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

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Cognac (brandy)

²⁄₃ fl oz

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

²⁄₃ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mile High contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
16.85% alc./vol. (33.7° proof)
16.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Jacques Gaudin Premium Member 15w

I really enjoy the different citruses flavours present in there but next time I'll dial back the lemon juice to 15ml.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

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

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

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

Alexander Mzelski 1y

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 1y

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 1y

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

Mike Hillis 1y

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

Chris Brislawn 1y

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.