Wright Flyer
The Wright Flyer is an adaptation of the classic Paper Plane cocktail, with a nod to North Carolina from its creator. Drew Furlough, a restaurant manager in Asheville, set out to build a citrusy winter cocktail on a base of apple brandy, a traditional spirit that’s enjoying a comeback in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where apples have been a major crop since the 1700s.
- Total:
- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- ¼teaspoon Demerara sugar
- 6dashes bitters, such as Angostura or apple
- 1ounce applejack or apple brandy
- Ice
- 1 ½ounces fresh (unsweetened) grapefruit juice
- 1 ½ounces Italian amaro, such as Nonino or Fernet-Branca
- 1 ½ounces Aperol
- ½ounce dark rum, such as Gosling’s
- 2apple slices, for garnish
Instructions
Step 1
In a shaker, combine sugar, bitters and applejack; shake to dissolve.Step 2
Fill shaker with ice and add grapefruit juice, amaro, Aperol and rum.Step 3
Shake well and strain into two coupe or martini glasses. Garnish each with an apple slice and serve immediately.