Passionfruit Frenzy is a Mountain Dew flavor released in New Zealand on October 15th, 2012, replacing Pitch Black. It remains a permanent flavor in New Zealand for many years. In February 2024, Mountain Dew Australia's socials announced that it's coming soon to 7-Eleven locations and was released in March 2024[1].
Description[]
Passionfruit Frenzy is a Passionfruit flavor of Mountain Dew, and has a golden look, having a comparable tasting flavor to that of Baja Passionfruit Punch.
Tagline[]
Its tagline in New Zealand is "with a Citrus Flare" while in Australia, its tagline is "Charged with passionfruit flavour."
History[]
New Zealand[]
On September 30th, 2012, the official Mountain Dew New Zealand Facebook account announced[2] that a new flavor was coming soon. The next day, Passionfruit Frenzy was announced[3]. The post also held twenty fans had an opportunity to be one of the first to sample before it would be released in stores on October 15th, 2012.
It was released as Pitch Black's replacement and joining the original flavor, Code Red, LiveWire, and Voltage (the latter renamed "Electro Shock.") It also had a design change in 2018, using the modern international logo and still remains a permanent flavor.
Australia[]
On February 13th, 2024, the official Mountain Dew Australia Facebook account posted a video[4] of Mountain Dew Energised Passionfruit Frenzy with an updated design. In the video, they were poking fun at Baja Blast's Super Bowl commercial as they were in a low-budget commercial with Passionfruit Frenzy. At the end of the video, it stated that it's "Coming to 7/11 soon."[5]
The bottles seen in the video have a health star rating of 1.5, compared to the New Zealand version which stands at 0.5. This means that the Australian version of Passionfruit Frenzy utilized a "Half-Diet" formula that contains both sugar and artificial sweeteners.
It is currently unknown if Passionfruit Frenzy is a limited-time or a permanent addition to Australia's flavor lineup.
Trivia[]
- Passionfruit Frenzy is the first and only Mountain Dew flavor created and sold in New Zealand that was not a preexisting flavor from another country.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/ToFizzOrNotToFizz/comments/1b59h6l/mountain_dew_passionfruit_frenzy_found_at_my/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/mountaindew.nz/photos/pb.100057785014602.-2207520000/10151037115816557/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/mountaindew.nz/photos/pb.100057785014602.-2207520000/10151038483306557/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/reel/722342176543953
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vk6Of_VT7Ho