Pumpkin spice. Why? John Oliver investigates. Well, he doesn’t really investigate. He says things about it, though! It’s obvious that John is no fan of one of the most popular harbingers of fall – the pumpkin spice latte. Naturally, he wonders about the almost manic popularity of the drink, which he accurately pegs as “eggnog for morning people.”
The Pumpkin Latte is only one such desecration of the lowly, nutritious pumpkin. A quick Google reveals Pumpkin Schnapps (of course) and a host of holiday recipes like the ‘Pumpkin Cheesecaketini Cocktail’ Imagine it, if you can. It is no longer be a mystery as to why Americans swear off artificial pumpkin flavoring for nine months of the year…Until – the first leaf begins to turn, and Starbucks scrawls the ‘P’ word on their blackboard, signaling the return of pumpkin madness