Straub's Bird Cocktail is a rich brown-curacao-and-brandy drink from the sweeter after-dinner aromatic edge.
Straub's Manual of Mixed Drinks by Jacques Straub (1913, p.16) — Straub 1913
| 1.5 jiggers | brandy | base |
| 2.5 jiggers | brown Curacao — Brown Curacao | base |
This is worth keeping because it shows how much room remained in 1913 for rich liqueur-led brandy drinks beside the drier canonical aperitif field.
Cocktails by Pedro Chicote (1928, p.112) — Pedro Chicote 1928
| 0.33 part | cognac — Coñac | base |
| 0.67 part | curacao | base |
Ice: Chopped ice
This matters because it preserves another miniature liqueur-and-brandy after-dinner branch in the Madrid canon.
See also: After-Dinner Cocktail, Port Wine Cocktail