It gives a flavour of what's to come (6)

I believe the answer is:

taster

(Other definitions for taster that I've seen before include "Art set (anag.)" , "extract" , "Winery worker" , "Food tester" , "One samples" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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