FSR October 2022

Liquid Intelligence

TRENDS AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SPIRITS, WINE, AND BEER. MENTIONED IN THIS STORY BLACK LAGOON • • • VALERIE • • •

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER

Hold the Pumpkin Spice

GOURDS BE GONE—OTHER SEASONAL PRODUCE, LIKE FIGS, CAN SHINE IN FALL BEVERAGES.

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WITHIN THE F&B WORLD, nothing sig nals the advent of fall quite like the famous—or in some circles, infamous— pumpkin spice blend. Though most prevalent on coffee menus, the flavor has also been incorporated into a num

ber of cocktail staples, from martinis and old-fashioneds to white Russians and mudslides. But for bartenders and guests weary of pumpkin-spiced every thing, autumn offers a bounty of ingre dients and ideas.

BY NICOLE DUNCAN Mixologists are expanding their fall menus beyond the ubiquitous spice.

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