1 00:00:05,767 --> 00:00:09,200 [narrator] This time on Master Distiller Tournament. 2 00:00:09,266 --> 00:00:10,567 You monsters. 3 00:00:10,567 --> 00:00:14,467 [narrator] It's the legal versus outlaw showdown finale. 4 00:00:14,467 --> 00:00:16,066 We gonna make something great. 5 00:00:16,066 --> 00:00:17,467 [narrator] Winner take all. 6 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:18,767 [Mark] Go, Mykala! 7 00:00:18,767 --> 00:00:20,500 Come on, you're not gonna let her beat you! 8 00:00:20,567 --> 00:00:21,667 Come on, keep winning! 9 00:00:21,667 --> 00:00:24,467 [narrator] Kentucky outlaw Kelley Tennille. 10 00:00:24,467 --> 00:00:26,367 [Kelley] This works so good! 11 00:00:26,367 --> 00:00:28,000 10 out of 10, Kelley approved. 12 00:00:28,066 --> 00:00:32,000 [narrator] And Oregon legal distiller Mykala Stinson. 13 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,166 I think it'll be pretty good. 14 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:34,867 [narrator] ...in a high difficulty 15 00:00:34,867 --> 00:00:36,100 distilling challenge. 16 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:37,000 [exclaims] 17 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,266 [narrator] Grappa. 18 00:00:38,266 --> 00:00:39,567 So, what if I dropped one of these? 19 00:00:39,567 --> 00:00:41,667 -[laughing] -Oh... my gosh. 20 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:44,367 [narrator] To determine, once and for all, 21 00:00:44,367 --> 00:00:47,000 which side of the law will prevail. 22 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,100 That's a lot of... 23 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:49,333 That's gonna win it. 24 00:00:49,333 --> 00:00:51,100 [Digger] You know, we knew it was gonna be tough. 25 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:53,166 But we didn't know how tough it was gonna be. 26 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:00,467 Hi, guys. Welcome back. 27 00:01:00,467 --> 00:01:02,667 Only two of you left standing. 28 00:01:02,667 --> 00:01:04,867 Outlaw versus legal. 29 00:01:04,867 --> 00:01:07,500 At the end of these toughest of all challenges, 30 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:09,266 one of y'all will be named 31 00:01:09,266 --> 00:01:11,600 Master Distiller Tournament champion. 32 00:01:12,166 --> 00:01:13,700 Kelley, Mykala. 33 00:01:13,767 --> 00:01:16,066 You won all your respective fights. 34 00:01:16,066 --> 00:01:18,967 Kelley, you beat out all the other outlaws. 35 00:01:18,967 --> 00:01:20,066 And Mykala, 36 00:01:20,066 --> 00:01:22,467 you beat out all the other legal distillers. 37 00:01:22,467 --> 00:01:23,500 [Mark] We've been really impressed 38 00:01:23,567 --> 00:01:25,300 at how hard you two have worked 39 00:01:25,367 --> 00:01:28,367 since your last time here on this competition. 40 00:01:28,367 --> 00:01:30,266 You're both more confident, 41 00:01:30,266 --> 00:01:31,300 more skilled, 42 00:01:31,367 --> 00:01:33,667 and we can't tell you how moved we are 43 00:01:33,667 --> 00:01:35,100 to witness your growth. 44 00:01:35,166 --> 00:01:36,266 [Digger] All right, guys. 45 00:01:36,266 --> 00:01:38,100 What's next is you're gonna bring us 46 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:40,100 your version of grappa. 47 00:01:40,166 --> 00:01:42,300 Now, Mark and myself both know exactly 48 00:01:42,367 --> 00:01:46,600 how tough it is to get the fermentation right on the grappa mash. 49 00:01:46,667 --> 00:01:48,867 This stuff is fermented, I guarantee it. 50 00:01:48,867 --> 00:01:50,667 That definitely needs release, look at that. 51 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,100 -[air hisses out] -[exclaims] God Almighty! 52 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,266 [laughs] 53 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:57,567 Oh, that'll knock your head off. 54 00:01:58,900 --> 00:01:59,800 [whistles and coughs] 55 00:01:59,867 --> 00:02:00,867 Yeah, boy. 56 00:02:00,867 --> 00:02:02,600 It's fermented, baby. 57 00:02:02,667 --> 00:02:04,667 You know, wild yeast land on these grapes 58 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:05,767 and it's caused them to ferment, 59 00:02:05,767 --> 00:02:07,266 and they're fermenting hard. 60 00:02:07,266 --> 00:02:08,400 So we've got to move fast. 61 00:02:08,467 --> 00:02:10,700 Add more water, more sugar to it. 62 00:02:10,767 --> 00:02:12,667 We won't know if it's really grappa 63 00:02:12,667 --> 00:02:14,500 or grappa moonshine. 