Andrew Cabot, Privateer Rum Stay Silent on Kristin Cabot Video
Kristin Cabot found herself at the center of a social media firestorm when a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert captured her in the clutches of an embrace with the Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron.
It's since been revealed through property records that Cabot has a husband named Andrew Cabot, the CEO of Privateer Rum, although the current state of their marriage is not clear, the New York Post reported.
Andrew Cabot and Privateer Rum have stayed silent on the controversy so far. Men's Journal wrote Privateer Rum seeking comment, but no response was received.
Cabot has been married at least twice; according to the New York Post, she was divorced from a man named Kenneth Thornby in 2022. A recent photo from May 2024 showed her wearing what appeared to be a wedding ring and standing with Andrew Cabot. Her maiden name is Kristin Stanek, and, on LinkedIn, she went by Kristin Cabot (Thornby).
The Post reported that Andrew Cabot and Kristin Cabot bought a home together five months ago but also noted that it's not clear where the "relationship stands" today.
Byron is also married, to Meg Kerrigan Byron, who wiped her Facebook page in the wake of the scandal, which occurred when Cabot and Andy Byron ended up projected on the Coldplay kiss cam. Singer Chris Martin caused the video to go viral when he wondered out loud, after they both ducked to avoid the camera's gaze, whether they were having an "affair" or were both just shy. Byron, his wife, and Kristin Cabot have not commented either. However, Astronomer did comment, revealing that Andy Byron has since resigned.
Andrew Cabot has been the focus of some media attention himself over the years, but it's over the successes of his rum company and the history of his family tree.
"Andrew Cabot, CEO/COO, six generations removed from the original Andrew Cabot who inspired the launch of Privateer Rum, is the driving force behind the company," the Privateer Rum website says.
According to a 2023 article in Bottle Raiders, "Privateer was established in 2011 after (Andrew) Cabot left the fast-paced tech world for the slow, uncertain world of the aged spirits."
"I love the opposite pressure," the site quoted him as saying. "It's going to land where it lands and there's not much we can do between now and then. Hopefully, we guessed about a zillion things right."
Andrew Cabot is "six generations removed from the original Andrew Cabot (1750-1791), who was a merchant, rum distiller and American privateer during the American Revolution," that site says, indicating that the current Andrew Cabot is trying to bring back an older version of rum.
According to her LinkedIn page, Kristin Cabot was on the company's board.
"Privateer’s two rums, silver (from sugar cane) and amber (from molasses), are made in a 6,600-square-foot distillery that looks like an airplane hangar on a rural dead-end road north of Boston," Harvard Magazine wrote.
“We have the perfect maritime climate here that allows for a long, slow, and cool fermentation,” Cabot told that magazine.
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