7 Crisp Ranch Water Cocktails for a Tantalizing Taste of Texas

You don't need cowboy boots or a love of longhorns to enjoy the classic Texan beverage that is ranch water. It's more than just a skinny margarita - you'll need to grab a few bottles of Topo Chico (yeah, you need to go with the brand name for the full experience) to get started. Can I get a yee-haw? Alright, let's get shaking with these ranch water recipes!

Quicker than picking up a Texas twang, the classic ranch water is ready in a blink. Bubbly with a touch of citrus, it's a great substitute for taco Tuesday.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a highball glass, add ice, tequila, and lime juice.
2. Top off with Topo Chico.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

All it takes is a little sprig of rosemary to bring Christmas to the ranch, well, anytime of year, really. Christmas in July, anyone?

Ingredients

• 2 ounces tequila
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• ½ ounce white cranberry juice
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Rosemary sprig and lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a rocks or highball glass, add ice, tequila, white cranberry juice, and lime juice.
2. Top off with Topo Chico.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and lime wheel.

For those who are limeade fanatics (the club meets every third Thursday), then this riff on ranch water is heaven sent.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• 2 ounces limeade
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a highball or rocks glass, add ice, tequila, and limeade.
2. Top off with Topo Chico.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

The ranch water is doubly refreshing and crisp with some muddled cucumber. Do you want to make that flavor even bigger since everything is bigger in Texas? Use a cucumber-infused tequila, too.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• 3-4 cucumber wheels
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Cucumber ribbon and lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber wheels with lime juice.
2. Add ice and tequila.
3. Shake to chill.
4. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
5. Top off with Topo Chico.
6. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and lime wheel.

No one gets fancied up like the Texans. You can imagine yourself at a larger-than-life-festivity with a ranch water martini in your hand.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• ½ ounce lime juice
• ¼ ounce orange liqueur
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. Chill a martini glass or coupe.
2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur.
3. Shake to chill.
4. Strain into the chilled glass.
5. Top off with Topo Chico.
6. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Ranch water flashes its range with a juicy bursting berry riff. Whether you decide to use homegrown (okay, store-bought) strawberries is up to you.

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• ¾ ounce strawberry liqueur
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2-3 strawberries, hulled and sliced
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Lime slice and mint sprig for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, strawberry liqueur, lime juice, and fresh strawberries.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain over fresh ice into a highball glass.
4. Top off with Topo Chico.
5. Stir briefly to mix.
6. Garnish with lime slice and mint sprig.

A splash of watermelon juice and your ranch water practically becomes a spa drink. #LaptopShutUntilTomorrow

Ingredients

• 1½ ounces tequila
• ¾ ounce watermelon juice
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Topo Chico to top off
• Lime wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a highball glass, add ice, tequila, watermelon juice, and lime juice.
2. Top off with Topo Chico.
3. Stir briefly to mix.
4. Garnish with a lime wheel.

You don't need to be a cowboy or farmer to enjoy a ranch water. You don't even need to be in Texas. Wrangle yourself some tequila, rope in some Topo Chico, and give that lime a squeeze. It's time to enjoy a Texas-sized flavorful cocktail.