64 00:02:14,567 --> 00:02:15,767 [Digger] I like hillbilly grappa. 65 00:02:15,767 --> 00:02:17,467 We is hillbillies, you know. 66 00:02:17,467 --> 00:02:18,700 [Mark] Thank the Lord. 67 00:02:20,367 --> 00:02:22,000 Grappa is the moonshine of Italy. 68 00:02:22,066 --> 00:02:24,667 Made both in distilleries and in the back woods. 69 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:26,200 And it's kinda tricky. 70 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:27,667 But this is a opportunity 71 00:02:27,667 --> 00:02:29,166 for you to show off your skills. 72 00:02:29,166 --> 00:02:31,367 You both need to make sure you dial in your mash 73 00:02:31,367 --> 00:02:33,500 because at the end of your fermentation, 74 00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:36,667 we'll be checking the potential ABV. 75 00:02:36,667 --> 00:02:39,467 [Mark] Whoever comes up with the highest ABV 76 00:02:39,467 --> 00:02:42,000 will get an advantage in the next challenge. 77 00:02:42,066 --> 00:02:44,066 We're not gonna tell you what it is, 78 00:02:44,066 --> 00:02:46,000 but trust me, guys, you're gonna want it. 79 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:47,734 Aight. 80 00:02:47,734 --> 00:02:50,200 Y'all are gonna head out with Tim to build your mash. 81 00:02:50,266 --> 00:02:52,867 While Digger and I set up your next challenge. 82 00:02:52,867 --> 00:02:53,900 Good luck to you. 83 00:03:03,367 --> 00:03:04,533 [Tim] Aight, guys. 84 00:03:04,567 --> 00:03:06,467 If you're a legal distillery, you may call it grappa. 85 00:03:06,467 --> 00:03:07,567 If you're outlaw, 86 00:03:07,567 --> 00:03:09,300 you may call it grape brandy. 87 00:03:09,367 --> 00:03:11,400 Whatever it is, you only got a hour to make it. 88 00:03:11,467 --> 00:03:13,200 So get all your ingredients ready, 89 00:03:13,266 --> 00:03:16,300 get to smashing grapes, smooshing grapes. 90 00:03:16,367 --> 00:03:17,400 We gonna make something great. 91 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,200 Your time starts now. 92 00:03:25,266 --> 00:03:26,367 [Kelley] Burn off my eyebrows. 93 00:03:26,367 --> 00:03:27,266 [Mykala laughs] 94 00:03:27,266 --> 00:03:28,266 My name is Kelley Tennille. 95 00:03:28,266 --> 00:03:29,266 I'm 35 years old, 96 00:03:29,266 --> 00:03:30,967 and I live in Clark County, Kentucky. 97 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,467 Everything I start, starts in this kitchen. 98 00:03:34,467 --> 00:03:36,100 Like, this is where the magic happens. 99 00:03:36,967 --> 00:03:38,166 My favorite part about distilling 100 00:03:38,166 --> 00:03:40,000 is that it's alchemy. 101 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,200 And that I'm taking a grain 102 00:03:42,266 --> 00:03:45,166 and moving it from one alchemical form to another. 103 00:03:45,166 --> 00:03:47,667 Are you ready? Are you gonna help me? 104 00:03:47,667 --> 00:03:50,467 I mean, you'll notice that there's herbs hanging everywhere. 105 00:03:50,467 --> 00:03:53,700 I put these into my brandies and into my 'shines. 106 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:56,467 And then, if somebody wants to buy a little bit of liquor from me, 107 00:03:56,467 --> 00:03:57,367 I'll sell it to him. 108 00:03:58,467 --> 00:04:00,300 As outlaws, for the most part, 109 00:04:00,367 --> 00:04:02,700 we get to develop our own recipes, 110 00:04:02,767 --> 00:04:04,066 perfect our own recipes. 111 00:04:04,066 --> 00:04:05,367 And we don't have to answer to anyone. 112 00:04:06,166 --> 00:04:07,867 A lot of my distillation, 113 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:10,567 especially when I wanna do small experimental batches, 114 00:04:10,567 --> 00:04:12,567 happens right here in my kitchen 115 00:04:12,567 --> 00:04:14,100 directly under people's noses. 