Paper Plane

The Paper Plane is a modern classic. It was created by the legendary bartender Sam Ross, while he was working at Milk & Honey in New York in 2008. This cocktail was originally created for another bar. The Violet Hour in Chicago asked Sam to create a cocktail for their summer menu. He created the Paper Plane, a riff on the Last Word specs, all equal parts. He named this cocktail after the popular M.I.A song. His cocktail was served at The Violet Hour as the ‘Paper Airplane’. Following this, Sam decided the cocktail was too bitter and subbed out the Campari for Aperol. This was the version he served in New York and it became incredibly popular.