Poirot and his drinks

Poirot's choice of drinks is often used to depict what is quinessentially him. Among the many kinds of drinks he would take, a few stand out as the most common. One common theme seems to run through his list of favourite drinks: his British friends always appear to be horrified by them!

In the novel The Clocks, Poirot claims to be a a connoisseur of wine. Especially when it is mentioned in a book: "A claret or a burgundy introduced into a story, with its vintage and date properly authenticated, I always find pleasing."

Original Christie works

 * Crème de menthe - a sweet mint-flavoured liqeuer usually as a digestif
 * Hot chocolate - served thick in European style
 * Sirop de cassis - syrup of blackcurrent
 * Tisane - a common drink he orders at any time of the day and when he needs a boost--he believes they have medicinal benefits.

Adaptations

 * Creme de cacao
 * Death on the Nile

Poirot's less common drinks

 * Brandy
 * Hallowe'en Party - he intends to drink brandy during a visit by Ariadne Oliver. Later offers cognac to calm her.


 * Shandy
 * Hallowe'en Party - drinks shandy in preference to chocolate with Superintendent Spence, Spence says he doesn't have Poirot's fancy sirops.


 * Lemon barley water
 * Hallowe'en Party - prepares to offer this to Ariadne Oliver. Believes she's teetotal?


 * Eau de vie
 * Hallowe'en Party - offers to Ariadne Oliver as an alternative to lemon barley.


 * Sherry
 * Mrs McGinty's Dead - he chooses sherry when Dr Rendell offers a drink
 * Elephants Can Remember - he does sip sherry before a meal, like the one with Spence and Garroway.

Original Christie works

 * Beer
 * After the Funeral - Poirot offers Inspector Morton beer but says he does not drink beer. "I will myself have a glass of sirop de cassis.
 * Tea
 * Third Girl - He tells Ariadne Oliver he does not take afternoon tea
 * Coffee
 * Third Girl - He does not drink coffee in the afternoon. Decaffeinated coffee he considers an abomination."

Adaptations

 * Cider?
 * In Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Agatha Christie's Poirot episode), Japp gets him some cider because there is no white wine. Poirot sniffs it and appears disgusted.