116 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:16,767 Even though I'm exhausted, 117 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:18,767 I want this. 118 00:04:18,767 --> 00:04:21,066 And I wanna do something good with this once I win. 119 00:04:23,266 --> 00:04:24,667 [groans] 120 00:04:24,667 --> 00:04:26,200 [Mykala] May I get a hand? 121 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,200 Yeah, what do you need, honey? 122 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,200 Uh, I just wanna put some water in here. 123 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:30,600 Yeah. 124 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,400 Oh, beautiful. 125 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,367 I'm Mykala Stinson. 126 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:36,367 I'm 34 years old, 127 00:04:36,367 --> 00:04:38,467 and I'm from Portland, Oregon. 128 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:41,467 Distilling is more than just a job. 129 00:04:41,467 --> 00:04:43,000 It is a passion. 130 00:04:43,066 --> 00:04:45,467 I really like making things for people, 131 00:04:45,467 --> 00:04:46,967 seeing them enjoy what I made. 132 00:04:47,867 --> 00:04:48,734 It feels good 133 00:04:48,734 --> 00:04:50,467 when someone tries my spirits 134 00:04:50,467 --> 00:04:52,300 and they're like, "Wow!" 135 00:04:53,266 --> 00:04:54,567 Winning Master Distiller 136 00:04:54,567 --> 00:04:57,800 for me would in part be about redemption. 137 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,600 I feel like I've grown a lot as a distiller 138 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:03,967 and I'm glad to be able to show that, 139 00:05:03,967 --> 00:05:05,867 not just with how well I've been doing, 140 00:05:05,867 --> 00:05:08,166 but my creativity and problem-solving. 141 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:12,100 If this works the way it sounds 142 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:13,166 like it's going to in my head, 143 00:05:13,166 --> 00:05:14,467 I'll be okay, but we'll see. 144 00:05:14,467 --> 00:05:15,767 [laughs] 145 00:05:15,767 --> 00:05:16,800 [Kelley] My game plan 146 00:05:16,867 --> 00:05:20,066 is to run the best grappa mash 147 00:05:20,066 --> 00:05:21,066 that I can. 148 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:23,467 I don't really have any tricks up my sleeve 149 00:05:23,467 --> 00:05:25,400 other than running the solid brandy mash 150 00:05:25,467 --> 00:05:26,500 that I'm used to. 151 00:05:26,567 --> 00:05:28,500 Everything that I've done here 152 00:05:28,567 --> 00:05:31,667 is techniques that I'm practiced at. 153 00:05:31,667 --> 00:05:33,800 I'm not trying to experiment while I'm here, 154 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,867 and I think that's in my best interest. 155 00:05:35,867 --> 00:05:37,266 [Mykala] Pedal to the metal. 156 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:41,467 Having not a lot of familiarity 157 00:05:41,467 --> 00:05:42,767 working with grappa, 158 00:05:42,767 --> 00:05:45,900 I am coming into this final challenge 159 00:05:45,967 --> 00:05:48,166 knowing that I know how to work a still. 160 00:05:48,166 --> 00:05:50,500 If it's got alcohol in the mash, 161 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,467 I can make it run. 162 00:05:52,467 --> 00:05:54,767 [Kelley whoops] This works so good! 163 00:05:55,867 --> 00:05:57,700 [Kelley laughing] I am not kidding! 164 00:05:57,767 --> 00:06:00,266 10 out of 10. Kelley approved. 165 00:06:00,266 --> 00:06:01,900 -Can you do me a favor? -Yeah. 166 00:06:01,967 --> 00:06:04,000 -Pour the other half of this bucket? -[Mykala] Yep. 167 00:06:04,066 --> 00:06:05,367 Just don't worry about getting me dirty. 168 00:06:05,367 --> 00:06:06,567 -I'm covered already. -Coming in hot. 169 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,100 Coming in hot. 170 00:06:08,166 --> 00:06:09,400 [Kelley laughing] This is so trippy! 171 00:06:09,467 --> 00:06:11,500 Stomping the hell out of them to get all the juice out. 172 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:15,200 I feel like that's my most effective method of extraction right now. 173 00:06:15,266 --> 00:06:16,867 And I'm doing it. 174 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:17,967 [Kelley laughs] 175 00:06:17,967 --> 00:06:19,667 You know, last time I screwed up bring the must 176 00:06:19,667 --> 00:06:21,400 because it got infected. 