Immediately after celebrating the International Workers’ Day on 1 May, get ready to taste your favourite liquor – gin! In the heart of Zagreb, at the Avantgarden Event Square, the Gin Gourmet Fair of Croatian gin, brandies and liqueur will be held on 3 and 4 May. The fair venue, the AvantGarden Event Square, is located near the Maksimir park, in Hondlova St. 2/9. For two days, it will become an oasis of top-quality drinks. As the name suggests, AvantGarden is a venue for various events. It has already hosted many private and corporate events, including the unique whiskey fair called “Whiskey Leaks” and the increasingly popular concept of pop-up dinners called Gypsy Tables.
Gin, an absolute classic among alcoholic beverages, has been particularly popular recently among the younger consumers, and also among women. Women are allegedly becoming more and more fond of this well-known “male” drink, which in addition to good taste is known for its use in various cocktails and also for its visual attractiveness. This is probably the reason why women love it.
Gin Gourmet has been conceived as a place to provide local producers with a unique opportunity to network and present the fruits of their work – gins, brandies and liqueurs. Croatian distilleries pay special attention to the production in order to create high-quality, yet homely Croatian products. The speciality of Croatian gins is that they are made with the highest quality natural ingredients and aromatic native plants from the whole of Croatia.
Nearly all local gin distilleries have confirmed the participation at the fair, so fans of this drink will have a unique opportunity to meet: Nostromo Gin by the well-known Istrian distillery Rossi; HVAR22 craft gin from the sunniest island of Hvar; the Rebel Gin by the famous producer Maraska; Rhapsody Dry Gin from Samobor; MAP gin; Karbun gin from the Aura distillery; Old Pilots Gin; MB72 gin; Koraca Gin and many others.
The opening is scheduled for Friday at 5 pm and will last until 10 pm. The fair continues on Saturday, from noon to the evening. Each exhibitor will present its products at a separate stand/desk and will also have the opportunity to hold a 45-minute presentation at the central location where they will present their products individually. Besides the introduction of the exhibitors, the goal of the fair is to educate visitors about the development of Croatian gins, brandies and liqueurs with the aim of preserving the original Croatian product.
Due to the considerable interest of exhibitors and sponsors as well as visitors, the organisers are working on a summer version of the fair to be held in Zadar on 16 and 17 August, at an attractive location of one of the partners. Where precisely that event will be held is still a secret which the organisers will reveal in time.
While we wait for the long hot summer, we may start in Zagreb with a glass of our favourite drink – gin!
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