Are you Interested in becoming a B Corp, or want to know more about it? Our Founder and Owner Karen Hoskin will be speaking at B Corp 101 where you can hear from fellow GBC members who are also Certified B Corps about what the B Corp movement is and how it's aligned with GBC values, how to be certified, and what it's meant for their business. Learn how to leverage the B Impact Assessment to create a roadmap for better business practices, whether or not certification is your ultimate goal. Learn more on the Good Business website.

Join Karen and well-respected Brooklyn bartender and author Shannon Mustipher for an afternoon rum seminar and tiki happy hour on March 30 at the Montanya tasting room. Gain more in-depth knowledge about rum, rum tasting, and tiki rum cocktails. Buy tickets online here.

Join owners Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers and Jill Kuehler of Freeland Spirits for a happy hour celebrating Freeland Spirits' launch in Colorado, as well as Karen and Jill's spirited friendship and mutual mentorship. We are also gearing up for International Women's Day and celebrating Women's History Month! Both Montanya and Freeland Spirits are female-founded, owned, and distilled craft spirits companies. The happy hour will be held on March 4 from 4:30 to 6pm at Honey Elixir Bar, a female-owned bar in the RiNo district of Denver. No need to rsvp or tickets needed - just stop by to celebrate and have a cocktail with us!

Karen will be speaking at 2:15pm on October 17 (Industry Day) at RumFest to bartenders, restauranteurs, liquor store buyers, and more! She will also be onsite all day pouring tastes and doing industry education. Learn more about the world’s longest-running rum festival and buy tickets online here.

Join Karen at BTogether Members Club and bar in London for a cocktail party where she will talk about sustainability and overcoming obstacles in business. For more about this location, https://www.b-together.com

Karen will be speaking at Kindred on why rum is the future of the spirits industry. Learn more about Kindred here.

Karen will be On Site at Gerry’s famous Liquor Store in Soho, London for a tasting and face to face from 2-4pm London Time!

Karen will be hosting the ADI Rum Summit alongside the DISCUS conference on June 7 in New Orleans! She will be speaking on a number of topics, including the state of the industry, distillery expansions, safety, compliance, TTB, the post-Covid landscape and supply chains.

Karen will be a featured speaker at Chicago Rum Fest, sharing her insights on retaining a company’s ethos through rapid growth. She will speak from her experience steering Montanya Distillers through double digit annual growth while maintaining commitments to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, responsible production methods, efficiency, and distribution. More details to come.

Karen will be interviewed as part of the Women of the Wine & Spirits’ C-Suites Insights series. This virtual presentation is titled “Building a business as a force for good with Karen Hoskin, Founder and Owner of Montanya Distillers, B Corp Certified” and is free for WOTVS sprits members. Register here.

Takeaways

• Advance your financial acumen through Karen’s journey as the first venture capital funded distillery.

• Gain a new perspective on how to make critical decisions in the most challenging times.

• Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit as a force for good through the rigorous B Corp Certification process.

Karen will be a featured presenter at this year’s UK Rum Fest, with some rum fun for all (double decker bus bar anyone?). Stay tuned for more information.

Karen and Threeafter3 will present on rum at Soho Whisky Club in the UK. Karen will start with a tasting and be followed by a talk from Threeafter3, Tatjana from Farm Bar and Lexa from Callooh Shoreditch. Promises to be a great time!

Karen will be a featured speaker at the California Rum Fest, sharing her insights on retaining a company’s ethos through rapid growth. She will speak from her experience steering Montanya Distillers through double digit annual growth while maintaining commitments to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, responsible production methods, efficiency, and distribution. More details to come.

Karen will be a featured speaker at the New York Rum Fest, sharing her insights on retaining a company’s ethos through rapid growth. She will speak from her experience steering Montanya Distillers through double digit annual growth while maintaining commitments to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, responsible production methods, efficiency, and distribution. More details to come.

Karen will be part of this American Rum Report discussion deconstructing white rum. There will be a a live stream Q&A as part of the conversation. Register here for free.

Karen will join Craft Spirits Live on Instagram. Click here for more info on how to watch.

A Zoom panel for the Public Good Course at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver.

On Saturday, August 8th, RumCask is hosting its European rum and cocktail online festival. This virtual event will introduce attendees to leading rum producers from around the globe. Karen and Montanya will be part of it and bring you The American Junglebird from right in our own bar in Crested Butte. Ticket sales end Wednesday, July 29th. (You can grab yours here: https://www.facebook.com/events/325583398835010/).

During the event, festival guests will learn to create four rum cocktails, sample more than 25 unique rums and listen to distillers and brand owners share stories and insights into how they made their rum.

This festival is only available to people living in Europe due to time-zone restrictions and postage.

Responsible Sugar Cane and Rum Making Stewardship. Karen will provide a deep-dive into ethical sugar cane sourcing and practices.

Please note: This event was rescheduled as a result of coronavirus and times may be subject to change.

Valentia Rum: Courage, Bravery & Grit. Karen Hoskin CEO and Co-Founder of Montanya Rum shares the story of Valentia rum - a 100% female collaboration from start to finish.

Please note: this event was rescheduled as a result of coronavirus, and exact times may be subject to change.