NEW YORK’S FAVOURITE NEW COCKTAIL
The US Open has become one of the biggest sports events in the world over the last few years. On its opening day this year, the tennis tournament welcomed a record 74,641 fans to the ground in Queens.
The organisers of the event plan to reach the 1 million mark before the men’s final on Sunday 8 September.
Besides the games, the number of fans and the venue, people have been talking about the tournament’s current favourite drink: The Honey Deuce.
The easy-to-drink cocktail is a mix of vodka, lemonade and a raspberry liqueur topped off with three signature melon balls.
The brains behind the Big Apple’s current favourite cocktail? A former Gray Goose ambassador and restaurateur Nick Mautone. He was at a farmer’s market when he saw melons and inspiration struck that that’s what summer could taste like.
Grey Goose has been the vodka sponsor for the US Open for a few years and renewed their partnership for another five years in 2023.
CNN reports that at last year’s event, a record-breaking 460,275 Honey Deuces at $22 each - with a commemorative plastic cup to keep – were sold at concession stands throughout the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Queens, generating more than $10.1 million in sales.”
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