Batanga

Name: Batanga
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 oz blanco tequila; Mexican cola; 0.5 oz fresh lime juice; Salt for the rim

The legendary tequila-and-cola from La Capilla in Tequila town, built with a salt rim and stirred with a knife. Simple, savory, and endlessly drinkable.

4 ingredients5 minutesHighball

Ingredients

2 oz blanco tequila

Mexican cola

0.5 oz fresh lime juice

Salt for the rim

Method

Salt the rim of a tall glass; fill with ice.
Add lime and tequila.
Top with cola.
Stir (traditionally with a knife) and garnish with lime.

Panel note

The blanco you choose changes this drink completely. Sweetened tequila reads as syrup here; a dry, agave-forward one reads as agave.