El Diablo

Revision as of 22:46, 13 January 2007

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

Possible Pre-History of the El Diablo

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

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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.

Common Recipes

Recipe#1: Cocktaildb.com

Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain

• 1 1/2 oz Tequila
• 1/2 oz creme de cassis
• 1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Fill with ice, ginger ale

Add 1/2 lime shell Serve in a highball glass

Recipe#2: Cuervo.com

• 1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Traditional tequila
• 1 oz Cranberry juice
• 1 oz Fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 oz Simple syrup
• Ginger ale

Mix all ingredients in a rocks glass, top off with ginger ale, garnish with a lime wedge.