carb Cocktail Drinks List

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

  1. 1

    Vodka Diet Coke

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

    89
  2. 2

    Jack and Diet Coke

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

    89
  3. 3

    Rum and Diet Coke

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

    88
  4. 4

    Red Bull Vodka (Sugar Free)

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

    88
  5. 5

    Vodka and Rockstar Diet

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

    88
  6. 6

    Grey Goose Classic Martini

    Cocktail · 0.4g carbs · 88 calories · 35.0% ABV · 1.5oz serving

    94
  7. 7

    Vesper

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

    90
  8. 8

    Vesper Martini

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

    89
  9. 9

    Dirty Martini

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

    89
  10. 10

    Mimosa

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

    72
  11. 11

    Bloody Mary

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

    62
  12. 12

    Classic Martini

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

    86
  13. 13

    French 75

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

    84
  14. 14

    Negroni

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

    70
  15. 15

    Paloma

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

    78
  16. 16

    Long Island Iced Tea

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

    72
  17. 17

    Mojito

    Cocktail · 12.2g carbs · 176 calories · 11.9% ABV · 6.7oz serving

    60
  18. 18

    Gin And Tonic (Bombay)

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

    65
  19. 19

    Manhattan

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

    83
  20. 20

    Screwdriver

    Cocktail · 24.0g carbs · 369 calories · 13.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    46
  21. 21

    Tom Collins

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

    66
  22. 22

    Jack and Coke

    Cocktail · 13.0g carbs · 176 calories · 13.3% ABV · 6oz serving

    58
  23. 23

    Rum and Coke

    Cocktail · 13.0g carbs · 177 calories · 13.3% ABV · 6oz serving

    58
  24. 24

    Moscow Mule

    Cocktail · 13.8g carbs · 155 calories · 9.7% ABV · 6.2oz serving

    49
  25. 25

    Skinny Margarita

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

    61
  26. 26

    Sidecar

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

    75
  27. 27

    John Collins

    Cocktail · 18.0g carbs · 180 calories · 11.0% ABV · 8oz serving

    48
  28. 28

    Strawberry Margarita

    Cocktail · 18.7g carbs · 233 calories · 12.0% ABV · 8.3oz serving

    50
  29. 29

    Red Bull Vodka

    Cocktail · 20.7g carbs · 271 calories · 13.3% ABV · 9oz serving

    49
  30. 30

    Irish Coffee

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

    30
  31. 31

    Sazerac

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

    80
  32. 32

    Cosmopolitan

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

    66
  33. 33

    Ramos Gin Fizz

    Cocktail · 18.0g carbs · 220 calories · 11.0% ABV · 7oz serving

    39
  34. 34

    Vodka and Rockstar

    Cocktail · 31.0g carbs · 399 calories · 13.3% ABV · 12oz serving

    34
  35. 35

    Kamikaze

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

    74
  36. 36

    Gin Fizz

    Cocktail · 16.0g carbs · 170 calories · 12.0% ABV · 6oz serving

    49

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Cocktail Ranking FAQ

What counts as a low-carb cocktail drink?

There is no universal cutoff, but this ranking shows the lowest-carb cocktail options currently tracked. The shortlist averages 7.9g carbs per 5 oz serving and reaches a floor of 0.3g.

Why compare cocktail by more than lowest carb?

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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