Honey deuce
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| Type | Mixed drink |
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| Ingredients |
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| Base spirit | Vodka |
| Website | www |
| Standard drinkware | Highball (collectible acrylic cup at the US Open) |
| Standard garnish | Skewered balls of honeydew melon |
| Served | Cubed ice |
| Preparation | Fill a chilled highball glass with cubed ice and add vodka. Top with fresh lemonade and raspberry liqueur. Garnish with a skewer of one or multiple frozen honeydew melon balls. |
Honey deuce is an alcoholic cocktail, consisting primarily of vodka, lemonade, raspberry liqueur, and skewered balls of honeydew melon. Vaughn Vreeland of The New York Times categorizes it as a spiked lemonade or a punch.[1]
The honey deuce was created by restaurateur Nick Mautone as the signature cocktail of the US Open tennis tournament,[2] with the melon balls cut to resemble green tennis balls.[3] It celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2026.[4] As of September 2024 the Grey Goose vodka company estimated sales of over 2.2 million drinks to tennis fans in a collectible acrylic cup.[5] In 2024, it was priced at $23 per drink.[3]
Two counterparts in tennis worldwide are the Pimm's cup for Wimbledon, and champagne for the French Open.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Honey Deuce Melon Ball Punch Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ↑ "US Open and Grey Goose Vodka extend landmark partnership". US Open. 2 August 2023.
- 1 2 "U.S. Open's "Honey Deuce" is a $10 million cocktail - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ↑ Burack, Emily (August 31, 2026). "The Secret History of the Honey Deuce". Town & Country.
- ↑ "How many GREY GOOSE® Honey Deuces™ are sold at the US Open? | GREY GOOSE". Grey Goose® Vodka. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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