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Why you’ll love it

Cold tequila, sharp fresh lime, fizzy cola, plenty of ice, and a salty rim create a legendary Mexican cocktail with almost no preparation and an unmistakably bold finish. 🥃

Ingredients

• Batanga base 🥃
• 🥃 240 ml blanco tequila (1 cup / 8 fl oz)
• 🍋 120 ml fresh lime juice (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
• 🥤 480 ml very cold Mexican cola or regular cola (2 cups / 16 fl oz)
• 🧊 600 g ice cubes (approximately 5 cups / 1.3 lb)
• Salted lime rim 🍋
• 🍋 2 lime wedges
• 🧂 25 g coarse sea salt (2 tbsp / 0.9 oz)
• 🌶️ 1 tsp Tajín, optional
• To finish 🍽️
• 🍋 Fresh lime wheels
• 🍋 Lime wedges
• 🧂 Small pinch flaky salt
• 🥤 Extra chilled cola, if needed

Preparation

• 1 Chill the glasses ❄️ Place tall highball glasses in the refrigerator or freezer for 10 minutes. Keeping the glass, cola, and tequila cold helps the drink stay crisp without excessive dilution.
• 2 Prepare the rim 🍋 Spread the coarse salt on a small plate and mix in the optional Tajín. Rub a lime wedge around only the outside edge of each chilled glass.
• 3 Salt the glasses 🧂 Press the moistened rim gently into the salt mixture. Keep the salt mostly on the outside of the glass so the cocktail does not become overly salty.
• 4 Fill with ice 🧊 Pack each prepared glass generously with fresh ice cubes. A full glass of ice melts more slowly than a small amount and keeps the Batanga colder.
• 5 Add fresh lime 🍋 Pour the fresh lime juice directly over the ice. Use freshly squeezed juice rather than bottled lime because the citrus is one of the main flavors of the cocktail.
• 6 Add the tequila 🥃 Pour the blanco tequila over the lime and ice. Allow it to settle briefly through the cubes before adding the cola.
• 7 Add the cola 🥤 Slowly pour the very cold cola down the inside of the glass. Stop before reaching the rim so the carbonation has enough space and does not overflow.
• 8 Stir gently ✨ Use a long bar spoon to stir from the bottom upward only two or three times. Combine the tequila and lime without knocking too much carbonation out of the cola.
• 9 Adjust the balance 🍋 Taste the cocktail. Add a small squeeze of lime when you want more acidity or a splash of cola when you prefer a softer tequila flavor.
• 10 Add the garnish 🌿 Place a fresh lime wheel inside the glass or along the rim. Add a tiny pinch of flaky salt over the ice for a stronger cantina-style savory finish.
• 11 Serve immediately 🍹 Serve the Batanga while the cola is highly carbonated and the glass is ice cold. Keep extra lime wedges beside the drink for anyone who wants a sharper citrus finish.

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