{"id":36844,"date":"2019-05-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=36844"},"modified":"2021-01-05T21:32:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:32:30","slug":"mtn-dew-cyclone-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/29\/mtn-dew-cyclone-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Mtn Dew Cyclone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mtn-Dew-Cyclone-2-Sign.jpg?resize=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 2 Sign\" title=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 2 Sign.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>The gods of sugary soda-crack Mountain Dew have bestowed a \u201ccitrus punch\u201d flavor variation upon the Club Chill dispensers at Speedway gas stations.<\/p>\n<h3>How is it?<\/h3>\n<p>I was expecting the signature Dew combo of vaguely citrus tang and who-knows-what (sweat?) plus some hints of generically unidentifiable fruit, because that&#8217;s my impression of the word &#8220;punch.'&#8221; But it turned out this Dew SCREAMED raspberry. I could pick out some citrus in the background, knowing it was in there, but in a blind taste-test, I would&#8217;ve said, &#8220;Ohh &#8211; raspberry! Nice.&#8221; This is a tasty soda, but \u201ccitrus cyclone\u201d it ain\u2019t. Strange, since I think raspberry is a better selling point than punch.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mtn-Dew-Cyclone-3-Disp.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 3 Disp\" title=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 3 Disp.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flavor here had a little more bite and brightness than the regular Dew. I enjoyed it and it was a nice change from the soda flavors I&#8217;m usually drawn to (cola\/lemon-lime), but it was just intense enough that I didn&#8217;t want more than the 22-ounce cup&#8217;s worth. The raspberriness landed somewhere between actual fruit and <a href=https:\/\/www.brachs.com\/products\/holiday\/filled-raspberries.html>those candies that your grandma left in her candy dish so long they fossilized, but you ate them anyway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mtn-Dew-Cyclone-4-Cup.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 4 Cup\" title=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 4 Cup.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Is there anything else you need to know?<\/h3>\n<p>This is a REALLY red drink. Like maroon. Crimson. Burgundy. With summer white shirts and pants, one spill and you could look like a stabbing victim. Make sure the lids are tightly sealed on those Club Chill cups, friends.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mtn-Dew-Cyclone-5-Closeup.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 5 Closeup\" title=\"Mtn Dew Cyclone 5 Closeup.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a Dew fan, love raspberry candy, don&#8217;t mind the potential of looking like a horror movie extra, and live near a Speedway, you should definitely try Mtn Dew Cyclone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> 79 cents (all sizes)<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 22 oz. cup<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Speedway (Exclusive)<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 8 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong>: (12 oz) 170 calories, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 85 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 45 grams of total sugars, 45g of added sugars, and 0 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? The gods of sugary soda-crack Mountain Dew have bestowed a \u201ccitrus punch\u201d flavor variation upon the Club Chill dispensers at Speedway gas stations. How is it? I was expecting the signature Dew combo of vaguely citrus tang and who-knows-what (sweat?) plus some hints of generically unidentifiable fruit, because that&#8217;s my impression of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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_seo_schema_type":"","_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-36844","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":51806,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/30\/mtn-dew-overdrive-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":36844,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Mtn Dew Overdrive","author":"Marvo","date":"June 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Mtn Dew Overdrive is a Casey's-exclusive flavor. 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