How many calories are in a dirty martini?
A dirty martini poured to a standard 120 g drink carries 241 calories, and the same liquid runs 201 calories per 100 g. Almost all of that is the gin or vodka. The splash of olive brine that makes it dirty changes the salt on your tongue far more than the number in your log.
You'd need to walk about 48 minutes to burn the 241 calories in one drink (120 g).
How long does it take to burn off dirty martini?
One drink (120 g) is 241 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 241 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 48 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 30 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 34 min |
| Jogging | 28 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 54 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 (120 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Dirty martini quick facts
- US pours from one fluid ounce to two drinks
- Brine olives and the extra dirty pour
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does a dirty martini compare?
- Most popular dirty martini brands
- FAQ
Dirty martini quick facts
There is no separate "dirty martini" record in USDA FoodData Central. The one analyzed cocktail that fits is FNDDS 2710639, "Martini", from the 2021-2023 survey release, and that is what this page is built on. A dirty martini is the same gin or vodka and dry vermouth with 5 to 15 ml of olive brine stirred in, so the calorie side of the drink is unchanged. Every other USDA hit for the word "martini" is an olive or a jar of brine, not a drink.
The serving USDA lists is one drink of 120 g, which is roughly a 4 fl oz cocktail glass filled the way a bar fills it.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 drink (120 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 201 | 241 | — |
| Total fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 0.15 g | 0.18 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0.15 g | 0.18 g | — |
| Protein | 0.07 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 2 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 →
There is no added sugars row and no trans fat row above, because the FNDDS release does not publish either value for any cocktail. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 16 mg in a 120 g drink, which is under 1% of the 4,700 mg Daily Value, so neither earns a line on the label. Percent Daily Values follow the FDA reference amounts.
What the table shows is a drink made almost entirely of one thing. Fat is zero, fiber is zero, protein rounds to a tenth of a gram, and the whole carbohydrate load is 0.18 g. Alcohol carries 241 calories on its own, and it does not show up in any of the rows you are used to scanning.
US pours from one fluid ounce to two drinks
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 30 g | 60 kcal |
| 1 oz by weight | 28.4 g | 57 kcal |
| 3 fl oz pour | 90 g | 181 kcal |
| One drink, bar size | 120 g | 241 kcal |
| Two drinks | 240 g | 482 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 201 kcal |
Only two of those are USDA household measures: the 120 g drink and the 1 fl oz reference. The 3 fl oz pour, the 1 oz by weight line and the two-drink line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
This is where most people misjudge a martini. A single fluid ounce looks harmless at 60 calories, and nutrition apps often default to it, but nobody drinks an ounce of martini. The glass in front of you is four times that. Two of them across a dinner is 482 calories before a single bite of food, which is a full entree spent on something that leaves no protein and no fiber behind.
The pour size also moves faster than the recipe. Going from a 3 fl oz stem to a modern oversized coupe adds 60 calories without changing a word of the order.
Brine olives and the extra dirty pour
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic dirty martini | 201 kcal | 1 drink (120 g) | 241 kcal |
| Flavored martini | 187 kcal | 1 drink (120 g) | 224 kcal |
| Gin, straight | 231 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 69 kcal |
| Kamikaze | 187 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 56 kcal |
Straight gin is the densest liquid on that list at 231 calories per 100 g. The classic martini lands lower, at 201, because the vermouth and the melt from stirring dilute the spirit. That dilution is real and it is why a stirred drink logs lighter than the pour of gin that went into it.
The flavored martini is the interesting swap. At 187 calories per 100 g it is slightly lighter than the classic, but the composition is different: 6.36 g of carbohydrate per 100 g against 0.15 g, which works out to 7.6 g in a 120 g glass instead of 0.18 g. If you are counting carbs rather than calories, the sweetened version is roughly forty times the load for seventeen fewer calories in the same glass.
Now the brine itself. USDA's branded records for dirty martini juice run 100 to 136 calories per 100 g, so the 5 to 15 ml a bartender adds is about 5 to 20 calories by our own arithmetic from those label figures. Ordering it extra dirty at 30 ml still tops out near 40 calories. Martini olives are similarly small: branded pimento-stuffed olives sit at 105 to 133 calories per 100 g, which is about 10 calories for a single olive and 15 to 20 for a two-olive pick.
Add it up and a heavily dirtied martini with three olives lands near 310 calories. The brine is not the problem.
