Gin Festival returns to Winchester Guildhall

Described as an “Aladdin’s cave of spirits”, The Gin to my Tonic Festival is set to delight Winchester when it returns to the Guildhall on Saturday, February 4.

Organisers promise a new and exciting line-up of craft spirit producers in order to take visitors on the ultimate “spirited” adventure.

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Finding a new favourite craft gin or spirit is the name of the game, and visitors will have the opportunity to meet a wide arrange of craft distillers of gin, rum, vodka and other artisan spirit producers during the weekend, which includes plenty of tasting samples.

The Gin to my Tonic will feature live music to set the mood, along with bars stocking a further 120 different spirits and cocktails, including a large number of exclusive gin and rum releases only available at the festival.

Managing director Paul Hudson-Jones said: “The UK has a thriving distilling scene, and The Gin to my Tonic is there to celebrate this and shine a spotlight on some of the very best producers.

“Don’t be confused by the name, whilst gin is proudly on display, you’ll also discover rum, vodka, whisky, tequila and more!

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“We can also offer lemonade and soda for those that are unsure of Tonic to ensure you can enjoy your new-found spirit in a way you can enjoy.

“No other craft spirit festival brings together the wonderful world of craft spirits together in quite the same way, so for those of you looking to celebrate all things craft with the UK’s very best spirit producers, then this is most certainly the festival for you.”

Tickets for the festival are currently available from thegintomytonic.com.

Tickets cost £16.50 each and come with a gin explorer guide, a stainless-steel straw and other goodies besides.

There will be two four-hour sessions taking place for the festival – one from 12pm-4pm and another from 6pm-10pm.