Scots pilot who lost job during pandemic switches to distilling by launching new Scottish rum brand with wife
Scottish rum brand.Husband and wife team Matt and Becky Hunt have turned what could have been a worrying situation on its head by creating an exciting new Scottish micro-distillery. For Matt, who lost his job when the airline Flybe collapsed in March 2020 and found himself with no income and little hope of finding a job, co-founding Old Mother Hunt Rum with his wife has proved a lifeline.“We’d always dreamed of starting our own business, although the timing could have been better,” says Becky, 31, who trained as a teacher.“Like many others in lockdown, we struggled to adapt to a different life and had to find a way to carry on for us and our two kids.