Restless Spirits distiller making sanitizer for nonprofits

Benay Shannon distills whiskey, gin, and more at Restless Spirits in North Kansas City, but amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she is creating hand sanitizer too.

Shannon said she is answering the call after a few local nonprofits reached out and asked her to make the sanitizer.

HERE IN K-C.HERE AT 41 ACTIONNEWS-- WE'RE STARTING ANEW EFFORT TORECOGNIZE THOSE IN OURCOMMUNITY THAT AREHELPING OTHERS GETTHROUGH THIS DIFFICULTTIME.AND DISTILLER BENAYSHANNON FROM RESTLESSSPIRITS IS ANSWERINGTHE CALL.SHE USUALLY MAKES GINAND WHISKEY AT THENORTH KANSAS CITYDISTILLERY - YESTERDAYSHE STARTED MAKINGHAND SANITIZER!SHE SAYS A LOCALNONPROFIT THAT HELPSADULTS WITH DISABILITIESREACHED OUT TO HER TOASK IF SHE COULD MAKEHAND SANITIZER FORTHEM.

SO SHE GOT TOWORK.

HOW DOES SHENOW HOW TO MAKE THIS?NOT ONLY IS SHE ADISTILLER - SHE'S ALSO ACHEMIST AND FORMERHIGH SCHOOL SCIENCETEACHER.BENAY SHANNON / DISTILLER,RESTLESS SPIRITS"And so I thought well I guessthis isjust as good a time as any toget intoit so I just started figuringout.

Rightnow its just experimenting withdifferent things trying to comeup withthe best formula."SHE SAYS SHE IS USINGNEUTRAL SPIRITS TO MAKEIT AND AT 63% ALCOHOL, ITMEETS THE CDCRECOMMENDATIONS.