The recent state-issued order shutting down all dine-in restaurants and bars caused Thornton Distilling Company and its tasting room, The Well, to close. The owner and head distiller decided to “pivot” and turn their spirits into a desperately needed product in fighting the spread of coronavirus — hand sanitizer.
“Never did I think as a distiller I’d be making hand sanitizer, but we were in a position to help,” said Ari Klafter, head distiller at Thornton…
