Cocktail

Paper Plane

Sam Ross & Milk & Honey (New York City) & Violet Hour (Chicago (closed 2025))

Coupe Glass

Ingredients

0.75 oz

Bourbon
0.75 oz

Nonino Quintessentia
0.75 oz

Aperol
0.75 oz

Lemon Juice

freshly squeezed

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

About

A modern classic built on equal parts, the Paper Plane balances bourbon's warmth with the bittersweet complexity of Aperol and Nonino amaro, brightened by fresh lemon juice. Created by Sam Ross for the opening menu of Chicago's Violet Hour, it has since become one of the most ubiquitous cocktails of the contemporary bar scene.

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