How many calories are in a shot of gin?
A standard 1.5 fl oz shot of gin weighs 42 g and carries 97 calories. Straight gin runs 231 calories per 100 g, and every one of those calories comes from alcohol: no carbs, no sugar, no fat, no protein. Pour a flat ounce instead and you are at 65. That is the entire nutrition panel.
You'd need to walk about 19 minutes to burn the 97 calories in one 1.5 fl oz shot (42 g).
How long does it take to burn off a gin shot?
One 1.5 fl oz shot (42 g) is 97 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 97 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 19 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 12 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 14 min |
| Jogging | 11 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 22 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 (42 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Gin quick facts
- US pours from one ounce to a double
- Proof moves the number more than the glass
- The tonic is where the calories change
- Every calorie in the glass is ethanol
- How does a gin shot compare?
- Gin shot FAQs
Gin quick facts
The numbers below come from the FNDDS record 2710702, "Gin", which is the only USDA entry for plain gin that ships with a real household measure of one shot at 42 g. That is the thing a person is actually holding: a jigger, poured neat or over ice. The SR Legacy entries are pooled records covering gin, rum, vodka and whiskey together, sorted by proof rather than by spirit, so they are useful for checking strength but not for naming what is in the glass.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 shot (42 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 231 | 97 | — |
| Total fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0 g | 0 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 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 US label are missing here on purpose. FNDDS does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this record, and for a clear distillate both are zero by definition: nothing sweet and nothing fatty survives the still. Cholesterol is 0 mg either way, and potassium is 2 mg per 100 g, which works out to 1 mg in a shot. Sodium rounds to 0 mg in a shot from 1 mg per 100 g, so no, the salty bite of a martini is not coming from the gin.
US pours from one ounce to a double
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz, no ice | 28 g | 65 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 65 kcal |
| 1 shot or jigger, 1.5 fl oz | 42 g | 97 kcal |
| 1 drink, as FNDDS defines it | 63 g | 146 kcal |
| 1 double shot, 3 fl oz | 84 g | 194 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 231 kcal |
Four of those are USDA household measures: the fluid ounce, the 28.4 g ounce, the shot and the 63 g pour that FNDDS labels one drink. The 3 fl oz double is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving, and it is simply the shot doubled.
The gap between them is the trap. A shot and a fluid ounce sound close enough to swap in conversation, but 42 g against 28 g is 97 calories against 65, and the FNDDS "one drink" sits above both at 146. Log three generous pours at 63 g and you have spent 438 calories without eating anything. Bartenders in most US bars pour to a 1.5 fl oz jigger; a heavy hand at home does not.
Proof moves the number more than the glass
Alcohol carries the calories, so the strength on the bottle moves the count in a way the mixer never touches. USDA files the pooled spirit records by proof, and the spread is wide.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin, 80 proof | 231 kcal | 1 shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Gin, 90 proof | 263 kcal | 1 shot, 42 g | 110 kcal |
| Gin, 100 proof | 295 kcal | 1 shot, 42 g | 124 kcal |
Those per-shot figures are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g values, since the pooled records are published per 100 g. Between the two ends of that table sit 86 proof at 250 calories per 100 g and 94 proof at 275, both of which USDA also lists. Sugars are left blank on the 94 and 100 proof records, so we leave them out rather than assume.
The practical read: a navy-strength bottle at 100 proof costs about a quarter more per identical pour than the standard 80 proof one. If you drink two shots on a Friday, that is 194 calories from the everyday bottle and 248 from the strong one. Same glass, same volume, different bill.
The tonic is where the calories change
Straight gin has nothing sweet in it. The moment it meets a mixer, that changes, and the mixer is usually the bigger number.
| Drink | Per 100 g | Typical glass | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin and tonic | 84 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 189 kcal |
| Gin fizz | 66 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 149 kcal |
| Sloe gin fizz | 66 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 149 kcal |
A gin and tonic looks light per 100 g, at 84 against gin's 231, and that fools people. The glass is more than five times the size of the shot, so it lands at 189 calories, nearly double the spirit alone. It also brings 6.57 g of sugar per 100 g, which scales to about 14.8 g in the 225 g glass by our own arithmetic from the USDA figure. All of that sugar is the tonic's; the gin contributed none of it.
