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Paper Plane

Modern classic. Frequent flyer.

Experienced5 minShake
Bittersweet • Citrus • Balanced

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Bartender shaking the cocktail: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
MAKINGPaper PlaneShake5 min
STEP 1OF 4

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

Bartender shaking the cocktail

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake for 10–12 seconds.

  3. 3

    Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Serve ungarnished or with a tiny paper plane beside the glass.

PRO TIP

Equal parts makes scaling easy; balance depends on fresh lemon.

A little bar lore

Where it came from

Created by bartender Sam Ross in 2008 and named after the M.I.A. song.

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