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This drink is simple yet quite refreshing, without the cognac over dominating orange juice, which I used Monnet VS Cognac and things turned out great, which I’m glad I decided to try this

I used St. Remy XO (a brandy under the parent company of Remy Martin Cognac), alongside Marie Brizard Orange Curacao (nothing else available around). Was really delicious. What I noticed is that the orange bitters are what makes this turn from an after dinner drink to an anytime drink, with a nice zingy, sharp orange flavour.

Decided to make this and discovered we were out of orange juice, so I tried it with pink grapefruit juice instead (a "Special Olympian"). I cut the juice slightly to 3/4 oz and used 1 oz each of ABK6 VSOP and Ferrand Dry Curacao, with 2 dashes Angostura orange bitters. The curacao played nicely with the bitter edge of the grapefruit juice. The drink didn't seem too sweet, and our taste runs a bit drier than Simon's.

whenever there is triple sec, curaçao, cointreau or grand marnier, I replace it with the italian Aurum. I know that the 3 liqueurs mentioned are not synonymous, but with Aurum I always get the best results

Made with Pierre Ferrand 1840 and Grand Marnier. I skipped the bitters since I was looking for both sweet and orange-based. This worked really well for my current mood, and definitely one I will revisit.

I agree that this cocktail is on the sweet side. I added 2 splashes of orange bitters to tone the sweetness down and it helped. Will try lowering the Curacao some to see if it balances better.

Per Per's comment, yes the Cognac doesn't take the upper hand, but I feel like I'd reduce the Curacao (I used Bauchant) by 5 ml, maybe up the Cognac by the same amount? A little too much sweet fat in the middle. (8 Jun 2022, 1:44p)

I enjoy the simplicity. It gives credit to a freshly pressed orange juice, not letting the cognac take the upper hand.