Here’s how U.S. Open’s signature cocktail’s price stacks up against inflation
Honey Deuce is the most famous cocktail of the US Open.
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Although inflation rates have cooled in recent years, US open participants may still have tastes while sipping the iconic drink of the tennis championship.
The so -called honey Deuce carries a dazzling price tag of $ 23. Although the beverage has the same cost compared to last year, there has been a six price increase since 2012 and has left inflation behind in the last decade.
Vodka -based beverage has become synonymous with the New York -based event. Honey extract, which is similar to tennis balls and served in the souvenir glass, is decorated with melon pieces.
Despite the high cost, the US was sold open More than 550,000 According to NBC New York, it brings about $ 13 million in revenue from the cocktail last year.
As tennis fans landed in New York for two weeks, CNBC calculated how Honey Deuce’s price change progresses compared to wider inflation.
Honey Deuce enthusiasts are bombing about 53% more than 2015, when the beverage costs $ 15, Sportico’s Price audience.
This is higher than the wider inflation in the consumer price index or CPI. The CPI, which monitors a wide range of goods and services, increased by 36% with data last month between August 2015 and July 2025.
In other words, if honey rises with general inflation, it would cost about $ 20.33. The US Tennis Association, which operates the facilities where the US is open, did not respond to CNBC’s request for comments.
The price of Honey Deuce rose in a clip faster than other alcoholic beverages purchased outside the houses in the US cities. HE average cost Between August 2015 and July 2025, approximately 34% increased, ie it was slightly lower than the general CPI basket.
