That is a calorie if the alcohol is burned in a flame. An alcohol calorie isnt a carb calorie. https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/10/cocktail-science-do-alco

That is a calorie if the alcohol is burned in a flame. An alcohol calorie isnt a carb calorie. https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/10/cocktail-science-do-alcohol-calories-count-digesting-spirits.html https://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/10/cocktail-science-do-a... https://www.quora.com/Do-calories-in-alcohol-really-exist-If-you-drink-only-vodka-no-food-will-you-get-fat https://www.quora.com/Do-calories-in-alcohol-really-exist-If... I cant find an exact answer, but combining the ideas that: the metabolic pathways for ethanol take precedence over the metabolism of other food components, leading to fat conversion and storage of higher-kcal foods than would be expected if the energy for metabolism was not diverted to the alcohol; the extra energy needed to metabolize alcohol should become a net drain on energy reserves; and alcohol is almost never fully metabolized, but rather excreted as acetic acid - I think it is safe to assume that an ethanol calorie actually provides the body very little energy AND if youre not eating while you are drinking there isnt a way for the body to store the energy as fat for later.