Buffalo Strong: Local distillery making and giving out free hand sanitizer

A local distillery is extending a helping hand to the community by turning spirits into sanitizer.

You can stop by on weekends to fill up and keep your hands clean.

IN THESECHALLENGING TIMES,7 EYEWITNESS NEWSIS COMMITTED TOBRINGING YOUSTORIES OF HOPETHAT CAPTURE THESPIRIT OF THE CITY OFGOODNEIGHBORS...SHOWING US WE AREBUFFALO STRONG.TONIGHT... 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS SHOWS US HOWA LOCAL DISTILLERY ISNOW CHURNING OUTHAND SANITIZER... ANDGIVING IT AWAY FORFREE.COVID-19 IS CHANGINGHOW MANY PEOPLERUN THEIRBUSINESSES..IT'S THE SAME STORYHERE AT NIAGARACRAFT SPIRITS INCAMBRIA.TODD "WE CAN'T DOTASTINGS OFCOCKTAILS ANYMORE,BUT WE CAN DOBOTTLE SALES.

WECAN DO CURBSIDE IFPEOPLE WANT TOCALL." :07EVEN WITH THESECHANGES, THEY'RESTILL MAKING A LOT OFDIFFERENT KINDS OFALCOHOL.VODKA..GIN..AND ANEW ADDITION.FRANK "I CAME TO GETSOME HANDSANITIZER, IT'S THEONLY PLACE I COULDFIND IT." :04TODD "WE'RE TRYINGTO MEET THAT NEEDAND HELP OUT THECOMMUNITY AROUNDUS." :03JOE "WE BASICALLYFOLLOW THE WHOGUIDELINES FORTHEIR FORMULA FORIT." :05THEY MAKE IT INHOUSE..IT'S ACOMBINATION OFBRANDY FROM LOCALWINE, GLYCERIN,HYDROGENPEROXIDE..JOE "AND WITH ALITTLE WATER TOBRING IT TO 80%ALCOHOL BY VOLUMEWHICH IS ANAPPROVED HANDSANITIZER FORMEDICAL ANDEVERYDAY USE." :08TODD "OBVIOUSLYSOAP AND WATERWORKS BEST, IFYOU'RE HOME YOUCAN DO THAT.

BUT IFYOU'RE OUT RUNNINGAROUND, YOU NEEDTO PICK UP MEDICINEOR GROCERIES,YOU'RE GOING TOWANT SOME HANDSANITIZER.

SWING BYHERE AND WE'LL TOPYOU OFF." :09STANDUP: IT'S ASSIMPLE AS BYOB.BRING YOUR OWNBOTTLE OF HANDSANITIZER ANDTHEY'LL FILL IT UP FORYOU FOR FREE.

AND,IT SMELLS LIKEBERRIES!"JOE "RIGHT NOWWE'RE LIMITING TO6OZ PER PERSON.

ASWE GEAR UPPRODUCTIONHOPEFULLY WE CANGEAR UP THATVOLUME." :07AND THEY'RE LOOKINGFOR SOME HELP.TODD "WE'RE LOOKINGTO PARTNER WITHLOCAL WINERIES THATMAY HAVE SOME WINETHAT THEY WOULDLIKE TO GIVE US FORFREE TO JOIN WITH USIN THIS." :07YOU CAN COME BYAND FILL UP ONWEEKENDS, 12 TO 6ON SATURDAYS AND 12TO 5 ON SUNDAYS.JOE "COMWE'LL DO OUR PARTTO NITY AND KEEEVERYONE SAFE ANDONEHEALTHY AND SAFE.LET'S DO IOREPPS, 7EWN.