a couple of relatively low carb alcoholic drinks

Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.

I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
*relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
a while. Here they a

-------

Daquiri

Lots of ice
2 oz White Rum
1 oz Daquiri mix
Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite

Daquiri Mix
3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
1 part simple sugar syrup

Simple Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool

(As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)

----------

Bulldog Highball

ice
2 oz Gin
juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
carbs as most other ginger ales)

-------

Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?

TC

Why wouldn't you use Splenda instead of sugar?

wrote:
| Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
| enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
| loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.
|
| I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
| *relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
| a while. Here they a
|
| -------
|
| Daquiri
|
| Lots of ice
| 2 oz White Rum
| 1 oz Daquiri mix
| Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite
|
| Daquiri Mix
| 3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
| 1 part simple sugar syrup
|
| Simple Sugar Syrup
| 1 cup sugar
| 1 cup water
| Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool
|
| (As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)
|
| ----------
|
| Bulldog Highball
|
| ice
| 2 oz Gin
| juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
| Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
| carbs as most other ginger ales)
|
| -------
|
| Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?
|
| TC

On Jan 30, 1:44 pm, "FOB" wrote:
Why wouldn't you use Splenda instead of sugar?

I've never tried splenda in a drink. I've tried splenda a couple of
times in food recipes and was not impressed by the taste. Would it
disolve into a water syrup like sugar does?

And 1/4 oz of sugar syrup in a drink is way less than what is normally
in a drink. Seemed almost acceptable to me, as much as I hate to
consume refined sugar.

TC


wrote:

| Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
| enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
| loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.
|
| I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
| *relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
| a while. Here they a
|
| -------
|
| Daquiri
|
| Lots of ice
| 2 oz White Rum
| 1 oz Daquiri mix
| Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite
|
| Daquiri Mix
| 3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
| 1 part simple sugar syrup
|
| Simple Sugar Syrup
| 1 cup sugar
| 1 cup water
| Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool
|
| (As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)
|
| ----------
|
| Bulldog Highball
|
| ice
| 2 oz Gin
| juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
| Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
| carbs as most other ginger ales)
|
| -------
|
| Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?
|
| TC

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:36:55 -0500, wrote:

Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.

I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
*relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
a while. Here they a

-------

Daquiri

Lots of ice
2 oz White Rum
1 oz Daquiri mix
Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite

Daquiri Mix
3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
1 part simple sugar syrup

Simple Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool

(As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)

----------

Bulldog Highball

ice
2 oz Gin
juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
carbs as most other ginger ales)

-------

Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?

TC


Scotch, straight up or with a bit of water. Sadly, this still has too many
calories for me.

--
Bob in CT

On Jan 30, 2:05 pm, "Bob in CT" wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:36:55 -0500, wrote:
Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.

I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
*relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
a while. Here they a

-------

Daquiri

Lots of ice
2 oz White Rum
1 oz Daquiri mix
Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite

Daquiri Mix
3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
1 part simple sugar syrup

Simple Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool

(As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)

----------

Bulldog Highball

ice
2 oz Gin
juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
carbs as most other ginger ales)

-------

Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?

TC

Scotch, straight up or with a bit of water. Sadly, this still has too many
calories for me.

--
Bob in CT- Hide quoted text -

'Fraid I am not a big fan of Scotch, regardless of how it is served or
how long it sat in a barrel or how much its been filtered in peat.

TC

Yes, it dissolves fine or you could buy it already dissolved.
www.sweetzfree.com or FiberFit at
http://www.netrition.com/nutragenics_fiberfit_page.html Tastes fine in tea.


wrote:
| On Jan 30, 1:44 pm, "FOB" wrote:
|| Why wouldn't you use Splenda instead of sugar?
|
| I've never tried splenda in a drink. I've tried splenda a couple of
| times in food recipes and was not impressed by the taste. Would it
| disolve into a water syrup like sugar does?
|
| And 1/4 oz of sugar syrup in a drink is way less than what is normally
| in a drink. Seemed almost acceptable to me, as much as I hate to
| consume refined sugar.
|
| TC
|

