Baja Blast? Make that Baja Blast s.

On Aug. 12, Taco Bell announced the expansion of its Mountain Dew Baja Blast line with a new permanent flavor for the first time in 20 years: Baja Midnight.

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First teased at Live Más Live in March , the drink is an “unexpected purple twist” on the original turquoise tropical lime flavor and hits Taco Bell menus nationwide — permanently! — on Aug. 14.

Taylor Montgomery, CMO at Taco Bell, says Baja Blast continues to be a “cornerstone” of the restaurant’s dining experience — after all, the OG drink has been turned into a pie and a gelato . Thanks to Baja Blast’s passionate fanbase, the chain is “expanding the universe for the first time.”

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