Cyclone was a Franchise Exclusive Mountain Dew flavor available from April 2019 to March 2022 only at Speedway gas stations.
Description[]
Cyclone was a Citrus Punch flavor of Mountain Dew. Its flavor concept and color were identical to 2013's Sangrita Blast.
Tagline[]
Its tagline was "DEW with a Blast of Natural & Artificial Citrus Punch Flavor."
History[]
On February 20th, 2019, Mountain Dew Cyclone first appeared on the official PepsiCo Beverage Facts website. The website indicated that this flavor would be exclusively available to Speedway gas station locations in the United States.
On March 28th, 2019, it was later leaked on YouTube video, that "Bl5H0P" posted a review of Cyclone in a soda fountain. It shows that Cyclone was released in his local Speedway, marking the beginning of Cyclone in Speedway gas station locations as a permanent flavor.
On April 13th, 2019, Speedway's social networking team confirmed that Pitch Black was later replaced by Cyclone.
Early 2022 discontinuation[]
In March 2022, there was several reports of Cyclone being discontinued and replaced by Major Melon. Additionally, around early 2022, it was removed from their website under the "Fountain Drinks" section, alluding to its discontinuation.
Trivia[]
- According to the nutrition facts, Cyclone has a nearly identical formula listing to Sangrita Blast, with only a few minor differences. This also happened to 2018's Berry Monsoon and 2015's Game Fuel (Berry Lime), two Berry Lime flavors.
- The name Cyclone was taken from another fan favorite Mountain Dew flavor, Typhoon, first known initially originally as Cyclone in the taste testing release back in 2009.
- In recent years, there have been reports of some sightings of Sangrita Blast and Cyclone (both flavors are identical discontinued Citrus Punch flavors) within some gas stations, such as 7-Eleven, as recently as February 2024.