Nia found her way to Crested Butte from New Jersey. We can so relate to her sense of wanderlust and recognize a kindred spirit when she talks about how life changing travel can be.

We’ve never worked with someone as consistently smiley and upbeat as Polly. It never feels forced or contrived, and it makes her a true joy to work with and she lifts everyone else up alongside her.

An Alaskan native from the Aleut tribe, Assistant Kitchen Manager Shane Walker says that Colorado is his home away from home. We’re glad, because that means he brings his talents to Montanya Distillers.

When Alissa discovered Crested Butte, she took a leap of faith, quit her corporate job, and moved here with her dog nine years ago. Since then she launched her own business and came to Montanya.

Not many people can say they’ve gone from the Goldman Sachs Foundation to the world of rum, but Sarah can. You can find her bottling Montanya Distillers rum or in the kitchen cooking up our increasingly popular food menu.

Jenny started out in the world of TV news. We’re grateful that her journey took her from producing the news to public relations because it brought her to our doorstep!

Allysa has moved her way up the ranks at Montanya Distillers by bringing quality to every one of the many roles she plays at our company.

Gavin Hermann joined Montanya Distillers in January of 2017 and has been working full time with our crew ever since. His roles include merchandise shipping, booking the bands, serving, and most importantly, bartending. 

Our collaboration with been such a blast. She is a highly trained chef and a true culinary artist with a flair for menu development.

Renee Newton joined our Montanya team in early 2013 and has dabbled in numerous different positions over the years including distilling, bottling, tasting and proofing rum, as well as in special events, tours, sales, deliveries, bartending and managing at the tasting room.

Brandon Muller is our General Manager at Montanya. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our Tasting Room, which include preparing and ordering food, sourcing local products, and contributing to new menu ideas. He also manages employee scheduling and oversees our Tasting Room operation as a whole.

Gilles moved to the Gunnison Valley from Ashland, Oregon in June 2017. He’s our lead distiller and works in the barrel house to keep it in tip top shape.

Meg Craver started working in our tasting room at Montanya nearly four years ago. First working in the kitchen, she then moved on to bottling rum, serving, and tending the bar. She now works as our Brand Ambassador and sales representative for Colorado.