{"id":23757,"date":"2020-04-30T12:43:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T19:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=23757"},"modified":"2020-04-30T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T19:44:00","slug":"sd-distillers-guild-creates-10k-gallons-of-hand-sanitizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2020\/04\/30\/sd-distillers-guild-creates-10k-gallons-of-hand-sanitizer\/","title":{"rendered":"SD Distillers Guild creates 10K+ gallons of hand sanitizer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VIA PRESS RELEASE (San Diego, Calif.) April 28, 2020 \u2013 In support of its San Diego community and frontline workers near and far during the COVID-19 crisis, the\u00a0San Diego Distillers Guild<\/a>\u00a0announces a multi-member initiative that has seen more than a dozen San Diego craft distilleries switching operations to produce large quantities of hand sanitizer in lieu of artisanal spirits. As produced, Guild member distilleries have and continue to supply thousands of gallons to first responders and those on the frontline, while distributing free and low-cost hand sanitizer to the public during a time when demand for the product has risen exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last several weeks have been nothing short of extraordinary for our small but mighty distilling community here in San Diego. The combined efforts of our member distilleries have impacted and greatly benefited virtually every corner of California and beyond.\u00a0 The story that will be told of this effort is one for the ages, and we can\u2019t wait to tell it,\u201d said Geoff Longenecker, President of the San Diego Distillers Guild and founder of Seven Caves Spirits, a Miramar distillery that has so far produced more than 6,000 gallons of sanitizer in an equal-parts effort with fellow Guild member Liberty Call Distilling.

The lineup of San Diego Distillers Guild members participating in the production and distribution of hand sanitizer includes\u00a0117 West<\/a>,\u00a0Cutwater<\/a>\u00a0Spirits,\u00a0Henebery Spirits<\/a>,\u00a0Liberty Call Distilling<\/a>,\u00a0Malahat Spirits Co.<\/a>,\u00a0Mike Curphy Distillery<\/a>,\u00a0Misadventure<\/a>,\u00a0Oceanside Distillers<\/a>,\u00a0Old Harbor Distilling<\/a>,\u00a0Pacific Coast Spirits<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0San Diego Distillery<\/a>,\u00a0San Diego Sunshine<\/a>,\u00a0Seven Caves Spirits<\/a>,\u00a0Shadow Ridge Spirits Company<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Storyhouse Spirits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To date, Guild members have produced and then donated or sold more than 10,000 gallons of sanitizer to agencies and organizations such as the City of San Diego, United States Postal Service, UPS, the US Navy (including the USS Portland, USS Pearl Harbor, and USS Independence), the City of Los Angeles, and Amazon, as well as most  local police and fire departments, banks and credit unions, grocery stores, hospice and healthcare workers, and civic organizations locally and as far away as Texas and Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many members have also made simultaneous efforts to distribute hand sanitizer to the public, often with no purchase required. Several pop-up sanitizer giveaways have and continue to happen around the county, with people lining up six feet apart to receive a bottle for personal use. While distributed on a first come first serve basis, Guild members have yet to run out of hand sanitizer and together are continuing production to steel against possible future shortages caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.

\u201cThis has been a crazy run. Six weeks ago we were trying to open a new tasting room, and now we\u2019re making thousands of gallons of sanitizer with Seven Caves Spirits. I would have never in a million years seen that pivot coming,\u201d said Bill Rogers, Treasurer of the San Diego Distillers Guild and founder of Liberty Call Distilling with locations in Spring Valley and Barrio Logan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Diego Distillers Guild has created a webpage listing members currently making sanitizer, with contact information provided for each craft distillery, at\u00a0www.sddistillers.com\/handSaniProducers<\/a>. In addition to hand sanitizer, several distilleries with kitchens also remain open for takeout of food and spirits; interested parties are encouraged to contact each directly to confirm hours and availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About San Diego Distillers Guild:<\/strong>\u00a0Established in 2014, the San Diego Distillers Guild promotes artisanal distilled spirits production in San Diego County through pursuing a two-fold mission including (1) raising the public\u2019s awareness about the quality and uniqueness of spirits created via craft distillation and (2) serving as an educational and networking resource for those interested in craft spirit production throughout San Diego and the United States. Learn more at\u00a0www.sddistillers.com<\/a>\u00a0and socialize on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and on Instagram at\u00a0@sddistillersguild<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n