> I discovered the tequila-based drink "Batanga" over this last
> weekend.
>
> The recipe isn't online here (at least by that name). It's also not
> at Drinkboy or CocktailDB.
>
> The Book "80 Bars in 80 Days" has a rocks glass recipe with a 2-ounce
> pour of tequila, topped with Coca-Cola. YouTube
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os08Ke3OrP0 shows the same bartender
> (Don Javier) making the same drink in a tall glass, but probably
> still with the half tequila half Coke proportions.
>
> There's also a reference to the drink and the ritual at Tequila
> Aficionado http://www.tequilaaficionado.com/print.php?sid=358
>
> Anyone have direct experience with this Coke/Tequila/Lime/Salt
> drink?
>
> -- John Martin
Yes I had, I was drinking it at La Capilla Bar , in Tequila, prepared by Don
Javier in person. By the way, Don Javier was the one who invented the drink
something like 50 years old. He is now 83 if I remeber well and still
bartending every day, this man is a living legend,.
Dom