On Jan 30, 2:24 pm, "FOB" wrote:
Yes, it dissolves fine or you could buy it already dissolved.www.sweetzfree.com or FiberFit athttp://www.netrition.com/nutragenics_fiberfit_page.html Tastes fine in tea.

wrote:

| On Jan 30, 1:44 pm, "FOB" wrote:
|| Why wouldn't you use Splenda instead of sugar?
|
| I've never tried splenda in a drink. I've tried splenda a couple of
| times in food recipes and was not impressed by the taste. Would it
| disolve into a water syrup like sugar does?
|
| And 1/4 oz of sugar syrup in a drink is way less than what is normally
| in a drink. Seemed almost acceptable to me, as much as I hate to
| consume refined sugar.
|
| TC
|

Just found a LC drink recipe webpage. They say you can make sugar
syrup with splenda.

1 part splenda
1 part water

bring to boil until splenda is dissolved. chill.

TC

wrote in message
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| Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?
|

Just my usual, Gin and tonic with ice and lemon!

On Jan 30, 3:12 pm, wrote:
On Jan 30, 2:05 pm, "Bob in CT" wrote:





On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:36:55 -0500, wrote:
Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.

I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
*relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
a while. Here they a

-------

Daquiri

Lots of ice
2 oz White Rum
1 oz Daquiri mix
Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite

Daquiri Mix
3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
1 part simple sugar syrup

Simple Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool

(As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)

----------

Bulldog Highball

ice
2 oz Gin
juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
carbs as most other ginger ales)

-------

Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?

TC

Scotch, straight up or with a bit of water. Sadly, this still has too many
calories for me.

--
Bob in CT- Hide quoted text -

'Fraid I am not a big fan of Scotch, regardless of how it is served or
how long it sat in a barrel or how much its been filtered in peat.

TC- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I like scotch and soda, manhattan made with just a little sweet
vermouth, gin and diet tonic, and Mich Ultra Beer And a bloody mary
isn't very high in carbs either.

On Jan 30, 3:42 pm, "
wrote:
On Jan 30, 3:12 pm, wrote:





On Jan 30, 2:05 pm, "Bob in CT" wrote:

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:36:55 -0500, wrote:
Ok, ok, I know alcoholic drinks are never really low carb, but......I
enjoy a good drink once in a while, but most mixed drinks are just
loaded to the hilt with massive amounts of carbs.

I've found a couple of drinks that are pretty darned good and
*relatively* low in carbs. Low enough to enjoy a good blowout once in
a while. Here they a

-------

Daquiri

Lots of ice
2 oz White Rum
1 oz Daquiri mix
Top up with Diet 7up or Diet Sprite

Daquiri Mix
3 parts lime juice, fresh squeezed of course
1 part simple sugar syrup

Simple Sugar Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Bring to boil to disolve sugar then cool

(As you can see there is only 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup in one Daquiri)

----------

Bulldog Highball

ice
2 oz Gin
juice of 1/2 orange, approx. 2 oz, fresh squeezed of course
Top up with diet Ginger Ale or Canada Dry Ginger Ale (about 1/3 the
carbs as most other ginger ales)

-------

Anybody else with *relatively* low carb drink recipes?

TC

Scotch, straight up or with a bit of water. Sadly, this still has too many
calories for me.

--
Bob in CT- Hide quoted text -

'Fraid I am not a big fan of Scotch, regardless of how it is served or
how long it sat in a barrel or how much its been filtered in peat.

TC- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I like scotch and soda, manhattan made with just a little sweet
vermouth, gin and diet tonic, and Mich Ultra Beer And a bloody mary
isn't very high in carbs either.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Oh, and I forgot, an occasional Martini is good too, usually a dirty
one. And as an after dinner drink, on occasion I'll have a cognac.
Another new find that's a super sipping drink: Zaya Rum. It's the
best rum I've ever tasted, dark and super smooth In fact, I don't
really drink rum, except occasionally this one, with a nice Cuban
cigar. It's hard to find and expensive, made in some Guatemala
insane asylum, I think.