Violet
Not to be confused with Diet Ultra Violet.
Violet was a Mountain Dew flavor variant that was officially released in stores on April 16th, 2019 in Japan. It was first leaked via Reddit two days earlier on April 14th, 2019.
Description[]
Violet was a grape flavored Mountain Dew that also contained elderberry juice, and was purple in color. It is unknown whether or not it was made from the same formula as Grape.
Tagline[]
Its tagline is "DEW with Grape Flavour."
History[]
In August 2019, FYE announced that Violet was available to purchase at FYE stores and on its website. Available to consumers in the United States, FYE's supply of Violet was imported from Japan.
In late 2020, it was announced on the Japanese Suntory website that Violet is no longer being produced.
Trivia[]
- Along with Grape, Pitch Black, Pitch Black II, Mountain Dew Energy (Pitch Black), Darth Dew, Kickstart (Energizing Grape), X-Treme and Violet, this flavor was one of eight grape flavored Mountain Dew variants.
- Violet was the third grape flavor released in Japan. The first one was Grape, with the second being Kickstart (Energizing Grape).