Batanga
A beloved Mexican cantina drink born in the town of Tequila itself — tequila, lime, and Coca-Cola stirred with a knife in a salt-rimmed glass.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Blanco tequila
- 0.5 oz Fresh lime juice
- 4 oz Mexican Coca-Cola
- 1 pinch Salt
- salt rim (garnish) garnish
- lime wedge (garnish) garnish
Pairs With
Serve with casual Mexican street food like carne asada tacos, elote, or grilled chorizo; the Coca-Cola's sweetness and lime's tang mirror classic cantina simplicity.
Instructions
Rim a highball glass with salt by running a lime wedge around the edge and pressing into coarse salt
Fill the glass with ice
Squeeze fresh lime juice over the ice and drop the spent lime into the glass
Pour tequila over the ice
Top with Mexican Coca-Cola and stir once with a long knife or bar spoon
Garnish with a lime wedge
Tips
The original recipe from Don Javier at La Capilla bar calls for stirring with a large knife — it is part of the ritual Mexican Coca-Cola (made with cane sugar) tastes noticeably different and better than US Coca-Cola in this drink The salt rim is essential — it ties the tequila and cola together