Due to a tree nut allergy, I never got the courage to try these, even though it's unlikely to contain actual nuts.
Due to a tree nut allergy, I never got the courage to try these, even though it's unlikely to contain actual nuts.
Product circa: Summer 2023
Released along with Dew Baja Blast and Dew Baja Blast Zero Sugar as part of the "Summer of Baja Blast" promotion. As of this posting, Baja Blast is now tentatively a permanent product that can be found it stores, instead of only being found at the fountain in Taco Bell locations.
Baja Caribbean Splash: I can't remember where my baseline for "guava" flavor comes from, but this is definitely guava, and it pairs very well with the original recipe. Absolutely delicious and very tropical.
Baja Passionfruit Punch: Not bad at all, but overall has a generic fruity flavor that's hard to pinpoint. It tastes nothing like passionfruit, and has none of the tang that passionfruit usually carries with it.
Products circa: holiday seasons 2017 and 2018-2020, respectively
Holiday Brew: Evidently this is just a mix of regular Dew and Code Red... so it's just a "diluted" Code Red? It certain tastes like it.
Merry Mash-Up: I can detect cranberry in this, but otherwise it just tastes vaguely like a "red" Dew. I'd love to see them take another try at a cranberry Dew!
Product circa: 2017
A lightly cinnamony Pepsi with some spice that will catch you in the throat. Very good! But it doesn't compare to Cinnamon Coca-Cola or (THROWBACK) Pepsi Holiday Spice.
Product circa: winter 2023 re-release
Re-released repeatedly for almost 20 years, my nostalgia glasses insist that this stuff isn't as good as the original in 2004. I can't even remember the various levels of sweetness and sourness that has varied through the years... all I know is that the original was best.
The grape-soda flavor mingles with the bright citruses to create an almost fruit-punch-like effect that is greater than the sum of its parts. Luckily, all the re-releases are still delicious.
Product circa: winter 2022
All the flavors somehow manage to stay separate, here. The spicy ginger, the vanilla, the tangy citric acid... none of them meld, and the experience overall feels disjointed. I might like to see what a normal vanilla ginger ale might taste like.