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The American food writer Julia Child lived to be 91.

She put her longevity down to red meat and gin.

Aim for immortality – or at least a mighty fine night out – with today’s Big Deal on cocktails and nibbles at beGIN, a groovy new bar on Byres Road.

As the name suggests, all things gin are at the heart of the new look venue which has replaced BoBar.

Some 68 varieties of gins from all over the world are lined up on the shelves at beGIN.

Plymouth Gin is the house pour and Monkey 47 – made in Germany’s Black Forest – will be used in a number of unique cocktails.

Sample the cocktails and graze on an assortment of tempting sharing platters with this Big Deal from beGIN.

Cocktails

Available seven days a week, the offer is for six people to share a booth in beGin and enjoy the following:

• Glass of fizz on arrival
• Three sharing platters – choose from British charcuterie, gin-cured gravlax or Scottish cheeses
• Olives to nibble
• One gin cocktail each from choice of four

To add to the fun, you can take a short and quirky personality quiz to decide which gin cocktail you should have.

Are you a Damn the Weather type or more of a Sloe Gin Spritz? Perhaps you’re a Gin Mojito or a Byres Bramble?

Christmas gift

This offer is valid until the end of March 2017. You could use it to catch up with pals or as part of a night out.

It would be great for a weekend lunch and would also make a fun Christmas gift to share with friends.

Chin chin! Or should that be gin gin!