Name: Mile High
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Cognac (brandy); 30 ml Amaro Nonino Quintessentia; 20 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Lemon juice

Mile High
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz	Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
²⁄₃ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A brandy-based, bittersweet sour riff on Sam Ross' Paper Plane.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mile High contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.72% alc./vol. (17.72° proof)
18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Tuber Magnatum

24th May at 22:33

Did tonight correctly with "Luxardo Aperitivo" i.e. Aperol; excellent!

Tuber Magnatum

23rd May at 22:59

Note to self: Read the instructions! Luxardo Apertivo, NOT Luxardo Maraschino! Drinkable, but will try again with Aperol as per the recipe.

Alexander Mzelski

5th January at 22:43

I mean... the lack of bourbon steals some character from the Paper Plane. But hey, I have friends that don't like a bourbon flavor, so this is a good option for some people that want a mellower twist on a Plane.

Chris Brislawn

2nd February at 04:16

Try a woody cognac (like an XO) and cut the lemon back to 2/3 oz when using cognac instead of bourbon (I also increase the Aperol back up to 3/4 oz). The interplay between the cognac, the Aperol, and the Nonino is even better than the result using bourbon, IMHO.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

14th December 2024 at 17:48

Really exceptional. Possibly even a better balance than the og.

Mike Hillis

8th December 2024 at 00:49

Really enjoyed this riff on the Paper Plane and will definitely keep it in my rotation.

Chris Brislawn

6th December 2024 at 22:42

The Paper Plane works well with cognac, especially with a slightly higher proportion of base spirit. What are the Mile High's origins? The name suggests a Denver connection.

Tuna Cubed

7th December 2024 at 02:45

Could also be a riff on planes? Although usually 'mile high' on a plane refers to a particular club...

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