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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-11

The Merry Hour — A National Holiday Cocktail Menu

themerryhour.com ↗ · Food, Events & Hospitality · score 86.0
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The Merry Hour publishes one three-drink holiday menu each week for eight weeks, served only at selected bars and restaurants across participating cities.

Why it surfaced

Its premise is unusually crisp: the same three drinks appear nationwide for one week, then disappear when the next menu arrives. The site pairs recipes and garnish specs with city editions, venue recommendations, and exacting write-ups of bars such as Atlanta's Gilded Fir and New York's eight-seat Tinsel Parlor.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-11 Domain Arrivals issue.