Jaime Landry’s appearance on Dragons’ Den was a dream come true for the founder of Black Harbour Distillery.

“I was excited to turn a childhood dream into reality,” said Landry on Friday. “I used to force my sister and my best friend to play Dragons’ Den with me, so it was crazy to be there.”

The Dragons’ Den episode that aired on Thursday night highlighted Black Harbour’s rise from small-batch beginnings to becoming an award-winning craft spirits producer.

Landry was 18 years old when she founded Black Harbour Distillery in 2018. The idea was conceived for a business project in her freshman year at Dalhousie University.

Landry, now 25, said it was surreal to walk into the Den with Dragons Manjit Minhas, Brian Scudamore, Michele Romanow, Arlene Dickinson, Wes Hall and Drew Scott.

“I h

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