The Pierce Brosnan Cocktail

By Greg Bechtloff

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Continuing our series of bespoke cocktails for the James Bond actors, MI6 presents the Pierce Brosnan Cocktail on the occasion of his 70^th birthday.

Emerging from County Louth, Irelend, Pierce Brendan Brosnan started his acting career in England. After making his way to America, Brosnan hit the big time with his smash hit television series “Remington Steele”. Brosnan’s dashing and debonair turn as Remington Steele led to his casting of James Bond after Roger Moore vacated the role. Ironically, the Remington role got Brosnan the Bond gig but also took it away from him. When the series was revived after Brosnan’s clinching of the 007 role, it was deemed that Brosnan could not be James Bond and Remington Steele at the same time. This led to Brosnan’s forced withdrawal from Bond.

That fabled luck of the Irish seemed to work for Pierce when the James Bond role opened up again after a five year series shutdown due to legal problems. Pierce Brosnan’s run of four James Bond films propelled the long running series to stellar new heights. Changing times and a creative rethink of the series trajectory prevented Brosnan from doing a fifth Bond film. During the Daniel Craig era of Bond, the Brosnan films were relegated to that same purgatory that Roger Moore’s Bond films previously inhabited: derrided as inferior. Today, Roger Moore’s Bond films have been fully rehabilitated by the cognoscenti and fans alike. Brosnan’s time for rehabilitation is about due. When the new James Bond actor is unveiled and the new iteration of the Bond series begins, the vibe will probably have more in common with the Brosnan era than the Craig era.

With that in mind, its time to raise a toast to Pierce Brosnan.

In a shaker with ice, pour:

2 oz Irish Whiskey
1 oz Jamaican Rum
1 oz Pineapple juice
1 tablespoon Agave syrup
3 dashes Bitters
Squeeze of lime juice

Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wheel or wedge.

The Irish whiskey suggests Pierce’s Irish heritage. The Jamaican rum represents James Bond’s spiritual home of Goldeneye - feel free to use the Blackwell 007 Rum. The pineapple represents the Hawaii of Pierce’s current home. The Agave hints of the Mexico of one of Pierce’s finest non-Bond films, “The Matador”.

Enjoy the Pierce Brosnan cocktail but "Mamma Mia", do it responsibly!

About The Author

Greg Bechtloff hails from Huntington Beach, California. Introduced to the world of 007 by his parents through the cinema, he’s been infatuated with Ian Fleming’s creation for over 35 years. With wide ranging interests, he has drilled down to the very foundations of the character of James Bond. Greg has worked in many positions in varied industries. He has travelled extensively and has visited many James Bond locations all over the world. He has recently become certified as a professional bartender, another aspect of the Bondian world that he has always been interested in.