It’s festival season, baby!          

In just over 24 hours – on November 7th and 8th, 2025 – it’s time for the third edition of the international festival of brandy, liqueur, and spirits producers – ZGrappa 3. This popular festival, which will gather hundreds of visitors on Friday and Saturday, will take place at Stil Event – the American Pavilion (Pavilion 13) at the Zagreb Fair, from 2 PM to 9 PM.

Photo:  Ines Novković

Over the course of two festival days, visitors will have the opportunity to taste more than 400 different spirits from over 50 producers from across the region, and to purchase their favorite products on-site at special festival prices. One of the stands will feature the premium Croatian Arete Puro Gin, marking the second consecutive year we’ll be participating in this event, which aims to bring these drinks closer to a wider audience and directly connect producers with distributors and hospitality professionals.

Those who have already had the chance to visit ZGrappa describe it as the perfect blend of a festival and a top-notch party – combining quality spirits with great conversation.

As a reminder, the second edition of the ZGrappa Festival was held in 2024 at Peti Kupe. In addition to professional awards presented at the festival itself, audience awards were also given via social media, and Arete Puro won the Best Gin Award!

Photo:  Marko Andrijašević

“We’re thrilled that Arete Puro Gin won the Audience Award for Best Gin at this year’s ZGrappa Festival! It’s especially impressive that this was their very first appearance at our event, and they’ve already managed to win the hearts of our visitors. This victory shows that authenticity, high quality, and passion for craft creation always find their way to the audience. Congratulations to the entire Arete Puro team on this outstanding achievement – we can’t wait to see what they do next,” said Marin Levaj, the organizer of the ZGrappa Festival, which attracted more than 1,500 visitors last year.

All interested guests will have the chance to try this unique gin at the Arete Puro bar and learn all about its slightly peppery flavor and special production process. While many use distilled water, Arete Puro Gin is diluted with filtered water, which purifies the spirit to achieve the desired alcohol content of 43% ABV. All the secrets will gladly be revealed by mixologist and brand ambassador Ozana Domić, together with the rest of our team from Aristippus Liquors, the family craft distillery from which Arete Puro emerged as our very first brand.

Get your tickets through the Entrio system – €17 for one day or €29 for both days. See you there!