Paper Plane Recipe

Chill glass (optional)

Place a coupe or Nick & Nora glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to ensure the drink is served cold.

Add Brickyard Bourbon, Aperol, Cruella Amaro, and fresh lemon juice to a cocktail shaker.

Fill the shaker with ice (enough to nearly fill the shaker). Secure the lid.

Shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is very cold to the touch and well chilled. The goal is rapid dilution and aeration to balance the strong 1:1:1 spirit/amaro components with the lemon.

Discard ice or water from the chilled glass if you used ice water. Double-strain the cocktail into the chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh strainer to remove small ice shards and any pulp.

Express the lemon twist over the drink: hold the twist skin-side down about 3–4 inches above the surface and give it a firm twist to release oils over the cocktail.

Rub the rim of the glass with the twist (optional) and drop the twist into the drink or rest it on the rim.