Sagamore Spirit and Johns Hopkins collaborate to make hand sanitizer Hub

In the middle of a hand-sanitizer shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Johns Hopkins and Baltimore distillery Sagamore Spirit are working together to manufacture the disinfectant for use by the Johns Hopkins Health System.

The collaboration came together in less than 10 days, with Sagamore Spirit converting 100% of its distillation processes from rye whiskey mash bills to corn ethanol in support of the effort.

Image: IMAGE CREDIT: WILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY