Mezcal El Diablo recipe

Name: Mezcal El Diablo
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Mezcal; 0.5 oz Crème de Cassis; 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; Top Ginger Beer

A smoky mezcal variation on the cassis, lime and ginger El Diablo.

Method: Shake & Top · Glass: Collins glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Highball Family

Ingredients

1.5 oz Mezcal
0.5 oz Crème de Cassis
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Top Ginger Beer

How to make a Mezcal El Diablo

Add mezcal, crème de cassis, lime juice and ice to a shaker.
Shake until cold.
Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice.
Top with ginger beer and garnish with lime and blackberry.

Garnish

Lime wheel and blackberry.

Pro tip

Choose a mezcal that is smoky but not medicinal so the cassis and ginger remain recognizable.

History of the Mezcal El Diablo

Mezcal El Diablo applies agave smoke to Trader Vic’s tequila-and-cassis highball template.

Flavour profile

Smoky, Ginger, Blackcurrant, Citrus

Variations

El Diablo — Use reposado tequila for the original profile
Diablo Rojo — Add jalapeño for a hot variation

Practise making the Mezcal El Diablo in the free Virtual Bar game.