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Low-Sugar Cocktails & Drinks
Recipes estimated at under 5g of sugar per serve. Estimates are based on listed ingredients and may vary with brand substitutions.
96 recipes
How drinks are included: Estimated sugar is under 5g per serve based on listed ingredients. Actual values vary with brand and pour size.
Lower-sugar recipes to start with
These published recipes fall below the page's five-gram sugar threshold while still covering different drink structures.
- Make the Daiquiri
- Make the Dry Martini
- Make the Espresso Martini
- Make the Long Island Iced Tea
- Make the Manhattan
- Make the Margarita
- Make the Martini
- Make the Old Fashioned
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Why these: Qualification uses the current ingredient-derived sugar estimate. Catalogue priority and recipe quality determine ordering; brand substitutions can change the result.
- Daiquiri~3.0g sugar
- Dry Martini~0.4g sugar
- Espresso Martini~3.6g sugar
- Long Island Iced Tea~0.1g sugar
- Manhattan~2.2g sugar
- Margarita~4.2g sugar
- Martini~0.4g sugar
- Old Fashioned~4.3g sugar
- Whiskey Sour~1.9g sugar
- Vodka Soda~0.1g sugar
- A. J.~2.1g sugar
- Allegheny~3.6g sugar
- Boston Sour~3.4g sugar
- Brooklyn~3.0g sugar
- Casa Blanca~3.9g sugar
- Cherry Rum~2.8g sugar
- Derby~0.0g sugar
- Dubonnet Cocktail~3.6g sugar
- Flying Dutchman~3.7g sugar
- Flying Scotchman~3.8g sugar
- Frisco Sour~4.1g sugar
- Gin Sling~3.1g sugar
- Havana Cocktail~3.1g sugar
- Imperial Fizz~3.1g sugar
- Jack Rose Cocktail~3.3g sugar
- Japanese Fizz~4.8g sugar
- Lady Love Fizz~3.7g sugar
- Lone Tree Cocktail~2.2g sugar
- Long Island Tea~0.9g sugar
- Quarter Deck Cocktail~0.5g sugar
- Royal Gin Fizz~3.3g sugar
- Rum Cobbler~4.3g sugar
- Rum Old-fashioned~1.4g sugar
- Rum Sour~2.9g sugar
- Sherry Flip~4.2g sugar
- Sidecar~4.4g sugar
- Tequila Sour~3.3g sugar
- Vesuvio~4.8g sugar
- Vodka Martini~0.9g sugar
- Adam~3.8g sugar
- Affinity~4.1g sugar
- Autodafé~0.0g sugar
- Aviation~4.1g sugar
- Balmoral~2.1g sugar
- Boomerang~1.2g sugar
- Buccaneer~0.5g sugar
- Cafe Savoy~4.4g sugar
- Casino~0.3g sugar
- Casino Royale~1.7g sugar
- City Slicker~4.1g sugar
- Corn n Oil~2.8g sugar
- Damned if you do~2.2g sugar
- Danbooka~0.0g sugar
- Death in the Afternoon~0.9g sugar
- Dirty Martini~0.6g sugar
- Dry Rob Roy~0.3g sugar
- English Highball~2.2g sugar
- Fahrenheit 5000~3.7g sugar
- French Negroni~4.7g sugar
- Frozen Mint Daiquiri~4.4g sugar
- Gin and Soda~0.2g sugar
- Gin Daisy~4.4g sugar
- Gin Fizz~3.1g sugar
- Gin Lemon~2.0g sugar
- Gin Rickey~3.5g sugar
- Gin Smash~4.3g sugar
- Gin Sour~2.9g sugar
- Gin Toddy~1.4g sugar
- Highland Fling Cocktail~2.2g sugar
- Iced Coffee Fillip~3.0g sugar
- Jamaican Coffee~3.6g sugar
- Jello shots~1.9g sugar
- Jitterbug~4.3g sugar
- Kentucky B And B~3.7g sugar
- Kentucky Colonel~3.7g sugar
- Kool-Aid Slammer~1.6g sugar
- Limona Corona~3.8g sugar
- London Town~3.7g sugar
- Lone Tree Cooler~3.4g sugar
- Lord And Lady~4.4g sugar
- Mint Julep~2.8g sugar
- Mojito Extra~0.8g sugar
- Pink Gin~0.0g sugar
- Pink Lady~3.5g sugar
- Queen Elizabeth~2.5g sugar
- Rusty Nail~4.4g sugar
- Sazerac~2.9g sugar
- Scotch Sour~1.8g sugar
- Shot-gun~0.0g sugar
- Tequila Slammer~3.0g sugar
- Tequila Surprise~0.0g sugar
- Thriller~2.9g sugar
- Turf Cocktail~1.6g sugar
- Tuxedo Cocktail~2.5g sugar
- Vesper~0.5g sugar
- Veteran~4.4g sugar
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Nutritional estimates are based on listed ingredients and standard measure sizes. Actual values vary with brand, pour size and preparation method. These pages are for general reference only and are not dietary or medical advice.