A Cotswold hotel is to start hosting artisan cocktail and beer tastings.

Stow-on-the-Wold's Old Stocks Inn will be holding the events to celebrate local producers.

The first tasting evening, on Friday, April 1, will see Old Stocks co-host with Penrhos Spirits where award-winning gins, non-alcoholic spirit and honey spiced rum will be available.

On Friday, May 6, an evening with Moreton-in-Marsh-based Black Lion Vodka, the "UK's rarest sheep's milk vodka" will take place.

Purity Brewing's beers will be on the tasting menu later in the year with the exact date yet to be confirmed.

The events, which cost £40 per person, will include three cocktails (or beers) mixed by the Old Stocks' mixologist Pete Simpson. There will also be canapes, a cocktail demonstration and a discussion with the supplier about their product and process.

The evenings will be hosted in the Old Stocks' recently-refurbished cocktail lounge, which overlooks The Square in Stow-on-the-Wold.

Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: The Old Stocks Inn's cocktail loungeThe Old Stocks Inn's cocktail lounge

'The unforgettable taste of the Cotswolds'

Charlotte Tuck, business and brand development manager at The Old Stocks Inn, said: "Sourcing top-quality produce from our wonderful local suppliers is part of what makes The Old Stocks' experience so special for our guests.

"These tasting evenings are a chance to showcase the fantastic craft and products of specially-selected independent businesses. They are sure to be fun and informative evenings for guests in our luxurious new cocktail lounge.

"We can't wait to welcome cocktail and craft beer connoisseurs to try the unforgettable taste of the Cotswolds."

For more information, visit oldstocksinn.com/events/cocktail-beer-tasting