Get the recipe for the Hook Turn from Bar Margaux's Nat Yao

This drink is one of the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year 2022 — you can see the full Top 50 here.

“A whimsical riff on the beloved Manhattan, the Hook Turn is a spirited toast to Melbourne and its vibrant culture,” says its creator, Nat Yao.

Hook Turn

Ingredients

• 2 dashes chocolate bitters
• 7.5ml Mr Black Coffee Amaro
• 15ml Aperol Aperitivo
• 22.5ml cream sherry
• 37.5ml Starward Two Fold Whisky

Instructions

1. Stir down all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Recipe by Nat Yao, Bar Margaux, Melbourne.