Medronho brandy is a beloved spirit native to Portugal. The fruit brandy comes from arbutus berries that grow on Medronho trees (sometimes called the “strawberry tree”), which also happens to be a climate-friendly tree as they are known for rapidly recovering when exposed to fire.

Those same berries serve as the inspiration for Corta-Fogo Brandy, our April 2023 Pack of the Month. Lisbon-based design studio Brava developed the concept project to showcase the studio’s creativity, and it won our readers over with its clever bottleneck label. We spoke with Brava designer and creative director Sandra Costa about dreaming up the fictional brand and how mistakes can make for happy accidents.