Pringles Pecan Pie

 

Due to a tree nut allergy, I never got the courage to try these, even though it's unlikely to contain actual nuts.

Mountain Dew Baja: Caribbean Splash and Passionfruit Punch

 

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.

Mountain Dew Game Fuel Citrus Cherry

 

Product circa: 2016

Mountain Dew Holiday Brew & Merry Mash-Up

 

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!

Pepsi Fire

 

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.

Mountain Dew Pitch Black (2023)

 

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.

Canada Dry Vanilla Bean Bold

 

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.

Starburst Airs

 

This is a Presumptive Ephemeral Nom.

Product circa: 2023

It was pretty tough to find these.  These are a lot of fun!  The flavors are identical to starburst, and the outside has a dry, pillowy texture.  The chew is somewhere between a Starburst candy and the kind of "fruit snack" you would have in your elementary school lunchbox.

Mountain Dew Baja Mango Gem

 

Product circa: Summer 2022

Mango is one of those flavors that doesn't really translate well to artificial flavoring.  However, this stuff manages to capture the flavor of mango in a shockingly authentic way... perhaps it's how it combines with Dew's citrus base.  One of the best Mountain Dews ever made, and perhaps the best mango soda I've ever had.

Fruity Pebbles Candy Bar

 

Product circa: Purchased in 2024

This is a Presumptive Ephemeral Nom.

Absolutely delicious.  The strongly-flavored cereal is a great complement to the sweet white chocolate.

7-Up Pomegranate

 

Product circa: winter 2021 (and perhaps later winters also)

Why do 7-Up variations always miss the mark?  This tastes slightly sweeter than the original, but otherwise no discernible flavor change, basically.  This feels like a lazy product.

Mountain Dew VooDEW 2023

 

Product circa: Halloween 2023

An overall cherry-heavy fruit punch Dew, very similar to even a previous year's VooDEW flavor.  Reading further, it seems that this ended up being a cross-branded flavor, using flavoring from cherry Airhead candies.  Spot on!

Mountain Dew Spark

 

Product circa: 2022 re-release

One of a million “berry lemonade” Dews.  Purportedly a raspberry lemonade, I’m getting more of a generic “fruit” flavor along with the fantastic lemon flavor.  This stuff is also one of the more tart Dews that you’ll find as well.  Sadly, for me, the flavor is actually a little too overbearing.  If they dialed down the flavor while keeping the tartness, it’d be fantastic.

Mountain Dew VooDew 2019-2021

 

Product circa:  Purchased online in 2022 as part of a re-release.

2019: Sweet orange, maybe vanilla? Delicious!

2020: Cheap tart candy (SweeTarts?) and a bit of fake grape.

2021: Fruit punch, heavy on the cherry.  Supposedly it was meant to taste like "fruit chews", and if you think about cherry Starbursts, this is a dead ringer.