What happened to Mountain Dew citrus cherry?

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Originally, Mountain Dews flavor was lemon-lime similar to 7-Up or Sprite and it was created by the Hartman brothers primarily as a mixer for hard liquor.

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Ingredients
What flavors of Mountain Dew are discontinued?
What is the rarest type of Mountain Dew?
Is there a cherry flavored Mountain Dew?
What is the oldest Mountain Dew flavor?

Ingredients

Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate (preserves Freshness), Gum Arabic, Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Citrus Pectin, Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose, Yellow 5, Glycerol Ester Of Rosin, Calcium Disodium Edta (to Protect Flavor), Yellow 6, Red 40, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate.

Caffeine-free variants of Mountain Dew were also sold in Australia and Canada as the standard, but in March and June 2012, they were reformulated with caffeine as Mountain Dew "Energized" and "Citrus Charge", respectively.[62]

Mountain Dew Sport 1989–91 A Mountain Dew-flavored sports drink that was released in a limited number of U.S. regions in 1990 following initial test marketing in 1989. A two-calorie variant was released, as well as a diet version. All were short-lived, being discontinued in 1991.[63] Mountain Dew Pitch Black 2004, 2011 (limited time release); 2016–2019 ("DEWcision") A grape variant released for the 2004 Halloween season. Pitch Black was also re-released in Slurpee form as a limited edition flavor during the 2006 Halloween season.[65] Pitch Black was re-released in soda form in 2011 as a part of the "Back by popular DEWmand" promotion.[66] It was made available in fountains at Speedway gas stations as of 2016, and served as part of the "DEWcision" contest, where it won over Baja Blast and was added to the core lineup.[7] In 2019, it was discontinued due to poor sales.

In November 2022, PepsiCo announced the flavor will be re-released in January 2023 for a limited time, along with a new Zero Sugar version.[50]

Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 2005 A "sequel" flavor released for the 2005 Halloween season, it was different from the original Pitch Black, as it had a sour grape flavor. The tagline was "Back with a sour bite." Darth Dew 2005 A limited production tangy grape Slurpee flavor.[67] It was available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III.[68] Mountain Dew MDX 2005–07 A Mountain Dew-flavored energy soda introduced in 2005 in 14-US-fluid-ounce (410 ml) bottles.[69] In 2006, its packaging was changed to 20-US-fluid-ounce (590 ml) bottles.[70] Its production was discontinued in 2007. Mountain Dew Citrus Cherry 2007, 2009, 2011–2017 A citrus-cherry variant introduced in August 2007 for 12 weeks to promote the release of Halo 3. It had limited re-releases in 2009 and 2011-2017 to promote World of Warcraft, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Halo 4, Dead Rising 3, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Titanfall 2 respectively, each time with special package designs to promote its associated video game. Additionally, it was sold in 16oz. bottles on Amazon.com. From 2017 until early 2018, it was available in Arby's restaurant fountains across America.[71] Re-released in 2022 under the modern line of Game Fuel drinks as Championship Citrus Cherry.[46] Mountain Dew Revolution 2008 A wild berry-flavored Mountain Dew with ginseng.[72] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote. Revolution initially held the highest number of votes until the end of the promotion when it dropped to 3rd place and lost to Mountain Dew Voltage.[73] In 2011, the "Mountain Dew Throwback Shack" offered a prize of "a hidden stash of Dew" which was revealed to be glass bottles of Revolution with lab labels on them. Mountain Dew SuperNova 2008, 2011 A strawberry/melon flavor with ginseng.[74] One of the three "candidate flavor" finalists for DEWmocracy's "People's Dew" national vote, it lost to Mountain Dew Voltage, finishing in 2nd place.[73] This flavor was re-released as a part of the "Back by Popular DEWmand" promotion in early May 2011 and stayed on shelves through July.

A diet variant was released as a "FanDEWmonium" flavor.[12] It released in U.S. stores alongside Diet Mountain Dew Voltage on March 6, 2011, for eight weeks as a limited edition diet flavor.[13] It won FanDEWmonium with 55% out of all votes, and became a permanent addition to the Diet Mountain Dew flavor line-up.[75][76] It returned to shelves in February as part of the "Fuel the Frenzy" promotion, but was removed from shelves after 12 weeks due to poor sales.

