I typically stay away from pre-mixed, canned cocktails from the grocer. They typically fall into either way too sweet on purpose for us goblin americans, or lowest common denominator on all ingredients leading to a subpar cocktail experience. However, marketing design, a good name, and a better price led me to throwing a box of these little cans in my shopping cart for the weekend.
Let’s start with the aesthetics. A tiny can is nothing new, but using Art Deco / Mid Century cross over design for all your aesthetics is peachy keen. bold colors and easy to read yet playful design.
Now on to flavor. As I stated earlier, Canned cocktails tend to be Over sweetened to a fault and a paper Plane has Amaro which should be bitter. Thankfully we get a good mouthful of that on the first sip. Amaro Nonino is less bitter than most Amaro but still has a bite. This is supposed to be cut by the Aperol. All in all you are tasting the citrus most on this cocktail. The bourbon is barely present in the flavor. Bourbon is typically a sweeter whiskey so again it’s mellowing out the amaro.
As someone who likes a bite from their cocktails, it’s not quite hitting the highest highs to consider this better than a mixed drink by a bartender or yourself, but it definitely would work in a pinch. This definitely hits the emergency flask fuel type cocktail. just be hopeful you have a Convenient cup of ice around as this will probably hurt warm.
All in all this is a great first impression and it would definitely give me a reason to try one of Straightaways other canned cocktails if they pop up in the future.
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