Over the last few years, spiked drinks such as hard seltzers and canned cocktails have become more popular than ever before. With these becoming the drink of choice for many, more and more brands keep popping up. Now, with this section of the beverage industry continuing to grow, Texas could soon change the law so these drinks can be sold outside of liquor stores as well.
Currently in Texas, it is only legal to sell beer, wine and alcoholic seltzer drinks at retailers other than liquor stores. While most of these seltzers, and some canned cocktails, are made with malt liquor, brands that use actual liquor can only be sold at liquor stores. However, Sen. Kelly Hancock or Fort Worth recently introduced Senate Bill 1288, which would allow some liquor-based drinks to be sold outside liquor stores.
According to Axios, this followed the House version of the bill, which was introduced by Rep. Justin Holland of Rockwall a few weeks ago. While no decision has been made, if passed canned cocktails, and other drinks with alcohol contents up to 17%, would be able to be sold at gas stations and grocery stores. It seems with this, the hard seltzer and canned cocktail trend isn’t going anywhere.
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