Matt Hunt was a pilot for Flybe; being a commercial pilot was all that he ever wanted to be. For wife Rebecca, along with caring for two small children, Matt’s varying hours made it impossible for her to find work. But she knew how much Matt loved to fly, what pinning on those gold wings meant to him every day. She supported him fully. 

In March 2020 during the beginning of the Covid pandemic, Matt’s Flybe work chat suddenly became filled with messages from worried colleagues reporting their aircraft had been grounded and impounded, or that airports suddenly started refusing to fuel Flybe planes. Matt was suddenly out of job.

It was through this turmoil that Old Mother Hunt Rum was born. In this episode, we’ll be taking to Rebecca Hunt who will give the low down on starting a Scottish rum distillery in one of the worst of times.