Very nice cocktail. It was a bit on the sweet side for us, but not overwhelming. Would agree just a hint more lemon juice might balance out the sweetness.

Half way through our cocktail we added 2 drop of orange bitters. Increased the orange hints and tamed down the sweetness.

I used the actual Difford (thank you for reviewing Simon) recipe, but lifted the lemon juice by a barspoon to balance the drink. I am sure it could be very interesting to test a recipe with more orange curaçao.

Hello Simon, I've been looking at this drink, and the various recipes involved, and plan to make one soon. I just thought I'd mention that I'm fairly certain the "Brown Derby" in which this cocktail became a famous, signature drink (sans egg white), actually was a restaurant in Los Angeles and not a bar in NYC. But, as often is the case, I could be mistaken. Cheers!

Great opalescent appearance. Pleasant orange, lemon, and apple. Good, but not a favorite.

Delicious orangy sour.

Smooth, sour, apple, lemon - this is a nice combination fir a classic sour with an apple twist.