Following the sold-out success of last year’s Mr Black Festival of the Espresso Martini, it’s coming back to Melbourne’s Meat Market even bigger and better.

This year will see the venue transformed into a six-bar cocktail village. Start with the Mr Black Coffee Shop where you can try a White Russian slushie or perhaps Mr Black’s OG Espresso Martini topped with a donut is more your jam. There will be a main bar with some less-than-usual Espresso Martini variations including the Coffee Nut Espresso Martini if you’re feeling a little fruity. Windsor’s favourite Jungle Boy are taking over the Tiki Bar in the garden and if you search hard enough, you might find the Speakeasy Bar created by Melbourne institution the Everleigh Bottling Co. And if coffee isn’t quite your thing, there is a Gin & Tonic Bar presented by Tanqueray and icy cold beers from Holgate Brewing.

If you’ve worked up an appetite then there will be delicious food available from Fancy Hanks, That Arancini Guy, Toasta & Co, Zeus Street Greek and Butter Mafia.

For those wanting to learn, Espresso Martini cocktail classes and Cold Brew workshops will run all weekend presented by Mr Black with Uber Bar Tools and Monin.

And there will be a curated selection of young Australian musicians to perform live every session, from beginning to end.