The best Mountain Dew flavors (or Mtn Dew flavors, if you’re pressed for time) are sweet, carbonated, and give you a boost of sugary energy so strong that you could win in a fist fight against the sun. Bad Mountain Dew flavors are a neon headache in a can. We tried every Mountain Dew flavor we could get our hands on (including Baja Blast flavors) and ranked all 17 from worst to best.
After three taste tests, this ranking of Mountain Dew flavors continues to be a work in progress. See, Mountain Dew flavors are being released and discontinued all the time. We’re still on the hunt for full sugar Spark, as well as the new and returning Game Fuel flavors. So, bear with us. This is not a complete list of every Mountain Dew flavor—but it is a lot of them.
If you’re new to the wide world of Mountain Dew flavors and looking for the best Mountain Dew flavor to try first, this list is a good place to start. And if you’re just looking to get into a fight because we ranked what you believe to be the best Mountain Dew flavor far too low on this list, then we’ll see you in the comments.
Here are 17 Mountain Dew flavors, ranked from worst to best.
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- Mountain Dew Voltage
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Put this Mountain Dew flavor in a hummingbird feeder. This is so sweet it should not be consumed by humans! (Don’t actually feed it to hummingbirds; I’m not sure what they’re allowed to eat.) It’s supposed to be blue raspberry and citrus flavor, apparently, but there’s no tang whatsoever. Something had to be the worst flavor of Mountain Dew, and Mountain Dew Voltage is it. — Jordan Myrick
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- Diet Mountain Dew
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Diet Mountain Dew is so inferior to Mountain Dew Zero. I’m not even sure why Diet Mountain Dew exists. If you’re into this, I’m sure you have your reasons and you should keep drinking it. If you’re looking for a low-calorie Mountain Dew option that doesn’t taste strongly of artificial sweeteners, this is not the best Mountain Dew flavor for you. There’s a better one out there. — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Major Melon Zero
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This extremely pink Mountain Dew flavor purports to be “charged with watermelon,” which is pure gibberish. And while I appreciate that, it’s simply far too sweet to have more than one sip. It smells and tastes like a watermelon Jolly Rancher, but it has that telltale fake sugar flavor at the finish. If you insist on drinking this watermelon Mountain Dew flavor, stick to the full sugar version. — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew Major Melon
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Major Melon (though better than Mountain Dew Major Melon Zero) is way too sweet. The watermelon flavor is super artificial. There’s really no reason to buy this Mountain Dew flavor. There are way better versions of melon soft drinks out there. (We’re big fans of the Watermelon Lime Olipop.) — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Baja Blast Zero
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The original Mountain Dew Baja Blast is shockingly subtle in flavor (not a sentence I ever thought I’d write). It’s very sweet, yes, but it’s too nuanced to be turned into a diet soda. All Mountain Dew Baja Blast Zero tastes like is generic diet soda. It’s sweet and bland. — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew Frost Bite
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Mountain Dew Frost Bite is a forgettable Mountain Dew flavor. I had to go back to my notes multiple times just to remember what it tastes like. I have a good memory, especially when it comes to soda, so that’s saying something. It’s mostly just sweet (it’s supposed to taste like “cool melon”). It’s certainly not one of the best Mountain Dew flavors, but I do like the shark on the label! — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Thrashed Apple
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We’ve finally reached the start of the best Mountain Dew flavors—the ones we’ll willingly drink again. Mountain Dew Thrashed Apple actually tastes like a green apple! It’s super sweet, but it has a nice tartness that balances it out. I wouldn’t make this my everyday Mountain Dew flavor, but it is nice and definitely something you should reach for if you love green apples. — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Zero
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Mountain Dew Zero is actually pretty good. Typically, I don’t like diet soda but I didn’t mind this. Make sure you buy Mountain Dew Zero (a lower calorie Mountain Dew that tastes similar to the real deal) and not Diet Mountain Dew (a gross drink that tastes like fake sweetener). — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Code Red
