10 must-try Fall coffee drinks ☕️

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Pumpkin spice + everything nice.

Step aside, Starbucks. Pumpkin spice lattes are just the beginning of what Cola’s coffee shops have to offer this time of year. This autumn, we encourage y’all to go local in your search of hot, seasonal beverages. 👇

Pumpkin Latte | The Wired Goat Cafe | 709 Gervais St. + 908 Chapin Rd., Chapin

Wired Goat

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$4.50-5.50 (small, medium or large) | pair with: gluten-free oat bars ($2)

Apple Cider Chai | Curiosity Coffee Bar | 2327 Main St.

$6.60 (16 oz.) | pair with: mexican wedding cookie ($1.37) or gluten-free chocolate quinoa cake ($6.60)

Apple Betty Latte | Indah Coffee | 2238 Sumter St. | $4.94 | pair with: Mimie’s vegan cinnamon rolls ($4.50)

Maple Caramel Latte | Cool Beans | 1217 College St. | $4 (medium) | pair with: pumpkin bread ($2.50)

Peanut Butter Mocha | Blue Flour Bakery | 1210 Main St. + 7703 St. Andrew Rd., Irmo

Blue Flour

$4.25-5 (medium or large) | pair with: chocolate chocolate chunk cookie ($4)

Vanilla Chai | Grace Coffee Co. | 208 Main St., Blythewood

Grace Coffee

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$3-4 (12, 16 or 20 oz.) | pair with: any of the Off the Track Bakery daily scones + cookies

Love Potion Latte | The Haven Coffee House | 121 E. Main St., Lexington | $4.50 (medium) | pair with: cinnamon roll muffin ($3.50)

Pumpkin Spice Latte | The Local Buzz | 141 S. Shandon. St. | $4.75 (16 oz.) | pair with: cinnamon roll ($3)

Baklava Latte | Higher Grounds Books & Beans | 1410 Sumter St. | $3.75-5.25 (small, medium or large) | pair with: apple cinnamon pecan muffin ($2.50)

Pumpkin Spice Latte | Silver Spoon Bakeshop | 2507 Devine St.

$4.13-4.95 (small or large) | pair with: ginger molasses cookie or cinnamon monkey bread ($3.25)

My go-to drink in the Fall-time is anything chai. While I usually cave and get Starbucks’ Chai Tea Latte (which literally translates to “tea tea latte,” FYI), I think I’ll take my own advice for once and go local. I’ve got my eye on Grace Coffee Co.’s Vanilla Chai.

Happy sipping,

Anjali

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