The beverage company still produces Bon & Viv and Natty Light Hard Seltzer, but like Cacti, ABI is allowing them to take a back-burner role to other hard seltzer brands in the company's portfolio.

When SpikedSeltzer rebranded as Bon & Viv, the process involved a lot more than a name change and a packaging update. The company introduced a new range of flavors, lowered the drink's alcohol content from 6 to 4.5 percent ABV, and slashed sugar content to reach lower calorie and carbohydrate counts.

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4.5% alc/vol. Grapefruit/Mango/Cranberry: Purified Water, Cold-Fermented Corn Syrup, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Malted Rice. Black Cherry: Purified Water, Cold-Fermented Corn Syrup, Natural Flavors, Sodium Citrate, Malted Rice.

In early 2018, there were 10 hard seltzer brands; a year later, the number had grown to 26. In 2020, there were over 65 brands. Still, White Claw, owned by Mark Anthony Brands, has maintained about half of sales, with Truly, owned by Boston Beer Company, coming in second.

4.5 % Description: This refreshing, purified seltzer has only 9 grams of sugar, natural fruit flavors, and clocks in at 4.5 % alcohol.

PERCEIVED AS HEALTHIER Hard seltzer typically contains around 5% alcohol content by volume and is lower in calories than most comparable alcoholic drinks. It's also gluten free and low in sugar, giving off a healthier impression to consumers.

This process means hard seltzer somewhat surprisingly falls into the beer category as a “flavored malt beverage,” rather than into a pre-mix category. However, hard seltzer is made from fermenting cane sugar or sugar with water, whereas beer uses malted grains as the primary source of sugar.

In the US the alcohol is usually made by fermenting cane sugar or malted barley. Hard seltzer products outside of the US have been found to use either neutral spirit, or fermentation of fruit. The alcohol by volume is around 5% and the calorie-content is relatively low.

With no barley or wheat, this flavored seltzer is totally gluten free and has a 4.5% ABV. BON V! V alcoholic drinks have 0 grams of sugar and 90 calories per serving, without sacrificing flavor so you can have your drink and enjoy it too. This sparkling alcohol drink comes in slim seltzer cans for easy handling.

The addition of carbon dioxide gives a can of seltzer its distinctive bubbles and fizz. Thus, hard seltzer is alcoholic soda water. Most hard seltzers on the market today are between 4% and 5% alcohol by volume (ABV), though some have a higher ABV.

Hard seltzer is also a fermented, alcoholic beverage, but seltzers are made by fermenting cane sugar. They're not cocktails in a can; there's actually no liquor in them. They are their own type of alcoholic beverage. Hard seltzers are almost always around 4% to 5% alcohol by volume.