How to Use the Alcohol Calorie Calculator
Even at "one drink," calories vary a lot between alcohol types because serving sizes and ABV differ so much. This calculator lets you pick a drink type — beer, soju, wine, makgeolli, or whiskey/spirits — enter how many you had, and instantly shows the total calories along with the calories per drink.
Based on standard servings, beer (12 oz) runs about 210 kcal, soju (1.7 oz shot) about 65 kcal, wine (5 oz) about 125 kcal, makgeolli (6.8 oz) about 150 kcal, and whiskey (1 oz shot) about 70 kcal. Beer and makgeolli often end up higher per serving because the pour itself is larger, even though their ABV is lower, while spirits like soju and whiskey have a high ABV but a small pour, keeping calories per drink relatively low.
Think back on how many drinks you had at a night out and enter them here to get a rough sense of how many calories came from alcohol alone. If you mixed different types, calculate each one separately and add them together.
Alcohol itself is calorie-dense at about 7 kcal per gram, so calories can add up fast over several drinks even without any food on the side. The FAQ below breaks down the calorie differences between drink types in more detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Per standard drink, spirits like soju and whiskey tend to run lower, while beer and makgeolli have more calories per serving because of their larger pour size.
Not necessarily. Even with a high ABV, a small pour like a whiskey shot can end up with fewer total calories than a larger, lower-ABV drink.
Alcohol itself is calorie-dense at about 7 kcal per gram, so calories can add up quickly over several drinks even without any food.