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Or is it just me who finds the concept of 'mystery flavor clear liquid' very unappealing?

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I grew up with dumdums and tootsie rolls doing this because of how the machines made batches of different flavors. The mystery flavors were just mysteries because during the change between flavor productions, there's a margin of error so they just wrapped the candy made in between two flavors as "mystery flavors" since they couldn't be 100% sure what flavor it was gonna have anyway.

I don't think that's what Mountain Dew is doing though. They totally know what flavor it is, they just don't wanna tell you it's dog vomit and hairball.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

high fructose corn syrup dog vomit and high fructose corn syrup hairball

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

My guess is Voo Dew tastes like Doo Dew.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

thats just Brands getting rid of the stuff no one buys, so its always disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, it's intended for kids as each year's mystery flavor is a different Halloween candy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This explains so much for me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The real question: is it better or worse than Oreo Coke?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I tried this and to me it’s just kinda diet Dr. Pepper flavored.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

there's no way it could be worse than oreo coke

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I miss Crystal Coke.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I enjoy trying limited time flavors (of various brands and product types) and mystery flavors are no exception. My wife likes to as well so we'll usually buy a single bottle to share and try. Despite liking the novelty it is pretty rare for me to leave the experience thinking, "I need to clear out the shelves before this goes away."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Most of the time, yes! I will avoid anything that’s clear because it makes my brain not want it. Unless, I’ve looked up the mystery flavor (in the case of a static mystery flavor).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Id roll with the concept but knowing its mountain dew it probably tastes like shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Every bottle I've tried has tasted the same, but at worst, "okay".