This summer bourbon cocktail recipe is light and refreshing. Sweet and tangy, it’s perfect for those long hot summer evenings. With 0 carbs and just 130 calories, this is one Southern Belle drink you’ll want to make over and over again.
For this bourbon based cocktail recipe you’ll need: bourbon, sugar free tropical cherry water enhancer, sugar free tropical fusion water enhancer, sugar free orange tangerine water enhancer, lime, lemon, club soda, and ice. If you have some mint handy, a mint sprig for garnish will work great.
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What is in a Southern Belle?
When you think of bourbon cocktail recipes, it’s usually a fall and winter drink. Even though this hearty and robust drink has bourbon, this Southern Belle is a summer bourbon cocktail that’s just delicious. I think it really shows the versatility of a good bourbon!
The club soda keeps it light and gives it a little sparkle. You can adjust the amount of club soda to your own tastes. I like it light and bubbly.
It’s an easy bourbon cocktail to make by the pitcher, too. Just click on the serving size and move the bar to the number of servings you want. The ingredient amounts will adjust, too. I think it’s just about the most It’s an easy bourbon cocktail to make by the pitcher too. Just click on the number “1” to the right of the Serving size in the recipe. A slider will appear and you can move the bar to the number of servings you want. The ingredient amounts will adjust automatically for you. I think it’s just about the most perfect low carb summer cocktail for sitting in a rocker on the front porch and just watching the world go by.
So how do I make a Southern Belle low carb? Instead of lemon lime soda, orange juice, and other sugar ladened ingredients, I use sugar free water enhancers. They give you all the flavor you are looking for in a keto cocktail, but without all the carbs.
How do you make Southern Belles low carb?
A summer bourbon cocktail is just the thing to help me get back on track. I’ve been focusing on low carb comfort food and adapting my family recipes that make me feel nurtured. A whiskey, bourbon, or vodka cocktail on occasion keeps me relaxed and helps me to work on things like a meal plan.
Most Southern Belle recipes have both bourbon and whiskey in them. The other thing I see is Grenadine syrup. Grenadine syrup is made from pomegranate juice and sugar. It is definitely not something for a low carb diet. Then many add fruit juice like pineapple or orange. Both are full of sugar and thus carbs. Neither fit in my low carb lifestyle.
That’s where the sugar free water enhancers came in. The little bottles they come in are so cute and last a long time as you don’t use that much per cocktail.
Remember that even though bourbon is 0 carb, the alcohol will keep you from burning fat for a time. Cocktails tend to be something I have on the weekends because of that. This helps keep me in ketosis.
Southern Belle Drink. A Low Carb Bourbon Cocktail Recipe
Low Carb Southern Belle Drink
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bourbon
- 1/2 teaspoon Milo tropical cherry water enhancer Sugar free water enhancer
- 1/2 teaspoon Milo tropical fusion Sugar free water enhancer
- 1/4 teaspoon Milo orange-tangerine Sugar free water enhancer
- Squeeze of lime
- 6 ounces club soda
- lemon and lime rounds for garnish
- ice
Instructions
- Add the bourbon, water enhancers, and lime juice to a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a glass filled with ice.
- Pour the club soda over the top.
- Garnish with the lemon and lime.
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yes these cocktail are perfect for summer and also you can consume some healthy tea bags which is really healthy for your body during summer.
This is my family’s FAVORITE summer drink for the beach! The Mio flavors are amazing additions to the liquor keeping carbs in check! Cannot love this enough!