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Seriously, this stuff is green: greener than Kermit the Frog after too many Midori and Ecto-Cooler mixers. But even though it\u2019s about 50 shades of Oz darker than original Mountain Dew, my first sip of Green Label just tasted like watered down Dew. It took a few swirls, swishes, and elevated pinky fingers before Green Label\u2019s tarter green apple notes began to develop behind its syrupy lemon-lime base.<\/p>\n
Despite its largely natural ingredients, this soda doesn\u2019t taste much like a real green apple. I know: big surprise coming from a fine beverage brand that pairs with authentically cheese flavored hors d\u2019oeuvres like Doritos. Green Label\u2019s mild carbonation sort of mimics the refreshing crispness of a Granny Smith, but the drink\u2019s leading fruit flavor is closer to an artificial green apple candy.<\/p>\n
On a scale of \u201cGreen Apple Skittle\u201d (that filthy, lime-killing Brutus) to \u201cGreen Apple Jolly Rancher,\u201d Mtn Dew Green Label\u2019s tasty tanginess is about a \u201cGreen Laffy Taffy.\u201d Not too sweet, not too biting, this green apple flavor is pleasantly juicy, but still tragically underpowered compared to the core Dew taste. <\/p>\n
Speaking of oppressed flavors in a puppet Dew-mocracy, Green Label\u2019s faint kiwi taste only emerges near the tail end of every gulp. Its lightly floral, tropical melon twist reminds me of a Strawberry Kiwi Propel, and my secret conspiracy theory is that PepsiCo diluted Green Label with that very same electrolyte drink \u2014- hence why it\u2019s kind of watery.<\/p>\n
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But even if this Dew is nefariously spiked with the kiwi-flavored stuff plants crave, it\u2019s still worth trying for the aftertaste alone. For a brief, magical moment at each sip\u2019s end, Green Label\u2019s apple and kiwi flavors merge to produce a delightfully sweet, trachea-crackling fruit cocktail that tastes like green Wonka Fun Dip.<\/p>\n
Seriously, if I could bottle just that fleeting flavor, I\u2019d have something more addictive than Soylent Green with a side of Green Eggs & Ham.<\/p>\n
Overall, Mtn Dew Green Label\u2019s advertised flavors may be too mild and washed out, but in those rare instances when both green apple and kiwi work, they work memorably enough that your taste buds will want to frame them right next to your uvula. <\/p>\n
To use another Force-sensitive analogy: if White Label is the Jar Jar Binks to Black Label\u2019s Qui Gon Jinn, then I think we found his soda Obi-Wan.<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 16 ounces – 140 calories, 0 grams of fat, 80 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, 35 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.79
\nSize:<\/b> 16 fl oz. can
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Meijer
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Straight-off-the-Lik-a-Stix aftertastes. The surprisingly palatable union of Laffy Taffy and power sports beverages. Enjoying the taste of plain Dew enough to like this stuff regardless. Having cheese platters on hand for emergencies. Using \u201ctrachea-crackling\u201d as a compliment.
\nCons:<\/b> Authoritarian lemon-lime Dew-tatorships. Watered-down sugar water. Meek apple-kiwi wallflowers. The non-existence of fancy Limburger Doritos to pair this with. Et tu, Skittles?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kiwis and I had a pretty good relationship. I\u2019ve always wanted to visit New Zealand, kiwi birds are my favorite animals, and during elementary school lunchtime I would\u2019ve happily traded a Ziploc full of half-crushed Oreo cookies (worth more in those days than gold dust) for a Strawberry Kiwi Capri-Sun. But that relationship was tested […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1722,1543,1488],"class_list":["post-21826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-mountain-dew","tag-mtn-dew","tag-soda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20845,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/11\/15\/coming-soon-mtn-dew-white-label-green-label-mango-lime-kickstart-and-spiked-raspberry-lemonade\/","url_meta":{"origin":21826,"position":0},"title":"COMING SOON: Mtn Dew White Label, Green Label, Mango Lime Kickstart, and Spiked Raspberry Lemonade","author":"Marvo","date":"November 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"You weekend warriors might be looking at the Mtn Dew Spiked Raspberry Lemonade and thinking, \"Yes! 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