An unexpected visit from a music legend has led to a Falkirk town centre pub creating a cocktail in his honour.

Sir Rod Stewart surprised staff and customers at Behind the Wall last Wednesday when he popped in for a little refreshment ahead of the Falkirk v Celtic league match.

And afterwards, no doubt keen to celebrate his team’s slim 1-0 victory over the Bairns, he was back in the popular watering hole.

This time, as well as enjoying the cocktails on offer, the 81-year-old singer was happy to join in some post-match karaoke giving a rousing rendition of “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” to the delight of everyone in the bar and restaurant.

Behind the Wall bar supervisor Iain Lindsay with the Rodstar Martini, inspired by Sir Rod Stewart's visit to the pub. Pic: Michael Gillen

placeholder image — Behind the Wall bar supervisor Iain Lindsay with the Rodstar Martini, inspired by Sir Rod Stewart's visit to the pub. Pic: Michael Gillen

Now to mark his visit, the team at BtW have come up with a new cocktail which they are calling a Rodstar Martini.

BtW owner Brian Flynn said: “Rod was very gracious, sampled our Pornstar Martini and said it was the best he had tasted! High praise indeed!

"We decided to do a slight twist on the cocktail he liked so much in honour of his visit to us, which I have to admit was totally unexpected.”

Lifelong Falkirk fan Brian had already left his pub to head to the stadium when he heard about the visit and after the final whistle, never imagined that Rod and his group would go back.

Sir Rod Stewart with BtW staff. Pic: Contributed

But he is delighted that they did and believes it is yet another accolade not only for BtW in its 40th anniversary year, but for the town.

"We didn’t have clue he was going to turn up,” admitted Brian. “There was no fanfare, just very low key which we believe is exactly what he wanted.

Rod came with his son Alastair, 20, and friends from the whisky company he is involved in.

"Apparently one of them is friends with one of our regulars and asked where they should go in Falkirk before the game and they said it had to be BtW – which is great,” said Brian.

The new Rodstar Martini concocted in honour of Sir Rod Stewart's visit to BtW. Pic: Michael Gillen

"Rod came in first and sat down and Eve behind the bar says that she thought it looked like Rod Stewart but it couldn’t possibly be him in Falkirk on a Wednesday evening. However, she was wrong.

"And they must have enjoyed themselves because this time they phoned up saying could they come back and could they have some of the lovely cocktails again."

Now to remember the visit, the pub’s cocktail maestros have tweaked the ingredients slightly to give it a light green tinge in a nod to Sir Rod’s beloved Glasgow Celtic.

According to their cocktail list, BtW’s traditional Pornstar Martini contains Absolut Vanilla Vodka, pineapple and lemon juices, passion fruit Gomme and a “bubbles” chaser.

Sir Rod Stewart visited Behind the Wall in Falkirk before and after last week's Falkirk v Celtic game. Pic: Contributed

The Rodstar Martini is made with vanilla syrup, pineapple juice, lemon juice, Absolut Vanilla Vodka and Blue Curaçao and also served with a “bubbles” chaser.

Brian added: “We’re going to have both on the cocktail list for people to enjoy.

"And of course, Sir Rod is very welcome back at BtW the next time Celtic are in town.”

He said that they also hope to soon be adding the Wolfie’s “rockstar whisky” that Sir Rod co-owns and which blends malts from Loch Lomond Distillery with grain whisky for a “rock 'n' roll spirit”.

Sir Rod’s visit to the home of Falkirk FC for the match was not his first time at the Westfield stadium, having previously entertained 18,000 fans at the venue when he played a gig there back in 2014.