It’s summer. The days are longer. The laughter comes a little more easily … and so does the booze. But, we’re also a wee bit more conscious of carbs and calories.

And, let’s be real. It’s far easier to open a bottle of wine or a can of beer than it is to create a cocktail. Especially when we continue to see cocktail recipes that are oh-so-complicated. Obscure brands, overnight soaks, precise measuring and long lists of ingredients … for mixologists in the making, this is fun. For those of us just wanting a quick and tasty cocktail? Not so much.

Low Calorie, Low Carb, EASY TO MAKE, Cocktail — This cocktail mix works equally well with your spirit of choice. It’s just 115 calories with 2 grams of carbs.

If ease and taste are at the top of your list, along with lower calories and carbs, today’s cocktail mix is perfect. Even better, we’ve tried it with vodka, gin, bourbon and tequila, and each is delicious. My personal favorite is with bourbon.

One more thing, this mix makes a big cocktail with lots of liquid — just the way we like it on a hot summer day.

For brands, we used Tito’s vodka, Bombay gin, Coopers’ Craft bourbon, and Milagro tequila. We also tried several different diet ginger beers, but for this particular mix, the Fever-Tree Light Ginger Beer is hands downs the best one.

Your New Favorite Low Cal Summer Mixer (It Works with Any Liquor!) - Summer Cocktail

Low Cal, Low Carb Summer Cocktail Mix

Liza Graves

This mix works well for vodka, bourbon, gin and tequila and I assume rum, but note that I did not try it with rum. Calories: 115 calories, 2 carbs

3.67 from 9 votes

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Course Alcohol, Cocktail

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 25 kcal

Ingredients

1.5 ounces of choice of spirit
1/2 bottle Fever-Tree light ginger beer
Juice of 1/2 lime + slice of lime for garnish
1/2 can of Spindrift grapefruit-flavored sparkling water
Ice
*Note: for a 50 calorie splurge which adds 2 carbs, a .5 ounce of Domaine de Canton is delicious in this cocktail.

Instructions

Pour 1.5 ounces of your spirit of choice into a 12-ounce glass and add 1/2 a bottle (6 oz) Fever-Tree light ginger beer and juice from 1/2 of a lime. Stir. Add ice, 1/2 a can of Spindrift grapefruit-flavored sparkling water and a garnish with a squeeze of lime.

Notes

I rarely say that to recreate something that you really need to be on-brand, but in this case, the Spindrift sparkling water and the Fever-Tree Light Ginger Beer really do make a difference! And the lime? It's a must as well!