A Paper Plane takes flight at Manetta’s Bar this season
Flemings Mayfair's Manetta's Bar serves the Paper Plane cocktail with theatrical flair, its signature white paper garnish suspended above burnished spirits in a crystal coupe.
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At Manetta’s Bar within Flemings Mayfair, the Paper Plane cocktail arrives as both gesture and provocation, a drink that announces itself before the first sip. The white paper plane, folded with precision, hovers above the rim on a thread of gold, suspended over amber liquid held in a crystal coupe that catches the warm bar light like trapped honey. This is cocktail craft as theatre, where the composition matters as much as the taste.
The drink itself glows with the deep auburn tones of spirit and citrus, its colour deepening towards the stem where ice and liqueur meet. Around it, the marble bar top reveals veins of cream and charcoal, a surface that speaks of the room’s studied elegance and the time taken over every detail. A brass column rises beside it, part of the bar’s architecture, while a second paper plane rests on the marble, suggesting the playfulness beneath the refinement.
Manetta’s Bar sits at the heart of Flemings Mayfair, a place where the festive season finds its expression not in excess but in precision and wit. The Paper Plane is the kind of drink that suits the moment, light enough to lift the spirits, thoughtful enough to linger over, and dressed with enough originality to make it memorable. For those drawn to London’s quieter luxury, to bars where craft and care meet without announcement, this is where the season tastes its best.
Imagery courtesy of Flemings Mayfair (@flemingsmayfair).