Mountain Dew Game Fuel Alliance Blue 2009 A wild fruit punch flavor released alongside "Mountain Dew Game Fuel Horde Red" (Citrus Cherry Game Fuel) for a 10-week period in 2009. Like Horde Red, Alliance Blue was a promotional flavor for World of Warcraft.[77] Diet Mountain Dew Ultra Violet 2009, 2011 A mixed berry-flavored Mountain Dew originally available for three months in 2009, it was the first flavor available exclusively in Diet. It was released on August 3, 2009, at a first-taste party in Brooklyn, New York. This flavor returned for the "FanDEWmonium" promotion but ultimately lost to Diet Mountain Dew SuperNova, coming in sixth place and not making it into the final round. Its flavor has been compared to that of "Revolution" due to their berry-themed flavoring.[78] Mountain Dew Distortion 2010; 2013–14 (Freeze) A lime variant that was part of the second "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It lost to Mountain Dew White Out and came in 3rd place with only 16% of all votes. Due to its similarity in color to the original Mountain Dew, Distortion was packaged in a clear bottle with a black label (as opposed to the green plastic bottle with a green label used in the original Mountain Dew) in an attempt to avoid confusion.[79] A Diet Distortion was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in 8th place, not making it to the final round. Beginning on September 26, 2013, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Distortion Freeze", which was a slushie version of the Mountain Dew Distortion flavor available during 2010. It was discontinued at the beginning of March 2014 and was replaced with the Kickstart Freeze. Mountain Dew Typhoon 2010, 2011; 2013–14 (Freeze); 2022 (Dew Store) A strawberry/pineapple-flavored Mountain Dew. Part of the second Mountain Dew "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion. It lost to Mountain Dew White Out and came in 2nd place with 40% of all votes. Diet Typhoon was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in 5th place, not making it to the final round. It was announced on April 15, 2011, that Typhoon would return in May 2011 as part of the "Back by Popular DEWmand" promotion and it stayed on shelves in two-liter bottles exclusively at Walmart Supercenters through July.[80] Beginning on September 26, 2013, select Taco Bell locations began offering "Mountain Dew Typhoon Freeze", which was a slushie version of the Mountain Dew Typhoon flavor available during 2010 and 2011. It was discontinued at the beginning of June 2014 and was replaced with the Dr. Pepper Vanilla Float Freeze.

The flavor's rerelease was announced on May 24, 2022, with a release date of June 1.[81] The release was exclusive to the Dew Store website, remaining available until early August 2022.

Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical 2011 A tropical variant released to coincide with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Like its counterpart, its concept was leaked in early August 2011 using an eBay auction, was announced on Mountain Dew's Facebook page on 24 August 2011, and was released to U.S. stores on 10 October that year. It stayed on the shelves until the end of 2011. It was originally tested by 500 Dew Labs members as a "mystery" flavor. Mountain Dew Dark Berry 2012 A limited-edition mixed berry variant with a release coinciding with the film The Dark Knight Rises. It first gained popularity when a photo of the drink leaked on Instagram.[82] On March 14, Dark Berry was officially announced by the Mountain Dew Facebook page. Its eight-week release period began on June 18. Mountain Dew Johnson City Gold 2012–13 A malt variant with lemon-lime named after Johnson City, Tennessee, that was test-marketed in August 2012 in the Chicago area, Denver, Colorado, and Charlotte, North Carolina.[83] Mountain Dew promised a return after 2013 after "Dew Fans" voted for names with six different kinds of cans for certain regions of the United States, named Liberty Malt, Southern Gold, Rusted Malt, Gold Mountain Malt, Great Plains Gold and Miner's Malt. Mountain Dew Cold Fusion 2013–16 A cherry/lime Slurpee that was released in U.S. convenience stores, including Sheetz. It was discontinued in 2016 and is no longer listed as a flavor on their official website. Mountain Dew Game Fuel Electrifying Berry 2013–14 A berry variant was released to coincide with the release of the video game Ryse: Son of Rome for the Xbox One. Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast 2013–17 (fountain); 2015 (retail) A cherry/pomegranate variant introduced in 2013 and available exclusively as a fountain drink at Taco Bell restaurants. In April 2015, Baja Blast and Sangrita Blast appeared on retail shelves for a limited time run.[84] At the beginning of May 2015, select Taco Bell locations began offering a freeze version of the drink, which was discontinued at the beginning of September 2015. Mountain Dew Sangrita Blast itself was discontinued in early 2017 and replaced with Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade. Mountain Dew Game Fuel Lemonade 2014–15 A lemonade variant introduced on October 6, 2014, to promote Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[85] Mountain Dew Dewitos 2014 A Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew taste-tested on U.S. college campuses.[86][87] Mountain Dew Dewshine 2015–17 A clear, citrus variant made with real sugar and available in glass bottles.[88] Dewshine was non-alcoholic, despite the name being a portmanteau of Mountain Dew and moonshine. Mountain Dew Game Fuel Berry Lime 2015 A berry/lime variant that debuted in October 2015 to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops III. Mountain Dew Game Fuel Mango Heat 2016 A mango variant with a ginger finish. Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade 2017–18 A lemonade variant "spiked with thirst-quenching prickly pear cactus juice" and created with "no artificial sweeteners" and "real fruit juice". In June 2017, Sangrita Blast was replaced in Taco Bell restaurants with Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade. Taco Bell also offered a Mountain Dew Spiked Lemonade freeze drink until early 2018, when both Spiked variants were discontinued. Mountain Dew Spiked Raspberry Lemonade 2017–18 A raspberry lemonade Dew "spiked with thirst-quenching prickly pear cactus juice". In early 2018, both Spiked variants were discontinued due to low sales. Mountain Dew DEW-S-A 2017, 2021 A combination of Code Red, White Out, and Voltage released as a limited edition from May through August 2017. It was advertised as a partnership with Dale Earnhardt Jr. The drink was re-released in the summer of 2021.[89][90] Mountain Dew Game Fuel Arctic Burst 2017–18 A Slurpee flavor available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores as part of a promotion for Superman Returns. It was re-released in October 2017 to promote the release of Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Its companion flavor was Game Fuel (Tropical Smash). Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical Smash 2017–18 A tropical variant released alongside Arctic Burst as a Game Fuel flavor, promoting the video game Forza Motorsport 7. Mountain Dew Holiday Brew 2017–18 A variant composed of original Mountain Dew and Code Red released in late 2017 alongside Pepsi Salted Caramel,[91] Holiday Brew refers to the traditional Christmas colors of green and red. Mountain Dew Black Label 2015-2020 A crafted dark berry variant released in 16 oz. cans in 2015. Described as "Deeper, Darker Dew". Mountain Dew White Label 2017-2019 A pineapple/grapefruit variant described as "Mysteriously Exotic Dew", sold in 16 oz. cans similar to that of Black Label and Green Label. Mountain Dew Green Label 2017-2019 A kiwi-apple variant described as "Curiously Daring Dew". Mountain Dew ICE 2018-2020 A low-calorie clear lemon-lime flavored Mountain Dew released in 2018.[92] It was comparable to lemon-lime soda such as Sprite and Sierra Mist, and was promoted heavily on release with a Super Bowl ad dedicated to it and Doritos Blaze.[93][94] However, it sold poorly and was discontinued in the United States by early 2020. Mountain Dew ICE Cherry 2018-2020 A cherry variant of Mountain Dew ICE that was released in late 2018 as a limited-time flavor. It was cherry mixed with the lemon-lime flavor of ICE.

