That event is still being planned by the distillery. Larger gallons will continue to be donated to first responders and healthcare professionals. Learn more about Florida Crystals at www.floridacrystalscorp.com. Description Wicked Dolphin - W.H.O Formula #1 - Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Ingrediants • Ethanol • Glycerol • Hydrogen Peroxide Are You Over 21? Volunteers will be handing out the bottles under tents at the location. The event runs until around 4-5 p.m. Saturday evening. Wicked Dolphin Distillery is answering the call for emergency supplies to combat COVID-19 and is now joined by Florida Crystals Corporation and Fort Myers Brewery in its efforts to produce and donate free hand and surface sanitizer to first responders, hospitals, nursing homes, food banks, animal shelters and members of the community. Description Wicked Dolphin - W.H.O Formula #1 - Hand Sanitizer 80% Alcohol Ingrediants • Ethanol • Glycerol • Hydrogen Peroxide Elardo said Wicked Dolphin will be giving away thousands of small bottles of sanitizer and surface disinfectant. After joining the effort, Florida Crystals carried out a production run at its refinery in Palm Beach County to meet the volume and specification of dark brown sugar required by the distillery. Water, sugar, yeast and some nutrients are mixed together and gives a base for distillation. -Connect with this reporter on Twitter: @haddad_cj. Once it ferments, and starts gaining alcohol, they separate the water from the alcohol to create the alcohol base for the sanitizer. Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery is making hand sanitizer for the local community amid the coronavirus pandemic. 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This is truly a huge effort, and it makes our whole team so proud to be a part of it.”. Copyright © Cape Coral Breeze | https://www.capecoralbreeze.com | 2510 Del Prado Blvd., Cape Coral, FL 33904 | 239-574-1110 | Ogden Newspapers | The Nutting Company, Wicked Dolphin to distribute free hand sanitizer. Wicked Dolphin Distillery is answering the call for emergency supplies to combat COVID-19 and is now joined by Florida Crystals Corporation and Fort Myers Brewery in its efforts to produce and donate free hand and surface sanitizer to first responders, hospitals, nursing homes, food banks, animal shelters and members of the community. Elardo used some of her resources to reach out to Florida Crystal to see if they would be willing to pitch in to supply Wicked Dolphin and Fort Myers Brewing Co. with additional materials. $ 1 75. Learn more about Wicked Dolphin Distillery at www.wickeddolphinrum.com. They will have volunteers handing out four free bottles to each car that pulls up. To subscribe to our weekly highlights e-mail, add your information below. While Wicked Dolphin and Fort Myers Brewing Company have been working together for a few weeks to double their creation of hand sanitizer and donating it to local medical facilities, first responders and at their distillery, sugar giant Florida Crystals recently got involved and donated a generous 42,500-pounds of sugar, which is used in the wash to create the sanitizer. Wicked Dolphin hand sanitizer giveaway. © 2020 Newspaper Publishers Inc. All rights reserved. Word of … Fort Myers Brewery jumped in and is helping us by making the wash at their brewery. Wicked Dolphin in the near future will host a community day where it will distribute roughly 10,000 smaller bottles of hand sanitizer for the community. “We are proud to partner with Wicked Dolphin in this critical relief effort, and we thank them for their leadership role in supporting the community.”, During these unforeseen times, Elardo said coming together as a community and supporting one another is, “what you need to do.”. © 2020 Wicked Dolphin Powered by Shopify We then transport it back to the distillery for distillation, mixing and bottling into the sanitizer. Wicked Dolphin is at 131 SW 3rd Place in Cape Coral. We then transport it back to the distillery for distillation, mixing and bottling into the sanitizer. Because supplies of hand sanitizer are extremely difficult to find, Wicked Dolphin, known in Florida as a leading and award-winning craft distillery, has switched gears to help meet the demand for personal safety and protection. This Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m., the public can head to Wicked Dolphin Distillery in Cape Coral can pick up small bottles of hand sanitizer at no cost, thanks to the award-winning craft distillery, Fort Myers Brewing and Florida Crystals. The following day, they transported 42,500 pounds of sugar to Wicked Dolphin to benefit COVID-19 emergency relief efforts. “We wanted to do something big for our community, so we reached out to Florida Crystals, whose sugar we use in our award-winning rum, to see if they would be interested in donating sugar for an entirely different recipe. On Wednesday, the family-owned business began producing hand sanitizer and giving it away for free to anyone bringing in their own bottles. WFTX Published May 3, 2020 14 Views. “This pandemic has affected us all, and we want to do our part to help protect members of our community, especially the brave men and women of our first responders and the medical professionals whose efforts we count on each day to pull us through this crisis,” said Executive Vice President of Florida Crystals, Pepe Fanjul Jr., in a statement. Making the volumes of sanitizer we are creating is a lot of work and time, and our distillery is not a huge manufacturing plant, so we also reached out to a great source: the beer community. “We depend on the community, so we love to give back,” she said. Wicked Dolphin. They agreed without hesitation,” said Wicked Dolphin President JoAnn Elardo. Each car will be limited to four bottles, not four per person. “Making the volumes of sanitizer we are creating is a lot of work and time, and our distillery is not a huge manufacturing plant, so we also reached out to a great source: the beer community. The Wicked Dolphin Distillery partnered with Florida Crystals Corporation and Fort Myers Brewery to donate sanitizers to first responders, hospitals, nursing homes, food banks, animal shelters, and me. PRIDE Cape Coral has opened the call for its 2021 T-shirt design. The distillery is following the instructions of the World Health Organization and is using high-proof alcohol as well as the additional recommended active ingredients in its solution. While hand sanitizer is disappearing from shelves as fast as it’s being stocked, Southwest Florida residents can pick up some virus-killing solution free of charge thanks to local businesses teaming up. Fort Myers Brewery jumped in and is helping us by making the ‘wash’ at their brewery. “This pandemic has affected us all, and we want to do our part to help protect members of our community, especially the brave men and women of our first responders and the medical professionals whose efforts we count on each day to pull us through this crisis,” said Pepe Fanjul Jr., executive vice president of family-owned Florida Crystals. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.