El Diablo drink recipe: how to make a delicious aperitif with tequila, ginger beer and Crème de Cassis

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El Diablo is an immortal drink, one of the most aromatic cocktails you can find around, as long as you like tequila.

El Diablo cocktail recipe is very simple and direct: tequila, fresh lime juice, creme de cassis and ginger beer.

The result is a cool, snappy, cheeky drink, in perfect balance between acidity and sweetness, with the aromatic touch of tequila in the background.

It seems that the origins of the cocktail date back to the 1940s, in the charming California that has just emerged from the great depression. All very interesting, but now it’s time to meet El Diablo, muchachos!

Ingredients and doses for making El Diablo cocktail

• 5 cl of tequila
• 2.5 cl of Crème de Cassis
• 2.5 cl of lime
• 8 cl of ginger beer

How to make the perfect El Diablo cocktail

Squeeze the lime into the shaker full of ice, add the Crème de Cassis, the tequila and shake for 10 seconds.

Pour into a full glass of ice and add ginger beer. Add a slice of orange. As you have seen El Diablo cocktail is very simple to prepare, but once you try it, you will never abandon it!

Suggested food pairings

Parmigiana ravioli, spaghetti with clams, chicken tikka masala, Chicken Cacciatore, Vitello Tonnato, truffle risotto, pasta alla carbonara, paella mixta.

Tequila cocktails you should try

Margarita, Virgin cocktail, Vampiro, Poison Lips, Tequila Sunrise, Cocktail Z, watermelon Margarita.