{"id":16964,"date":"2026-09-08T18:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/?p=16964"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:05:48","slug":"how-the-honey-deuce-became-the-drink-of-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/how-the-honey-deuce-became-the-drink-of-the-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Honey Deuce Became the Drink of the US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16964\" class=\"elementor elementor-16964\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed26bd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed26bd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1115c57\" data-id=\"1115c57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144a0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"144a0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There are certain things that instantly signal summer in New York: packed tennis stands, late afternoon matches, the energy of Flushing Meadows\u00a0 and a bright pink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/cat\/430\/bar-supplies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocktail<\/a> topped with three little green \u201ctennis balls.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Honey Deuce has become one of the most recognizable parts of the US Open experience. What started as a signature cocktail has grown into a tournament tradition, with fans looking forward to ordering one almost as much as they look forward to the matches.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But how did this simple cocktail become <em>the<\/em> drink of the US Open?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d59b9cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d59b9cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a8b0e0\" data-id=\"2a8b0e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80f13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b80f13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef83422 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef83422\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a505fbc\" data-id=\"a505fbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0860f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Cocktail Inspired by Tennis<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6edb276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6edb276\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d866269\" data-id=\"d866269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905b648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"905b648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Honey Deuce was created in 2006 with the US Open in mind. The idea was to develop a refreshing cocktail that would work for a summer sporting event while also having a visual connection to tennis.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The answer came in the form of honeydew melon.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Cut into small spheres using a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/brands\/deglon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> melon baller<\/a>, the melon balls resemble tennis balls, giving the drink its instantly recognizable finishing touch. Combined with vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, the result is a bright, refreshing cocktail that feels perfectly suited to a late-summer day in New York.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Even the name plays along. \u201cHoney\u201d refers to the honeydew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakedeco.com\/category\/skewers-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">garnish<\/a>, while \u201cDeuce\u201d is a nod to one of tennis&#8217; most familiar terms.<\/p><p>Simple, clever and easy to recognize, the cocktail had all the ingredients of a signature drink.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b160eaf\" data-id=\"b160eaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1a72dbd9-549f-4bf9-a53f-200521778ab7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.bakedeco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1a72dbd9-549f-4bf9-a53f-200521778ab7.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ab8eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ab8eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb838f\" data-id=\"bbb838f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305a7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"305a7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f70c130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f70c130\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dfd96d\" data-id=\"8dfd96d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b79a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70b79a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Signature Cocktail to US Open Tradition<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38c7a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38c7a73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be57449\" data-id=\"be57449\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd1eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd1eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Over the years, the Honey Deuce became more than something to order at the tournament. It became part of the experience. Fans carry them through the grounds, raise them during matches and, of course, photograph them. The distinctive cocktail has become almost a souvenir in itself, especially as commemorative cups have become part of the experience.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Its popularity has continued to grow, with hundreds of thousands of Honey Deuces now served during the tournament each year. By combining a recognizable drink with a recognizable event, the Honey Deuce became something fans could associate with the US Open year after year. And today, when tennis season rolls around in New York, it is hard to think about the US Open without thinking about that pink cocktail and its three honeydew \u201ctennis balls.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d6630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9d6630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa179a9\" data-id=\"aa179a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a25fdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a25fdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35246f8\" data-id=\"35246f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084c01c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"084c01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4496d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd4496d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why It Became So Iconic<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15929e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15929e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11e1a8c\" data-id=\"11e1a8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90089e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90089e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Honey Deuce is a great example of how <strong>presentation can turn a simple product into an experience.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The drink itself is relatively straightforward. What makes it memorable is the way everything comes together: the color, the garnish, the name and the connection to tennis.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The honeydew balls are especially important. They aren&#8217;t simply decorative. They immediately communicate what the drink represents. It&#8217;s also incredibly photogenic. In an era when food and drinks are often discovered and shared through social media, that matters. A recognizable visual can turn a beverage into something people want to photograph, share and recreate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02bc60d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02bc60d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe84cc\" data-id=\"4fe84cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1cb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a1cb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Nearly two decades after its creation, that idea is still being served at the US Open. <\/span>Three little melon balls. One pink cocktail. 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