If you came up to me on the street and asked, “What does Mountain Dew actually taste like?” I’d look you straight in the eye and say, “College.” I had a lot of friends in my journey through higher-education who were obsessed with the stuff, and I drank more than my fair share throughout those years. Now, Mtn Dew (as it’s stylized now, since vowels are for dweebs) doesn’t sell a “College” flavored can, but it does pack a nostalgic punch for anyone who grew with the Dew. But what is that flavor actually? Let’s find out.
What is the flavor of Mountain Dew?
Classic Mountain Dew is labeled as a citrus soda, which is often compared to lemon-lime. It originally touted its formula’s use of actual orange juice in the recipe. But, if you ask me, it tastes a little less like all these delicious citrus fruits, and a little bit more like “liquid electricity.”
Depending on who you are, you’ll either find the official number of available Mountain Dew varieties to be alarmingly high or alarmingly low. As it stands right now, the grand total of flavors is 32, however many of them are only sold in certain very specific places.
You can get your classic green Dew, in regular and diet, in any manner of grocery or convenience store. It’s so common, it should be coming out of the faucets. Code Red, Flamin’ Hot, Major Melon, Live Wire, and flavors of that ilk are deeper cuts, but are still theoretically available to be sold by any store that wants to carry them.
Then we get to the flavors that are sold through various exclusive partnerships. These are the rare Dews that need to be savored whenever the opportunity arises, for who knows when they’ll be available to your taste buds next? This line-up includes Baja Blast, the turquoise Mtn Dew that lives exclusively in Taco Bell fountain machines. Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning, which is flavored like “peaches and honey,” can only be sold at KFC. Got a hankering to try Mtn Dew Purple Thunder? Well, then you’re on a quest to the nearest Circle K Convenience Store, because if you’re buying it anywhere else, the Feds will be on your tail! Other partnerships include Frost Bite (Walmart), Legend (Buffalo Wild Wings), Thrashed Apple (Kroger), and Maui Burst (Dollar General). In fact, I bet if you asked them nicely, Mtn Dew would even partner up with you on something. Give it a try.
And then, if you haven’t ascended into some form of higher Mtn Dew-based consciousness after consuming all of those, we can move on to the online-only Dew flavors. Yep, that’s right, there are more! Mtn Dew’s online store sells five exclusive formulas of “Game Fuel” including Orange Storm, Tropical Spike, and a few others. They also recently added back the fan-favorite Typhoon, flavored like Strawberry & Pineapple. And then there’s the upcoming Mtn Dew Summer Breeze. And the annual mystery flavor, Voo Dew. Not to mention the Hard Mtn Dew flavors!
I think that’s all, though. And I do mean “all” in the definitive sense…they’ve made ALL the possible flavors. Until they come out with Mtn Dew Walnut Thrash or Mtn Dew Tap Water Explosion, you’ll just have to pick one of the many real Dew varieties on your store shelves, online shopping cart, or KFC fountains. Happy sipping!
"Mountain Dew" was originally Southern and/or Scots-Irish slang for moonshine (i.e., homemade whiskey or poitín), as referenced in the Irish folk song "The Rare Old Mountain Dew", dating from 1882. Using it as the name for the soda was originally suggested by Carl E. Retzke at an Owens-Illinois Inc.
is labeled as a citrus soda, which is often compared to lemon-lime. It originally touted its formula's use of actual orange juice in the recipe. But, if you ask me, it tastes a little less like all these delicious citrus fruits, and a little bit more like “liquid electricity.”
The Mountain Dew VooDew mystery flavor has been revealed as Airheads Cherry! For the first time, the two brands have teamed up to infuse Mountain Dew with Airhead's iconic cherry flavor.
In its primary market of the United States, the ingredient composition of Mountain Dew is listed as: "carbonated water, high-fructose corn syrup (in much of the U.S.), concentrated orange juice, citric acid, natural flavors, sodium benzoate, caffeine, sodium citrate, erythorbic acid, gum arabic, ...
Mountain Dew Baja Blast is a tropical lime-flavored soft drink created for Taco Bell restaurants. Since the original flavor's launch in 2004, the Baja Blast brand has since expanded to include new flavors, alcoholic beverages, and energy drinks, as well as merchandise.
MTN DEW MAJOR MELON features the great taste of watermelon flavor with a fresh DEW twist. To capture the hearts and minds of DEW Nation, we knew a successful launch necessitated a showstopping product name, identity and personality that expressed the unique flavor profile of MTN DEW MAJOR MELON.
The mystery flavor in candy is the combination of two separate flavors. To create efficiencies in production and limit downtime, candy makers made the decision to combine flavors.
Sweet Lightning is a Sweet Peach & Smooth Honey flavor of Mountain Dew and has a yellow-orange look, partly having a comparable peach tasting flavor and color to that of Happy Dew Year.
Frost Bite, described as "a burst of icy refreshment and cool melon" flavor of Mountain Dew. It's pretty similar to another Dew flavor, which has a similar shade of Cool Melon flavor, Arctic Burst.
Vault was a citrus-flavored beverage from Coca-Cola. It was, essentially, Coca-Cola's attempt at creating a product line to rival Pepsi's Mtn Dew—a citrus soda with a caffeinated kick. But Vault was also similar to Surge (a beloved Coca-Cola product, which was discontinued a couple of years prior to Vault's launch).
Hard Mountain Dew is a malt beverage, with 5% alcohol by volume. It was first released in 2022, and a new flavor, Livewire, just came out in March 2023. There are now five flavors, each mixing the familiar Mountain Dew taste with a fruity flavor and alcohol.
To keep yourself from becoming dehydrated, drink water, tea, freshly squeezed lemonade, milk, or other healthy, cheaper alternatives in place of the Mountain Dew. Try mixing sparkling water with four ounces of fruit juice for a sweet and bubbly alternative.
This summer is ripe for tropical fruit, pun intended. Get ready for dragon fruit, guava, ube, tamarind and guanabana flavored food and drinks this summer, as brands turn to innovation to drive consumer interest. And don't forget the heat.
Pitch Black was a Dark Citrus Punch (Black Grape) flavor of Mountain Dew, and its name implied having complete darkness as intended to be a dark purple color. Additionally, a sequel flavor, Pitch Black II, had the same Black Grape flavor as its prequel but had a "sour bite."
If the names “Infinite Swirl” and “Freedom Fusion” didn't tip you off to the flavor profile of these beverages, the press release explains that the former is bright blue, with a tropical punch flavor that blends pineapple and berries.
Classic Mountain Dew is labeled as a citrus soda, which is often compared to lemon-lime. It originally touted its formula's use of actual orange juice in the recipe. But, if you ask me, it tastes a little less like all these delicious citrus fruits, and a little bit more like “liquid electricity.”
Not at all! Mountain Dew has a flavor that is hard to define, but is easily chugged down in one long drink. Sprite is lemon-lime flavored, clear where Mountain Dew is virulently yellow, and has zero caffeine. Mountain Dew has a LOT of caffeine for a soft drink.
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