Paulius Musteikis
We are at peak pumpkin spice. The flavor is found in beer, tea, chocolate, cookies, hummus — there’s even a Listerine pumpkin spice breath freshener. Burt’s Bees sells a lip gloss. This presumably allows the wearer to convert all consumables — by way of the lips — into a constant stream of cinnamon, vanilla and squash, like a seasonally appropriate wearable face halo.
The pumpkin spice trend became a national craze thanks to the pumpkin spice latté, which is enough of a marketing juggernaut that it’s just called “PSL” in the industry. Pumpkin spice is like a Hallmark card you can digest.
And the place to do it is at the Esquire Club, 1025 N. Sherman Ave., a surf n’ turf spot featuring a well-known Friday night fish fry. However, pro tip: don’t miss the fried chicken. the Esquire Club also boasts a spacious bar. It’s there, in semi-darkness, that you should order the Esquire Club’s Pumpkin Alexander. This is the ultimate pumpkin spice experience — pumpkin spice liqueur blended with ice cream and served in a wine glass with whipped cream on top. It’s a great reminder why this flavor continues to break sales records. Because, OMG, it’s so unbelievably gooood.
