Recipe El Diablo Cocktail
The name of the cocktail is el diablo even though the correct spanish spelling for the devil would be el diabolo.
Recipe el diablo cocktail - The first known reference to the devil cocktail is in victor bergeron s 1946 trader vic s book of food and drink as a mexican el diablo and crucially the book denotes this as being a trader vic original cocktail. By the time the drink reappears in his 1968 trader vic s pacific island cookbook the name has been shortened to el diablo the recipe throughout four of vic s books. Reposado tequila oz.
El diablo cocktail is a tequila drink with a little bit of everything. The recipe most likely originated in california during the 1940s. It s probably an original cocktail of trader vic s bar that originated in california as well.
Cocktail other recipes by spirit tequila mezcal cocktails. What is known is that it first appeared in print in trader vic s 1946 book trader vic s bartender s guide under the name mexican diablo a simple highball the cocktail mixes herbal peppery tequila with richly fruity crème de cassis blackcurrant liqueur fresh lime juice and a topper of spicy ginger beer. It s a fabulous rendition and just one more example of how versatile this cocktail is.
El diablo cocktail is a tequila drink with a little bit of everything.
