{"id":59293,"date":"2025-10-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=59293"},"modified":"2025-10-15T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:00:00","slug":"black-harbour-distillery-hits-national-stage-on-dragons-den","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=59293","title":{"rendered":"Black Harbour Distillery hits national stage on Dragons\u2019 Den"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HUBBARDS: <\/strong> Black Harbour Distillery made its national television debut recently on CBC\u2019s <em>Dragons\u2019 Den<\/em>, proudly sharing its story \u2014 and its spirits \u2014 with audiences across Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team celebrated the milestone with a packed local watch party at their Hubbards distillery, raising a glass to the journey that\u2019s taken them from small-batch beginnings to the national stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Black Harbour founders didn\u2019t walk away with a deal, that was never the goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe went into the Den to tell our story, not to sell it,\u201d said Jaime Landry, founder of Black Harbour Distillery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve built this brand on independence, authenticity, and community support. Staying true to that means more to us than any investment offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>The Dragons\u2019 Den episode highlighted Black Harbour\u2019s award-winning craft spirits and its deep Nova Scotian roots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally conceived as a university project, Landry founded Black Harbour Distillery in 2018 at just 18 years old. Now a thriving business, Black Harbour Distillery is the perfect blend of entrepreneurial spirit and East Coast community passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distillery highlights the process of slow charcoal filtering, refining and polishing spirits and features a hospitality room, frequently hosting community events and bringing people together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re beyond grateful for the support we\u2019ve received from our community &#8211; that\u2019s the real win,\u201d said Landry. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience was an opportunity to show the rest of Canada what Nova Scotian craftsmanship looks like, and we\u2019re just getting started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56514&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><br><\/strong>Looking ahead, Black Harbour Distillery is preparing to expand its product lineup and retail reach, with new flavour launches planned for later this year and increased availability across Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team also plans to continue growing its online store, with new seasonal releases and collaborations throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJaime always wanted to put the community of Hubbards first,\u201d says JP Landry, Landry\u2019s father. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring the winter, when everything around here is shut down, Jaime decided to stay open and invest in a generator just so people had a place to go to charge their phones if the power went out. She\u2019s truly created a community hub here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Harbour Distillery is located at 419 NS-329, Hubbards, Nova Scotia, and ships across Canada at<a href=\"https:\/\/bhdistillers.ca\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bhdistillers.ca\">bhdistillers.ca<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUBBARDS: Black Harbour Distillery made its national television debut recently on CBC\u2019s Dragons\u2019 Den, proudly sharing its story \u2014 and its spirits \u2014 with audiences across Canada. 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