Starting in the early 2000s, following the success of Code Red, LiveWire, and other flavor variants, as well as the rise of photo-sharing on various online platforms, many fan-made Mountain Dew flavors began to gain popularity. This page covers the most well-known fake and rumored flavors.
Some of these flavors are entirely fabricated releases (some meant as jokes and some meant to deceive others), while others are false rumors or hoaxes surrounding potential re-releases of previously released flavors.
Fake/False Rumor Flavors[]
These are the well-known Fake/Rumored Flavors of Mountain Dew.
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Grape | (2003 - 2006) In May 2003, rumors began circulating about a grape-flavored beverage called "Electrocution," a name inspired by Mountain Dew's LiveWire. Various beverage-themed forums and discussion boards discussed these rumors, fueled by a "press release" posted on multiple sites that claimed the drink would only be available for Easter Sunday 2004. However, the release was postponed to Easter 2005, then Easter 2006. Eventually, it was revealed that the drink, along with everything associated with it, was a fabrication by a blogger named Vince Cracchiolo, who created this hoax to attract traffic to his blog[1]. The bottle image used was a photoshopped edit of the original LiveWire bottle. |
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Lilac | (2012) On April Fool's Day in 2012, Mountain Dew's official Facebook page[2] posted a fake bottle design for a new flavor called "Spring Bloom," described as "DEW with a blast of lilac -- available near you for just 8 weeks." |
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Cinnamon | (2013) On May 31st, 2013, the satirical newspaper The Onion published an article and a YouTube[3] video about a new Mountain Dew flavor called "CinnaBlast," allegedly tainted by a malicious focus group. Upon closer inspection, the CinnaBlast bottle shown was merely a recolored Code Red bottle. |
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Funyuns | (2022) In April 2022, an image supposedly showing a Funyuns-flavored Mountain Dew started circulating on social media. The drink was said to be yellow, matching the packaging of Funyuns. The image became popular, causing "Funyuns Mountain Dew" to appear as a suggested search term on Google, which was noted by Mountain Dew's Twitter. However, the image was a doctored photograph of Baja Flash. Similar to Electrocution's play on the recently released LiveWire, this fake flavor likely referenced the Flamin' Hot flavor, which was released around the same time that the rumor spread. |
Fake/False Rumor Re-releases[]
These are the well-known Fake/Rumored Re-releases of previously (or of future, in Baja Blast's case) real Flavors of Mountain Dew.
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Tropical Lime | (2007) In January 2007, the same blogger behind the Electrocution hoax published another "press release" on his blog, claiming that the Taco Bell-exclusive flavor Baja Blast would soon be available in stores.[4] This also sparked rumors on online beverage forums, but, despite being a hoax at the time, Baja Blast would officially release in retail stores in 2014. |
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Wild Berry Fruit | (2020 - 2021) In November 2020, a photograph was shared on the r/MountainDew subreddit, claimed to be from a marketing survey. This image, taken from a computer screen, displayed a promotional poster for Mountain Dew Revolution, along with a zero-sugar version. The account that posted the poster was later deleted, leading to speculation that PepsiCo took action against it.
On April 1st, 2021, the Dew Drinker Discord community announced that the poster was a hoax created by one of its members and released a clear image of the fake leak. Even though the rumor was false, several websites published articles featuring the new clean image, incorrectly stating that Revolution would be re-released later that year. |
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Strawberry Melon | (2025) From February 2025 to June 2025, a Canadian release of Supernova was leaked, stating that Supernova would replace Pitch Black and Spark, initially intended for 20-ounce bottles but later changed to 16-ounce (473 mL) cans. It was planned to be exclusive to Circle K and Couche-Tard locations for the first few weeks in April and May, after which it would be distributed throughout Canada as usual. There were also a Spring 2025 Freeze release "planned," but later confirmed fake. The design for Supernova reused a previously discarded redesign that was originally meant for the DEW Store.
It was initially announced that Supernova would be available in April 2025. However, it was later revealed that "canning issues" were causing delays. By June 2025, a moderator from the Dew Drinker Discord declared the release to be fake. |
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Honeydew Melon | (2024 - 2025) From September 2024 to June 2025, a permanent Canadian release of HoneyDEW was rumored. The information suggested that HoneyDEW would be introduced as a permanent flavor in Canada in early 2025, exclusively in 20-ounce bottles. Initially, it was planned to be available only at Circle K and Couche-Tard locations for the first few weeks, after which it would be distributed throughout Canada as usual.
The design for HoneyDEW was reported to feature the same look, with the "Limited Time Only" banner displaying a blank black line. However, this release was later postponed to 2026, but similar to the mistaken 2025 Canadian Supernova release, this was confirmed to be false in June 2025. |
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Pineapple | (2024 - 2025) From October 2024 to June 2025, a limited-time Canadian Trio release was leaked, featuring Baja Laguna Lemonade, Baja Point Break Punch (renamed as Reef Break Punch), and Baja Gold. In the summer of 2025, only Baja Laguna Lemonade and Baja Point Break Punch was officially released, while Baja Gold has been confirmed to be a fake release, similar to HoneyDEW and Supernova. |