Enjoying a cocktail might be more calorific than you think Credit: Peopleimages It’s no secret that alcohol, whether it’s a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a dram of whisky, contains calories but has no nutritional value, hence the term ‘empty calories’. But are you aware of just how many calories your favourite tipple sets you back? Currently there is no law in place requiring producers to publish calorie contents on alcohol, meaning the health implications of a trip to the pub or bottle of wine with dinner comes down to guesswork. This could be about to change, however, following the discovery of leaked government documents revealing that health chiefs want to force larger pub chains to disclose the calorie content on their beers, wines and spirits.