Paper plane (cocktail)

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Paper plane
IBA official cocktail
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Type Cocktail
Base spirit
Served Straight up: chilled, without ice
Standard drinkware
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Cocktail glass
IBA specified
ingredients†
PreparationPour all ingredients into cocktail shaker, shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Paper plane recipe at International Bartenders Association

The paper plane is a whiskey-based cocktail created in 2008. In 2020 it was added to the International Bartenders Association's (IBA) list of official cocktails as a new era drink. [1] [2]

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Recipe

The cocktail consists of equal parts bourbon whiskey, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon juice and is served in a standard cocktail glass. The IBA suggests the drink should be prepared without garnish, [2] but Difford's Guide and Esquire magazine both recommend a lemon twist. [3] [4]

History

The paper plane was created in 2008 by Sam Ross and Sasha Petraske. They created the drink as a favor for a former colleague, Toby Maloney, who wanted a summer drink to serve at his bar The Violet Hour. Ross describes the drink as "a riff on a Last Word cocktail" and says the name was inspired by the M.I.A. track "Paper Planes," a song he and Petraske listened to often while creating the drink. [5] [6]

When the drink was first served at The Violet Hour, Maloney listed it on the menu as the paper airplane, because he misheard Ross's "slightly buzzed" voicemail. Ross's original recipe called for Campari rather than Aperol. After submitting the recipe to Maloney, Ross began having second thoughts and revisited the drink, determining that it was too bitter and didn't reach his desired level of sweetness. [6] [7] He also says he tried several different spirits as the drink's base, including rye, applejack, and brandy, before selecting bourbon. [8]

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References

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  3. "Paper Plane". Difford's Guide. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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  7. Simonson, Robert (September 30, 2020). "How the Paper Plane Became a Modern Classic". Punch. Vox Media . Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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