Paper Plane Recipe

Paper Plane recipe — The millennial cocktail that flies higher than your college debt and crashes just as hard. Made with bourbon. Originally from United States.

Young, optimistic, and surprisingly sophisticated despite being named after a childhood toy. Has strong opinions about indie music and definitely went to art school. Looks simple but has layers you won't discover until the third round.

Created in 2008 by bartender Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, the Paper Plane was inspired by the M.I.A. song of the same name and became one of the most influential modern cocktails, spawning countless variations and cementing equal-parts cocktails as a legitimate category.

Sam Ross was experimenting with equal-parts cocktails at the legendary Milk & Honey bar when he created this riff on the classic Last Word. Named after the M.I.A. track that was probably playing in the background, it quickly became the poster child for modern craft cocktailing.

Ingredients

• 0.75 oz bourbon whiskey (something smooth like Buffalo Trace)
• 0.75 oz Aperol
• 0.75 oz Amaro Nonino (the secret ingredient that makes it special)
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
3. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
4. Express lemon peel oils over the drink and drop in as garnish.

Category: cocktail | Difficulty: easy | Base spirit: bourbon | ABV: 22.0-25.0%

Origin: United States