Pepsi’s discontinued soda is gone for good as devastated fans beg for its return

PEPSI fans are begging for the return of the brand’s sickly-sweet soda after being devastated that it was no longer available.

In March 2022, the soda company announced a new limited-edition flavor for a select number of its customers.

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Maple-Syrup Pepsi Cola was created in collaboration with the restaurant chain IHOP.

The drink was only available by winning a social media contest that saw pancake fans “show their stacks” in a bid to be seen as the biggest pancake fan.

Pepsi tweeted at the time: “Introducing our limited-edition Pepsi Maple Syrup Cola.

“Share a video/image of your pancake stacks & tag @IHOP + #ShowUsYourStack + #PepsiSweepstakes for the chance to win.”

Only a select 2,000 winners were able to get their hands on a can of Pepsi Maple Syrup Cola.

However, the popular contest ended on March 29, 2022, which left fans of the soda devastated.

This sense of loss has continued for over a year with fans still begging for its return.

On Wednesday, IHOP tweeted: “Guess what? We’ve got new Steakburgers and the Bourbon Bacon Jam is my jam.”

One Twitter user completely ignored the subject of the post and instead commented below about the maple syrup drink.

They said: “Can you bring back the Maple Syrup Cola from Pepsi, please? I need it.”

In April 2022, following the end of the competition, YouTuber PapiEats was sent two cans of the limited edition soda for a PR video.

He posted a review of the drink to his YouTube channel.

“Let’s crack one open to see if these flavors were ever meant to be together,” he wrote in the caption.

After pouring the chilled drink into a glass he said he could already smell the “hint of maple syrup.”

“Yep, it smells like someone dumped maple syrup into my Pepsi,” he joked.

He tasted it and said: “You know, I kept telling people about this and they were like ‘Sounds gross, not for me, not for me’.

“It’s really really good. You have to like maple syrup and when I say maple syrup I’m talking about your fake maple syrup.

“The lingering aftertaste in your mouth is like you just ate pancakes with maple syrup.”