Name: Avion de Papel
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Blanco tequila; 22.5 ml Meletti amaro; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Lemon juice

Avion de Papel
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
³⁄₄ oz	Amaro (e.g. Meletti)
³⁄₄ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A riff on Sam Ross' Paper Plane this makes for a delicious aperitivo. I like to add 2 drops saline solution.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2017 by Lily Dean at Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar in Covington, Kentucky, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Avion de Papel contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
15.26% alc./vol. (15.26° proof)
13.7 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

25th April at 20:12

I first made this with Campari and it was too bitter. Adjusted the specs - 25, 25, 20, 22.5 - and I couldn't get enough... But that still didn't get the Cascahuin to pop. So these specs - 30, 25, 15, 15 - did, but I'm not sure which I liked more... Despite the straying from the even-measure recipe, the drink still pretty much tasted like itself.

Daniel Hetherwick

6th April at 22:33

Lemon seemed to overpower the subtle notes of the Amaro and the tequila was completely lost. I'd suggest cutting lemon juice in half. It was a much better the second round, better showcase of the other 3 IMO.

Werd Bmocsil

3rd April at 01:47

Lazy bum that I am, I used the juice of 1/2 a lemon without measuring. Mea culpa. But it was still really good.
This was a great way to use up the Amaro Meletti I accidentally bought. Now that it's gone, Amaro Nonino slides in just fine, thank you very much.

Frederic D.

21st June at 01:28

Melitta, that most underwhelming of amari

Werd Bmocsil

21st June at 01:01

Oh! I have Amer Picon now!

Yorey C

7th July 2024 at 01:05

made with santoni... i like the bitter but its too sour

Will Ford

27th March 2024 at 22:12

Good paper plane riff, adding this to my collection

Florian Ruf

1st March 2024 at 15:55

I replaced Meletti with Amaro Nonino which possibly produces a softer version. The better replacement would have been Ramazotti, because both use cola-nuts 🥺.

James Dorman

22nd September 2023 at 02:57

Made one using mezcal. Bitter, sour, sweet, and smokey in perfect synchronized harmony.

Ben R

2nd September 2023 at 21:21

Better than a Paper Plane in my opinion, and has been a hit when I made it for friends.

Ian Fenton

18th May 2024 at 10:56

As someone who doesn’t like bourbon, it beats the original hollow. Especially with mezcal.

Frederic D.

2nd August 2023 at 21:18

One of the better Paper Plane (and ultimately Last Word) riffs. I made it with Montenegro instead of Meletti, and really enjoyed how the Aperol and Amaro support and enhance the vegetal notes from the tequila. A lovely drink.