El Diablo

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==Possible Pre-History of the El Diablo==
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==Historical Citations==
  
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===ESQUIRE, December 1953, "Painting the Town" column, pg. 76, col. 3===
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==="Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink", by Trader Vic, 1946===
  
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POTABLES
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MEXICAN EL DIABLO
  
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Drink of the Month
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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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Then there is another cocktail with a tequila base--the Flamenco Dancer:
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*Juice of 1/2 large lime
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*1/2 lime
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*1 ounce [[Tequila]]
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*1 ounce tequila
 
*1/2 ounce creme de cassis
 
*1/2 ounce creme de cassis
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*Ginger ale
  
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Squeeze the lime and drop the shell in a highball glass, fill with cracked  
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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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ice, add the other ingredients, stir briskly and fill with ice-cold ginger ale.
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==Common Recipes==
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==="Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide", by Trader Vic, 1972===
  
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'''Recipe#1: Cocktaildb.com'''
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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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Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain
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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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*1 1/2 oz [[Tequila]]
 
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*1/2 oz creme de cassis
 
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*1/2 oz fresh lime juice
 
  
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Fill with ice, ginger ale
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==Similar Drinks==
  
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Add 1/2 lime shell
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===ESQUIRE, December 1953, "Painting the Town" column, pg. 76, col. 3===
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Serve in a highball glass
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POTABLES
  
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'''Recipe #2: Cuervo.com'''
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Drink of the Month
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Then there is another cocktail with a tequila base--the Flamenco Dancer:
  
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*1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Traditional tequila
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*Juice of 1/2 large lime
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*1 oz Cranberry juice
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*1 ounce [[Tequila]]
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*1 oz Fresh-squeezed lime juice
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*1/2 ounce creme de cassis
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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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Squeeze the lime and drop the shell in a highball glass, fill with cracked
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ice, add the other ingredients, stir briskly and fill with ice-cold ginger ale.
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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 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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[[Category:Recipes]]
 
[[Category:Tequila Cocktails]]
 
[[Category:Tequila Cocktails]]

Revision as of 21:37, 14 March 2007

The El Diablo is a Cocktail consisting of Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Blackcurrant Liqueur, and Ginger Ale.


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 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.

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