Our Paper Plane Recipe

Chill glass

Place a coupe or Nick & Nora glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to thoroughly chill.

Measure and combine

In a mixing glass or cocktail shaker, add 2 oz Traveller whiskey, 3 tsp Amaro Nonino, 3 tsp Aperol, and 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice.

Add ice and shake

Fill the shaker with plenty of ice (enough to come within about 1 inch of the lid). Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the exterior of the shaker is well chilled and slightly frosted.

Prepare glass

If you used ice water to chill the glass, dump it out now.

Double strain and serve

Double-strain the mixture through a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass to remove small ice shards and any lemon pulp. This yields a clean, silky cocktail.

Garnish

Express a lemon twist over the cocktail to release oils, rub the rim lightly with the twist (optional), and drop it into the glass or rest a thin lemon wheel on the rim.

Final note

Enjoy immediately while cold. The balance should be bright and slightly bitter with a herbaceous backbone from the amaro and the sweet-bitter-orange character of Aperol.