Those who are monitoring their calorie intake in an attempt to maintain or lose body fat typically are advised to restrain from drinking alcohol. Alcoholic drinks made with liquor are high in calories and provide no nutritional value.
Servings
The total number of calories you consume from hard liquor will depend on the number of drinks and the serving size that you have. Take into account how much you're actually consuming to get a more accurate calorie value.
Calories
According to the National Institutes of Health, a serving size of 1.5 oz. of gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, brandy, cognac and tequila each have about 98 calories.
Considerations
When considering calories, it's important to also take into account any mixers that you use when drinking hard liquor. Margarita, daiquiri and pina colada mixes have a significant number of calories.
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