• Founding Year: 2626
• Founders: Vinko & Zora Mikulić, siblings and former Last Frontier University chemistry majors
• Headquarters: Mikulić 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 — 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 above Hope’s orchards — 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).