Ko Tao Rum Cocktail Recipe
Glass: Rocks
In a shaker with ice:
1.5 oz coconut water
.5 oz coconut milk
.5 oz agave syrup
1/2 fresh lime, juiced
2.5 oz Thai Infused Montanya Platino rum
3 fresh basil leaves, muddled
Shake and strain over ice. Top with 7 drops of Montanya Thai Bitters. Garnish with fresh lime, fresh lemongrass, or fresh basil.
Thai Infusion
Zest of one lemon and one lime, 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut, 1 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple, 5 Kaffir lime leaves, 1 slice of jalapeño, 2 chunks of ginger root, .5 t coriander powder, all in 1 bottle of Montanya Platino Rum. Infuse for 4 days. Strain and store indefinitely.
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Montanya Distillers served its first cocktails in a tasting room in Silverton, Colorado, where the altitude is 9,318 feet. When founders Karen and Brice Hoskin moved the operation to Crested Butte, Colorado in 2011, they continued to distill at 8,885 feet. Surprising if you associate rum with the beach, but there’s actually a long tradition of distilling at altitude. Here are some of the reasons why.