1 of 2 Traverse City Whiskey Co. made hand sanitizer in 2020, one of many distilleries that jumped into action to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Special to the Record-Eagle Iron Fish Distillery was one of many distilleries that jumped into action in 2020 to help slow the spread of coronavirus by making hand sanitizer. Special to the Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY â The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday notified distillers who made hand sanitizer in 2020 that they each owed a fee of $14,060. Late Thursday, the Department of Health & Human Services withdrew the scheduled fee. âThese alarming and sudden payments will no longer be due on February 11, 2021,â a Thursday evening email from trade organization American Craft Spirits Association told distillers across the nation.