- 60 ml2 ozblanco tequila
- 0 topcola
- 1 wedgelime wedge
Garnish: lime wedge
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- ~14% ABV
- Difficulty
- ●●●
Method
- Salt the rim of a highball glass and fill it with ice.
- Add the tequila and squeeze in the lime wedge.
- Top with cola.
- Stir briefly, traditionally with a long knife, and serve.
The story
Don Javier Delgado Corona built this at his bar La Capilla in the town of Tequila, Jalisco, in 1961, and kept stirring it himself with whatever long knife was on the bar for decades after. It's basically a tequila Cuba Libre, but the blanco spirit and the knife-stirred ritual are what keep it a serious order rather than a gimmick.
Flavour
Quick answers
Batanga questions
How do you make a Batanga?
Salt the rim of a highball glass and fill it with ice. Add the tequila and squeeze in the lime wedge. Top with cola. Stir briefly, traditionally with a long knife, and serve. You need 60 ml (2 oz) blanco tequila, 0 top cola and 1 wedge lime wedge.
What's in a Batanga?
Blanco tequila, cola and lime wedge, garnished with lime wedge.
Is a Batanga shaken or stirred?
Built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Batanga served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How strong is a Batanga?
About 14% ABV once it is diluted, on the lighter side for a cocktail.
Barback: 100 Cocktails
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