Gin event goes cash-free in hi-tech move

A GIN festival coming to Glasgow this summer will be a cash free zone this year.

The True OriGINs event will showcase up to 80 different Scottish gins at The Briggait Glasgow on May 31 and June 1.

But despite a passion for the history of the spirit, the Banchorybased organisers endorse a thoroughly modern approach to bar keeping.

Brothers Mungo and Guy Finlayson of MFGF Events have previously run beer festivals from fields using just the power of 4G signal and a mobile app for transactions.

Mungo Finlayson, 29, said: “The benefits of cashless are huge. It massively improves our security as we don’t have to transport large quantities of money to a bank, and we don’t have to worry about theft.”