Honey Deuce (Difford's version)
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Tito's Vodka
- 1 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄3 oz Honey syrup
- 2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
- 1⁄2 oz Black raspberry liqueur
Method
Glass:
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Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of 3 skewered melon balls.
Method:
- SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring soda.
- DRIZZLE black raspberry liqueur over cocktail. (This will bleed through cocktail as it sinks.)
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered melon balls.
Nutrition:
One serving of Honey Deuce (Difford's version) contains 180 calories
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2006 by Nick Mautone, a highly experienced bartender and hospitality consultant, then contracted as brand ambassador for Grey Goose Vodka, which had just become vodka sponsor of the United States Tennis Association's Open tennis tournament.
Soon after being tasked with creating the event's official cocktail, he noticed that honeydew melon balls resembled tiny tennis balls, and with a suitable garnish found, his Grey Goose Vodka-based tall fruity cocktail soon followed. Served in collectable plastic cups, during the 2024 US Open, more than 500,000 Honey Deuce cocktails were sold, garnished with 1.5 million melon balls. That's a load of balls!
Review:
It's the combination of name, tennis tournament and garnish which makes this otherwise very ordinary Vodka Collins sweetened with berry liqueur special.
