How many calories are in a shot of Fireball?
A 1.5 fl oz shot of Fireball weighs 45 g and carries 126 calories, counted on USDA's generic sweetened-liqueur record. Per 100 g that liqueur runs 279 calories. Almost all of it is alcohol and sugar: 14.9 g of carbohydrate in the shot, no fat worth counting, and no protein at all.
You'd need to walk about 25 minutes to burn the 126 calories in one 1.5 fl oz shot (45 g).
How long does it take to burn off 126 kcal of Fireball shot?
One 1.5 fl oz 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:
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| 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
- Fireball shot quick facts
- US pours from one ounce to a double
- Double shots rocks pours and other liqueurs
- Sugar is the whole difference
- How does a Fireball shot compare?
- FAQ
Fireball shot quick facts
Cinnamon whisky has no record of its own in the federal database. Distilled drinks carry no FDA Nutrition Facts panel, so nothing gets submitted, and a search of the branded catalog turns up 96 American products flavored with whiskey or liqueur — barbecue sauces, cheeses, glazed nuts, cakes, even pickles — and not one bottle you would pour a shot from. The row that fits is the generic FNDDS entry 2710623, "Liqueur", which already comes with a 1 shot household measure.
That choice matters. Fireball is a 66-proof sweetened liqueur, not a straight distillate, and the liqueur row is the only USDA line that carries the sugar along with the alcohol. Counting it as plain whiskey would drop 14.9 g of carbohydrate off the log and undercount the shot by 29 calories.
| 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 on a label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. FNDDS does not publish either for this record, so rather than guess at them we leave them out. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 2 mg per 100 g, which comes to 1 mg in a shot — a rounding error in anyone's day. In the USDA line the total sugars figure (33.27 g) sits a hair above the carbohydrate figure (33.2 g); that is how the record reads, and we have not smoothed it.
US pours from one ounce to a double
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 79 kcal |
| 1 fl oz, no ice | 30 g | 84 kcal |
| 1 shot, 1.5 fl oz | 45 g | 126 kcal |
| 1 drink, free-poured over ice | 68 g | 190 kcal |
| 2 shots | 90 g | 251 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 279 kcal |
The 1 fl oz, 1 shot and 1 drink lines are USDA household measures with their own gram weights. The 1 oz and 2 shots lines are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Notice the trap in the middle of that table. A measured shot glass gives you 45 g. A rocks glass poured by eye over ice holds 68 g of the same liqueur, and that pour is 190 calories — 64 more than the shot, from a drink most people would log identically. Volume and weight track closely here, since a fluid ounce of the liqueur comes in at about 30 g, so the honest way to log a home pour is to think in glasses rather than in ounces you never measured.
Double shots rocks pours and other liqueurs
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard shot | 279 kcal | 1 shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| Double shot | 279 kcal | 2 shots, 90 g | 251 kcal |
| Poured over ice in a rocks glass | 279 kcal | 1 drink, 68 g | 190 kcal |
| Straight whiskey shot | 231 kcal | 1 shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Cream liqueur shot | 296 kcal | 1 shot, 45 g | 133 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur shot | 336 kcal | 1 shot, 45 g | 151 kcal |
A double is simply the shot doubled: 90 g, 251 calories, with carbohydrate rising to 29.9 g. That figure is our own scaling from the 100 g record rather than a listed USDA serving, but the arithmetic is clean because nothing about the liquid changes between one pour and two.
The other three lines answer the question people actually ask at the bar. Straight whiskey is the lightest thing in the table at 231 calories per 100 g and 97 in a 42 g shot — it has no sugar, so every calorie is alcohol. A cream liqueur costs a little more, 133, and it carries more fat than anything else here at 2.74 g per 100 g. Coffee liqueur is the heaviest of the group at 336 per 100 g and 151 a shot, because the syrup base pushes carbohydrate to 46.8 g.
Two sizes have no USDA measure at all and so get no number from us: the 50 ml mini bottle, and a Fireball-and-Coke, where the soda would have to be counted separately from a record we did not pull.
