When you’re on a low carb or keto diet, drinking alcohol can be a big risk if you don’t know the types of alcohol to avoid. You can indulge in low carb alcohol occasionally, but it should not be a regular activity or you’ll risk having a stall in your weight loss.

You can’t drink just any alcohol either.

Pure spirits or hard liquor will be your best bet. While beers, flavored mixes, and other fruity add-ins are completely off the table due to the high sugar content.

However, you can still create your own low carb or keto alcohol recipes using any pure liquor that you have on hand because they tend to have no carbs. To keep you on the safe side, here is a list of low carb alcohol for the keto diet:

• Vodka
• Rum
• Tequila
• Whiskey
• Brandy
• Dry Martini

If you want to add some flavor to these to create your own low carb alcohol recipes, here are some great options.

To mimic the taste of regular mixed drinks, there are some ingredients that we have to find low carb substitutes for. The ingredients and their low carb alternatives are listed below.

Low Carb Simple Syrup- This is used in almost all of the alcoholic recipes that need a sweetener.

As the name suggests, it’s a sweet syrup and we want to avoid that. But you can create your own low carb simple syrup in a jiffy by combining Splenda and water. Get the full directions here.

Freshly Squeezed Lime– Fresh lime juice has 4g carbs per 1 tbsp and this Realime 100% Lime Juice gives the same effect for 0g carbs.

Coconut & Pineapple Juice– You can use this Coconut Pineapple Natural Water Enhancer for that delicious tropical flavor. This water enhancer has 1g carb.

Berry Water Enhancer- If you fancy a berry flavor, this Sweetleaf Mixed Berry Water Drops is another zero carb option for your low carb cocktails.

 

THE KETO COCKTAIL RECIPES

For a complete list of safe low carb cocktails and beverages that you can indulge in, check out the Keto Cocktails in Five cookbook.

Low Carb Moscow Mule

This is the perfect recipe to have on a Friday evening after work. It only requires a few ingredients to create a nice blend of ginger, lime juice, and mint.

This recipe requires you to make your own syrup because it’s essential to the taste of the drink.

Get the recipe from I Breathe I’m Hungry. 

Splendito (Low Carb Mojito)

Sometimes it’s hard to get a really good mojito. Getting one that has less than 3g carbs is an even greater treasure.

This is a wonderful spin-off on a traditional mojito, but the recipe uses Splenda instead. If you want to replace the lime wedges with Realime 100% Lime Juice, that would decrease the overall carbs and make this low carb alcohol recipe more keto friendly.

Get the recipe from Always Order Dessert.

Low Carb Vodka Mojito 

Do you prefer vodka instead of rum in your low carb mojito? Then this easy and refreshing low carb alcohol recipe is just the thing to try out this summer. It’s both low carb and keto friendly.

Get the recipe from Ketogasm.

Low Carb Red Sangria

This is the perfect blend for the spring and summer. This low carb alcohol recipe is a mix of red wine, vodka, lime, and berry water enhancer. The best thing is that it has only 3g carbs per serving.

Get the recipe from Lowcarb-ology.

Strawberry Lemonade Mojito

Fancy some summer flavor in your next drink? This citrus and berry mix might just be the low carb cocktail you need. It’s sugar-free, and the sliced strawberries make it both pretty and refreshing.

Get the recipe from I Breathe I’m Hungry.

Low Carb Caribbean Rum Punch

You don’t have to go to the Caribbean to get some tropical flavor this summer. This low carb rum punch is an infusion of coconut, pineapple, orange, and lime. And it all comes in at less than 1g carbs. Score.

Get the recipe from Lowcarb-ology.

 

Hopefully you’ll get a kick out of those low carb cocktail recipes. If you want more low carb and keto mixed drinks recipes, then you’ll want to read Keto, Coffee, and Cocktails.