Sodium is the row to watch
The martini record itself carries 2 mg of sodium in a 120 g drink, which is nothing. Olive brine is the opposite. Branded brines and olive jars run roughly 2,200 to 4,467 mg of sodium per 100 g, so a 15 ml pour brings 330 to 670 mg into the glass. That is 14 to 29 percent of the 2,300 mg Daily Value in one cocktail, and an extra dirty order doubles it to 660 to 1,340 mg.
Two extra dirty martinis can therefore cross the full day's sodium target on their own, and salted nuts or olives on the bar do the rest. If you are watching blood pressure or fluid retention, ordering the drink clean and eating the olives separately gives you the same flavor cue for a fraction of the salt.
The alcohol side has its own reference points. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put moderate drinking at two drinks a day or less for men and one or less for women, and the CDC counts a standard drink as 1.5 fl oz of 80-proof spirit. A 120 g martini is closer to two standard drinks of spirit than one, which is worth knowing before the second round.
How does a dirty martini compare?
| Cocktail | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty martini | 201 kcal | 1 drink (120 g) | 241 kcal |
| Manhattan | 222 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 67 kcal |
| Rob Roy | 212 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 64 kcal |
| Gimlet | 188 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 56 kcal |
Our take: ounce for ounce the dirty martini is the middle of this group, lighter than the Manhattan and the Rob Roy, heavier than the gimlet. If calories are the whole question, the gimlet wins at 188 per 100 g and the martini is a close second among the spirit-forward drinks. If carbohydrate is the question, the martini wins outright with 0.15 g per 100 g against 1.82 g for the Manhattan and 5.08 g for the gimlet. For sodium, order it clean or accept that the brine is doing something none of the others do.
Most popular dirty martini brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Giuliano Martini Pimento Stuffed Olives | 133 cal |
| Santa Barbara Olive Co. Pimento Martini Olives | 107 cal |
| Mezzetta Martini Olives | 105 cal |
| Binny's Dirty Martini Juice | 136 cal |
| Santa Barbara Olive Co. Dirty Martini Juice | 100 cal |
| Rouses Markets Dirty Martini Juice | 100 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Dirty martini FAQs
How many calories are in a dirty martini?
A standard 120 g dirty martini carries 241 calories, or 201 calories per 100 g. Nearly all of it is alcohol: the drink has 0.18 g of carbohydrate, no fat and no fiber. The olive brine that makes it dirty barely moves the calorie total.
Does olive brine add calories to a martini?
Olive brine is 100 to 136 calories per 100 g in USDA's branded records, so the 5 to 15 ml a bartender pours adds only about 5 to 20 calories, our own arithmetic from those label figures. Against the 241 calories already in the glass, that is noise.
How much sodium is in a dirty martini?
The drink itself is only 2 mg of sodium per serving, but the brine changes that. Olive brines carry roughly 2,200 to 4,467 mg per 100 g, so 15 ml brings 330 to 670 mg into the glass. That is 14 to 29 percent of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.
How many calories are in an extra dirty martini?
Add about 30 to 40 calories to the 241 in a standard drink, our own arithmetic from USDA's branded brine figures for a 30 ml pour. Calories barely move. Sodium does, landing near 660 to 1,340 mg, or 29 to 58 percent of the Daily Value in one cocktail.
Are vodka and gin dirty martinis different in calories?
USDA publishes one martini record, 201 calories per 100 g, and does not split vodka from gin. Both are distilled spirits, so the calories track the alcohol rather than the botanicals. Straight gin is 231 calories per 100 g; vermouth and the melt from stirring bring the mixed drink down to 201.
How many carbs are in a dirty martini?
0.18 g of carbohydrate in a 120 g dirty martini, and 0.15 g per 100 g, which is as close to zero as a drink gets. All of it is sugar. A flavored martini is a different animal at 6.36 g per 100 g, or 7.6 g in the same size pour.
How many calories are in two dirty martinis?
482 calories for two 120 g drinks, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 201 calories. That is a full restaurant entree in liquid form, with no protein and no fiber to show for it, and the Dietary Guidelines call two drinks a day the ceiling for men.
Is a dirty martini lower in calories than a Manhattan?
Per 100 g the martini is 201 calories and the Manhattan 222, so ounce for ounce the martini is lighter. Scale the Manhattan to the same 120 g pour, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, and it comes to 266 calories against 241 for the martini.
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- Cider — 202 cal per can or bottle (12 fl oz)
- Beer — 155 cal for 12 fl oz can
Count it without the math
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