Our Distillery
Located on 12 acres of farmland in the outskirts of East Austin, Banner Distilling Co. is a small batch distillery built from the ground up by two craft beer and spirits enthusiasts with a fierce purpose to carve out a Texas distilling heritage. We want to establish a tradition of great Texas spirits and hope you’ll join us in building and celebrating this tradition with you.
Our Founders
Logan Simpson
Founder & Head Distiller
Born on the Delmarva peninsula, our head distiller got to Texas as fast as he could. A PhD Chemist with a background in process engineering, Logan first distilled alcohol 30 years ago in graduate school …for budget drinking.
Tony Jimenez
Founder & Distiller
Tony was born and raised in the Austin area where his family bootlegged homemade beer and whiskey near the limestone quarry …during Prohibition. A Navy veteran with a background in equipment engineering, Tony is inspired to revive a legitimate form of his family’s Austin legacy.