NO. 13 | RANCH WATER

It’s quittin’ time on the ranch.

Boots off. Hat hung. Sun slipping low enough to finally take the edge off the day. Someone reaches for a cold one, but not just any cold one. Ranch Water. The unofficial official drink of West Texas and the only refreshment that understands restraint.

The original Ranch Water is simple and stubborn: sotol, fresh lime, and sparkling mineral water. No sugar. No fuss. Sotol is tequila’s wilder little cousin, born of the desert, sharp around the edges, and proud of it. It showed up quietly on ranches and in border towns, then wandered into the wider world pretending it hadn’t been raised feral.

This candle plays on citrus, agave, and citron and a hint of mint. Bright, clean, and bone-dry. It smells like shade, clinking ice, and that first long sip that makes your shoulders drop two inches. Crisp enough to feel earned. Relaxed enough to feel deserved.

And yes, it helps deter the bugs. Turns out mosquitoes can respect boundaries.

Light it, pour something cold, cue this playlist and call it a day.

PLAYLIST VIBE: Caamp