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Cherry Batanga (Simple Tequila and Coke Cocktail)

Amy Traynor
This cherry flavored riff on the Batanga uses luxurious cherry syrup and flakey sea salt to elevate a simple Tequila & Coke.
3.42 from 12 votes
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients
  

For the cocktail:

  • oz tequila blanco
  • ½ oz lime juice (roughly the just of half a lime)
  • 1 Luxardo Maraschino Cherry (with a bar spoon of syrup from the jar)
  • 4-6 oz Fever-Tree Distillers Cola (or other premium cola)

For rimming the glass:

  • 1 lime wedge
  • flakey sea salt

Instructions
 

To rim the glass:

  • Cut a lime wedge and run it along the outside edge of a tall glass.
  • Pour a couple of tablespoons of flakey salt into a shallow dish and dip the moistened edge of the glass into the salt. Gently shake to remove any excess.

To make the cocktail:

  • Combine the Luxardo cherry and its syrup and the fresh lime juice in the rimmed glass.
  • Stir to dissolve the syrup in the lime juice, then fill the glass with ice.
  • Pour the tequila over the ice, then top with chilled cola. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Keyword coca cola, Luxardo cherry, salt, tequila
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