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Paper Plane

3⁄4 oz Bourbon, Elijah Craig

3⁄4 oz Aperol

3⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino

3⁄4 oz Lemon juice

Instructions

Shake, strain, straight up, cocktail glass

Cocktail summary

Posted by Dan on 9/13/2010

Created by

Sam Ross, LIttle Branch, NYC

Year

2009

Is an

authentic recipe

Reference

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/paper-plane-cocktails-2009

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User rating

4.5 stars

(131 ratings)

Yields Drink

Bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, Lemon juice

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Cocktail

craft, alcoholic

4.25191 131

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I cut back a bit on the lemon and upped the bourbon a tad — ★★★★
Delicious.
So very very good. Really my ideal of a cocktail.
Reduce lemon juice to 1/2 oz
Delightfully but not overwhelmingly sweet. Also enjoy substituting a local bitter aperitivo (Capitoline Tiber) for the Nonino.
Awesome drink
Tasty and quite enjoyable.
The first drink I've ever found that's actually better with Aperol as opposed to Campari.
The best cocktail of the 21st century. Perfection! — ★★★★★
Made with ramazotti and Bullitt and was prettygood — ★★★★

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Comments

Canephoros commented on 1/22/2016:

An excellent drink! I've been making this with Rye instead of bourbon - Jim Beam's of late. I also tried a variation using Jim Beam, Amaro Nonino, and (instead of Aperol) an aperitivo I found in Paris when I was (unsuccessfully) looking for a bottle of Select- Poli's "Airone Rosso." It worked very well. (The Italian shopkeeper in Paris told me that Airone Rosso is very similar to Select.) I also sometimes add 1/8 to 1/4 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur. And I sometimes substitute Ramazotti for the Nonino. There you have it.

Craig E commented on 5/24/2016:

A tasty variation I've seen called the Paper Mache subs cachaca and Averna for the bourbon and Nonino.

Robbyfresh commented on 1/14/2017:

Been making it lately with Sfumato Rabarbaro in place of the Nonino. Also very tasty.

queenshaboo commented on 8/08/2017:

Had to sub Meletti, and I drink Rye not Bourbon, still loved it. Looking forward to playing around, maybe trying Cardamaro or Grand Poppy next time. Campari would be too overpowering imo especially if using a stronger flavoured Amaro in place of the Nonino. Lots of opportunity to experiment with this one.

Pangolindo commented on 6/16/2018:

Used 1 oz Woodford, 3/4 lime juice, Averna and aperol: Very good. Never tried the original recipe

Pangolindo commented on 1/31/2019:

Tried with Overproof Bourbon 129 proof... Much better. Less flat than comon proof Bourbon.

TrinSF commented on 11/12/2022:

After a dear bartender friend recommend Meletti in place of Nonino, we now make them that way. Call it a "Paper Plame", because there's M instead of N. :-)

Shawn C commented on 4/18/2023:

This is one of those drinks I just don't understand. It is imbalanced, with too much citrus sour overwhelming/even masking the amaro and Aperol's contributions, creating an overly dry, unfulfilling drink. (I don't like the song either, despite my rather eclectic taste in music.) Cutting the lemon way back makes a better drink, although not exciting. I can think of much better things to do with Amaro Nonino.