The Winter Plane makes a single swap — Campari in place of Aperol. The result is a darker, more bitter, less orange-forward drink than the original: the Paper Plane pulled toward the colder months its name suggests.
The Paper Plane, with the sun gone behind a cloud.
Campari for Aperol
Aperol and Campari are cousins, but not twins. Aperol is light, sweet, orange-forward, and low in proof; Campari is bitterer, drier, higher in proof, more medicinal. Swapping one for the other in the Paper Plane shifts the whole drink toward bitterness and depth.
A Drink for the Cold
The name is apt. Where the original Paper Plane is bright and spring-like, the Winter Plane is brooding and savoury — a drink for a fire and a low light. The bourbon, Nonino, and lemon stay; only the mood changes.
Mind the Bitterness
Campari is more bitter and stronger than Aperol, so the Winter Plane is a more assertive drink. The equal-part ratio still holds — but if it reads too stern, a barspoon of simple syrup brings it gently back toward balance.
The Paper Plane Family
Four equal parts — bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon, shaken and served up.
- 3/4 ozBourbon
- 3/4 ozAperol
- 3/4 ozAmaro Nonino
Equal parts mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, Amaro Nonino, and lemon — smoky and herbal.
- 3/4 ozMezcal
- 3/4 ozYellow Chartreuse
- 3/4 ozAmaro Nonino
Reposado tequila for the bourbon — an earthy, vegetal turn on the Paper Plane.
- 3/4 ozReposado tequila
- 3/4 ozAperol
- 3/4 ozAmaro Nonino
Aged agricole rum for the bourbon — grassy depth that bridges the amaro.
- 3/4 ozAged agricole rum
- 3/4 ozAperol
- 3/4 ozAmaro Nonino