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Mountain Dew Code Red is not for me, but I cannot deny that it’s good. I don’t typically like cherry, but this soda does cherry right. If a cherry hater can enjoy this, it has to be good! The cherry flavor is sweet, fruity, and refreshing. I get why so many people go hard for Mountain Dew Code Red! It’s up there with the best Mountain Dew flavors. — Jordan Myrick
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- Baja Point Break Punch
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Dropped in March of 2024 as part of the 20th Bajaversary (a time we all remember fondly), this limited edition Baja Blast variant tastes extremely fruit punchy. Like, it essentially tastes like Red 40. You have to like that extra-sweet, faux fruit flavor. It was a fun temporary addition to the Baja line-up, but I wasn’t too sad to see it go and I won’t be hunting it down on the Mountain Dew Discords. — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew VooDEW (2024)
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Sporked Mountain Dew correspondent Tyler Bowers thinks this could be one of the best VooDEW flavors to date. It has a strong strawberry flavor, which Tyler likened to Strawberry Laffy Taffy or Strawberry Starbursts (the brand confirmed the mystery flavor was pink fruit candy). It’s sweet—very sweet—but it’s not saccharine. — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew Baja Blast
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I expected Mountain Dew Baja Blast to be a punch of flavor in my face. But it’s actually quite gentle, much like its beautiful, pale teal hue. It’s a hard flavor to pin down. It doesn’t taste like anything from nature. If pressed, I’d say it tastes like fruit punch, if said fruit punch were created by an alien who had never actually tasted fruit punch, but had someone describe it to him. One thing’s for sure: It’s very, very sweet. But it’s not as one note as Mountain Dew Baja Blast Zero. There’s some acidity. Even though it’s not the best Mountain Dew flavor, it’s a welcome addition to the permanent in-store line-up. — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew Baja Laguna Lemonade
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This limited time Baja Blast flavor was released alongside Baja Point Break Punch in March of 2024 in celebration of the 20th Bajaversary. And I really think they should bring it back as a permanent Mountain Dew flavor. It’s advertised as a mango lemonade flavor and it really tastes like mango. It’s tropical and, though it doesn’t taste like lemon, it does have some bright, zippy, orange soda-esque acidity. Bring it back! — Justine Sterling
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- Mountain Dew Spark Zero
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This Mountain Dew flavor is one of the best diet sodas I’ve ever had. It’s sweet and tart and a little sour. It is supposed to taste like raspberry lemonade and it actually does. So many of the new Mountain Dew flavors are way too sweet, but this one is just right. — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Pitch Black
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This is one of the most beloved of all Mountain Dew flavors and I get it. Pitch Black is good! It was discontinued and then brought back because fans love it so much. It was formerly described as “Black Grape” but is now “Dark Citrus.” I don’t really know what either of these names mean, but I taste both grape and citrus in Pitch Black. I would happily drink a glass of this again. — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Original
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Until our most recent Mountain Dew flavor taste test, we had the original Mountain Dew as the best Mountain Dew flavor. It’s so sweet and citrusy and refreshing. If you don’t like the original Mountain Dew, why are you even reading this list?! But there is a better Mountain Dew flavor out there… — Jordan Myrick
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- Mountain Dew Purple Thunder
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Originally launched as a Circle K exclusive, you can now get this purple Mountain Dew flavor at Kroger-owned stores. It’s purported to be a berry-plum flavor, though it tastes pretty grape-y to me. Whatever the actual flavor, it’s so good. It’s sweet, for sure, but it has enough acidity to balance out the sugar, which is often lacking in Mountain Dew flavors. And the color? It’s gorgeous. It’s a beautiful violet—not the color of anything you should put in your body but beautiful all the same. I know people are going to come after me, but this really is the best Mountain Dew flavor out there (until our next taste test of every Mountain Dew flavor, of course). — Justine Sterling
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Voltage
Diet Mtn Dew
Major Melon Zero
Major Melon
Baja Blast Zero
Frost Bite
Thrashed Apple
Mtn Dew Zero
Code Red
Point Break Punch
VooDEW
Baja Blast
Laguna Lemonade
Spark Zero
Pitch Black
Original
Purple Thunder
