Food & Drinks

Wow: so many calories are in shots

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two women going out partying with shots in a bar

I still find growing up a difficult thing, but there is one thing I have become wiser about: I hardly do shots anymore. Yes, seriously: I almost always decline them, except for a Salmarietje here and there. The reason for that are the hellish hangovers that I suddenly get presented with after a night out, and because my backbone isn't so present that I actually drink less, those shots seemed the easiest to eliminate on such an evening.

Because to be honest: I really just don't like it. You won't make me happy with a Sambuca, a tequila, or worse, a Jack Daniels Honey.

But it turns out that this is also a somewhat healthy choice (not as healthy as just drinking less, by the way), because there are quite a few calories in such a shot. And I would rather save those calories for a late-night visit to McDonald's, because that actually makes me happy.

Curious how many calories are in your favorite shot? I've lined them all up for you. Although the chance is of course great that when you're having shots, you've already forgotten this info or that your YOLO mentality has taken over.

Salmari: 70 calories
Sambuca: 100 calories
Frangelico: 63 calories
Vodka: 43 calories
Tequila: 69 calories
Rum: 98 calories
Goldstrike: 103 calories
Baileys: 114 calories
Jägermeister: 74 calories
Limoncello: 69 calories
Whiskey: 96 calories