Low syn summer cocktails

If you’re following Slimming World but still want to enjoy a summery cocktail, we’ve got you covered. These 5 drinks are refreshing, super quick to make, and low in syns – so you can stay on plan and still raise a glass in the sunshine.

1. Cucumber & Mint Gin Cooler – 3 syns per serving

Ingredients:

  • 25ml gin (3 syns)

  • Diet tonic water or soda water (0 syns)

  • Cucumber ribbons

  • Fresh mint (optional)

  • Ice

Method:
Add cucumber and mint to a tall glass with ice. Pour in the gin and top with diet tonic. Stir gently and enjoy.

Why it works: Crisp and cooling with minimal syns – perfect for garden lounging.

2. Strawberry Spritzer – 3.5 syns per glass

Ingredients:

  • 75ml dry rosé wine (3 syns)

  • Sparkling water (0 syns)

  • A few fresh strawberries, sliced (½ syn max if blended)

  • Ice

Method:
Add strawberries to a glass, top with ice, pour in rosé, and top with sparkling water.

Why it works: Light, fruity, and feels like a treat without blowing your syns.

3. Peach Iced Tea Refresher – 2.5 syns per glass

Ingredients:

  • 25ml vodka (2.5 syns)

  • No added sugar peach iced tea (0 syns)

  • Lemon slice and mint

  • Ice

Method:
Fill a glass with ice, pour over vodka and peach tea. Add lemon and mint to garnish.

Why it works: Feels sweet and summery, but super low on syns.

4. Basil Lime Mojito (Without the Sugar) – 3 syns per glass

Ingredients:

  • 25ml white rum (3 syns)

  • Fresh lime juice

  • Basil or mint leaves

  • Soda water (0 syns)

  • Ice

Method:
Muddle basil/mint with lime juice, add rum and ice, top with soda water and stir.

Why it works: A zingy, herbaceous drink without the syrupy extras.

5. Watermelon Gin Fizz – 3 syns per glass

Ingredients:

  • 25ml gin (3 syns)

  • Fresh watermelon chunks

  • Soda water (0 syns)

  • Lime wedge

  • Ice

Method:
Muddle watermelon in a shaker or glass, add gin and lime juice, shake or stir with ice, top with soda water.

Why it works: Sweetness from fresh fruit with no need for sugary mixers.

Slimming World Tip:
Always measure your alcohol as it’s easy to over-pour. Stick to 25ml for spirits and use diet or sugar-free mixers wherever possible.

Want more low-syn treat ideas? Check out our other posts on guilt-free snacks, fakeaway recipes, and sweet treats that won’t sabotage your goals.

Review: Black Tower B Fruitiful Passionfruit / Strawberry

I’ve been on something of a quest all summer to find the perfect low-syn tipple and today I’m going to tell you about another innovative low-calorie, low syn offering by Black Tower: the B Fruitiful range. It’s very exciting to see well-established brands responding to demand for lower calorie drinks with just as much variety and flavour as full sugar alternatives. Read on for a review of the range, and some fun ideas for how these can be enjoyed.

Black Tower are on a mission with their extensive lower calorie range. I reviewed the B Secco White and Rosé back in June, which we enjoyed as a toast to my bridesmaid proposal - it went down a storm!

This offering is a light wine infused with fruit flavours - there are two options on the market: B Fruitiful Passionfruit & Pineapple (in a White wine style) and B Fruitiful Strawberry & Raspberry which is in the style of a Rosé.

Each 125ml glass of B Fruitful wine is 5.5% alcohol and 55 calories, which is just 3 syns on slimming world. This is just half of the syn value of regular wine, meaning — more for you!

b fruitful.jpg
B_Fruitiful_Rosé.jpg

With Cheese, Please:

I’m a sucker for anything with passionfruit in, so was very excited to try the passionfruit version first. The passionfruit and pineapple flavours were prominent but not overbearing - it was zingy and refreshing. I had a couple of glasses with a cheese board (Light Halloumi, Brie and Cheddar for my Healthy Extra A) - highly recommend! The combination was absolutely delicious.

Drunken Strawberries:

Later that week, I tried the B Fruitful Strawberry with dessert. I mean that quite literally — I made “Drunken Strawberries” which is a very simple dessert. Simply soak strawberries in about 75ml of B Fruitiful Strawberry, leave in the fridge for about an hour and serve with a large spray of Tesco Lighter Real Dairy Spray Cream (2 syns per portion). This dessert came to 4 syns and since I couldn’t resist an extra glass - my total for the day came to 7 syns. The strawberry version is sweeter than the passionfruit offering, and is nicely balanced with the wine flavours.

In summary, If you enjoy wine and have quite the sweet tooth - there is nothing really comparable on the market today. If you are usually into the very dry wines, you may prefer one of the B by Black Tower low calorie wines, but these can still be enjoyed as a dessert drink.

B Fruitiful wines are exclusively available at Tesco Ireland at the moment at a mere 5 Euro. There is still some nice weather left to be enjoyed - I recommend this as the perfect companion to the longer evenings!