UPDATE: MAY 31, 2019 — Merivale is kicking off its (almost) half-price happy hour early so you can score some cheap after-work drinks today. Yep, Friday night drinks just got a whole lot more affordable. The 49-percent off deal is now running from Friday, May 31 through till Sunday, June 30. Keep reading for more info on where and when you can find it.

If last week's drastic drop in temperature has you dreading the blustery days ahead, fear not — Merivale is giving Sydneysiders a reason to push forward into winter. For all of June, the Sydney hospitality empire is once again saying "bottoms up, Sydney" with a whopping 49-percent off all the booze at 39 of its venues between 5pm and 7pm.

No joke. For those two hours every day in June, its bars and pubs will be slinging all cocktails, mixed drinks, spirits, beer, wine and even Champagne at nearly half price.

That's precisely $8.67 packaged Japanese cocktails at Ms. G's bar, $10.2 gin and purple basil drinks at Charlie Parker's and $7.65 margaritas at El Loco, plus really cheap mini cocktails at Bar Topa, bargain wines by the glass (less than $5, friends) at The Newport and The Beresford and even cheaper craft beers at the The Royal and The Paddington bar.

The only catch is this: it doesn't apply to items over $200 (which is still pretty generous if you ask us). So, while you'll have to pay full price for a magnum of Veuve on the Coogee Pavilion Rooftop, a 750ml bottle of the orange-label bubbles will only set you back $81.6.

Other high-end discounts you'll be able to snag during the month include a bottle of Bordeaux at the Felix bar for less than a pineapple, a glass of premium Chablis at Bert's bar for only $15.3 and a $10.2 whisky-heavy cocktail at Palmer & Co. If you were looking for an excuse to splash out, this is it.

Merivale's 49% off deal will run every day from June 1–30 from 5–7pm. You can find the full list of venues here.