This year Gin Market moves to a new venue, Budapest Garden, and, now transformed into a cultural and gastronomy festival, welcomes guests with a hundred kinds of gin and twenty kinds of rum on 13–14 June.
In line with the latest trends, one of Hungary’s most popular gin festivals is, unusually, also preparing a wide non-alcoholic selection. According to the organisers, more and more people are looking for alcohol-free drinks and cocktails every year. Whether it is because of driving, a conscious lifestyle or health reasons, the festival makes sure that guests can enjoy the event without compromise and confidently sample several different drinks.
“Fortunately, more and more international producers have recognised that there is a market for alcohol-free versions too. Besides drivers, athletes and expectant mothers, many people choose alcohol-free drinks simply for lifestyle reasons, and it is also a very popular trend among today’s twenty-somethings. Thanks to the growing market, there is constant development and experimentation when it comes to flavours. A Hungarian-made 0.0 per cent gin will also debut at the festival, so those open to this novelty can sample more than a dozen ‘gins’ in all. The wide selection also means that most cocktails can be made in an alcohol-free version,” said Ágnes Viszkei, co-owner and chief organiser of Gin Market.
Alongside the alcohol-free options, the festival stays true to itself: several – almost a hundred – kinds of gin and cocktail variations made from them await fans of the drink.
In addition, the festival’s guest spirit is rum, which, alongside the ever-popular gin, has become an increasingly popular crowd favourite in recent years. At the rum stands, lovers of spicy, sweet and aged styles can sample twenty special varieties.
As usual at the event, guests can expect a wide range of food – including gluten-free and lactose-free options – and top musical acts. During Gin Market, a special sculpture exhibition will also be on display at Budapest Garden: from 13 to 14 June, guests can also see sculptures made of iron, wood and concrete by creative artist Liza Bódi.
Source: Turizmus Online