Mountain Dew's Trolli Mango Pineapple Punch is an Insult to Taste Buds

I always enjoy trying exotic new flavors of soda. I seem to often deal with unique variations of Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew. Today is a, "Dew," day, as I sampled the zero sugar iteration of, "Mountain Dew: Trolli Mango Pineapple Punch." Yes, like the candy. Also, yes, it was pretty gross.Having a beverage that is themed for candy isn't automatically bad. A Snickers latte can be absolutely delicious, after all. Trolli is a chewy and gummy sweet treat, however. When I think of soda, I prefer it to be in liquid form, as opposed to being chewy or gummy (Dr. Pepper gummy candy aside). With the texture of Trolli removed from the equation, you're basically just left with a beverage that is quite sweet and fruity...like almost any other Mountain Dew flavor, right? No, because this being Trolli-flavored means it tastes like you shoved a bunch of them in your mouth at once and got a weird tropical mix of pineapple, mango, and one flavor I could swear I taste but don't see mentioned…