Sugar is the whole difference
Strip the sugar out and a cinnamon whisky shot would be a whiskey shot. That is the useful thing to know about this drink. Straight whiskey runs 231 calories per 100 g; the liqueur runs 279. On a shot, that is 97 against 126, and the 29-calorie gap is carbohydrate — 14.9 g of it, all of it sugar, none of it fiber.
Against the FDA Daily Values the shot scores 5% for carbohydrate and a flat 0% for fat, saturated fat, protein and sodium. That combination is unusual on a nutrition page. Most 126-calorie foods bring something with them — a gram of protein, a little fiber, some minerals. This one brings nothing but the calories, which is why a couple of drinks slide past a daily total unnoticed while a 126-calorie snack would not.
If you drink, the federal guidance is written in drinks rather than calories: see the CDC's page on moderate alcohol use and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for the current limits. Calorie counting and those limits are separate questions, and the calorie math here does not change either one.
How does a Fireball shot compare?
| Drink | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon whisky liqueur | 279 kcal | one shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| Whiskey | 231 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Cream liqueur | 296 kcal | one shot, 45 g | 133 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur | 336 kcal | one shot, 45 g | 151 kcal |
Of the four, whiskey is the only pour lighter than the cinnamon liqueur, per 100 g and per shot alike. The two sweeter liqueurs both sit above it.
Our take: if the goal is the smallest number on the log, order the whiskey and take the 29-calorie saving per shot — over a four-drink evening that is 116 calories for a swap most people barely taste past the first sip. If the goal is carbs rather than calories, the case is stronger still, since whiskey brings none and the cinnamon liqueur brings 14.9 g a shot. And if you are staying with Fireball, control the glass instead of the count: measure the 45 g shot rather than free-pouring 68 g over ice, and you keep 64 calories per drink without giving anything up.
Fireball shot FAQs
How many calories are in a shot of Fireball?
126 calories in a 1.5 fl oz shot, which USDA weighs at 45 g. That works out to 279 calories per 100 g of liqueur. Roughly half of those calories come from the sugar and the rest from the alcohol itself, since there is no fat and no protein in the bottle.
How many carbs are in a Fireball shot?
14.9 g of carbohydrate in a 45 g shot, which is 5% of the Daily Value. Per 100 g the liqueur holds 33.2 g. Every gram of it is sugar rather than starch or fiber, so the carb count and the sugar count are effectively the same number on this record.
How much sugar is in Fireball?
15.0 g of total sugars in one 45 g shot, from 33.27 g per 100 g. FDA does not set a Daily Value for total sugars, and USDA's record does not break out added sugars for this liqueur, so the row stays without a percentage. Two shots double it to 30.0 g.
Is Fireball more fattening than whiskey?
126 calories a shot against 97 for a 42 g shot of straight whiskey, so yes, the liqueur is heavier by 29 calories. The gap is sugar rather than fat: whiskey carries zero carbohydrate, while the cinnamon liqueur carries 14.9 g. Neither drink contains any fat or protein at all.
How many calories in a double shot of Fireball?
251 calories for two 45 g shots, 90 g in total, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 279 rather than a listed USDA serving. Carbohydrate doubles to 29.9 g. That is 57 calories more than two shots of straight whiskey, and the whole gap is sugar.
Does Fireball have any protein or fat?
0 g of protein and 0.11 g of fat per 100 g, which rounds to 0.0 g in a 45 g shot. Sodium is 1 mg per 100 g and 0 mg in the shot. Every one of those rows scores 0% of the Daily Value, so the calories in the glass are alcohol and sugar only.
How many calories in a 1 oz pour of Fireball?
79 calories in 1 oz (28 g), our own arithmetic from the 279 per 100 g figure. USDA's own small measure is 1 fl oz at 30 g, which is 84 calories. Free-poured over ice, a rocks glass typically holds 68 g and 190 calories, so the glass matters more than the ounce.
Is Fireball keto friendly?
14.9 g of carbohydrate in one shot, all of it sugar, which makes it a poor fit for a low-carb plan. Straight whiskey is the zero-carb alternative at 97 calories in a 42 g shot, with no sugar at all. Per 100 g the difference is 33.2 g of carbohydrate against none.
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