This is not a drill: The Great British Gin Festival is coming to Bristol

The Great British Gin Festival is returning to Bristol in April 2019 and it's going to be bigger and better than ever.

The festival features over 100 different international gins, from household names to small batch gins, and promises to deliver a wide range of gin flavours you didn't even realise you needed in your life.

Over 100 brands of gin — yes PLEASE

For those who consider themselves connoisseurs there are talks about the history of gin, demonstrations of gin production and mixologist shows with more dry ice than SWX on a Saturday night. For everyone else, there will be drinking games and a live band.

Mixologist demonstrations

It will take place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April at the Passenger Shed by Temple Meads, running from 12-4pm on both days.

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Tickets start at £13.50 (plus booking fee), which includes entry and a branded gin glass. For the ballers and/ or the dedicated, tickets from £28 will see you kitted out in festival merch.

The Great British Gin Festival was featured on the BBC's 'Inside Out' programme in 2018, which explored the rise in gin consumption across the UK.

To get your hands on tickets to this amazing event, click here.

Image credit: Sliding Doors Publicity, The Great British Gin Festival 2018