Montanya Distillers supports two of our own social responsibility companies, including Zoetica. Co-founded by our very own Karen Hoskin, it offers consumers alternatives to single-use trash, especially plastic.
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Kristen and Karen (our owner and founder) hit it off right away when they first met, and now people ask Karen all the time if Kristin is her daughter. She takes it as the ultimate compliment.
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Montanya Distillers will be heading to Tales of the Cocktail in the French Quarter of New Orleans this month. Here’s where you can find us!
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A few last minute ideas to make your 4th of July celebration memorable (and incorporate American-made Montanya Rums!).
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What happens when you load 15 Montanya Distillers employees into a van and head to Fort Collins? A whole lotta fun, that’s what.
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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.
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Founder Karen Hoskin weighs in on some of the current debates within the world of premium rum, including the debate over sweetened versus unsweetened rum and what she loves best about the category of spirits. Part 2 of 2.
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Founder Karen Hoskin weighs in on some of the current debates within the world of premium rum, including the “best makers” of rum and the best ways to learn more about rum. Part 1 of 2.
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We share a couple of variations on the classic Mojito cocktail recipe: a “Bojito” (a mojito with muddled berries) and a hibiscus mojito.
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Want to know more about how to make rum? Here’s an inside look at the distilling process at Montanya Distillers.
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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.
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Yes, we know that our stills are “inanimate” objects. But you can’t spend 10+ years making rum without realizing that they do, in fact, have personality. We named ours Bellatrix and Bellisima. Read on to meet them personally!
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Gene is one of the Louisiana farmers who grows about 500 acres of raw cane every year for the mill that provides our sugar cane. He brings a lot of passion to growing a crop we depend on.
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The more we work toward going zero-waste, the more people want to know how we do it. Especially when it comes to the things like travel. Here of some of the things our founder and owner Karen Hoskin does to avoid trash on the road.
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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.
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Let’s be honest: the City of Miami and Miami Beach need no introduction. Beaches. Bars that never close. A culture of celebration. Karen visited Miami over the winter, happily trading snow for sand and participating in the Miami Rum Congress.
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Spring. That time of year when most places in the northern hemisphere start to experience gentle rains, green grass and the first flowers of the year. In our neck of the woods? Well, let’s just say that spring is more of a change in the air. Snow lasts a long time around here, but that doesn’t keep us from celebrating the change in season with a great spring cocktail. Read on for a “renegade” recipe!
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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.
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