Texas favorite Topo Chico gets some national love We're not looking forward to the Topo shortages to come

Thanks to a little help from Topo Chico Instagram photos, it's not hard to find the 22 reasons people are so dedicated to this drink. Thanks to a little help from Topo Chico Instagram photos, it's not hard to find the 22 reasons people are so dedicated to this drink. Photo: SAEN Photo: SAEN Image 1 of / 36 Caption Close Texas favorite Topo Chico gets some national love 1 / 36 Back to Gallery

The New York Times this week took notice of Topo Chico, that Texas cult favorite mineral water that is said to be the most reliable hangover cure besides the actual hair of the dog.

Pairing a tall, cold bottle of the stuff and say, two barbacoa tacos, can cure you of whatever is ailing you -- a hangover, a breakup, a death in the family, losing a bidding war on eBay for a Lone Star Beer hat.

It can be like one of Willy Wonka's fizzy lifting drinks for your body, but without nearly being beheaded in a bubble-stack with your grandfather.

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It's been bottled since 1895, coming from a spring at the foot of the Cerro del Topo Chico in Monterrey, Mexico.

It's been said that it aids in the digestive process but that's yet to be medically proven, just as there is no definitive proof that Whataburger is an antidepressant.

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Kate Murphy with the New York Times took a long look at the cult of Topo Chico this week, with even Justin Yu, owner of Houston's award-winning restaurant Oxheart, chiming in with his love of the brand.

The product's American distributor, Interex, based in Fort Worth, told Murphy that it is available in about 29 states but only in limited quantities. That could change soon if Murphy's piece sparks enough interest.

"This super bubbly agua mineral, in retro green-tinted glass bottles, has developed a fervent following here in Texas," Murphy writes.

That's an understatement in some circles.

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"Devotees stock entire refrigerators with the stuff and tattoo themselves with the brand's logo, an Aztec princess who legend has it was healed by drinking the water, which emanates from an inactive volcano in Monterrey," Murphy writes.

We're not looking forward to the Topo shortages to come.