Is “ranch water” a thing outside of Texas (and California)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The term ranch water is a new thing.

Uh no. This has been a drink for years. But par for the course on DCUM to discover a thing that has existed for years and they think it’s new.

Don’t be cranky

LOL sorry grandma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As someone who grew up with cattle, the term “ranch water” means something completely different and not anything you’d want to consume.

Yeah, the name sounds to me like the Texas version of bilgewater. Plus I also grew up around cattle.

[Anonymous]

It's just tequila and topo chico, right? I mean, you can get topo chico at Giant now, so it's not like it's still some big texan secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of it (in California)

Lot of SoCal people I know drink tequila and sodas.

Err, OK, but we sure don't call it "ranch water". And I drink margaritas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what’s so special about Topo Chico vs any other sparkling water for this drink?

Topo is a Mexican mineral water and it comes in 12oz glass bottles. I believe the drink was created by taking a first swig out of the Topo bottle, then topping off the bottle with a shot or two of tequila, then squeeze of lime. Then restaurants and bars in Texas started serving it as a cocktail, sometimes with your own Topo bottle and the tequila and lime juice on the rocks in a glass, allowing you to control the dilution of the cocktail.

[Anonymous]

Did Topo use to be a lot cheaper? It’s like $20 for a dozen bottles now.

[Anonymous]

I've lived in CA for 20 years this spring and have never heard of ranch water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in CA for 20 years this spring and have never heard of ranch water.

I think this is a West Texas thing. I'd never heard of it in East TX until recently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in CA for 20 years this spring and have never heard of ranch water.

30 years for me. So. Cal. Never heard of it even in public high school and college there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've lived in CA for 20 years this spring and have never heard of ranch water.

30 years for me. So. Cal. Never heard of it even in public high school and college there

Why does living in CA matter? Multiple posters have mentioned it was invented in TX.

Supposedly it’s origins go back to a restaurant in the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch_water

[Anonymous]

pretty sure this is known as a
'margarita'
in Mexico... (vs US margaritas)

[Anonymous]

^ w/o the syrup. sometimes people add triple sec but often not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:pretty sure this is known as a
'margarita'
in Mexico... (vs US margaritas)

No. No sugar added, no salted glass, and no sugary triple sec (Cointreau) liqueur. It's very hydrating and lets the tequila shine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pretty sure this is known as a
'margarita'
in Mexico... (vs US margaritas)

No. No sugar added, no salted glass, and no sugary triple sec (Cointreau) liqueur. It's very hydrating and lets the tequila shine.

?? That’s why PP said it’s a marg in Mexico and not the US. What you described as a margarita is how the US serves them (eg sugar, salted glass, triple sec etc.).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did Topo use to be a lot cheaper? It’s like $20 for a dozen bottles now.

WF still usually sells it for ~$12. Walmart is now ~$14. When it went out of stock during the pandemic, people really hyped the price of it.