BOHEMIAN LA POIRE

BOHEMIAN LA POIRE

Grey Goose La Poire Vodka

Green Chartreuse

Lemon juice

Hibiscus elixir

Splash of club soda

Grey Goose La Poire is a pear-flavored vodka and a fancy one at that. It is made with Anjou pears, which are only grown in the Anjou region of France, and are famous for their crisp, fresh taste. I enjoyed this fancy spirit in a fancy cocktail at a fancy restaurant in downtown Cleveland. The stunning place was called Cowell & Hubbard, and it is located in, and named after, an old jewelry store that was famous for its luxuries jewels back in the first half of the 20^th century.

We sat in the jewelry store’s old vault celebrating my niece Erin’s graduation from Cleveland State University, the college on the North Coast (that’s her beautiful smile in the photo.) I ordered the BOHEMIAN LA POIRE cocktail because it contained ingredients I wanted to know more about. The list of them is above. To make the cocktail, the bartender put them all into a cocktail shaker, added ice, shook it well, and strained it into a short cocktail glass that had been half-filled with ice.

The BOHEMIAN LA POIRE came to my table and intrigued me from the first sip. The La Poire vodka was smooth, with just a slight pear taste. The taste of the Hibiscus elixir seemed to take the cocktail over the most. Hibiscus elixir is a potion made from delicate Hibiscus petals. It has a sweet, cranberry flavor. I’ve heard it’s good in tea, with soda water or drizzled over fruit. Now I know that it is also good in cocktails. For the BOHEMIAN LA POIRE was a good cocktail that got better over time. Though it tasted slightly medicinal at first, its unique flavor grew on me. It was tart and sweet at the same time. After taking a sip, Erin was reminded of Smarties candies. And as a smarty, she ought to know.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie