I don't know what the Greater Significance of this might mean, but I was out to dinner last evening with my wife, celebrating our anniversary. The restaurant had a little card on the table advertising its special drinks. On that list, to my surprise, was a drink called "The Hercule Poirot," apparently consisting of Absolut Pear, Triple Sec, Lime Juice and Pear Nectar. No "sirop de cassis," apparently. Would M. Poirot have enjoyed it? I don't know. It sounded a bit sweet to me, in a heavily pear-shaped way. Anybody out there know anything about such a drink? To your good health, M. Poirot!
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Oh, that's interesting Les, that they called it that. I wouldn't have. I honestly haven't heard of that drink before but I wouldn't associate it with Poirot. But perhaps that's just my view...
Posted by: Margot Kinberg | December 23, 2012 at 12:37 PM
No, Margot, it's my view as well. I don't remember Poirot with all that pear. Cassis, yes, so perhaps it's a very sweet drink. But I wish I had noticed it BEFORE I ordered our wine - I might have had to try it, just to maintain my mystery credentials!
Posted by: Les Blatt | December 23, 2012 at 12:40 PM
Clearly an invention of the restaurant you visited.
Didn't Poirot drink a pousse-café in one of the books? Or was that an invention of a screenwriter? My memory blurs the books and the TV and movie adapatations. I know Poirot loved his liqueurs so this sounds like it would be right up his alley.
Posted by: John | December 28, 2012 at 09:57 AM
I'm not sure about the pousse-cafe, John, but Poirot definitely loved sweet liqueurs. In "Mrs. McGinty's Dead," he offers Superintendent Spence "A grenadine? Creme de Menthe? Benedictine? Creme de Cacao..." and is shocked when Spence prefers a beer. So, yes, he might well have enjoyed that drink at my restaurant!
Posted by: Les Blatt | December 28, 2012 at 10:06 AM