A little bit lesser known than the Margarita or the Paloma the El Diablo is still a classic tequila cocktail.

Originally it was called Mexican El Diablo it was created by Victor Bergeron and first printed in his “Trader Vic’s Book of Food and Drink” in 1946. 22 years later in “Trader Vic’s Pacific Island Cookbook” the name was shortened to El Diablo, the name that is most often used today.

The original recipe calls for ginger ale but at the time ginger ale was spicier than most versions today and was closer to a modern day ginger beer.

The glass called Ginette was designed by Kenji Matsuura for Sugahara in 2010.