Now moving to the Old Tobacco Factory in Rovinj at a prominent location overlooking the Adriatic, the second annual GinIstra festival will showcase dozens of the most interesting producers of gin from across the region and beyond, as well as two nights of live music.
The event takes place over the weekend of October 6 and 7, with tickets already going fast.
Manufacturers from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Italy will include award-winning Old Pilot’s Gin by Duh i Boci, GinFinity from Belgrave, Australia, and Suza, produced at an old family farm of beekeepers in the hills overlooking Opatija.
Popular Croatian rock band Vatra perform on the first night and Rijeka’s alt-rock Urban&4, featuring acclaimed singer-songwriter Damir Urban, on the Saturday.
The tobacco factory was built in 1872, producing cigars for officers of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Part of the Italian tobacco network between the war, the plant was nationalised after 1945 and was responsible for the Ronhill cigarette brand, popular across the former Eastern bloc. After production facilities moved to Kanfanar near Rovinj, the old factory has been used to stage showcase events such as Ginistra.
GinIstra, Bivša tvornica duhana, Obala Vladimira Nazora, Rovinj. October 6-7. Tickets include consumption of three gin & tonics, your own glass and admission to the live shows.