15 Healthy, Low-Calorie Mixers for Every Kind of Cocktail

Shaken or stirred, neat or on the rocks, mixers liven up the flavor of adult beverages, making them more exciting than straight booze. Mixers can be anything from citrusy to floral and chocolatey to nutty. But watch out: some options amp up the taste by loading the mixer up with sugar, increasing your calorie and sugar intake to levels higher than you'd expect.

When you want to bring the party with a fun cocktail but don't want a creation that could pass as dessert, check out these 15 low-calorie mixers. Then, don't miss these 12 Best Low-Calorie Wines You Should Buy Right Now.

Q Mixers Light Tonic Water

Typically, tonic "water" is something of a deceptive name—there's more to this beverage than just H2O. Most tonic waters contain not just the quinine that gives them their distinctive taste but lots of sugar (usually from high fructose corn syrup). Q Mixers' Light Tonic Water uses mostly erythritol to keep things lower-calorie and lower-sugar. Each can has just 20 calories and 4 grams of added sweetener.

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Modica Tart Cherry Old Fashioned Superfood Cocktail Mix

Is there any classier drink than an Old Fashioned? This iconic cocktail (famously the favorite of Man Men's Don Draper) calls for bitters, water, whiskey, and a garnish of orange slice and maraschino cherry. But when you start your Old Fashioned with Modica's Tart Cherry Old Fashioned Superfood Cocktail Mix, you'll add antioxidants, vitamins, and electrolytes to your glass to the tune of just 30 calories per serving.

Betty Buzz Meyer Lemon Club Soda

We're here to fill you in if you haven't heard the buzz about Betty Buzz. Founded by A-lister Blake Lively, Betty Buzz's bottled nonalcoholic beverages make for delicious mixing (or drinking all by themselves). Try the zero-calorie Meyer Lemon Club Soda as a starter for anything citrusy, from a tequila sunrise to a lemony gin fizz.

Fever Tree Light Margarita Mix

Margaritas may be famous for pairing with chips and guac on Cinco de Mayo (or really any time), but they're not famous for being a healthy choice. Most are loaded with high sugar and calorie content. Fever Tree's Light Margarita Mix shakes things up with just 50 calories per 4 fluid ounces.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

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Avec Drinks Spiced Mango & Passionfruit Mixer

"Avec" is French for "with," but Avec Drinks' Spiced Mango and Passionfruit Mixer is without alcohol or a boatload of sugar. It does have plenty of tropical flavor that goes down easy with your favorite tequila, mezcal, or rum. You can also try it as a mocktail in its own right.

Drink Sayso Skinny Cardamom Paloma

Sayso's mixers do things a little differently. They start your drink with an infusible cocktail sachet (much like a tea ba g). Steep in your favorite chilled spirits for about 3 minutes, and voila! It's cocktail hour. Their paloma (aka grapefruit) flavor is our favorite choice for a 15-calorie, zero-sugar flavor boost.

Hella Cocktail Co Bitters & Soda, Grapefruit

Use this canned drink as either an instant mocktail or the start of something boozy and fruity. This low-calorie mixer is just 5 calories per 12-ounce can, so you don't have to worry that Hella Cocktail Co's Grapefruit Bitters and Soda will knock any drink into high-calorie territory.

Bittermilk No. 2 Tom Collins Mix with Elderflower & Hops

One reason to love Bittermilk's No.2 Tom Collins Mix with Elderflower and Hops: it comes in a delightfully old-timey-looking medicine bottle. A second reason: it features all-natural ingredients with zero preservatives and stabilizers. Pour some in a glass with gin to jump-start a floral-flavored Tom Collins.

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Top Note Ginger Beer

Cocktails with ginger beer? You bet! Top Note's Ginger Beer is crafted with a blend of dark date sugar and cane sugar, giving it a richness that's perfect for a dark and stormy, Moscow mule, or Jack and ginger cocktail—with fewer calories than most regular beers.

Mixly Cocktail Co Pineapple Basil Lime Mixer

Imagine you're lounging on a beach, sipping something sweet straight out of a pineapple. That's the vibe you'll get with Mixly Cocktail Co's Pineapple Basil Lime mixer. With just five ingredients, it's a minimally processed go-to for anything served with a tiny umbrella.

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Reed's Zero Sugar Extra Ginger Beer

Looking for a ginger beer that won't set you back even a single calorie? It's not a pipe dream—Reed's Zero-Sugar Ginger Beer contains no calories or added sugars since it's made with erythritol, stevia, and monk fruit extract. It does contain real ginger, though, so be ready for its piquant signature taste.

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Woodstove Kitchen Moscow Mule Ginger Lime Mixer

Sometimes, you'd rather not mess with the complicated mixology of making a Moscow mule. In that case, check out Woodstove Kitchen's Moscow Mule Ginger Lime Mixer. Just add vodka, rum, gin, or other spirits to 3 ounces of this zingy cocktail starter.

Stirings Bloody Mary Mix

As cocktails go, a bloody Mary can be relatively nutritious, made with antioxidant-rich tomato juice and frequently garnished with veggies. Make the brunch favorite even better for you by snagging Stirrings' Bottled Bloody Mary mix. You'll start with only 30 calories and 4 grams of sugar per serving. Just note that, like most bloody Marys, this one is quite high in sodium.

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Craftmix Blood Orange Mai Tai

When you're headed to a party or a picnic, wouldn't it be nice not to cart around one more bottle? These powdered cocktail starter packets from Craftmix pack easily in a purse (or even your pocket)! Between their portability and minimal calories, these low-calorie mixers make mixology as convenient as can be. We're fans of the blood orange mai tai, but the brand offers multiple flavors like mint mojito, mango margarita, strawberry mule, and more.

Top Hat Sugar-Free Sun Goddess Lemonade

Lemonade-infused cocktails are just the thing for summer sipping, but sweetening up the tartness of lemons usually requires a lot of sugar. For a low-calorie mixer, Top Hat's Sugar-Free Sun Goddess Lemonade uses monk fruit instead of white sugar. The result is a zero-calorie, zero-sugar mixer you can use for hard lemonade, shandies, radlers, or any other bright and sunny beverage.

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