Black Cherry Hard Seltzer is a new style of refreshment: cold-fermented all-natural cane sugar, gluten-free and infused with fresh dark sweet cherry juice.

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.

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.

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

It gets its name from the German Selterser wasser, which means water from natural mineral springs near the village of Selters. Seltzer became more of a generic term for fizzy water as its popularity spread around Europe and North America.

It's loaded with plant polyphenol antioxidants, including anthocyanins, which makes this fruit a favorite for whole-body wellness. FEEL-GOOD JOINTS: Our Black Cherry Juice is packed with the concentrated strength of hundreds of black cherries which may help support healthy joints, heart function, and exercise recovery.

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.

Hard seltzer is a popular alcoholic drink that combines alcohol with flavored carbonated water. Compared to many other alcoholic drinks, hard seltzer is lower in alcohol content, calories, and sugar. No amount of alcohol - including hard seltzer - is good for you.

The brand was actually founded by a fellow named Nick Shields back in 2013 when it was simply called Spiked Seltzer. AB InBev acquired the brand back in 2016 and decided to rebrand it as Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer - a play on the phrase “bon vivant” - to help it stand out from the rest of the fizzy water pack.

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While alcoholic content differs between brands, hard seltzer is usually similar to beer at 4-6% alcohol. A note of warning though, it's easy to drink more alcohol than you intended to with hard seltzers as they taste like fizzy sugar water and aren't as filling as beer or other drinks.

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.

Seltzer water can be used as a fun, fizzy finisher for zero-proof and regular cocktails. It can also be used in place of club soda in any of your favorite drink recipes. Try adding a splash to 100% fruit juice along with sliced, fresh fruit. Or add it to your next smoothie for a light, airy treat.

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Cherry extract is, in fact, an incredibly potent antioxidant that helps your skin defend itself against environmental aggressors whilst calming any inflammation. Plus, black cherries are rich in vitamin C, which is our favourite brightening ingredient.

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.