El Diablo Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated April 09, 2020
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The Diablo cocktail is made with tequila and creme de cassis. This delicate variation from David Welch at Lincoln Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, calls for Pimm's instead. The result is bright and refreshing.

Recipe Details

El Diablo Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces blanco tequila
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice from 1 lime
  • 1/2 ounce high quality triple sec
  • 1/2 ounce Pimm's No. 1
  • Ginger ale

Directions

  1. Combine tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and Pimm’s in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain contents into a Collins glass filled with ice and top with ginger ale.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer

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