How many calories are in cinnamon whiskey?
A 1.5 fl oz shot of cinnamon whiskey weighs 45 g and carries 126 calories. Per 100 g the liqueur runs 279 calories, and 33.2 g of that is carbohydrate. It is bottled at a lower proof than straight whiskey, and the sugar is what fills the gap — then some.
You'd need to walk about 25 minutes to burn the 126 calories in one shot (45 g).
How long does it take to burn off cinnamon whiskey?
One shot (45 g) is 126 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 126 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 25 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 16 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 18 min |
| Jogging | 15 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 28 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (45 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Cinnamon whiskey quick facts
- US pours, from one ounce to a double
- Shot, pour, double and plain whiskey
- Sugar is a third of the shot by weight
- How does cinnamon whiskey compare?
- FAQ
Cinnamon whiskey quick facts
There is no USDA record called "cinnamon whiskey." What sits on the shelf in the United States is a sweetened whiskey liqueur, and the record that matches it is the FNDDS entry 2710623, "Liqueur", which carries both the alcohol and the sugar. The straight-spirit records solve a different drink: whiskey, 86 proof lists 0.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, which is not what you are pouring when the bottle tastes like red-hot candy.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 shot (45 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 279 | 126 | — |
| Total fat | 0.11 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 33.2 g | 14.9 g | 5% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 33.27 g | 15.0 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would expect are not here. Added sugars and trans fat are not published in this FNDDS release, so they are left out rather than guessed at; total sugars covers the ground, since the sugar in a liqueur is put there rather than grown there. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 2 mg per 100 g, which works out to 1 mg in a shot — a rounding error either way.
US pours, from one ounce to a double
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz by weight | 28.4 g | 79 kcal |
| 1 fl oz, no ice | 30 g | 84 kcal |
| 1 shot, 1.5 fl oz jigger | 45 g | 126 kcal |
| 1 drink | 68 g | 190 kcal |
| 2 shots, a double | 90 g | 251 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 279 kcal |
The 1 fl oz pour, the 1.5 fl oz shot and the 68 g "1 drink" are USDA household measures for this record. The double at 90 g and the 1 oz weight line at 28.4 g are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
That "1 drink" line is the one worth staring at. USDA treats a drink as 68 g, half again as much liquid as a jigger, so the same bottle answers 126 or 190 depending on who poured it. Three of those generous pours land above 550 calories before a mixer touches the glass, and nobody counts three drinks as a big night.
Ice changes nothing on this table. Weight is measured before it melts, and a chilled shot is the same 126.
Shot, pour, double and plain whiskey
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon whiskey, shot | 279 kcal | 1 shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| Cinnamon whiskey, small pour | 279 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 84 kcal |
| Plain whiskey, 86 proof | 250 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 113 kcal |
| Whiskey, 80 proof | 231 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 104 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur | 336 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 151 kcal |
| Whiskey sour cocktail | 149 kcal | 1 portion, 106 g | 158 kcal |
Swap the cinnamon liqueur for straight 86 proof whiskey and an equal 45 g pour drops to 113. That is 13 calories saved, which is nothing, and it is the most useful number on this page: the sweetening barely moves the total, because sugar and alcohol are both dense and the liqueur trades some of one for the other. Step down to 80 proof and the same pour is 104.
The cocktail line runs the other way. A whiskey sour is only 149 calories per 100 g — it is mostly juice and dilution — but the glass holds 106 g, so it finishes at 158, more than a neat shot of the cinnamon bottle. Concentration and volume pull in opposite directions, and volume usually wins.
Bottled cinnamon whiskey has no brand entries to quote. USDA's Branded database carries no bottled spirits at all, so every "cinnamon whiskey" hit in it is a food flavored with liqueur rather than the bottle itself.
Sugar is a third of the shot by weight
Fifteen grams of sugar sit in a 45 g shot. That is a third of the pour by weight, and it is the number the Nutrition Facts panel would never show you, because total sugars have no % Daily Value assigned by the FDA. Everything that does get a percentage reads as a rounding error: 5% for carbohydrate, 0% for fat, 0% for sodium, 0% for protein. On paper the shot looks clean.
