Looking for low calorie cocktails and sugar free mocktails that still taste layered and complex? Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water is the base, built without a single gram of added sugar. The Mediterranean flavour makes every glass feel indulgent while staying light. You want to serve these at your next gathering. Below you will find five recipes with Cretan twists.
Why olive water is the base for low calorie cocktails
Most cocktails and mocktails lean on sugary syrups or heavy tonic water to build flavour, and that is exactly where the calories pile up. Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water works differently. It carries the natural, savoury depth of Cretan olives, so low calorie cocktails made with it still taste complex from the first sip. There is no added sugar anywhere in the lineup, which makes it one of the easiest ways to build healthy cocktails or a proper sugar free mocktail without sacrificing flavour.
The fresh cucumber mocktail
A hydrating, low calorie option for warm days. The olive water gives this cucumber drink a savoury finish that sets it apart from a typical virgin cocktail. The flavour base is Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water Cucumber.
Ingredients:
- One can of Cucumber olive water
- Three thin ribbons of cucumber
- A handful of fresh mint leaves
- Juice of half a lime
- Crushed ice
Method: bruise the mint at the bottom of the glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice. Add the lime juice and cucumber ribbons. Top up with ice cold olive water. This is one of the lightest low calorie cocktails on the list, and a reliable sugar free mocktail choice for any guest.
The Mediterranean gin olive
A refined twist on the classic gin and tonic, built for anyone who wants a dry, herbal, botanical drink. This one includes alcohol, but it still keeps its place among low calorie cocktails thanks to the sugar free base. The flavour base is Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water Lemon.
Ingredients:
- One can of Lemon olive water
- Fifty ml premium dry gin
- One sprig of fresh rosemary
- Two olives on a cocktail stick
- Large ice cubes
Method: fill a large glass with ice cubes. Pour the gin over the top. Top up with the Lemon olive water for a light, low calorie finish. Stir briefly with the rosemary and garnish with the olives.
Ruby pink grapefruit spritz
Colourful, bittersweet and beautifully sparkling, this drink steals the show at any party while staying firmly in low calorie cocktails territory. It doubles as an easy sugar free mocktail for guests who want something lighter. Flavour base: Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water Grapefruit.
Ingredients:
- One can of Grapefruit olive water
- Fifty ml alcohol free red aperitif
- One slice of fresh red grapefruit
- Ice cubes
Method: fill a wine glass with ice. Add the alcohol free aperitif. Pour in the grapefruit olive water. Garnish with the slice of fruit. This is one of the simplest low calorie cocktails to prepare ahead of time.
Spicy ginger mocktail and highball
A powerful, warming drink with a serious kick, and still one of the lower calorie cocktails you can build at home. It works as a sugar free mocktail on its own, or as a robust ginger cocktail with a dash of bourbon for those who want more depth. Flavour base: Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water Ginger.
Ingredients:
- One can of Ginger olive water
- Forty five ml bourbon or a robust whiskey
- One slice of fresh ginger
- Asplash of fresh lemon juice
- Ice cubes
Method: fill a tall longdrink glass with ice. Add the lemon juice, and the bourbon if desired. Pour in the ginger olive water base. Garnish with fresh ginger for an intense finish.
The Kesbeke pickles dirty mary
A bold, savoury creation made in collaboration with Kesbeke. It works well as an aperitif or as a standout drink during a long brunch, and it stays among the low calorie cocktails on this list whether or not you add the vodka. Flavour base: Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water Kesbeke Pickles.
Ingredients:
- One can of Kesbeke Pickles olive water
- Forty ml premium vodka
- Two dashes of Tabasco
- One Kesbeke gherkin on a cocktail stick
- Ice cubes
Method: fill a sturdy glass with ice. Add the vodka and Tabasco for a stronger cocktail. Carefully top up with the Kesbeke Pickles olive water. Leave out the vodka for a fully sugar free mocktail. Garnish with the gherkin.
Yamas to a healthier get together
Whether the choice is a fresh cucumber mocktail, a spicy ginger highball, or a botanical gin olive, Gkazas Sparkling Olive Water turns any occasion into a lineup of genuinely low calorie cocktails. Every can delivers the complex, layered flavour of Cretan nature, completely sugar free and naturally light. Chill a few cans, invite some friends, and find out which of these low calorie cocktails becomes the new house favourite.
