The Joy Of Baja Blast

This is something I never thought I’d say but we’re living in odd times: Baja Blast may have overtaken orange soda as my favorite summer drink. As I type that, I’m still not sure I’ve processed it properly. My love of orange soda goes back to my childhood and still remains one of my favorite drinks. But this summer seems to be a changing of the guard… To the shock of no one, I have always and can continue to be stubborn when it comes to trying new things at times. Yes, the guy who refuses to give up wearing his favorite Etnies hat is stubborn. Shocking I know. But while I’m better at giving new things a chance now, back in 2004 when Baja Blast was introduced, I wasn’t as adventurous. In fact, heck, my go-to Taco Bell meal was just three crunchy tacos and a Diet Pepsi. Yeah I was a basic you-know-what when it came to The Bell and I sure as heck wasn’t gonna switch it up for a Mountain Dew that looks like windshield wiper fluid. To top that off, I was still very much a Mello Yello loyali