NOTE: Mtn Dew Pitch Black and the Zero Sugar model will likely be launched in January 2023. Because of Mtn Dew for sending samples.
Mountain Dew Pitch Black made its debut in 2004, a time earlier than Mountain Dew misplaced most of its vowels to change into Mtn Dew, which I assume occurred as a result of it drank a sugary soda and didn’t brush these vowels after. Whereas Mtn Dew’s identify bought shorter on bottles and cans, Pitch Black’s description has gotten barely longer. Whereas the unique was a Dew with a blast of black grape, this newest model describes itself as having a blast of darkish citrus punch taste.
Wait. What?
I’ve so many questions now. What the heck is darkish citrus and why does it sound like one thing that might trigger me to lose hit factors in an RPG? Why doesn’t Mtn Dew say that is darkish grape flavored? What’s it hiding? Is it a darkish secret? Is that darkish secret hiding in a darkish cave? Is it Batman? However I assume an important query is: Does this Mtn Dew Pitch Black style the identical as Mountain Dew Pitch Black?
Sure, and it’s complicated that Mtn Dew is attempting to push it as a “darkish citrus punch” as a result of after I drink it, all I can consider is grape Pitch Black. To be trustworthy, regardless of it being one among my favourite Dew flavors of all time (Pitch Black I, not Pitch Black II), I form of forgot what it smells and tastes like because it’s been so lengthy. However all these reminiscences got here (pardon my use of this verb, Mtn Dew) blasting again with the primary sniff and sip. Together with these reminiscences got here a little bit of frustration that this taste doesn’t come again as typically because it ought to or isn’t everlasting as a result of it’s as pleasant as I keep in mind.
However Mtn Dew has not solely introduced again the beloved Pitch Black, it has additionally spawned a Zero Sugar model. It smells like the unique and its taste hits all the precise grape-y notes, however it tastes like a considerably watered-down model of the unique with a man-made sweetener chaser. It’s tremendous, however I like common Pitch Black a lot that I really feel it’s exhausting for me to simply accept the style compromises that the zero sugar model has. There are different Zero Sugar Dew flavors that I don’t thoughts over the total sugar model, however this isn’t one among them.
I’m so joyful Pitch Black is again, though I’m just a little unhappy it’s not hooked up to Halloween. Get pleasure from it earlier than it finally ends up again within the Mtn Dew vault, which I assume is in a darkish collapse a dew flower-covered mountain that additionally comprises no matter darkish secret Mtn Dew is hiding.
DISCLOSURE: I acquired free product samples from Mtn Dew. Doing so didn’t affect my evaluate.
Bought Worth: FREE
Dimension: 20 oz bottles
Bought at: Acquired from Mtn Dew
Score: 9 out of 10 (Authentic), 6 out of 10 (Zero Sugar)
Diet Details: (20 oz bottle) Authentic – 280 energy, 0 grams of fats, 95 milligrams of sodium, 75 grams of carbohydrates, 75 grams of sugar, (together with 75 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein. Zero Sugar – 0 energy, 0 grams of fats, 85 milligrams of sodium, 0 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.
