Local Distillery Steps Up Amid Coronavirus Crisis To Produce Hand Sanitizer

Eyewitness News spoke with Revivalist Spirits in Chester County on why they decided to make the switch.

LESS, AND YOU WILL BE INVOICEDBY THE MAIL.JANELLE, BACK IF YOU.THANK YOU, CHANDLER, AS WEHAVE BEEN REPORTING A THELOVER DISTILLERIES HAVE BEENSTEPPING UP DURING THECORONAVIRUS CRISIS, BY MAKINGHAND SANITIZER, AND ONE OFTHEM IS RE SLIGHT LIST SPIRITSIN CHESTER COULDN'T.JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING,OWN OR SCOTT.GOOD MORNING, ASKED.-- GOOD MORNING, SCOTT.SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.GOOD MORNING, NICE TO BEHERE.GOOD TO HAVE YOU.SO WE KNOW YOU ARE MAKING GIN.WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO CHANGETHINGS OVER AND STARTPRODUCING HAND SANITIZER?GREAT QUESTION.SO I'M WIER MY PARTNER, MYBROTHER DON, AND, YOU KNOW, WEMAKE GIN, WOE MAKE BURBON, ANDWE NOTICE THAT THERE WASSHORTAGE IN HAND SANITIZER ANDSANITIZER SPRAY.AND WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THEFIRST RESPONDERS, THE MEDICS,THE DOCTORS, THE HOSPITALS,THE MEDICAL, YOU KNOW,BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKETHAT.SO WE NOTICE THAT THERE IS ABIG SHORTAGE.WE WERE LINING HEY, WEAVERALCOHOL HERE THAT WE CAN DOSOME GOOD.WE WILL STOP THE PRODUCTION OFGIN FOR NOW, AND WE WILL KINDOF FILL THAT VOID AND MAKEENOUGH HAND SANITIZER TO GIVETO HOSPITALS AND DOCTORSALIKE.AND CERTAINLY IS ADESPERATE NEED.I SEE THERE IN FRONT OF YOUHAVE A LITTLE BIT AFTER SET UPTHERE.CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH HOWTHE SANITIZE IS HER MADE?SURE.ABSOLUTELY.IT IS PRETTY EASY.WE DO IT ON MUCH LARGER SCALEBUT TODAY WE WILL TRY TO SCALEIT DOWN FOR YOU SO PEOPLE ATHOME IF YOU HAVE THESEINGREDIENTS YOU CAN GO AHEADMAKE YOUR OWN HAND SAN TIDESERR.FIRST WHAT WE HAVE IS26 OUNCES EVERY PURE ALCOHOL.IT IS NOT DRINKABLE.SO WE CAN POUR THAT IN HERE.THEN WE HAVE ABOUT AN OUNCEAND A HALF OF HYDROGENPEROXIDE.WE HAVE AN OUNCE OF GLYCERIN.AND THEN 3 OUNCES OF WATER.WE STIRP THAT UP.BASICALLY WE CAN PUT IT IN ABOTTLE.IT IS NOT THAT MORE CASINOEVERY JELLY LIKE HANDSANITIZER, LITTLE BIT MORELIQUID YOU CAN PRAY IT ONI WOULD.SMELLS GOOD, TOO.YES, KEEPS EVERYBODY SAFEHEALTH.I FAIRLY EASY FOR YOU GUYSTO MAKE AND TO HELP OUT SOMANY PEOPLE L WHO ARE IN DIRENEED OF LAND SANITIZER AT THISTIME.WHO HAVE YOU PRIMARILY BEENMAKING THE SANITIZER FOR, WHOHAS BEEN GETTING IT?WE JUST STARTED PRODUCTION,AND WE'VE BEEN CONTACTINGHOSPITALIZATION, LOCALHOSPITALIZATION, AND DENTISTS,YOU KNOW, JUST MEDICALBUILDINGS, IN THE AREA, INCHESTER COUNTY.ALL RIGHT, I'M SURE THEY'REEAGER TO GET.THAT WILL I UNDERSTAND YOUALSO RUN THE BRANDYWINE BRANCHBRISTRO IN ELVERSON.HAVE YOU GUYS LIKE A LOT OFPEOPLE SHIFTED TO TAKE OUTORDERS, AS WELL?YES, THAT'S A GREATQUESTION.SO OUR BRISTRO IS STILL OPEN.WE DO DO DELIVERY FOR BOTTLESALES, AS WELL.WE HAVE SMALL PLATES.WE SOURCE ALL OF THE MEATS ANDCHEESES FROM LOCAL FARMS INWE SELL ORIGINS, BUSH ONS,PARTNERED UP WITH KIKI VODKATO DO HOME DELIVERY SERVICEFOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GETTHEIR SPIRITS BECAUSE THEPENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR CONTROLBOARD, THE STORES ARE CLOSEDFOR NOW.BUT BECAUSE WE'REPENNSYLVANIA, BASEDDISTILLERY, WE HAVE THEABILITY TO STILL PRODUCEORIGINS AND DELIVER THEM TOYOUR HOUSE.ALL RIGHT.