The Honey Deuce is the U.S. Open’s most well-known cocktail.
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Whereas inflation charges have cooled in recent times, U.S. Open attendees should still be experiencing the aftertaste as they sip on the tennis championship’s iconic beverage.
The so-called Honey Deuce carries an eye-popping price ticket of $23. Whereas the drink prices the identical as final yr, it has had six value hikes since 2012 — and has outpaced inflation over the previous decade.
The vodka-based beverage has change into synonymous with the New York Metropolis-based occasion. It is adorned with honeydew melon chunks that resemble tennis balls and is served in a memento glass.
Regardless of the excessive value, the U.S. Open offered greater than 550,000 of the cocktail final yr, bringing in virtually $13 million in income, in accordance with NBC New York.
As tennis followers descend on New York for the two-week-long occasion, CNBC calculated how the Honey Deuce’s value change has fared in contrast with broader inflation.
Honey Deuce fans are shelling out round 53% greater than they did in 2015, when the beverage value $15, in accordance with Sportico’s value tracker.
That is increased than broader inflation as tracked within the client value index, or CPI. The CPI, which screens a broad basket of products and companies, has elevated about 36% between August 2015 and July 2025, the final month with knowledge out there.
In different phrases, if the Honey Deuce rose in tandem with general inflation, it will value roughly $20.33 as we speak. The U.S. Tennis Affiliation, which operates the services the place the U.S. Open is held, didn’t reply to CNBC’s request for remark.
The Honey Deuce’s value has additionally risen at a sooner clip than different alcoholic drinks purchased outdoors of houses in U.S. cities. That common value is up almost 34% between August 2015 and July 2025, that means it has seen barely decrease inflation than the general CPI basket has.
