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thinkingbartender
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From: London, England
|  Posted: 2007-03-11 6:07 pm Permalink
Can anyone tell me the references they have for an El Diablo?
I saw a reference to Trader Vic having made them in the 1940s, and I would love to know if it is in any books of that era. As the earliest I have is a reference from the 1950s.
Cheers!
George
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TraderPeg
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From: Haunted Hudson Valley
| Posted: 2007-03-11 7:11 pm Permalink
My 1948 Bartender's Guide by Trader Vic, has a Diablo cocktail but no El Diablo.
The Diablo Cocktail
3/4 brandy
3/4 ounce French vermouth
3 dashes curacao
2 drops Angostura bitters
Stir with cracked ice; strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve with a maraschino cherry.
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sporkboyofjustice
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From: Eugene, Oregon
| Posted: 2007-03-13 12:07 pm Permalink
I checked my TV bartender's guide revised (1974?) and TV Pacific Island Cookbook (1968) and came up with the following:
El Diablo
In a 10 Ounce glass with cracked ice:
juice of 1/2 lime; drop shell in glass
1 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce creme de cassis
ginger ale
Squeeze lime and drop shell in glass. Add tequila and creme de cassis. Stir and fil glass with ginger ale. Server with a malt straw.
That's from the cookbook. The guide has an actual measure for the lime juice but other than that it's the same.
[ This Message was edited by: sporkboyofjustice 2007-03-13 12:10 ]
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mbanu
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Posts: 84 | Posted: 2007-03-14 2:06 pm Permalink
1946 Trader Vic's Book of Food and Drink has it under "Mexican El Diablo" in the Odd Stuff chapter. 
MEXICAN EL DIABLO [T/V palmtree]
I hate like hell to bring up unpleasant things at a time like this but go easy on this one because it's tough on your running board.
1/2 lime
1 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce crème de cassis
Ginger ale
Squeeze and drop shell of lime in a 10-ounce glass; add cracked ice, tequila, and crème de cassis; fill rest of glass with ginger ale.
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thinkingbartender
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From: London, England
| Posted: 2007-03-14 2:33 pm Permalink
Thanks.
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