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| It looks like a pink lemonade, but watch out! |
After writing this entry I’m going to need a new tag in the tag cloud. Something like “summer” or “steamy weather” or “hot day on the deck”, for that’s the perfect place for sipping the Diablo. And even though the first round was not the best, on only his second sip The Partner declared, “I could drink a lot of these.”
Ingredients:
1 jig tequila
¾ oz crème de cassis
½ ounce lime juice
Ginger ale
Stir the tequila, cassis & lime juice with cracked ice; strain into chilled, iced Collins glasses; top with ginger ale and garnish with lime slice.
Caveats: We did two rounds of the Diablo. The first wasn’t as enjoyable with both the nose and slight taste of the bathroom of a girly-girl’s first apartment: all calico, soap & potpourri. H & M advise using as clear a tequila as possible which we did (and be sure it’s not a smoked variety). However, in our second round I used Cuervo Especial which was darker than the clear and lighter than a resposado. Also, I’d recommend not filling the glass with ginger ale. With the first round I left about a ¼ inch collar. In the second it was closer to ½ inch. These two subtle changes made quite a difference. It was sweeter, but in a refreshing way, and lost all the soapiness of the first round. A most enjoyable and refreshing cocktail. Enjoy this summer!
Ingredients:
1 jig tequila
¾ oz crème de cassis
½ ounce lime juice
Ginger ale
Stir the tequila, cassis & lime juice with cracked ice; strain into chilled, iced Collins glasses; top with ginger ale and garnish with lime slice.
Caveats: We did two rounds of the Diablo. The first wasn’t as enjoyable with both the nose and slight taste of the bathroom of a girly-girl’s first apartment: all calico, soap & potpourri. H & M advise using as clear a tequila as possible which we did (and be sure it’s not a smoked variety). However, in our second round I used Cuervo Especial which was darker than the clear and lighter than a resposado. Also, I’d recommend not filling the glass with ginger ale. With the first round I left about a ¼ inch collar. In the second it was closer to ½ inch. These two subtle changes made quite a difference. It was sweeter, but in a refreshing way, and lost all the soapiness of the first round. A most enjoyable and refreshing cocktail. Enjoy this summer!
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