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Honey Deuce

Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Sours (citrus) · Tennis and Wimbledon

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Honey and water syrup
2 oz Soda water
1/2 oz Black raspberry liqueur

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of 3 skewered melon balls.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
  3. 5 DRIZZLE black raspberry liqueur over cocktail. (This will bleed through cocktail as it sinks.)

Garnish

  1. 6 Garnish with skewered melon balls.

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9.7% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 180 calories

History

The combination of name, tennis tournament and garnish makes this otherwise ordinary Vodka Collins, sweetened with berry liqueur, special.

This recipe was adapted from a creation in 2006 by Nick Mautone. Mautone, a highly experienced bartender and hospitality consultant, was then contracted as a brand ambassador for Grey Goose Vodka. At that time, Grey Goose had just become the vodka sponsor for the United States Tennis Association's Open tennis tournament. Shortly after being assigned the task of developing the official cocktail for the event, Mautone observed that honeydew melon balls bore a resemblance to small tennis balls. With an appropriate garnish, his tall, fruity cocktail based on Grey Goose Vodka soon came into being. During the 2024 US Open, over 500,000 Honey Deuce cocktails were served in collectible plastic cups, accompanied by 1.5 million melon balls. That's a load of balls!