Paper Plane

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Michelangelo Coppa 225ml

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of miniature paper plane pegged to rim (or lemon zest twist).
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Ingredients:
3/4 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
3/4 fl oz Amaro (e.g. Nonino Quintessentia)
3/4 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
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Review:

Bittersweet with underlying bourbon character and lemon zestiness.

Variant:

Based on straight rye whiskey rather than bourbon.
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History:

A riff on the classic Last Word created in 2007 by Sam Ross for The Violet Hour, Chicago, USA. He first made it with Amaro Nonino Quintessentia and Campari but switched Campari out for a less bitter aperitivo liqueur soon after creating the cocktail when he started making it at New York's Milk & Honey. Sam says, "This cocktail is named after the M.I.A. track that was blasting on repeat the summer we worked on the drink."
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Nutrition:

One serving of Paper Plane contains 168 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 15.81% alc./vol. (31.62° proof)
  • 14.2 grams of pure alcohol
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