By mid-2012, our humble beginnings of floor-plan designs drawn on paper-napkins were starting to shape into something more. By then, a small team, consisting of an architect, a few engineers and Chris and Boyan acting as General Contractors, was assembled to complete construction plans. Building permitting was submitted the week of Thanksgiving 2012 and by Christmas, we were approved to begin construction. 

February 5, 2013 marked the ground-breaking; a culmination of incredibly hard work, and just as much luck. The empty lot at 1902 South Flores St. was being transformed. The next seven months of construction were everything the duo was warned of. But by then, they were far beyond the point-of-no-return. 

At 5pm on Friday, December 13, 2013, Texas’ first urban craft distillery, Dorćol Distilling Company, opened to incredible fanfare, with barman Nick Kenna putting Dorćol’s inaugural spirit, Kinsman Rakia, on full display. 

Since then, the distillery’s tasting room has become a craft-cocktail bar; was named a Top 5 bar program city-wide, won a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Local, and received incredibly generous critical applause. It has become a destination, showcasing award-winning spirits, craft cocktails, local music talent and monthly art shows alike.

By designing and building our own space, working with a third-generation Serbian coppersmith on the equipment, collaborating with growers, and with us at the still, we were able to build exactly what we needed to craft spirits exactly how we wanted… from farm to bottle, with unconditional love, in a genuinely uncompromising fashion. 

Thank you for supporting our small distillery by enjoying our spirits at your favorite bars, restaurants and picking up bottles for the spirit enthusiasts in your life.By mid-2012, our humble beginnings of floor-plan designs drawn on paper-napkins were starting to shape into something more. By then, a small team, consisting of an architect, a few engineers and Chris and Boyan acting as General Contractors, was assembled to complete construction plans. Building permitting was submitted the week of Thanksgiving 2012 and by Christmas, we were approved to begin construction.