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I occasionally replace bourbon with a quality amber rum and some have called it a Paper Boat. Looking up Paper Boat there seem to be several variations.

Bourbon, Campari, Aperol, and lemon juice make a fine Paper Plane! Some folks on the west coast are replacing the lemon with lime, calling it Ruby Sippers.

Substituted Nonino with Montenegro and used half bourbon half rye. Nice drink, like a herbal whiskey sour.

Made this tonight with Amaro Nonino which I purchased today just to make this and used Aperol as suggested. I found it a bit tart so next time will try with 1/2 oz. lemon (or maybe 3/4 oz. Myer lemon?) and report back.

I found that 2oz of rye works very well in place of the 3/4 bourbon

Another iteration here, as I switched Aperol for Aperitivo Nonino. This decreases the bitterness slightly, but adds more layers of flavor as I find Aperitivo Nonino more complex than Aperol. This version benefits from a less assertive bourbon, though, to let the Aperitivo come through. I went with Wild Turkey Longbranch today.

Ran short of lemon so added a couple of not-very-ripe strawberries for acidity. Flavour worked perfectly with the Aperol and bourbon! Serendipity!

I ran out of Aperol, and because substituting Campari makes it quite tart I added a dash of Benedictine. Wow, that made it better than the original. It brings in the sweetness while also adding even more herbal intrigue than the Nonino alone.