Honey deuce

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Honey deuce
Cocktail
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Type Mixed drink
Base spirit
ServedCubed ice
Standard garnishSkewered balls of honeydew melon
Standard drinkwareHighball (collectible acrylic cup at the US Open)
Commonly used ingredients
PreparationFill 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
Commonly servedAll day

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]

US Open

It is the signature cocktail of the US Open tennis tournament. [2] 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. [3] In 2024, it is priced at $23 per serving. [4] It was created by restaurateur Nick Malone, with the melon balls cut to resemble green tennis balls. [4] Two counterparts in tennis worldwide are the Pimm's cup for Wimbledon, and champagne for the French Open. It is not known if the U. S. Open will follow the lead of the French Open by banning alcohol in the stands because it makes the fans too rowdy. [5]

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References

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  2. "US Open and Grey Goose Vodka extend landmark partnership". US Open. 2 August 2023.
  3. "How many GREY GOOSE® Honey Deuces™ are sold at the US Open? | GREY GOOSE". Grey Goose® Vodka. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  4. 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.
  5. "French Open 2024: Fans banned from taking alcohol into Roland Garros stands". BBC Sport. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-09-04.