A FAMILY-run distillery in Annandale has been praised after it used its premises to produce hand sanitiser throughout the pandemic.
Dalton Distillery, where the Clynick family and their staff make premium drinks such as Oro Gin and Oro Rum, used their equipment and a World Health Organisation-approved formula to make the sanitiser which was distributed locally and nationally, with many batches being sent to care homes and hospitals in need.
Visiting the distillery and popular tourist attraction, Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell said: “The distillery team have a great deal of expertise and experience which has been put to good use by them also producing the urgently needed sanitiser. They have done a remarkable job.”
With him was son and Dumfriesshire MSP, Oliver Mundell, who added: “I was pleased to have the opportunity of thanking everyone at Oro for their efforts. I know their work, and that of all the local firms and organisations helping during the health crisis, is greatly appreciated by my constituents.”
