Name: Batanga
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 pinch Salt; 12.5 ml Lime juice; 60 ml Blanco tequila; 105 ml Cola

Ingredients

1 pinch

Salt (sea salt)

⁵⁄₁₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

2 fl oz

Blanco tequila

3 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Cola

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.

RIM glass with salt (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into salt).

Method

STIR salt with lime juice in base of glass to dissolve salt.

Add ice and other ingredients and briefly stir.

Garnish

No additional garnish. (The preprepared rim is garnish enough.)

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.9 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 1961 by the legendary Don Javier Delgado Corona, owner/bartender of La Capilla (The Chapel) in Tequila, Mexico. Don Javier famously ritualistically stirred this drink with the knife he used to cut the limes, something he did into his eighties.

The Batanga is a popular drink in Mexico, helped by being featured in an advertising campaign by El Tequileño, a tequila made close to Don Javier's bar.

Comments & Discussion

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Joseph Nelson Premium Member 46w

I would not expect a bit of salt and blanco to make such an interesting and tasty drink, but here we are! I had some blanco tequila I was eager to clean up as I'm not a fan of the stuff and this drink not only proved to be a good means to do it...it also managed to be more enjoyable than the classic Cuba Libre to me! A good quality blanco helps this stand out, I suspect. And I was a little aggressive with the salt.

Bruce Bowman 1y

5/12 of an oz of lime juice? Peculiar.

I think I'll go with a tablespoon. Seems to me there's more of a difference from lime-to-lime than 1/12th of an oz would make.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

5/12oz = 12.5ml is a common measure here, as 25ml is the legal measure for spirits. A tablespoon is officially nearer to 15ml (1/2oz).

Asher Günther 2y

S'alright. Was skeptical of the need to add salt into the drink with the salted rim but it definitely is necessary. Still think the Cuba Libre works better

Chris Dimal 3y

Indeed a true Tequila 'n Coke with salt. Probably the best drink you could make with a Mixto without it being too bad.

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

This was outstanding. Understand why it is popular in Mexico. It is kind of a Margarita meets a Cuba Libra. Has the best of both drinks. Went perfectly with a spicy Mexican meal.

Promise Xu 5y

If you are in doubt about how much is 2 pinch, go easy on the salt - you could always add more. If you end up adding too much (like I did), adding a bit of bitter could salvage it.