How to Make a Rum Sour in the Mountains with Karen Hoskin, Montanya Distillers

Way up in the mountains, you’d expect to be served a hot chocolate or a hot toddy, but a rum sour? You would think that’s more of a beach cocktail. Thanks to our guest today, you would be wrong. It’s home right here in Crested Butte, Colorado.I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the best in the industry. I’m not sure why anyone would doubt that Karen Hoskin could create a rum distillery in the Colorado Mountains. This is a women who was an elite firefighter, there is probably nothing she couldn’t do.  She was in London for the UK RumFest when I had a chance to discover what led her to open Montanya Distillers high above sea level.  Our cocktail of the week is Montanya’s Rum Sour.Ingredients:1 oz. fresh lemon, juiced.75 oz. simple syrup*.5 oz. pasteurized egg white2.5 oz. Montanya Distillers Exclusiva RumGarnish: Amarena cherryMethod:Add all the ingredients to a shaker, add ice and shake. Pour over a king ice cube into a Rocks Glass. Garnish with an Amarena cherry.*Simple Syrup:2 cups sugar2 cups waterBring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Let cool. Refrigerate for up to two weeks. You can find this recipe, more rum recipes and all the cocktails of the week at ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop. Full Episode Details: http://bit.ly/2BGtf4gAlways remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