An aperitif before tostadas of black beans and leftover steak, onions, cheese and homegrown lettuce. I really like Paper Plane in theory but in practice it’s way too sweet and slightly too muted for my palate. This is my favorite variation - twice the bourbon, splash of Campari, little more lemon than the original. So, not so sweet and just a little more tart, bitter, and boozy.
2oz Evan Williams bottled-in-bond
1oz Aperol
1oz Amaro Nonino
1.25oz lemon
Splash of Campari (about 2 teaspoons, maybe less, I think of it as adjusting the Aperol)
Shake shake shake. Half into this coupe, half into the freezer for after dinner.
Neat!
Same, though my favorite variation is replacing Nonino with a herbal amaro like Averna.