Updated July 2026.
The IBA Paper Plane is 30 ml bourbon, 30 ml Amaro Nonino, 30 ml Aperol, and 30 ml fresh lemon — equal parts, shaken. The 30 ml of 40% bourbon is 0.67 of a standard drink. Aperol is commonly 11% and Nonino Quintessentia about 35% — read those necks — so the glass is more than “one shot of whiskey.” This is not a 2022 top-8 tasting.
90–100 proof bourbon keeps the drink from collapsing into orange bitters. Related: Old Fashioned, IBA math.
What the shaker actually needs
| Job | Typical bottles | Why |
|---|---|---|
| IBA 30 ml bourbon | Buffalo Trace 90, Woodford 90.4, Elijah Craig Small Batch, WT 101 | Equal-parts drink; proof still shows |
| Budget | Evan Williams Bonded, Beam Bonded | 100 proof. Cheap bourbon |
| Do not swap freely | Random amaro / Aperol substitutes | IBA names Nonino and Aperol |
Four IBA Paper Planes are about 2.7 drinks from the bourbon alone, plus the liqueurs. NIAAA binge pattern is a health line, not a target. No 2026 MSRP.
Sources
- IBA Paper Plane (fetched 2026): 30 ml each bourbon, Amaro Nonino, Aperol, lemon; shake; no garnish.
- Aperol commonly 11%; Nonino Quintessentia commonly 35%. — read the bottles.
- TTB 27 CFR 5.143. NIAAA (December 2025). No invented ranking.