7. Cognac
A lot of the drinks featured on the best alcoholic drinks for diabetics type 1 or type 2 have the roughly the same amount of calories and carbohydrates. This made it somewhat difficult to rank them. It occurred to me that while these spirits have similar nutritional values, some are just weird to drink on their own (gin, for instance). If you are not drinking these spirits on their own, then it can dramatically affect the carbs and calories you are putting into your body. While some MAY prefer to add a little something to cognac (ginger ale is a popular choice. However, you will be better off with diet ginger ale), it is one of the spirits that can be enjoyed all on its own. Although, when you order this particular drink on its own, you will receive 2 oz. of it, as opposed to the typical 1.5 oz. you would get from a drink served “on the rocks.” And with cognac—there are typically no rocks, although, it wouldn’t be weird at all to ask for ice… but then again, it wouldn’t be weird to have it warmed up a little for you, either! Ordering just cognac as opposed to cognac with diet ginger ale will run you about the same amount of calories (140ish). That is because you will be receiving slightly less cognac with the ginger ale, and the ginger ale would make up for the loss of cognac.
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