El Diablo Cocktail Recipe

Created in the 1940s at the famous Trader Vic’s restaurant, the El Diablo cocktail quickly became a favorite among tiki enthusiasts. Combining tequila, crأ¨me de cassis, lime juice, and ginger beer, this vibrant drink was a nod to the growing popularity of Mexican spirits in America, offering a bold and exotic twist on traditional cocktails of the time.

Ingredients

Method for creating a El Diablo cocktail

Shake with ice and strain into glass with Ice, add ginger beer

Garnish

Lime wedge

Glassware

Highball

Ice

Regular Ice

Nutrition Information for El Diablo

  • Calories: There are 174 kcal in El Diablo
  • ABV: El Diablo has an ABV of 13%

Calorie Breakdown for El Diablo

IngredientDoseCal/ozCalories
Tequila1.5 oz70 cal/oz105 kcal
Blackcurrant Liqueur0.5 oz60 cal/oz30 kcal
Ginger Beer3 oz12 cal/oz36 kcal
Lime Juice0.5 oz6 cal/oz3 kcal
Total174 kcal

ABV Breakdown for El Diablo

Cocktail booziness measures the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed both as total alcohol volume (ml) and as a percentage of Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of the overall drink size.

IngredientDoseABV%Alcohol (ml)
Tequila1.5 oz40%18.0 ml
Blackcurrant Liqueur0.5 oz20%3.0 ml
Total alcohol21.0 ml
Cocktail size163 ml
ABV = 21 / 163 × 10013%

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