How many calories in a rum and Coke
A rum and Coke has about 172 kcal, split between the rum and the sugar in the cola.
Portion
To burn it off
The rum brings the alcohol and the cola brings the sugar, 21 g of it in a glass. Roughly half the calories come from each.
One is 172 kcal and three on a night out is 516. That's more than you might guess for something that goes down that easily.
The easiest swap is the mixer. With diet cola, the sugar goes and you're left with mostly the rum.
Tips
- 1Ask for diet or zero cola, it barely changes the taste.
- 2Have a tall one with lots of ice so it lasts longer.
- 3Swap every other one for a soft drink with lime.
Where it comes from
The story goes that in August 1900 a US Army captain in a Havana bar mixed Bacardi rum with Coca-Cola and lime and toasted Por Cuba libre, for a free Cuba, after the war with Spain. That is Bacardi's own account, backed by a 1965 affidavit from one of its ad men who said he was there, so historians treat the details with care. The name Cuba Libre stuck.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Bacardi Limited, The Cuba Libre
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Questions
How many calories in a rum and Diet Coke?
A lot less. Most of the sugar goes, so you're left with mainly the rum, about half of the 172.
How much sugar is in a rum and Coke?
About 21 g of carbs, nearly all of it sugar from the cola.
How many calories in three rum and Cokes?
About 516 kcal.
How many calories in a rum and Coke with a double?
About 260 kcal. The extra shot of rum adds around 88 to the 172.
Does spiced rum have more calories than white rum?
Often a little, because many spiced rums have sugar added. Next to the 21 g of sugar in the cola, the difference is small.