Look at the two USDA rows side by side and the shape of the drink appears. Straight 86 proof whiskey is 250 calories per 100 g with 0.1 g of carbohydrate — pure spirit, nothing else. The cinnamon liqueur is 279 with 33.2 g of carbohydrate. The gap in energy is 29 calories per 100 g while the gap in sugar is more than 33 g, which tells you the sweetened bottle is also the weaker one: sugar replaced part of the alcohol rather than piling on top of it.
Carbohydrate and total sugars are effectively the same figure in this record, 33.2 g against 33.27 g. There is no starch, no fiber, no protein. Sugar and alcohol are the entire ingredient list as far as the nutrient panel is concerned.
For how much of it belongs in a day, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans hold adults who drink to two drinks or less per day for men and one or less for women, and CDC says the same. Note that the guideline's standard drink and USDA's 68 g "1 drink" portion are two different rulers — one measures alcohol, the other measures the pour.
How does cinnamon whiskey compare?
| Drink | Per 100 g | US pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon whiskey (liqueur) | 279 kcal | 1 shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| Whiskey, 86 proof | 250 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 113 kcal |
| Cream liqueur | 296 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 133 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur | 336 kcal | 45 g, our arithmetic | 151 kcal |
Our take: plain whiskey is the only one of these four that is lighter than the cinnamon bottle, and by 13 calories a pour it is not worth switching for the calories alone. Switch for the sugar. If you are tracking carbohydrate — on a low-carb plan, or watching how sweet drinks stack up across an evening — the straight spirit costs you 0.1 g per 100 g against 33.2 g, and that is a real difference rather than a rounding one. For counting purposes, the variable that actually decides your night is pour size: two shots at 251 is a smaller number than one heavy 68 g drink plus a top-up.
Cinnamon whiskey FAQs
How many calories are in a shot of cinnamon whiskey?
126 calories in a 1.5 fl oz shot, which weighs 45 g, based on USDA's liqueur record at 279 calories per 100 g. A smaller 1 fl oz pour is 84, and a double at 90 g is 251 by our arithmetic. A generous 68 g pour, what USDA calls one drink, comes to 190.
How much sugar is in cinnamon whiskey?
15.0 g of total sugars in a 45 g shot, or 33.27 g per 100 g. That is roughly a third of the pour by weight. Total sugars carry no % Daily Value on the FDA label, so the sweetness never shows up as a percentage — it only appears in the gram figure itself.
Is cinnamon whiskey more fattening than regular whiskey?
Barely: 126 calories per 45 g pour against 113 for straight 86 proof whiskey, a difference of 13. Per 100 g it is 279 against 250. The sweetened bottle carries 33.2 g of carbohydrate where plain whiskey has 0.1 g, so the sugar mostly replaces alcohol instead of adding to it.
How many carbs are in cinnamon whiskey?
14.9 g of carbohydrate in a 45 g shot, which is 5% of the Daily Value, and 33.2 g per 100 g. Almost all of it is sugar — total sugars come in at 33.27 g per 100 g. There is no fiber and no starch in the USDA record, so carbohydrate and sugar are the same figure.
Is cinnamon whiskey keto friendly?
One shot brings 14.9 g of carbohydrate, and a 68 g drink brings 22.6 g by our arithmetic from the 100 g figure. That is a large share of a strict low-carb day for a single glass. Straight 86 proof whiskey, at 0.1 g per 100 g, is the version that fits that kind of plan.
How many calories in a 1 oz pour of cinnamon whiskey?
84 calories for 1 fluid ounce, which weighs about 30 g. If you mean one ounce by weight, 28.4 g, that is 79 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 279. The two ounces differ because the liqueur is denser than water, so the numbers do not match.
Does cinnamon whiskey have added sugar?
Yes: 33.27 g of total sugars per 100 g, and 15.0 g in a 45 g shot, all of it added at the bottling stage. USDA does not publish a separate added sugars value for this liqueur record, so no figure is quoted for that row. Nothing in a distilled spirit brings its own sugar.
How many calories in cinnamon whiskey with Coke?
The whiskey side is 126 calories for a 45 g shot or 190 for a 68 g pour. USDA's liqueur record covers only the spirit, so the mixer has to be counted from its own label and added on. A sweetened soda will usually cost more than the shot it is poured over.
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- Beer — 155 cal for 12 fl oz can
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