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 3 months ago

Good refreshing drink 🍹

Mike 5 months ago

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. 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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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