Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew began as a citrus lemon-lime flavor but has since expanded to include specialty offerings.

Mountain Dew has long been the preferred beverage in Appalachia.

It has just taken on a few different forms over the years.

Mountain Dew

In the late 1920s, a Knoxville, Tennessee, entrepreneur named Max Licht developed a brand new soda called Mountain Dew.

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Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is now the fifth-most-popular soda in the country.

Candace Nelson is a marketing professional living in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä. She is the author of the book “The West Virginia Pepperoni Roll” from WVU Press. In her free time, Nelson blogs about Appalachian food culture at CandaceLately.com. Find her on Twitter/X at @Candace07 or email CandaceRNelson@gmail.com.