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Open Martinis a Bargain for the Value-Based Consumer

Zachary Woolfe — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:51:21 -0400

Our 2009 cocktail coverage begins now, and how better than with a combination of vodka and martini-glass pyramids? A bunch of GE coworkers are taking a vacation day--"We got laid off!" one joked, and no one laughed--and enjoying their Grey Goose.

So how are the martinis? "Extra dirty!" our new friends joked.

"You get three shots in one glass for ten dollars," according to one, which is our kind of math. Theirs, too: "We're value-based consumers."

Breaking News, to Me: U.S. Open Signature Cocktail Possible With Any Vodka

Zachary Woolfe — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:42:03 -0400

The "signature cocktail" at this year's U.S. Open is the Grey Goose Honey Deuce, which we earlier celebrated for its catchy name.

Well, it turns out that the Honey Deuce existed long before Grey Goose began selling itself as an essential component. In the drink's formative days, it was made with BELVEDERE VODKA.

Belvedere does not rhyme with Honey Deuce. 2008 is so much better than 2007.

Open Cocktail Tastes Like Berries a Little

Zachary Woolfe — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:33:23 -0400

The signature cocktail of this year's Open is the Grey Goose Honey Deuce, which manages the impossible combo of rhyme and tennis reference.

Piero Andriola, bartending at one of the Grey Goose stands, said the drink contains "honeydews, Grey Goose vodka, lemonade, and a splash of Chambord." He said it's been quite popular.

A middle-aged woman sampling the Honey Deuce -- which is a prettier red color in person than the Long-Island-iced-tea-esque brown in the posters, and which comes in a commemorative glass cup -- said, "The Chambord taste really comes through -- it's a little berry-tasting. You can't even taste the alcohol."