El Diablo

As with so many classic cocktails, El Diablo’s provenance is hard to pin down. Some say it was created in the 1940s by an unidentified bartender in California. One verifiable fact: It appeared in the 1947 Trader Vic’s Bartender’s Guide as the Mexican El Diablo and was one of the first tequila drinks. Slideshow: More Terrific Tequila Cocktails