The Merry Hour

Edition No. 01 · est. 2026

AtlantaGA

Four rooms pouring this season's menu, and nowhere else in Georgia.

Opening week

First Frost — the same three drinks at every Merry Hour Partnership venue in the country this week: The First Frost, Sugar & Snow, Silver Bells.

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This City's Merry Hour Pick — best execution of this season's menu

Merry Hour Pick
No. 01Bar

The Gilded Fir

This week's Merry Hour cocktail as poured at The Gilded Fir in Atlanta, stirred and served up with a rosemary garnish

The sharpest execution of this season's menu in Atlanta — stirred cold, measured to the quarter-ounce, garnished exactly to spec every single time.

Serving This Week's Menu

Also on the house list

The Sleigh Ride$18

bourbon, spiced pear, brown butter

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Also serving this season's menu

No. 01Restaurant

Peachtree Noël

A Merry Hour cocktail served at Peachtree Noël in Atlanta, poured into chilled crystal beside the table card

One of a small number of Midtown dining rooms with this season's exclusive card on the table, and a kitchen that plates to match it.

Serving This Week's Menu

Also on the house list

Quince Royale$19

cava, quince, thyme

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No. 02Bar

Krampus Social Club

A dark, bitter Merry Hour cocktail on the bar at Krampus Social Club in Atlanta with a burnt orange twist

The bitter end of the spectrum: this week's exclusive menu poured dry and cold, plus a mulled program worth the walk.

Serving This Week's Menu

Also on the house list

Bad List Negroni$15

gin, cranberry vermouth, cinnamon

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No. 03Cocktail Trail

The Ponce Trail

Three Merry Hour cocktails lined up at a Ponce Trail stop in Atlanta, each garnished to the printed spec

Five bars along one mile of Ponce, one passport card, this week's exclusive drink at each stop. Get all five stamps before New Year's Eve.

Serving This Week's Menu

Also on the house list

Stamp No. 1 — First Frost$12

vodka, white cranberry, mint

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