Name: Paper Boat
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 22.5 ml Amaro (e.g. Nonino); 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

³⁄₄ fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

³⁄₄ fl oz

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

³⁄₄ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

3 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of paper boat (&/or lemon zest twist).

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with paper boat pegged to rim (&/or lemon zest twist).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Paper Boat contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
15.8% alc./vol. (31.59° proof)
15.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Bocman 20w

Good refreshing drink 🍹

Mike Premium Member 31w

Quite by mistake, I made this with lime instead of lemon (rum on the brain, I think). With Smith and Cross, it makes a very fine drink, clearly reminiscent of a daiquiri. Nonino is a bit lost here. The saline is required in my opinion.

Frederic D. Premium Member 1y

As much as the simpler original is delicious, I also decided to make a version with Gran Classico and Cynar, along with Appleton 12 and lime juice. Rather far enough from the Paper Boat to be a different drink, but quite tasty nonetheless. The rum stands up to the liqueurs, and there is a lot of depth and complexity.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 1y

Really enjoyed this, but agree with comment below that it lacks a bit of body, not that this is necessarily a bad thing; this would be an excellent summer sipper. I used Mount Gay XO rum and Aperol but think next time I will try using Campari and cut down on the saline to up the bitterness.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

This charming cocktail invites experiment. The Nonino, as recommended, makes for a subtly sweet, perfectly balanced drink. But if you are after more of an Amaro sour, we think Ramazzotti and Nardini make wonderful alternatives.

Hillary Jaroschy 1y

Made this with Mount Gay Black Barrel as the blend involves rums aged 6-10+ years and is aged in both bourbon and charred barrels which I think gave the cocktail a really nice nod to the Paper Plane. Really fantastic. Definitely try this.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

I used El Dorado 8 and it's very nice. The rum adds a cola note to the cocktail that I don't find in the Paper Plane. I do miss the body that bourbon gives though. Next time I'll probably add a rum with some funk to it and see if that can take it further from the PP whilst also adding body.

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Paper Boat

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

Garnish

Flavour Profile

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

Alcohol content:

Review

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