KROBĀR Craft Distillery producing hand sanitizer

A business owner who had to shut down operations because of the stay at home order isn’t letting his facility go to waste.

BECAUSE OF THE STAY AT HOMEORDER ISN'T LETTING HISFACILITY GO TO WASTE.AS 23ABC'S IMANI STEPHENS SHOWSUS - HE'S NOW USING HISEQUIPMENT TO HELP OUT THECOMMUNITY WITH A WIDELY NEEDEDPRODUCT.A BOTTLE OF HAND SANITIZER HASBECOME A HOT COMMODITY DUETO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.

ADISTILLERYWHOSE OWNER HAS TIES TOBAKERSFIELD IS HELPING FIRSTRESPONDERS STAY SAFE WITH JUSTTHIS..OPENING BOX OF HANDSANITIZER"WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, MOST OFITIS BASED ON TOURISM.

WE WEREN'TA LARGE DISTILLERY SO WHEN THESHELTER-IN-HOUSE CAME IN A LOT OF THATBUSINESS WENT AWAY"KROBAR CRAFT DISTILLERY IN PASOROBLES - USUALLY WOULDPRODUCE WHISKEY - BOURBON OR GINBUT AMID THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK, THE BUSINESS ISPUTTING THEIR RESOURCES INTOHELPING OTHERS IN A TIME OFNEED.

THEY'RE SELLING THEPRODUCT -- BUT ALSO DONATING.WEDNESDAY, BARTON MADE THEDELIVERY TO CITY OF BAKERSFIELDOFFICES..."IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW MUCHEVERYSECTOR OF LIFE RIGHT NOW ISLOOKING FOR THIS AND IT'S NOTAVAILABLE SOWHATEVER WE CAN DO TO FILL THISNEED IN THE MOMENT OF CRISISTHAT WOULDBE GREAT"BARTON, GREW UP IN BAKERSFIELD,AND ATTENDED LOCAL SCHOOLS..."AS I'VE ALWAYS SAID BEFORE YOUNEVERREALLY LEAVE BAKERSFIELD.

WHENYOU'RE FROM HERE AND BORN HEREYOUALWAYS HAVE AN ATTACHMENT HERE""I FEEL LIKE IF I CAN PROTECTTHECOMMUNITY, MY SISTER, MY FAMILY- IS IN, MY FRIENDS.

I HAVE ATON OF FRIENDSHERE THAT IF WE COULD DOSOMETHING TO HELP - THEBAKERSFIELD FIRSTRESPONDERS, AND THAT'S SUPERIMPORTANT TO ME"THE HAND SANITIZER, MADE FROM80-PERCENT ETHANOLALCOHOL COMPLIES WITH THE FDA'SGUIDELINES, FORUSE BY HOSPITALS, EMERGENCYRESPONDERS,AND THE GENERAL PUBLICCREATING SANITIZERAND BARTON TRAVELED TOBAKERSFIELD WEDNESDAY TODROP THESE PRODUCTS OFF...BENEFITING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY"ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELPGETUS ALL BACK TO THE WORLD THAT WEUSE TO BE IN, IS NOT JUST ANOPPORTUNITY BUTKIND OF A RESPONSIBILITY FORANYBODY WHO IS OUT THERE, IF YOUHAVE ACHANCE TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE AND NOW IS THE TIMETODO IT""A CHANCE TO BE A SOLUTIONRATHERTHAN SOMEBODY WHO IS WAITINGAROUND FOR IT TO END"FOR MORE INFORMATION ON KROBARDISTILLERY VISITOUR WEBSITE, TURN TO 23 DOT COM.REPORTING IN BAKERSFIELD, I'MIMANI STEPHENS, 23ABC NEWS,CONNECTING YOU.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVINGDOWN THE STATE THIS