Introducing Caliwater Dragon Fruit Cactus Water, Created With Benson Boone

Light and fruity with a tropical twist, the new release delivers plant-based hydration that is refreshing and easy to drink

By Zoë Mackay

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November 12, 2026

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Plain water does the job, but it rarely makes you look forward to the next sip, and staying refreshed should feel like something you want to do rather than something you have to do. There is an easygoing middle ground, and it starts with a cactus. 

Enter Caliwater Dragon Fruit Cactus Water, created with Benson Boone. Light and fruity, a little like kiwi with a tropical twist, and made from prickly pear, the new release delivers plant-based hydration that is light, refreshing, and easy to like.

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Caliwater created the dragon fruit flavor with Boone, who they say has been a “true fan of the brand.” The singer first got to know Caliwater through co-founders Vanessa Hudgens and Oliver Trevena, and his connection to the brand started long before there was a flavor to his name: on tour, Caliwater was the go-to drink for him and his crew, to keep everyone refreshed and hydrated. Creating Dragon Fruit was a natural next step: a flavor made by someone who already loved what was in the can.

The new Dragon Fruit Caliwater is light and bright, and features the still water in dragon fruit-inspired pink cans. An accompanying campaign features Boone posing seductively with the cans in a bathtub.

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Here’s what else to know about Boone’s new Caliwater partnership.

Where the Cactus Comes In

Cactus water might sound like a desert dare, but the reality is a lot friendlier. Caliwater is plant-based hydration made from prickly pear cactus, and every flavor starts with prickly pear. The result is light, refreshing and still.

That last word matters. There are no bubbles here, nothing fizzy fighting for attention, just a cold, easygoing sip. Think of it less as something you save for later and more as the can you keep reaching for. Dragon Fruit takes that prickly pear starting point and gives it a tropical twist.

What’s In It, and What Isn’t

Some things are worth spelling out plainly. Caliwater says its products are Non-GMO Project Verified* and made with no artificial sweeteners or flavors. The brand says this is the kind of straightforward that “makes it easy to hand a can to whoever is sitting next to you.”

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The People Behind the Can

Caliwater was co-founded in 2021 by Hudgens and Trevena. Boone’s dragon fruit flavor comes on the heels of a blood orange flavor created with Demi Lovato earlier this year (Lovato is also an investor in the brand). Each collaboration brings its own personality, but the foundation stays the same, with every release using the prickly pear plant along with natural flavors.

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How Do You Drink Yours?

As part of the new flavor launch, the is asking people to show them how they drink their Caliwater (presumably not in the bathtub like Boone). There is no wrong answer here, which is exactly why Caliwater keeps asking. As the brand says, “Some people take it straight up, cold from the fridge, no fuss. Some take it outside, on a porch step or a beach towel or the passenger seat with the windows down. And some take it everywhere, tossed in a bag and cracked open whenever the moment calls for it.”

“Dragon Fruit was made for all of it,” the brand says. “Light enough for an afternoon, flavorful enough to feel like a choice, and still enough to sip slowly while the day does its thing.”

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So, How Do You Drink Yours? Snap a photo and tag @caliwater on social media to share your pics. Ready to experience the new flavor? Find it near you or shop online here.

Benson Boone is a Caliwater partner. *Non-GMO Project Verified applies to Caliwater 12 oz cans.

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