Titos Handmade Vodka was founded by sixth-generation Texan, Bert Tito Beveridge. In the mid-nineties, inspired and driven to do something he loved, Tito obtained the first legal permit to distill in the state of Texas. On a plot of land in rural Austin, he built a one-room shack, rigged a pot still with spare parts, and created Titos Handmade Vodka. Titos corn-based vodka is certified gluten-free.