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A Texas bartender calls out a customer for not taking his suggestion for getting a ranch water. The customer ordered the 'same' thing.
If you ask a bartender for their recommendation, you should be willing to take it—or else you might experience their wrath. One Texas bartender shared how he recommended a ranch water to a customer, but the customer did something annoying instead.
In a TikTok with over 96,200 views, Harry (@theregoesharry) calls out the customer who declined his recommendation before proceeding to order the “same” drink.
While walking down the street, Harry has a question for patrons that ignore a bartender’s recommendation.
“Why do y’all come to the bar and be like, ‘Give me something with tequila?’” Harry begins.
Whenever a customer asks for a tequila drink, the Texas bartender says he suggests getting a ranch water. A classic cocktail in the state of Texas feels like a solid suggestion.
“’Give me tequila, soda, and a little bit of lime juice,’” he recalls a customer telling him instead.
This order grinds Henry’s gears, as he believes both are the same thing. “Bro that is exactly what a ranch water is,” the on-screen text reads.
Harry told BroBible, “We make ranch waters with tequila, lime juice and soda water. We don’t carry any mineral waters. Many dive bars don’t carry mineral waters. So it’s still a ranch water with soda water but typically a mineral water is used. It’s tequila, lime juice and any Mineral water but soda water is also fine.”
‘Ranch Water Sounds Funk’
Viewers in the comments section also questioned the bartender’s recommendation, claiming the name is off-putting.
“Because a ranch water sounds funk,” one TikTok commenter wrote.
“Ranch water doesn’t sound appealing,” another added.
“They think it’s that seltzer can drink,” a third chimed in.
Others claimed that ranch water is supposed to use Topo Chico, not soda water.
“Ranch water is tequila lime and MINERAL water, like topo Chico … not soda water,” one commented.
“Ranch water is SPECIFICALLY made with topo Chico though and plenty of places will use off brand soda and still call it a ranch water and that’s wrong,” one shared.
“Isn’t a ranch water made mainly with topo chico though?” one questioned.
“Depending on the bar, a lot of dive bars use soda water but it’s supposed to be Topo or a mineral water,” Harry replied back.
How Was Ranch Water Created?
Ranch Water’s origins trace back to Austin, Texas, in the late 1990s at Ranch 616. The recipe was created by the restaurant’s owner Kevin Williamson while on hunting trips with his father. The duo would mix tequila and lime juice in a water bottle and then top it off with chilled Topo Chico.
Austin Monthly reports that the original recipe is two parts reposado tequila, one part orange liqueur, and one part lime, served over ice accompanied with a Top Chico.
How Do You Make A Ranch Water?
Some ranch water enthusiasts are adamant that Topo Chico must be used.
Others believe any mineral water can be used. What you get if you order this at a bar is going to depend on the establishment and the inventory available. Topo Chico experienced a major shortage this past year and is finally making it way back onto shelves, CNN shares. During this period, other mineral waters or soda water were used to replace Topo Chico.
This cocktail is an easy drink to make at home. According to Liquor, the cocktail has 1 and a half ounces of blanco tequila, half an ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice, and chilled Topo Chico filled to the top of the glass. All the ingredients are stirred briefly and combined all together in either a highball or Collins glass. The last step and most crucial is adding a lime wedge as a garnish.