B3 Podcast Network
If you are a long time listener of the Drums and Rums podcast, we're still here but we have expand into a podcast network. We are now the B3 Podcast Network. B3 stands for brands, bands and booze and ties into the concept of like content on this channel.
You have the Riffs n Rhythms podcast every Tuesdays, the foundation of this audio channel, Drums and Rums every Wednesdays, and our recent addition the 5 year morning show at night, Jams 'n' Cocktails every Thursdays.
We look to expand the channel with shows that are tied to one of the these industries, music, liquor and bar/restaurant/venue service industry.
B3 Podcast Network
Mountain Rum - Ep 35 - Karen Hoskin, Montanya Distillers, Founder & CEO
Where the backbeats meet the spirits.
Episode #35 . Our second podcast for the celebration of Women's History Month is Karen Hoskin, CEO and founder of Montanya Distillers.
Since 2008, Montanya Rums have earned 24 gold, silver and double-gold medals, including “Best Rum in the World” at the World Rum Awards and “USA Rum of the Year” at the Berlin International Spirits Competition.
It was a pleasure chatting with Karen on International Women's Day about her journey into making mountain rum, music and about a force for good. She talks the talk and walks the walk. Also she is passionate about the environment and about reducing single-use trash from disposable products.
Karen not only makes rum, but also makes music. She has been a musician for most of her life. and will be heading into the studio next month to record 8 songs. Can't wait to hear the full LP.
Also on the mid show rum review, Jame from Ready Set Rum , reviews the Appleton Estate Reserve Rum
Here's what you will hear in this podcast :
- How Karen became a distiller
- What "mountain rum" is
- Their products: the Platino, Oro, Exclusiva and Valentia
- How she's involved in music as a musician and showcasing original music acts at the Montanya tasting room
- A sneak peak of a demo cut, titled "Broken Coastline" from the upcoming LP
- Her entrepreneurship and her vision that she has for her company
- What the Women’s Distillery Guild is
- We learn about the reducing of single use trash through Zoetica
- In four sips or less
- What’s the best concert she's attended?
- The beach or the mountains?
- If you could start all over again, what would you do differently?
- As the conductor, managing the day to day operations and making rum, if you could only do one or the other, which would it be?
Show support and visit their links:
- Montanya Distillers website
- Free download of The Little Book of Cocktails
- Zoetica - Kits for Your Waste Free Life
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Mid podcast tune: Once Upon a Bottle of Rum
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast
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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out their YouTube channel Ready Set Rum for more reviews
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