Pirate Radio

Jason Walsh

May 6

The story behind this radio is also at the heart of the cocktail toast. Walter’s Radio is a piece of stolen intel which is used by the rebel alliance against the evil empire (so to speak). In other words, it’s a pirate radio. The drink was created by New York City bartender Jason Walsh, who has helmed the bar at many fine establishments in the city over the past two decades and more and used to run the website “cocktail logic”. His cocktail appears to have grown wings and continues to fly under the radar, emerging now and then on various sites over the past few years. Boston bartender Fred Yarm featured it on his feed last year, commenting it’s “earthy, floral and herbal bouquet”.

A few years before that, my friends from Stockholm at Cocktail Detour, whom I have partnered with on cocktail pairings in the past, featured the drink as well. It seems that many have pirated this pineapple potion, and for good reason. Plantation pineapple rum is simply outstanding, and any well made drink with it as a star ingredient is pretty good in my book. The balance of bold and mild herbal liqueurs and aperitifs here compliment the rum just right and make this drink one to remember. Go ahead and pirate one for yourself, and be sure to exploit it for the common good. Cheers!