Plenty of colas have come and gone since Pepsi Light’s heyday. I recently tried Coca-Cola Starlight, which supposedly tasted like space. (Spoiler: It did not.) And Pepsi recently came out with Pepsi Nitro and its similar version of Coca-Cola Starlight: starry pepsi. So of course I had to get my hands on Pepsi Mango, the latest fruit-meets-cola flavor. Here’s my tropical take. What Is Pepsi Mango?

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As of March 22, 2022, Pepsi Mango is available nationwide wherever you buy Pepsi products. It’s sold in 12-ounce cans and 20-ounce bottles. So if Pepsi Mango sounds like the cola you crave, you should be able to buy all you want. How Long Is It Available? I was pleasantly surprised to see that “clarified mango juice concentrate” was third on the can’s ingredient list, after carbonated water and high-fructose corn syrup. There are 150 calories per 12-ounce can, same as in a regular 12-ounce Pepsi. Pepsi Mango Review Thirsty for More? Why not try our great tasting flavoured cola variants. Available in Cherry, Lime and Mango - which one's your favourite? Make meal times better with Pepsi MAX. Perfect for pizza nights in, BBQs and evening meals together with friends and family. A tang of tartness would’ve made the Pepsi Mango a more enjoyable drink. I’m willing to accept that someone who regularly drinks full-sugar cola might find Pepsi Mango to be the drink of their dreams, but I think the added mango flavor makes it even sweeter than a regular Pepsi. How to Get Pepsi MangoPepsi Mango is hitting shelves as a permanent offering starting next week, folks! It’s the company’s first permanent launch in five years and the first launch of regular and zero sugar options at the same time. If you’ve been guzzling the drink any time you spot it, you can rest easy knowing it’ll soon be on shelves 24/7. Our consumers are always looking for new and exciting flavors, so we couldn’t be more excited to introduce them to Pepsi Mango. Our team has created a surprisingly perfect match with Pepsi Mango, combining the delicious taste of Pepsi cola with the flavor of a sweet, juicy mango,” Todd Kaplan, vice president of marketing, Pepsi, said in a press release. Unlike some exotic drinks—Coke Starlight, I’m looking at you—Pepsi Mango isn’t a limited-edition beverage. It’s a permanent addition to the Pepsi lineup.

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Pepsi Mango? Knew your grandfather, I did. In my basement, I still have an empty bottle of Pepsi Light, the long-gone diet lemon-flavored cola from the ’70s. Pepsi Light is one of many nostalgic things that Brian Bellmont and I wrote about in our book, Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? It kind of tasted like Diet Pepsi that had been poured over ice cubes you’d previously polished with Pledge.

But did we drink it? You bet your bell-bottoms we did. There wasn’t a lot of soda variety in the 1970s and early 1980s, even if drinking Pepsi with milk was a thing. Anything different was a real treat. I’m sure I washed down many a Marathon candy bar with a Pepsi Light while watching the latest Charlie’s Angels episode on TV. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. It’s no surprise that brands from Angry Orchard to White Claw are getting in on the mango game in time for summer, but that doesn’t lessen our excitement. The next time you stroll through the beverage aisle at the grocery store, you just might come across the Pepsi Mango, the latest variety to earn a permanent spot in the brand’s portfolio. But as crazy a sweet tooth as I have, I find a full glass of regular cola to be about as sweet as I can handle. Pepsi Mango is just overwhelmingly sweet, as if someone sat there and kept dumping spoonfuls of sugar into the can. If anything, that’s accented by the addition of the mango flavor. I took about four sips, and had no desire to drink any more.