Paper Plane

Paper Plane

The modern equal-parts classic. Bittersweet, citrusy and smooth.
Recommended GlasswareNick and Nora Glass
DifficultyBeginner
SeasonAll Year

Ingredients

  1. .75 oz Survivor's Cut Bourbon Whiskey
  2. .75 oz Aperol
  3. .75 oz Amaro Nonino
  4. .75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

Directions

  1. Pick out a Nick and Nora glass and add ice to chill it while building the cocktail.
  2. Using a jigger, measure all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  3. Add ice to the shaker and shake hard for 15-20 seconds until the shaker becomes cold and frosty.
  4. Discard the ice from the Nick and Nora glass.
  5. Using both a Hawthorne strainer and a fine-mesh strainer, double strain the cocktail into the chilled Nick and Nora glass.
  6. Garnish with a Luxardo Cherry.
Garnish Luxardo Cherry
Bartender's Notes Double straining is important because the Hawthorne strainer catches larger ice chunks and ingredients, while the fine-mesh strainer filters out tiny ice shards, pulp and herb particles for a smoother, cleaner cocktail. This is mostly necessary for cocktails that were shaken because shaking cocktails causes the ice to break up into tiny pieces that are able to escape the Hawthorne strainer.