Not to be confused with Holiday Brew.
Merry Mash-Up was a Mountain Dew flavor annually released in the Holiday seasons of 2018, 2019, and 2020 for a limited time in the United States.
Description[]
Merry Mash-Up was a Cranberry Pomegranate flavor of Mountain Dew and had a red look with a similar theme to Mountain Dew's other Christmas flavors.
For its 2018 and 2019 releases, the Cranberry served as the main flavor profile, while Pomegranate served as an aftertaste with a sweet finish. Its formula was slightly was changed in 2020 to equally balance both the Cranberry and Pomegranate flavors.
Tagline[]
Its tagline was "Cranberry Pomegranate Flavor with Other Natural Flavors."
History[]
2018 Limited-Time store release[]
On July 4th, 2018, in an Instagram post, Merry Mash-Up was first leaked by PepsiCo employee @jeff_schnitzler showing an image of a 20-ounce test sample bottle he had received.
On July 13th, 2018, the YouTube channel myCountyMarket posted a product review about the Holiday-themed-flavor.
On October 3rd, 2018, in a r/MountainDew Reddit post, a user named u/McSteebler posted a photograph of the inside of a display case, showing the other display cases with release dates of each late 2018 limited-time flavors: Merry Mash-Up (11/5/18), Citrus Cherry (10/8/18), and Ice (Cherry) (9/24/18).
It was officially released in stores on November 5th, 2018 throughout the United States for a limited time in 12-packs and 20-ounce bottles until December 31st, the end of Holiday 2018.
2019 Limited-Time store release[]
On April 8th, 2019, it was revealed by a PepsiCo employee that Merry Mash-Up would be returning to stores on November 4th, 2019. The employee also revealed the release of other limited-time flavors: VooDEW 1.0, a mystery (Candy Corn) flavor, and a canceled Happy Dew Year, a peach flavor.
It was officially released in stores on November 5th, 2019 throughout the United States for a limited time in 12-packs, 20-ounce bottles, and 2-liter bottles until December 28th, the end of Holiday 2019.
2020 Limited-Time store release[]
In Mid-2020, on the r/MountainDew Reddit, many people speculated that Merry Mash-Up might be re-releasing for the Holiday season of 2020. However, it was unconfirmed by PepsiCo at the time.
On September 12th, 2020, in a r/MountainDew Reddit post, a PepsiCo employee named u/swagemp posted a photograph of Merry Mash-Up in three different sizes, which also featured an updated package design. Similar to the last two releases, 2020 was observed available in 12-packs and 20-ounce bottles, with an addition of 16.9-ounce bottles.
It was officially released in stores on November 2020 throughout the United States for a limited time in 12-packs, 20-ounce bottles, and 16.9-ounce bottles until December 27th, the end of Holiday 2020, where after that, Gingerbread Snap'd succeeded it in 2021.
Freeze release[]
(2019) 7-Eleven[]
Coinciding with the release of Merry Mash-Up in 12-packs, 20-ounce bottles, and 2-liter bottles in November 2019, Merry Mash-Up Slurpees was released for a limited time at select participating 7-Eleven convenience store locations until December 31st, the end of Holiday 2019.
Trivia[]
- This flavor was the second Holiday-themed flavor to release, the first being Holiday Brew (2017), the third being Gingerbread Snap'd (2021), the fourth being Fruit Quake (2022), and the fifth being Cobra Cane (2023).
- Merry Mash-Up was featured on the YouTube channel myCountyMarket along with several other pre-release flavors of Mountain Dew from 2016 to 2019.
- From a design perspective, Merry Mash-Up (for its 2018 and 2019 releases) and Holiday Brew had comparable red, white, and green designs that can be confusing sometimes.
- Before information started spreading online about the November 2019 release, early rumors had spread beginning in March 2019 that Merry Mash-Up would be renamed as Noel Punch for its release that year. These rumors were unfounded, and the 2019 release maintained its original name.