Montanya Distillers, LLC

Montanya Distillers is the Crested Butte, Colorado operation that turned a high-altitude Rocky Mountain ski town into one of the most editorially respected rum distilleries in the United States — and the only certified B Corp-designated rum distillery in the world. Founded in 2008 in Silverton, Colorado by Karen Hoskin and her husband Brice, Montanya was built around an explicit thesis: that the historical traditions of mountain-altitude rum production from the volcanic Caribbean and Central/South American producing regions could be authentically transplanted to a Rocky Mountain American distilling operation. In 2011, Hoskin and her partners relocated Montanya from Silverton to Crested Butte (population ~1,500, elevation 8,909 feet), where they felt the local business community would be more receptive to a craft rum operation. The Montanya production philosophy emphasizes high-altitude maturation, transparent sourcing, and sustainability — the certified B Corp designation requires verifiable social and environmental performance standards that very few spirits producers meet. Hoskin spent the better part of two decades building Montanya into both a successful craft rum brand and a public advocacy platform for women in distilling and for sustainable spirits production. In December 2023, Hoskin announced the sale of Montanya to longtime employees: head distiller Megan Campbell, former head distiller Renée Newton, and Houston-based brand strategist Sean Richards. The transition …