Rancho La Gloria’s canned margarita cocktails are available at Total Wine, World Market, and Publix. For companies that are used to enjoying high on-premise (ie: at bars or restaurants) sales, an RTD for consumers to enjoy safely and comfortably at home offers a lifeline in the face of declining sales. RTDs are a popular option among those who miss having bartenders and mixologists mix their craft cocktails for them.Īt the same time, many breweries, distillers, and other spirits companies are releasing their own conveniently canned cocktails to stay on trend while meeting consumer demand. RTDs are in fact one of the fastest growing alcohol categories.Īs the on-going Covid-19 situation continues to affect bars and restaurants, people are drinking at home more, and they are looking for lighter, easy to drink options. Marjorie was a dancer at the hotel who was allegedly allergic to certain types of liquor but not tequila, prompting the bartender to create a drink she could enjoy.īringing its margarita wine cocktails to the RTD market makes it easier for all legal-drinking-age (LDA) consumers to enjoy them. While there are varying accounts of the margarita’s origin, according to the company’s website, the popular cocktail was created in 1938 and named for Marjorie King. The RTD brand gets its name from Tijuana’s legendary Rancho La Gloria Hotel. Each pop contains 100 calories and six percent ABV. Three of Rancho’s most popular flavors – Lime, Strawberry, and Mango – also come in a freeze and eat popsicle. They can be enjoyed on the rocks, straight out of the bottle, or blended to make a frozen margarita. The margarita wine comes in the same fruity flavors as the canned cocktails plus Paloma, which is made with Texas ruby red grapefruit. In addition to the new canned cocktails, Rancho La Gloria produces 750 ml bottled RTD margaritas with a higher ABV at 13.9 percent ABV. Rancho La Gloria does not use any artificial ingredients in its cocktails. Rancho La Gloria uses only 100% Blue Weber Agave, which is harvested for USDA certified Organic Blue Agave nectar, and fermented into agave wine.” It is made from fermented agave sap, while tequila is made instead through a distillation process.Īccording to the company’s website, “Agave Wine provides an authentic tequila experience because, like tequila, it comes from the Agave plant. While similar in taste to tequila, agave wine is lower in alcohol. Rancho La Gloria’s take on the classic cocktail uses agave wine instead of traditional tequila. Rancho La Gloria’s sparkling cocktails come in Strawberry, Mango, Watermelon, Peach, and Classic Lime. The sparkling margaritas contain 9.9 percent ABV and come in 250 ml cans. The carbonated cocktails are made with one hundred percent de agave wine. Rancho La Gloria is introducing new ready-to-drink (RTD) canned margaritas. *I received a free sample of this product.One of the US’s most popular cocktails is about to get a lot more convenient and easier to drink. I am thrilled to be proved wrong by margarita canned drinks. I guess I just didn’t think of Marin as the home of the margarita canned drink. And their company headquarters are just a few miles from my house. While it is true that one of my freelance roles is as Dine Editor for Marin Magazine and I write frequently about local brands, I had never heard of Rancho la Gloria or their parent company, MPL Brands, based in Sausalito, until they sent me product to try. They are a Brand from a Marin-based Company Salted lime wedge after throwing down a tequila shot. Original, the savory, saltiness on the finish of each sip comes across like a Paired so well with the agave wine, I wanted to pour a second glass. The mango’s juiciness (via “natural flavors,” presumably) The finish expresses a saltiness that feels perfectly in tune with what this canned Even without a salted rim to add savoriness, While “naturalįlavors” are included, the spirit of blue agave is intact–a gentler, fresherĬousin to tequila’s intense power– and the lime juice punches through justĮnough to get your mouth watering. The ABV clocks in at 13.9%.Ī Rancho La Gloria margarita is perhaps best experienced via the Original flavor. The final ingredient, “natural flavors,” is less clear–natural fruit flavors or something else? The Rancho La Gloria margarita comes in a plastic bottle or can, making them easy to use anyplace glass is tricky. All are made with agave wine (tequila is derived from the same family of agave as the wine), water, cane sugar and lime juice. It is a ready to serve margarita, available in six flavors, including Strawberry, Paloma and Original. The key product in the company line-up is the Rancho La Gloria margarita.
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