A design house and a distillery is a collaboration that usually stops at the label, and the interest here is that the liquid changed too. Malfy takes the citrus-forward character of its Originale bottling and points it toward pink grapefruit, working with handpicked Italian juniper, Italian lemons and Italian water at 40% ABV. The Missoni association brings the zigzag pattern to the outside; inside, the recipe is a genuine limited edition rather than a repackaging of what was already on the shelf.

Pink grapefruit is what separates this from the rest of the range. It arrives with the pithy, faintly bitter edge that grapefruit peel carries, and that bitterness is the useful part, giving the fruit somewhere to push against. Italian lemon sits beside it, sharper and cleaner, and the two together cover a wider citrus span than either would alone. Juniper holds the green resinous base firmly enough that the drink stays dry, and a delicate floral note runs across the finish, softer than the fruit that precedes it. The palate is bright and lively throughout, with the grapefruit bitterness arriving late and lengthening everything.

Built for the aperitivo hour and best served that way. Plain tonic, a cold glass and a lot of ice keep the citrus legible, and a broad ribbon of pink grapefruit peel is the finish that tracks the recipe most closely. A lemon wedge suits anyone who wants the drink sharper still, though it costs a little of the floral close. Avoid flavoured tonics, which would bring a fourth fruit into a drink already holding three. It also makes a bright, uncomplicated spritz for a warm afternoon. It finishes citric and gently bitter, with the floral note closing in behind the fruit.