Diablo Rojo recipe

Name: Diablo Rojo
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Reposado Tequila; 0.5 oz Crème de Cassis; 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 2 Jalapeño Slices; Top Ginger Beer

A spicy El Diablo with jalapeño alongside cassis, tequila, lime and ginger beer.

Method: Shake & Top · Glass: Collins glass · Time: 4 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Highball Family

Ingredients

1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
0.5 oz Crème de Cassis
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 Jalapeño Slices
Top Ginger Beer

How to make a Diablo Rojo

Gently muddle jalapeño in a shaker.
Add tequila, crème de cassis, lime juice and ice.
Shake briefly and strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass.
Top with ginger beer and garnish.

Garnish

Jalapeño slice and lime wheel.

Pro tip

Remove the jalapeño seeds and white membrane for a cleaner heat that does not dominate the cassis.

History of the Diablo Rojo

Diablo Rojo builds on El Diablo’s tequila, blackcurrant and ginger structure with focused chile heat.

Flavour profile

Spicy, Blackcurrant, Ginger, Tequila

Variations

El Diablo — Return to the classic cassis and ginger-beer highball
Mezcal El Diablo — Use mezcal for a smoky variation

Practise making the Diablo Rojo in the free Virtual Bar game.