Gin's rising popularity moves Ginposium to larger venue

10-Mar-2017 - Last updated on 10-Mar-2017 at 10:09 GMT

Interactive: Gin writer and educator David T Smith will host a tasting

Increased interest in gin and previous sell out events has forced the Gin Guild to move its London-based Ginposium to a bigger event space this year.

The Gin Guild’s fourth annual Ginposium seminar, which will be held on 8 June, is now at RSA House, central London.

Gin Guild director general Nicholas Cook predicted a rosy future for the spirit at the beginning of this year (January) thanks to authenticity, heritage and a wide variety of choice from the consumer.

Gin grips and enthuses consumers

He outlined the plan for this year’s gin seminiar and said: “Our previous Ginposium events have sold out, so for 2017 we are holding the event at a much larger venue, RSA House in London.

“The excitement and interest in gin continues to grip and enthuse. Last year in the UK alone more than £1bn of gin was sold and we hope to better that this year.

“New brands continue to arrive on the scene almost weekly to stake their claim while established brands and the early entrants to the current renaissance continue to innovate and develop.”

Well-respected speakers

Speakers include:

Martin Riley, The Gin Guild
Matthew Pauley, Heriot Watt University
Daniel Szor, Cotswolds Distillery
Tarquin Leadbetter, Southwestern Distillery and Tarquin’s Gin
Joanne Moore, G&J Distillers
Sion Edwards, Langley Distillery, Alcohols Limited
Olivier Ward, Gin Foundry
Michael Clancey, FTE Consulting
Sam Carter, Bombay Sapphire
Henric Molin, Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn AB
Michael Cruickshank, Xix Bar, Barcelona

Delegates will enjoy a tutored tasting led by gin writer and educator David T Smith as well as a panel discussion chaired by 101 Gins to Try Before You Die author Ian Buxton on whether or not gin needs tighter definitions.

Tickets are available at www.ginposium.com