{"id":38202,"date":"2019-07-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=38202"},"modified":"2019-07-31T19:51:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T05:51:03","slug":"mountain-dew-violet-japan-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/26\/mountain-dew-violet-japan-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Mountain Dew Violet (Japan)"},"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\/07\/Mountain-Dew-Violet-Japan.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mountain Dew Violet  Japan\" title=\"Mountain Dew Violet (Japan).jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love Mtn Dew Pitch Black, but I\u2019ve had a difficult time finding it ever since it last reared it purple head back in 2016 as part of the brand\u2019s DEWcision campaign where it was pitted against Mtn Dew Baja Blast to find out which flavor would become a permanent member in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILER ALERT: Pitch Black won, but it seems Baja Blast is the real winner because it has come back again and again in bottles and cans, while Pitch Black appears to have crept back into the vault inside Mtn Dew Mtn.<\/p>\n<p>Pitch Black is still on the Mtn Dew website and when I asked on Twitter if anyone else has seen it, almost all of those who replied also haven\u2019t seen it. Oh, you say you can easily find Pitch Black near you? Well, lucky you, you purple-Dew drinking punk! I don\u2019t have that high fructose corn syrup sweetened luxury. Even PepsiCo\u2019s product finder says I\u2019m screwed.<\/p>\n<p>But earlier this year, Mountain Dew Japan rolled out the grape-flavored Mountain Dew Violet that I hoped would be like my beloved Pitch Black. But I am not so desperate to find that out by flying to Japan to pick up a can. However, I\u2019m curious enough about it that, when asked by a friend if I wanted one she purchased while on a recent vacation, I made the strenuous effort to venture outside of the house for the first time in a week or so, exposing myself to a battering of the sun\u2019s burning rays on my pale skin, to pick it up from her.<\/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\/07\/Mountain-Dew-Violet-Japan-Glass.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mountain Dew Violet  Japan Glass\" title=\"Mountain Dew Violet (Japan) Glass.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although much longer than the last time I\u2019ve been out in the sun, it\u2019s been a while since my last sip of Pitch Black, but some memories of it came rushing back with my first sip of Mountain Dew Violet. But, to be honest, I don\u2019t taste any Mtn Dew citrus. I also don&#8217;t get the sour bite that 2005s reformulated Pitch Black II had.<\/p>\n<p>The grape is so pronounced that I imagine some folks might confuse this with straight up grape soda. It tastes as if someone, and I\u2019m not pointing fingers at Mr. Melon because he has the body type to do so, squeezed the life out of Alexander the Grape and into a can.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who likes grape soda, it tastes fine. But I Dew wish it had more of a Dew flavor. I also wish I could find Pitch Black, PepsiCo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks to my dear friend Stefanie for transporting this can from Japan to my hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> FREE<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 350 ml can<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Received from friend<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> (100 ml) 20 kcal, 0 grams of protein, 0 grams of fat, 5 grams of carbohydrates, and 0.09 grams of sodium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love Mtn Dew Pitch Black, but I\u2019ve had a difficult time finding it ever since it last reared it purple head back in 2016 as part of the brand\u2019s DEWcision campaign where it was pitted against Mtn Dew Baja Blast to find out which flavor would become a permanent member in the lineup. 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