A beer here, a Cosmopolitan there. Before you know it, your jeans are feeling a little snug. When it comes to calories, not all alcoholic beverages are created equal, especially when sweetened mixers drive up the calorie count. Beer and wine aren't exactly low-cal either. So, before you raise a glass, get the cruel calorie facts on that bubbly, beer and Bordeaux...
Are you drinking your calories? One nightly glass of wine adds an extra 700 calories to your diet every week, adding more than 10 pounds of potential flab a year. 
But don't just point the finger at wine: all alcoholic beverages can pack on the pounds. That 2.5-ounce Cosmo, for example, has 150 calories. A happy hour-worthy margarita (six ounces) has around 350 calories. And an eight-ounce Long Island iced tea can pack a whopping 600 calories. What's in a Drink?
As a drink's alcohol percentage increases, so do the calories. Eighty proof bourbon, brandy, gin, rum, scotch, tequila, vodka, and whiskey each have 65 calories per one-ounce serving 
If you're on a diet that restricts carbohydrates use club soda, diet soft drinks or water instead of a sweetened mixer. And choose clear liquors, which have fewer carbohydrates, over wine, beer and dark liquors. In general, liqueurs cram in 70-120 calories per ounce. 
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