Shields cashed in on the success and sold the brand to Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) in 2016, for an undisclosed fee. Three years later, the drinks conglomerate enacted a complete rebrand and relaunched the beverage as Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer.

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.

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

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.

Nick Shields David white came up with the idea for alcoholic water in 1996 when he came up with the idea for a project. The more modern renditions of Hard seltzers started with Nick Shields developing the 'Spiked Seltzer' branding style, in Westport, Connecticut, brewing the first commercial batches in November 2013.

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.

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

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.

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.

Also known as spiked seltzer, alcoholic seltzer, or hard sparkling water, hard seltzer is carbonated water combined with alcohol and fruit flavoring. Depending on the hard seltzer brand, these fruit flavors can come from real fruit juice or artificial flavoring.

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.

Seltzer: Seltzer is artificially carbonated, plain water made by dissolving carbon dioxide. This process raises the pH balance. Club Soda: Like seltzer, club soda is an artificially carbonated water made by dissolving carbon dioxide.

SpikedSeltzer was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev on Oct 9, 2016 .

Travis Scott's spiked seltzer Cacti has been discontinued in the wake of last month's deadly Astroworld festival disaster. Anheuser-Busch announced on Friday that the drink line was being discontinued weeks after the tragedy in Houston saw 10 people killed in a crowd surge, including a 9-year-old boy.

Liqueurs generally contain a lower alcohol content (15–30% ABV) than spirits and it has sweetener mixed, while some can have an ABV as high as 55%.

The hard seltzer story began in 1993. That year, Coors Brewing Company launched Zima Clearmalt, a clear and lightly carbonated malt-based beverage that was marketed as an alternative to beer, primarily targeting women.