In mid-2019, it was re-released as a permanent flavor in certain regions but was quickly discontinued at the same time ICE was discontinued in early 2020.

Mountain Dew White Out 2010–2020 A smooth citrus variant part of the "DEWmocracy: Collective Intelligence" promotion with a limited release starting on April 19, 2010. Voting ended on June 14, and White Out won the campaign with 44% of the votes. It became a permanent flavor and was officially released that October. A Diet White Out was created for the FanDEWmonium promotion, which came in third place.

Discontinued in the United States as of April 2020,[95] although still produced by some independent bottlers in the Midwest. Received a limited run in Canada in the summer of 2022.

Mountain Dew Merry Mash-Up 2018, 2019, 2020 A holiday-themed cranberry/pomegranate flavor.[96][97] Mountain Dew Liberty Brew 2019, 2020 A fruit-flavored variant.[98] Described as "50 flavors in one".[99] Mountain Dew Voo-DEW 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 An annually released mystery-flavored Mountain Dew released for the Halloween season.

In 2019, the flavor was revealed to be candy corn at the end of its scheduled release.

2020's mystery flavor was described as "fruit candy explosion".

In 2021, the yearly mystery flavor was announced as "fruit candy chews".[100]

In 2022, the flavor was also available in zero sugar. The flavor was revealed to be "sour candy flavor".[101]

Voo-DEW flavors from 2019-2021 were rereleased in 2022 in an online-only variety pack titled Ghosts of Voo-DEW Past.[102]

Voo-DEW (2022) Mountain Dew Baja Punch 2021 A tropical punch dew flavor released in June 2021 to coincide with the Summer of Baja promotion.[103] Mountain Dew Baja Flash 2021 A pina colada dew flavor released in June 2021 to coincide with the Summer of Baja promotion.[103] Mountain Dew Cake-Smash 2021 A birthday cake-flavored Mountain Dew released exclusively on the Mountain Dew online store.[104] Advertised as giving fans the chance to "do over" their missed parties and celebrations from the COVID-19 pandemic.[105] Mountain Dew Flamin' Hot 2021, 2022 A spicy citrus flavor first released exclusively on the Mountain Dew online store,[106] advertised as "the first-ever beverage combining the sweet, citrus flavor of Dew with the spicy, kicked up flavor of Flamin' Hot for the most extreme taste experience yet."

Released to retail in 2022; flavor has been changed from its original release, and is "slightly different with a lime flavor kick".[107]

What flavors of Mountain Dew are discontinued?

Discontinued.

What is the rarest type of Mountain Dew?

An elderberry is a dark purple berry and has been used for medicinal purposes. You can get a can of Mountain Dew Violet at FYE for $5.99. Remember, this is a super exclusive flavor, so we say that it's worth the price tag.

Is there a cherry flavored Mountain Dew?

Description. Mountain Dew Cherry is a Cherry flavor of Mountain Dew, and is red in color. It is similar in both color and flavor Code Red, Cherry Fusion, and Game Fuel (Charged Cherry Burst).

What is the oldest Mountain Dew flavor?

Originally, Mountain Dew's flavor was lemon-lime similar to 7-Up or Sprite and it was created by the Hartman brothers primarily as a mixer for hard liquor.