- 1¼ ounces vodka (Grey Goose is authentic, but use your favorite)
- 3 ounces lemonade (homemade or your favorite store-bought*)
- ½ ounce raspberry liqueur (I use Chambord)
- 3 skewered honeydew melon balls for garnish (if you skip, the drink is still delicious!)
- Crushed ice
Honey Deuce
Yield: 1 cocktail; easy to scale up or make a pitcher
The Honey Deuce is a cocktail version of raspberry lemonade and the official drink of the US Open, but you don’t need to be a tennis fan to love it. Added fun factor comes from the garnish. Scoops of honeydew melon are the tennis balls. How clever is that?
Ingredients
Instructions
- Fill a chilled highball or Collins glass with ice and add the vodka.
- Top with the lemonade and raspberry liqueur and stir.
- Garnish with the honeydew melon balls.
- Cheers!
Notes
*When purchasing lemonade, I really like the Simply Lemonade brand.
How do you make a non-alcoholic honey deuce? I recently asked at the US Open, and for a NA honey deuce, they use cranberry and lime juice in place of the vodka and Chambord. We ordered one to try, and it was very good!
Tip: For a colder, more refreshing pour, store your vodka in the refrigerator. Vodka may also be stored in the freezer, as the alcohol content will prevent it from freezing.
For a pitcher: (yield: 56oz/7 cups)
• 2 cups (16oz) vodka
• 4 cups (32oz) lemonade
• 1 cup (8oz) raspberry liqueur
• Garnish: Honeydew melon balls
Add lemonade, vodka, and raspberry liqueur to a large pitcher filled with ice and stir well. Pour into highball glasses filled with ice and garnish with melon balls.