GIN fans raised a glass when a festival dedicated to their favourite tipple arrived in town.

The Gin To My Tonic festival took place at Charter Hall in Colchester on Saturday.

More than 100 gins were on offer for guests to taste alongside a range of live music and entertainment.

Ticket holders were also able to chat to distilleries about their gins, picking their brains and discovering even more about the juniper-based tipple.

Co-founder Paul Hudson-Jones said drinkers were more discerning now.

He said: “Gin drinking habits have changed dramatically in the last five years and today’s gin drinkers demand to know more not only about what they are purchasing, but also how it can be served.”