Darth Dew
Darth Dew was a Mountain Dew Freeze/Slurpee Flavor available in the Summer of 2005 only at 7-Eleven gas stations used to promote Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Description[]
Darth Dew was a Slurpee variant of Pitch Black, a dark purple Black Grape flavor as indicated by the logo's similarity to Pitch Black's label art as well as the presence of a Pitch Black logo on the bottom of its cup design.
History[]
Mountain Dew Darth Dew was released for a limited time in 7-Eleven locations in the Summer of 2005 to promote the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in participating locations. During its release, limited-edition cups were made for this flavor, modeled after its namesake Darth Vader (a character from the movie).
Trivia[]
- Along with Grape, Pitch Black, Pitch Black II, Mountain Dew Energy (Pitch Black), Kickstart (Energizing Midnight Grape), X-Treme and Violet, this flavor was one of eight grape flavored Mountain Dew variants.
- This was one of four Mountain Dew flavors that were used to promote a movie, the other ones being Arctic Burst and Kryptonite Ice (both of which promoted Superman Returns), and Dark Berry (which promoted The Dark Knight Rises).