Batanga
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Tequila — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Cola, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
- Salt, for rim (Pinch, for rim) — pinch
Method
- Salt the rim of a highball glass.
- Fill with ice and add the tequila and lime juice.
- Top with cola, traditionally stirring with a knife directly in the glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Description: A simple tequila and cola highball with a salted rim, famously mixed by stirring with the bartender's own knife.
Cultural Background: Created by legendary Mexican bartender Don Javier Delgado Corona at La Capilla bar in Tequila, Jalisco, where he's stirred it with a knife for decades.
Tips: The salt rim is essential to the traditional recipe — don't skip it.
Variations: A squeeze of extra lime just before drinking brightens the cola noticeably.
Serving Suggestion: Serve tall, over ice, as a rustic, traditional Jalisco highball.
Nutrition: Approx. 170 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why is it stirred with a knife?
A: It's simply Don Javier's decades-long personal signature style at La Capilla, now part of the drink's lore.
- Tequila — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Cola, to top — 120 ml (4 oz)
- Salt, for rim (Pinch, for rim) — pinch
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