MTN Dew Baja Blast
/I don’t even know what to call Mountain Dew anymore. Is it “Mtn Dew”, “mtn dew”, “MTN DEW”, or are we supposed to pretend the can still says “Mountain Dew”? Either way my fridge was running low on soda to review so I grabbed a can of MTN Dew (my personal interpretation of what’s right) Baja Blast.
Baja is one of Twist's many middle names
For some reason my brain thought it’d be best if I chose the 24oz can. I have no idea why I thought that much MTN Dew would be appropriate for me, but here we are. For those not in the know MTN Dew Baja Blast was a flavor that was only found at Taco Bell for the longest times. Then a few months back they released it into the wild for a limited time. MTN Dew fans went nuts. At the time it happened I took notice and probably thought, “I should pick up a really giant can of that one day for review”. Well now you’re here reading that review that was thought of so long ago.
Look on the side of most any mainstream soda and you’ll get the same ingredients as Baja Blast. It’s a combo of caffeine, HFCS, Artificial/Natural Flavors, chemicals, and colors. Ultimately it’s supposed to embody a “tropical lime flavor” according to the can. Hopefully they’re right.
Well it smells like lime MTN Dew so I can’t be too angry at that. Even though I just started walking the trail I’m quite pleased with the scenery.
Wow, this might be a top three MTN Dew flavor for me. It does have an oddly smooth and candy like lime taste, but it doesn’t seem overly sweet to me. The well known original MTN Dew flavor is hidden behind the foliage of the lime, making the journey feel safe. This isn’t the dangerous Code Red (my favorite MTN Dew flavor), but it’s different enough to feel new.
I’ll be honest, I opened this comically large can thinking I’d dislike this flavor. MTN Dew is hit or miss for me and I fully expected this to whiff. It’s amazing this soda doesn’t taste like crow. It doesn’t have a heavy syrup feel to it, the carbonation isn’t overly strong, the flavor isn’t overpowering. It’s a really easy soda to drink. As with most things there are a few negatives.
First off the taste builds on itself a little awkwardly. It’s like my tastebuds are anticipating each sip now so the initial tastes are more enjoyable than the later ones. There is a bit of an aftertaste as well. It’s not unpleasant, but it doesn’t fall into the category of good either. While it does taste different from original MTN Dew it’s still a fairly safe alteration of it. That’s not a huge knock against it, but I do wish the lime flavor could be featured a bit more prominantly.
So there you have it, a handful of good things and a couple bad, some of which might be nit picky. All in all though I enjoyed my time with Baja Blast. Code Red and Original Dew are still one and two, but at least now I have a solid three. So here’s to knowing my top three Dew flavors and to MTN Dew for always taking chances.
~A
This can was purchased at good ol’ Wal-Mart
