Alcohol

Hi, jackie1951. Since you’re on the keto plan, I’ll give you the keto-friendly summary.
You absolutely can still enjoy alcoholic beverages on a keto diet. However, you need to learn which types are keto-friendly and how many grams of carbohydrate there are in your beverage of choice.
Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Hard Liquor
Clear liquors with about 40% alcohol (80 proof) are lowest in carbohydrate and therefore considered keto friendly – but anything that tastes sweet or is called a “liqueur” is not.
Acceptable keto liquor includes:
• Vodka
• Tequila
• Gin
• Whiskey
• Rum
• Scotch
• Brandy
• Cognac
One serving is 1.5 ounces / 45 ml (“jigger” or “shot”) and yields about 100 calories.
Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Mixers and Chasers
• Flavored or “steeped” water (you can also make these yourself)
• Seltzer water
• Diet flavored seltzer water
• Diet tonic or other flavored bubbly water
• Diet syrups
• Fresh lemon or lime juice
 
Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Wine
Below are a few low-carbohydrate wines. Dry wines are lowest in carbohydrates, though some semi-sweets are low-moderate. Calories and carbohydrate amounts may differ depending on production factors, but an average is provided here.
Red Wines (5 fl oz / 140 ml serving)
• Cabernet Sauvignon: 120 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate
• Pinot Noir: 121 calories, 3.4 grams carbohydrate
• Merlot: 120 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate
• Syrah/Shiraz: 122 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate
• Chianti: 125 calories, 4.0 grams carbohydrate
White Wines (5 fl oz / 140 ml serving)
• Pinot Grigio: 122 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate
• Sauvignon Blanc: 122 calories, 2.7 grams carbohydrate
• Chardonnay: 118 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate
• Riesling or Rosé: 118 calories, 5.5 grams carbohydrate
• Champagne: 121 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate
Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Beer
Light Beers (12 fl oz / 340 ml serving)
• Amstel Light: 95 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate
• Bud Light: 110 calories, 6.6 grams carbohydrate
• Bud Select: 99 calories, 3.1 grams carbohydrate
• Bud Select 55: 55 calories, 1.9 grams carbohydrate
• Coors Light: 102 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate
• MGD 64: 64 calories, 2.4 grams carbohydrate
• Michelob Ultra: 95 calories, 2.6 grams carbohydrate
• Michelob Ultra Amber: 114 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate
• Miller Lite: 96 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate
• Natural Light: 95 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate
• Rolling Rock Green Light: 92 calories, 2.4 grams carbohydrate
 
What To Limit or Avoid
Sugar is hidden in many beverages, including alcoholic ones. Even something seemingly innocent like a gin and tonic can have over 30 g of grams carbohydrates, as regular tonic water is very high in sugar. If the bartender adds artificial lime juice and simple syrup, your drink could contain over 50 g of sugar in one glass. Avoid the following popular drinks and mixers, and select the alternatives listed in this guide.
Sweet Wines
• Moscato
• Port
• Dessert or Sweet Wines
• Sangria
• Vermouth
Sugary Mixers
• Triple Sec
• Whiskey sour mix
• Blue curaçao
• Sugary syrups
• Grenadine
• Margarita mixes
• Flavored alcohol (coconut rum, fruit-flavored and other schnapps, sweet martinis, Irish cream such as Bailey’s, etc.)
• Liqueurs (Campari, Chambourd, Galliano, Jaegermeister, etc.)
• Juices (cranberry, orange, pineapple, tomato, etc.)
• Fruit add-ins (cherries, berries, pineapples, oranges, etc.)
• Syrups (fudge, whipped cream, fruit-flavored syrups, sweet creams, coconut cream)
Wine Coolers & Alcopops
Wine coolers and alcopops have the same amount of sugar as regular sodas – about 32 grams per 12 fl oz serving – and therefore should be avoided when going keto.