Before canned cocktails, there was Ranch Water. Big Country Foods creative director and former bartender Ricky Cobia—as mentioned in the July/August 2022 issue—had worked on ranches in Central Texas for years. There, fellow ranch hands introduced him to the quick and refreshing goodness of this tequila cocktail. With only three ingredients, it can be made anywhere with little to no prep. But here Cobia shares two ways to make it: the cowboy way in the bottle or at home.