it's in our dna
Our story starts with family… but they’re not the usual kind. They’re the louder than life kind. They dance on tables and talk with their hands kind. They turn up to your home unexpectedly kind.
Our family is our life - our reason for being and inspiration for doing. They make us who we are and have taught us all we know - including how to distil the best rakija there is.
Our story starts with family… but they’re not the usual kind. They’re the louder than life kind. They dance on tables and talk with their hands kind. They turn up to your home unexpectedly kind.
Our family is our life - our reason for being and inspiration for doing. They make us who we are and have taught us all we know - including how to distil the best rakija there is.
it’s pronounced ra-ki-ya
Rakija has been made by our family for five generations. Dedo’s recipe was so famous in the village that people would travel by foot for the chance to taste it. When our family moved to australia, they brought dedo’s beloved drink with them. They would share it with friends, slip it to the neighbours, and sneak us sips when baba wasn’t looking.
Now the tradition is ours to keep. But no one said anything about keeping it to ourselves.
Rakija has been made by our family for five generations. Dedo’s recipe was so famous in the village that people would travel by foot for the chance to taste it. When our family moved to australia, they brought dedo’s beloved drink with them. They would share it with friends, slip it to the neighbours, and sneak us sips when baba wasn’t looking.
Now the tradition is ours to keep. But no one said anything about keeping it to ourselves.
a time-honoured tradition
We’ve taken our dedo’s recipe and upped our game - same soul, better everything else.
Our rakija is made from bold and full-bodied Australian shiraz and double distilled in a legitimate distillery. No make-do backyard set up here.
Rakija is made to be sipped slowly; savoured in the moments between conversation and laughter. It is a drink of joy; for cheering with friends and celebrating with family.
So from our family to yours, nazdravje!
We’ve taken our dedo’s recipe and upped our game - same soul, better everything else.
Our rakija is made from bold and full-bodied Australian shiraz and double distilled in a legitimate distillery. No make-do backyard set up here.
Rakija is made to be sipped slowly; savoured in the moments between conversation and laughter. It is a drink of joy; for cheering with friends and celebrating with family.
So from our family to yours, nazdravje!
and then there's us
Life’s full of pivotal moments. Moments when you’re presented with a crossroads and have to make a choice. These kind of moments are definitive. They’re the moments you look back on and say “that’s where the story started.”
The decision to launch dna distillery came about in the midst of a celebration (fitting for a drink that’s all about joy). Monique had just been admitted as a solicitor and was out celebrating with her cousin james when he asked her a question: “so what’s next?”
Monique’s answer wasn’t what you might expect. “i want to make rakija.”
It was something she had been thinking about for months. but it was in that moment - at that crossroads - that dna went from an idea to a reality.
Life’s full of pivotal moments. Moments when you’re presented with a crossroads and have to make a choice. These kind of moments are definitive. They’re the moments you look back on and say “that’s where the story started.”
The decision to launch dna distillery came about in the midst of a celebration (fitting for a drink that’s all about joy). Monique had just been admitted as a solicitor and was out celebrating with her cousin james when he asked her a question: “so what’s next?”
Monique’s answer wasn’t what you might expect. “i want to make rakija.”
It was something she had been thinking about for months. but it was in that moment - at that crossroads - that dna went from an idea to a reality.
a note from james & monique
DNA Distillery is the legacy of our ancestors; a tradition passed down from generation to generation, from Europe to Australia.
To us, it is bottled magic - culture, tradition, passion, joy. distilled and sealed. best enjoyed neat with a newspaper in hand.
DNA is a tribute to the friends, loved ones, mentors and strangers that have shaped our journey. A tribute to those that came before us and those that will come after us. Whether you call it rakija, cognac, grappa, brandy, eau de vie, slivovitz, pálinka, țuică, mastika, ouzo, raki, arak, aguardiente, pisco, schnapps, obstler, chacha, zivania, tsipouro, komovica, lozovača, kajsijevača, viljamovka, kruškovača, metelica, poiré, williamine, kirsch, mirabelle, or whether you've never tried this before in your life, there's one thing you can bet on: we're about to change the way you drink.
To us, it is bottled magic - culture, tradition, passion, joy. distilled and sealed. best enjoyed neat with a newspaper in hand.
DNA is a tribute to the friends, loved ones, mentors and strangers that have shaped our journey. A tribute to those that came before us and those that will come after us. Whether you call it rakija, cognac, grappa, brandy, eau de vie, slivovitz, pálinka, țuică, mastika, ouzo, raki, arak, aguardiente, pisco, schnapps, obstler, chacha, zivania, tsipouro, komovica, lozovača, kajsijevača, viljamovka, kruškovača, metelica, poiré, williamine, kirsch, mirabelle, or whether you've never tried this before in your life, there's one thing you can bet on: we're about to change the way you drink.