From breakfast cereals to favorite candies, the flavor is everywhere. But is any of it good? We tasted all the pumpkin-spice products we could find at Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's ...

First things first — coffee We poured four ... the now-ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice flavor easily took the top spot. The creamer's subtler spices and drinkability set it apart from the other flavors ...

and ginger, for your own personal classic "pumpkin spice" flavor that you prefer. However, if you have it, I find the actual pumpkin adds a nice touch and thickens the syrup slightly. AND you can ...

And Starbucks has a wide variety of flavored coffees that it sells in grocery stores across the country, including fall ...

Starbucks is credited with starting the trend for all things pumpkin spice. According to the coffee chain's website, the idea was born in a lab on the seventh floor of its HQ in Seattle.

Photo by Tatyana McGough Áine Buckley getting things ready at Killarney Pumpkin Farm. Photo by Tatyana McGough Veerpal Yadav working at Killarney Pumpkin Farm. Photo by Tatyana McGough.

It’s decorative gourd season again, which means it’s time for pumpkin spice’s tyrannical reign over all things fall ... the overpowering flavor quickly grows tiresome as the season progresses.

Play to win The focus of Dunkin’ Donuts’ Savor the Flavor campaign ... taste of all things pumpkin. Last year, Forbes estimated that Starbucks made $100 million on pumpkin spice lattes alone ...