A Driftwood distillery shifted gears from liquor to hand sanitizer and has donated 20,000 bottles of it to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Austin, San Antonio and Houston, among others.

Desert Door, known for its premium spirit that uses Texas sotol, has pivoted its production to help those on the front lines during this historical global pandemic.

Desert Door Co-founder Ryan Campbell said the company has no intention of commercially selling any of the sanitizer, w...