Smooth 42 Craft Distillery

Sacha Elez and Adam Dombowsky, of Smooth 42 Craft Distillery in Brownlee, Saskatchewan, asked for $150,000 for 10%. The company started as a craft vodka distillery, launching in March 2018 with sales of $195,000 in 2018 and $350,000 in 2019, and had projected $700,000 for 2020 before COVID-19 hit. They also launched CR8 Eco Vodka, a blend-your-own vodka product sold without water to reduce shipping weight and costs, which became their top-selling liquor product within eight months of launch. When COVID-19 struck, they pivoted to manufacture hand sanitizer, giving away $75,000 worth for free before starting to sell it wholesale at $6.29 with a manufacturing cost of $2.52; they also launched a kids' spray sanitizer brand called Little Hands. In 2020 they did $1.7 million in hand sanitizer sales and $300,000 in liquor sales, totaling $2 million year to date with a $3 million projection, and said they were not seeking cash but mentorship.

Manjit Minhas went out, saying she could not invest without predictability in the sanitizer business. Michele Romanow offered $150,000 for 15%, and Arlene Dickinson offered $150,000 for 12.5%; Jim Treliving and Lane Merrifield each offered $150,000 for 10%. Sacha Elez and Adam Dombowsky asked Arlene Dickinson and Michele Romanow to partner, and the two Dragons agreed to a joint offer of $150,000 for 15% (7.5% each), which was accepted.

Smooth 42 Craft Distillery is still operating and sells through its website.