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Papear Plane

Posted by David Pittman. Created by Me.
3⁄4 oz Pear liqueur, St. George
3⁄4 oz Amaro
3⁄4 oz Aperol
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice. Pour into chilled Nick & Nora

Notes

A bit lighter/lower alcohol than the traditional version. I like the combo of the spices from the pear and amaro playing with each other. The aperol gives it a grapefuity flavor w/ tartness from the lemon. I used Bully Boy amaro, but sub in whatever you like best.

History

Just playing with a small change to a modern classic.

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4.5 stars
(3 ratings)

From the Knowledge Vault

The Flight of the Negroni

The Negroni is indomitable. Attack it with skewed ratios, and it rallies. Violate the ingredients, and it stubbornly persists. I can’t think of another drink that you can screw up so thoroughly and still enjoy the result.

This history of the Negroni is disputed, but probably dates to 1919, where the Americano was stiffened by substituting gin for the soda water. Regardless of exactly who created the drink and when, the Negroni is the King of bitter cocktails. If you spy a bottle of Campari on the backbar, the bartender probably knows how to make a Negroni.

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Recent Discussion

  • Re Suze Tonic, 2 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    Suze is a hard sell for most people, but this one shines!

  • Re Rooster-Tail, 5 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    I see why this has 5 stars! Perfectly integrated and refreshing but with depth.

  • Re Tuxedo, 6 days ago Shawn C commented:

    Kindred Cocktails member joshlh has contributed his own special calls for this one, referring to it as "Maturin", using Gin Mare, Manzanilla sherry, Regan's orange bitters, with 4 drops of saline, and lemon twist.

  • Re Tuxedo Cocktail (Harry Johnson), 1 week ago Shawn C commented:

    I am going to curate this to correct the reference and year. Harry Johnson's Bartender Manual didn't have 267 pages until 1900 revised edition, so the 1882 year is wrong, and this is from the 1900 edition. This makes sense with Wondrich's 2007 statement about the Tuxedo Club (est. 1886) being the origin of the cocktail, and to a different spec. I will also change for format for noting extra dashes.

  • Re Xocula, 1 week ago Artur B commented:

    Nice but little too sweet.