MIKULIĆ INC.

• Founding Year: 2626
• Founders: Vinko & Zora Mikulić, siblings and former Last Frontier University chemistry majors
• Headquarters: Mikulić Inc. Distillery, Hope Region
• Original Purpose: “To bottle the soul of Old-Earth craft in every pour.”

From a single copper pot-still built out of cryo-tube sheeting, Mikulić Inc. grew into VOI 700 D’s boutique spirit house. Unwilling to chase volume, the siblings capped output, sealed each ceramic flask with hand-poured wax, and let scarcity stoke desire. Connoisseurs praised the brand as the antithesis of mass-market Space Drink Inc., while frontier drinkers grumbled it was “too pricey for a proper binge.”

• December 2626 — first batch of Slivovitz trickled from a double pot-still fired by recycled heater coils.
• Early 2627 — Nano-Honey-spice Krupnik launched; ceramic crocks cured in repurposed cryo-tube oak racks.

• Wait-lists formed in New Kourou and Morningstar; lottery allotments shipped via the Courier Service.
• A tasting lodge opened in the distillery— reservation only.

• Small batches of extra-strong Field Medic Tincture (60 % ABV) supplied to Volunteer Army of Man triage posts.
• Distillery protected by local militia; output never scaled.

• When the Federal Confederation nationalised all private alcohol production, Mikulić Inc., employees of the Federal Allotment Agency dismantled the hillside distillery, seized every pot-still, and folded the remaining stock into the state-run Federal Beverages Manufactory in Hope.

• Ceramic-Flask Exclusivity — porous clay keeps spirits cool; every flask stamped & wax-sealed.
• Quarterly Lottery — taverns register for a keg or crate
• Tasting-Lodge Invitations — six guests per session, barter-only admission (rare fruit, sheet music, medical nanites).

• Taste-Over-Volume Mythos – Although the stills were scrapped, stories of Mikulić’s obsessive quality control inspire outlaw micro-distillers and hobby chemists across the Belt.
• Ceramic Craze – Empty wax-sealed flasks became prized heirlooms; in Hope it is still fashionable to display one on the family altar as a symbol of “lost refinement.”
• Black-Market Icon – Since 2631 every surviving bottle is contraband. A single intact flask of Slivovitz or Krupnik can trade for 5–8 × its original price and occasionally sparks thefts from private collections.
• Federal Recipe Blueprint – Internal memos from the Federal Beverages Manufactory reveal that today’s “Standard Celebration Spirit” copies Mikulić’s nano-honey–spice profile — proof that, even in dismantling the brand, the Confederation couldn’t ignore its superior flavour.

• Rare Spirits, Rare Trouble — use Mikulić bottles as high-value barter, forgery targets, or diplomatic gifts.
• Poisoned Batch Panic — counterfeit Krupnik causes illness; trace sabotage to rival smugglers

• Beta Age
• Free State of Settlers
• Hope Region
• Mikulić Inc. Distillery
• Space Drinks Inc.
• Pilswerke Inc.
• Federal Beverages Manufactory (Gamma Age)

Beverages and spirits of Mikulic Inc.:

• Slivovitz Superior
• Krupnik Gold