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The El Diablo is a Cocktail consisting of Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Blackcurrant Liqueur, and Ginger Ale.
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The El Diablo is the family of [[Buck Cocktails]] and consists of Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Blackcurrant Liqueur, and Ginger Ale. It dates to at least the mid-1940s.
  
  
==Possible Pre-History of the El Diablo==
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==Historical Citations==
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==="Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink", by Trader Vic, 1946===
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MEXICAN EL DIABLO
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I hate like hell to bring up unpleasant things at a time like this but go easy on this one because it's tough on your running board.
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*1/2 lime
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*1 ounce tequila
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*1/2 ounce creme de cassis
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*Ginger ale
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Squeeze and drop shell of lime in a 10-ounce glass; add cracked ice, tequila, and cr�me de cassis; fill rest of glass with ginger ale.
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==="Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook, 1968===
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*In a 10 Ounce glass with cracked ice:
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*juice of 1/2 lime; drop shell in glass
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*1 ounce tequila
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*1/2 ounce creme de cassis
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*ginger ale
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Squeeze lime and drop shell in glass. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir and fill glass with ginger ale. Serve with a malt straw.
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==="Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide", by Trader Vic, 1972===
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*1/2 Lime
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*1 oz Tequila
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*1/2 oz Creme de cassis
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*Ginger ale
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Squeeze lime juice into a 10 oz glass over ice cubes; add spent lime shell. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir. Fill glass wtih ginger ale.
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==Similar Drinks==
  
 
===ESQUIRE, December 1953, "Painting the Town" column, pg. 76, col. 3===
 
===ESQUIRE, December 1953, "Painting the Town" column, pg. 76, col. 3===
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==Common Recipes==
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[[Category:Tequila Cocktails]]
  
'Recipe#1: Cocktaildb.com'
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===BANG TIDY, Autumn 2008, Leicester, UK ===
  
Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain
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HUSH
  
*1 1/2 oz [[Tequila]]
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Cocktail of the Month
*1/2 oz creme de cassis
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*1/2 oz fresh lime juice
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This variation on the El Diablo involves equal parts of gold tequila and creme de cassis and with an additional dash of orange juice:
  
Fill with ice, ginger ale
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*Juice of 1/2 large lime
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*1 ounce [[Tequila]]
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*1 ounce creme de cassis
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*1 ounce [[orange juice]]
  
Add 1/2 lime shell
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Squeeze the lime and drop the shell in a highball glass, fill with cracked
Serve in a highball glass
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ice, add the other ingredients, stir briskly and fill with ice-cold ginger ale.
 
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'Recipe #2: Cuervo.com'
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*1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Traditional tequila
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*1 oz Cranberry juice
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*1 oz Fresh-squeezed lime juice
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*1/2 oz Simple syrup
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*Ginger ale
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Mix all ingredients in a rocks glass, top off with ginger ale, garnish with a lime wedge.
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'Recipe #3: "Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide" (1972)'
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*1/2 Lime
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*1 oz Tequila
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*1/2 oz Creme de cassis
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*Ginger ale
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Squeeze lime jice into a 10 oz glass over ice cubes; add spent lime shell. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir. Fill glass wtih ginger ale.
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===Links===
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* [http://www.imbibemagazine.com/El-Diablo-Cocktail-Recipe El Diablo recipe from Drink Well of Austin, Texas] - Imbibe Magazine
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 6 January 2013

The El Diablo is the family of Buck Cocktails and consists of Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Blackcurrant Liqueur, and Ginger Ale. It dates to at least the mid-1940s.


Contents

Historical Citations

"Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink", by Trader Vic, 1946

MEXICAN EL DIABLO

I hate like hell to bring up unpleasant things at a time like this but go easy on this one because it's tough on your running board.

  • 1/2 lime
  • 1 ounce tequila
  • 1/2 ounce creme de cassis
  • Ginger ale

Squeeze and drop shell of lime in a 10-ounce glass; add cracked ice, tequila, and cr�me de cassis; fill rest of glass with ginger ale.


"Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook, 1968

  • In a 10 Ounce glass with cracked ice:
  • juice of 1/2 lime; drop shell in glass
  • 1 ounce tequila
  • 1/2 ounce creme de cassis
  • ginger ale

Squeeze lime and drop shell in glass. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir and fill glass with ginger ale. Serve with a malt straw.


"Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide", by Trader Vic, 1972

  • 1/2 Lime
  • 1 oz Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Creme de cassis
  • Ginger ale

Squeeze lime juice into a 10 oz glass over ice cubes; add spent lime shell. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir. Fill glass wtih ginger ale.

Similar Drinks

ESQUIRE, December 1953, "Painting the Town" column, pg. 76, col. 3

POTABLES

Drink of the Month

Then there is another cocktail with a tequila base--the Flamenco Dancer:

  • Juice of 1/2 large lime
  • 1 ounce Tequila
  • 1/2 ounce creme de cassis

Squeeze the lime and drop the shell in a highball glass, fill with cracked ice, add the other ingredients, stir briskly and fill with ice-cold ginger ale.

BANG TIDY, Autumn 2008, Leicester, UK

HUSH

Cocktail of the Month

This variation on the El Diablo involves equal parts of gold tequila and creme de cassis and with an additional dash of orange juice:

Squeeze the lime and drop the shell in a highball glass, fill with cracked ice, add the other ingredients, stir briskly and fill with ice-cold ginger ale.

Links

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