On returning to the Hotel Cipriani after a special screening of his new film �Good Night, Good Luck� at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, George Clooney asked his old friend and head barman of the hotel�s Gabbiano Bar, Walter Bolzonella, to mix him a cocktail.

Walter concocted a refreshing blend of diced lemon, sugar, vodka, cranberry juice, ginger and angostura bitters, which he christened �Buona Notte� in honour of the film which Clooney directed and stars in.

The cocktail was an instant hit. Clooney and friends enjoyed more than one that evening and �Buona Notte� is now a permanent fixture on the Hotel Cipriani bar menu costing �20.

The recipe for the �Buona Notte� cocktail is as follows:

� Serve in an old fashioned glass � � unpeeled lemon, diced into small pieces � a table spoon of cane sugar � a strip of cucumber peel � a ginger round � 3-4 drops of angostura � Pestle well, then add: � 50g of Vodka � 50g of cranberry juice � Complete with ice flakes. Serve with a straw.

Hotel Cipriani is set in the tranquil location of Giudecca Island across the lagoon and is just 5 minutes by complimentary shuttle boat from Piazza San Marco. This week, the Hotel Cipriani was voted by readers of Cond� Nast Traveller - the best hotel in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation in the �Overseas Leisure Hotels� category. ENDS

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