The drinks slogan is "Brought to you by Those Who drink it" - and in this case it certainly was. Casamigos is named after Clooney's and Gerber's houses in Mexico, and the name roughly translates to "house of friends," and signifies getting away and good times.

Clooney chose Hotel Cipriani as the perfect venue for his tequila of friendship because of his very real affection for the hotel. Hotel Cipriani's Head Barman, Walter Bolzonella, paid homage to the Casamigos Tequila by reinterpreting Clooney's now infamous cocktail, the Buonatte, (created when the star was staying at the hotel in 2005). The newly-named Goodnight Amigos celebrates the original recipe based on lime, ginger and cucumber peel, with the addition of two drops of Angostura and, of course, the cocktail now possesses a Tequila base.

 

Although if you want to drink the tequila the Clooney/Gerber way then ask for it on the rocks. 'Our idea was to make the best-tasting, smoothest tequila whose taste didn't have to be covered up with salt or lime,' say Clooney.

However you drink it, actually getting a glass of the stuff at the Hotel Cipriani bar may prove tricky because my spies tell me that all of the tequila was quickly consumed by guests during the opening night of the Venice Film Festival - so the hotel is currently awaiting further supplies (those movie moguls are a thirsty lot).