Shaking it up with low-calorie cocktails

To most of us, the very notions of alcohol consumption and healthy living spoken in the same breath might seem contradictory. Of the half a dozen low-calorie cocktails on their special diet cocktail menu, the two most popular ones at the many Smoke House Deli outlets across Mumbai are both under 120 calories each. Speaking of the Skinny Tequila Lemonade and the Tequila Kaffir Lime Kombucha cocktails is Mohit Balachandran, brand head at Smoke House Deli. “While the tequila lemonade is sugar-free, the latter is a combination of tequila with kaffir lime kombucha from the brand Shimmmi which also has zero residual sugar and flavoured with fresh lemon leaf to add a zing to the drink.” Conscious cocktails And while tequila might seem to be ruling the roost as far as being the de facto alcohol in these new-age cocktails, we’re Though it might not contain tequila, the habanero highball at the Butterfly High restobars across Mumbai is a new-age gin-based, low-calorie cocktail at a little over 100 calories per serving that still references Mexico thanks to the spicy chili hit. It’s a spicy cocktail that’s another new age trend I’m seeing a lot of lately,” says Stanley Fernandes, corporate bar manager of the Butterfly High brand.