Has anybody thought about low-carb cocktails? Seems like it would be a challenge, as simple syrups + fruit juices are usually main ingredients.

My favorite drink is the margarita - just plain on the rocks.

I bring this up as I stumbled across this article, the contents of which look yummy:

http://www.thrillist.com/drink/aust...to-do-in-austin

Quite a few articles about how to make them on this website. If you don't want the bother of a recipe, check out BajaBob's, available at my GNC. :-). http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/al...opcocktails.htm

Nice, thanks!

On a similar note, here's an interesting article about wine & carbs...

http://winefolly.com/update/carbs-in-wine/

Here is the current list of alcoholic drinks listed in our recipe forums. (Beverages are currently listed under Sweet Treats.)

Yes, I know they are not all cocktails as such, but some of them are, and I though you might be interested in peeping at them anyway.
They are all provided by our members, so enjoy, but not all at once!

Drinks with Alcohol
Low Carb Irish Cream
Baileys
Low Carb "Bailey's" Irish Cream
Blended Strawberry Daiquiri
Egg Nog
Easy EggNog for 1
Kahlua
Irish Coffee
Mock Malibu and Cranberry
low-carb margarita
LC Margarita
Quick margarita
Low carb and low cal margarita
Mojito anyone?
LC Raspberry Mojito
pina colada drink
Raspberry Rum Drink
AWESOME Sangria Recipe
Low Carb Sangria
Beverage - post induction white Russian
White Russian Drink
Ideas for LC Drinks
Icy Coffee Royale
the dude abides [Low Carb White Russian]
Delicious LC cocktail
Brave Bull

Awesome, thanks!



That is probably good advice...

Thanks Rosebud, I didn't think to look in our recipes. I was in charge of bringing LC mixers on vacation recently. Bought some powdered individual packets for day trips, plus a couple of brands of bottles of different SF mixers, eg pomegranate martini by Skinny something. Since I don't use artificial sweeteners normally, they all tasted disgustingly sweet and chemically to me, except the BajaBob's. Paleo followers have made the "NorCal Margarita" their drink of choice. http://ultimatepaleoguide.com/norcal-margarita-recipe/. No sweeteners of any kind.

Well, YOU'RE no fun!

Camel, look around for Crystal Light margarita mixes. I found these at my grocery store here in Canada, but they were on the reduced rack and I haven't found them since. They might be discontinued, at least up here. There was strawberry margarita, and green apple margarita. Sooooooo good. I could kick myself for not buying them all up.