The fizzes come in lower, at 149 for a 225 g glass, because soda water takes up more of the volume than tonic syrup does. Swap tonic for soda water and a squeeze of lime and you are back near the 97 of the shot itself.
Every calorie in the glass is ethanol
Look down the % Daily Value column in the quick facts table: every row that carries a Daily Value reads 0%. That is unusual for a food page, and it is the honest picture of a distilled spirit. Alcohol supplies roughly seven calories per gram, and it is not counted among the three macronutrients people track, so a shot of gin can quietly sit outside a carb, fat or protein tally while still costing 97 calories. Anyone logging by macros alone will miss it entirely. That is the single most useful thing to know about gin and a calorie app.
Daily Values are set by the FDA against a 2,000-calorie diet, which is why zeros land across fat, sodium and protein here. For the drinking side, the CDC defines one standard drink as 1.5 fl oz of 80-proof spirits, exactly the 42 g shot on this page, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise adults of legal drinking age who choose to drink to keep it to two drinks or less a day for men and one or less for women. Two standard gin pours, then, is 194 calories before a mixer.
If you are watching calories rather than carbs, gin neat or with soda is one of the cheaper choices at the bar per drink. If you are watching sugar, the spirit is not the problem at all; the bottle of tonic next to it is.
How does a gin shot compare?
| Spirit or drink | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin | 231 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Rum | 231 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Distilled spirits, 90 proof | 263 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 110 kcal |
| Gin and tonic | 84 kcal | one drink, 225 g | 189 kcal |
The 42 g shot figures for rum and the 90 proof record are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g values.
Our take: at equal proof, the choice of spirit is a wash. Gin and rum land on the same 231 calories per 100 g, and USDA is so confident about it that the pooled SR Legacy record covers gin, rum, vodka and whiskey in a single line. What actually moves the number is proof and mixer. The gin and tonic is the lightest thing in this table per 100 g and the heaviest per glass, which is the whole argument on one row. If you want the smallest number for a real drink, take the 80 proof shot long with soda water rather than a bigger pour of anything.
Gin shot FAQs
How many calories are in a shot of gin?
A 1.5 fl oz shot is 42 g and 97 calories, from the USDA FNDDS record for gin at 231 calories per 100 g. There is no fat, no carbohydrate, no sugar and no protein behind that number. All 97 calories come from the alcohol itself.
How many calories in 1 fl oz of gin?
One fluid ounce of gin, poured with no ice, is 28 g and 65 calories. That is about a third below the 97 in a 1.5 fl oz shot, which is why free-pouring into a tall glass and calling it an ounce is the easiest way to undercount gin at home.
Does gin have carbs or sugar?
0 g of both. The USDA record lists 0 g of carbohydrate and 0 g of total sugars per 100 g of gin, alongside 0 g of fat and 0 g of protein. Distillation leaves the sugars behind in the still, so anything sweet in your glass arrived with the tonic, juice or syrup.
Is gin lower in calories than vodka?
No, both sit at 231 calories per 100 g, or 97 per 42 g shot. USDA does not separate them: the SR Legacy record covers gin, rum, vodka and whiskey together at 80 proof, and the FNDDS rum entry matches gin exactly. At equal proof, the spirit you pick does not change the count.
How many calories in a gin and tonic?
One 225 g gin and tonic is 189 calories, well above the 97 in the shot that went into it. Per 100 g it is only 84 calories, but the glass is more than five times the size of a shot. It also carries 6.57 g of sugar per 100 g, all of it from the tonic.
Does higher proof gin have more calories?
Yes. USDA lists 231 calories per 100 g at 80 proof, 263 at 90 proof and 295 at 100 proof. Scaled to the same 42 g shot, that is 97, 110 and 124 calories. A navy-strength pour costs roughly a quarter more than the standard bottle for identical volume.
Is gin keto friendly?
On carbs, yes: 0 g of carbohydrate and 0 g of sugar in a 42 g shot, so the 97 calories add nothing to a carb count. The mixer is the variable. A gin and tonic brings 6.57 g of sugar per 100 g, roughly 14.8 g in a 225 g glass by our own arithmetic.
How many calories in a double gin?
A 3 fl oz double is 84 g and 194 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a USDA serving. That is two shots with nothing added. FNDDS separately lists a 63 g pour it calls one drink, which lands at 146 calories.
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