DC gym apologizes for 'insensitive' Juneteenth cocktail

A popular gym in Washington, D. C. is apologizing after a bar at one of their pool clubs served a Juneteenth-themed drink.

The drink, which some on social media say was served at the VIDA Fitness Penthouse Pool Club in Washington, D. C., was called a "Watermelon Henny Lemonade" and allegedly contained Hennessy, watermelon liquor, and lemonade.

In an email sent to members of the Penthouse Pool Club on July 1, Aaron Moore, director of operations for VIDA Fitness, said that the drink was "inappropriate, insensitive, and should not have happened under our watch."

"On behalf of the senior team here at Penthouse Pool Club and VIDA Fitness, I want to apologize for the Juneteenth celebratory cocktail. It was inappropriate, insensitive, and should not have happened under our watch. I felt tremendous remorse and pain when I realized we had let down... (Read more)

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