Lost Plane

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Dark/black/blackstrap rum
3⁄4 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3⁄4 oz Amaro Montenegro
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Amaro's distinctive flavours shine through alongside the dark rum in this aperitivo cocktail.

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History:

Created by Emily Gosling of Goslings Black Seal Rum, this is a riff on Sam Ross' contemporary classic, Paper Plane.

Nutrition:

One serving of Lost Plane contains 164 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.9 standard drinks
  • 13.6% alc./vol. (13.6° proof)
  • 12.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Steve Locker’s Avatar Steve Locker
10th April at 05:44
Deliciously tart, and the first cocktail that I've truly loved the inclusion of black strap rum in the center. Used Cruzan black strap, Aperol, Montenegro. This one's a keeper. The maple syrup flavor in Cruzan's black strap is usually overpowering, but it's moderated and elevated in this.
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
16th January at 01:30
A good drink that starts with fresh lemon and ends with mild Montenegro/aperitif (I used Nonino Aperitivo). The only downside for me is that I can't really taste the rum (Goslings in my case). I might need to try it again with something a bit more assertive and see how it shakes out.
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Matt Kane’s Avatar Matt Kane
6th January at 20:38
The description in the book has an editing error. It refers to it as being created by "Emily Gosling of Black rum (e.g. Goslings)"
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Paloma Difford’s Avatar Paloma Difford
7th January at 07:46
Hi Matt, many thanks for letting us know about the error...we've made a note to fix it for the next edition.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
26th October 2024 at 01:51
Improvised last night. Bacardi black, Campari/ Combier triple sec (split), Rammazzotti, lemon juice. Excellent! Tonight will do the same but with Averna/Vecchio Amaro del Capo split as the amaro.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
26th October 2024 at 02:39
Excellent again. Bittersweet and tangy with hints of mint from the Vecchio and verrry complex. Must revizit...
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Juan Simon’s Avatar Juan Simon
1st July 2024 at 23:12
I used what I have at the moment:
22.5 ml Dark/black/blackstrap rum (Coruba)
22.5 ml Aperol Aperitivo
22.5 ml Amaro (Amaro Nonino)
22.5 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) 10% less here.

It is a good sour, great on the nose and taste. Not exceptional for my taste but good.
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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
20th May 2024 at 15:58
Love Montenegro, love getting into the Lost Plane. Used 12,5 ml lemon juice, got the right balance for me.
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
26th March 2024 at 04:23
No Black Seal so used Appleton Estate 8-year-old Reserve. Montenegro smells really wrong with Appleton Estate; wrong herbal notes. Used Antico Amaro Noveis instead, which worked fine with the Jamaican pot-still rum and Aperol. Fairly tart with 3/4 oz lemon juice but lemon is the right citrus for this drink.
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D F’s Avatar D F
24th December 2023 at 07:25
Original (or the standard Difford's recipe) is really superb. Commenting to say that swapping ingredients seems to work well and this cocktail is forgiving with mild experimentation. Brilliant with Luxardo Aperitivo, Lazzaroni Amaro, overproof triple molasses rum, and lime juice (instead of lemon).
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Michael Dawnay’s Avatar Michael Dawnay
23rd September 2023 at 19:02
The version as above tastes like a delicious orange/grapefruit aperitivo and I couldn’t taste the rum at all. I tried it with Worthy Park 109 and it’s fabulous! The higher proof and the touch of funk feels like what this cocktail needs.
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William Little’s Avatar William Little
26th August 2023 at 23:46
I would have to disagree with the dryness rating. Mine was more in the middle or even slightly sweet.
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