177 00:06:21,467 --> 00:06:23,367 So this time I'm going fresh. 178 00:06:23,367 --> 00:06:25,100 The first time I was in a grappa challenge, 179 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:27,000 I chose to bring a must, 180 00:06:27,066 --> 00:06:28,166 which are wine grapes 181 00:06:28,166 --> 00:06:30,367 that have already been fermented and pressed. 182 00:06:30,367 --> 00:06:33,166 The problem was that they started fermenting again 183 00:06:33,166 --> 00:06:34,367 on the way here, 184 00:06:34,367 --> 00:06:37,367 so by the time I got here and put everything together, 185 00:06:37,367 --> 00:06:39,100 I realized that it wasn't gonna taste good. 186 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:42,066 Kelley, I'm sorry, that jar bought you a trip home, sweetie. 187 00:06:42,066 --> 00:06:42,900 It's okay. 188 00:06:42,967 --> 00:06:45,367 You just got those sulfury artifacts, 189 00:06:45,367 --> 00:06:46,467 from your fermentation 190 00:06:46,467 --> 00:06:47,900 and carried through your distillation. 191 00:06:47,967 --> 00:06:51,166 It was just unfortunate circumstances. 192 00:06:51,166 --> 00:06:52,500 [Kelley] I'm not doing that again. 193 00:06:52,567 --> 00:06:54,700 I'm choosing to use grapes in stems only. 194 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:57,100 I'm using 100% wine grapes, 195 00:06:57,166 --> 00:06:59,567 which makes a much better grappa than anything else. 196 00:06:59,567 --> 00:07:02,667 And I feel like adding any sort of sugar to my mash is cheating, 197 00:07:02,667 --> 00:07:03,667 so I'm not gonna do it. 198 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:05,400 I want the grape flavor to shine through. 199 00:07:06,867 --> 00:07:08,467 All right, guys. You're halfway there. 200 00:07:08,467 --> 00:07:09,400 You've been 30 minutes. 201 00:07:09,467 --> 00:07:11,000 -[Kelley] Oh, my God. -30 minutes to go. 202 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:11,867 [Kelley] Gotcha. 203 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:17,667 -Hello, Kelley. -Hello there. 204 00:07:17,667 --> 00:07:20,100 Now, last time you was making some grappa and some grapes 205 00:07:20,166 --> 00:07:21,667 so I'm taking that you know what you're doing. 206 00:07:21,667 --> 00:07:22,767 Yep. 207 00:07:22,767 --> 00:07:24,166 This time I'm doing things a little bit differently. 208 00:07:24,166 --> 00:07:25,066 -Uh-oh. -So... 209 00:07:25,066 --> 00:07:26,600 this time I picked a bunch of grapes, 210 00:07:26,667 --> 00:07:27,867 hauled them over here fresh. 211 00:07:27,867 --> 00:07:30,800 These are a real dark, super juicy, Zinfandel grapes. 212 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:32,467 They're called Zinthiana 213 00:07:32,467 --> 00:07:33,667 So, are you calling this grappa 214 00:07:33,667 --> 00:07:34,800 or are you calling it brandy 215 00:07:34,867 --> 00:07:36,000 since you're on the outlaw side? 216 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:36,800 [clicks tongue] Uh... 217 00:07:36,867 --> 00:07:37,867 Technically, brandy, 218 00:07:37,867 --> 00:07:39,467 but I'm calling it 'outlaw grappa'. 219 00:07:39,467 --> 00:07:40,367 Okay. 220 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,767 I did add a little bit of pectic enzyme 221 00:07:41,767 --> 00:07:44,400 just to help break down some of those skins 222 00:07:44,467 --> 00:07:46,200 and access all the sugars in my grapes. 223 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:47,767 But beyond that, 224 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:49,266 I'm not doing any tomfoolery. 225 00:07:49,767 --> 00:07:51,100 Okay. All right. 226 00:07:51,166 --> 00:07:52,166 -Good luck. -Mmm-hmm. 227 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:55,400 -Mykala! -Hello! 228 00:07:56,166 --> 00:07:57,667 Well, tell me about your grappa 229 00:07:57,667 --> 00:07:59,166 or grape brandy here. 230 00:07:59,166 --> 00:08:01,300 It's kind of neither. 231 00:08:01,367 --> 00:08:02,767 -I opted to use raisings. -Neither? 232 00:08:02,767 --> 00:08:03,800 Raisins? 233 00:08:03,867 --> 00:08:05,100 Raisins. 234 00:08:05,100 --> 00:08:08,767 I think with all of that extra sediment nutrition in there, 235 00:08:08,767 --> 00:08:10,700 I'm hoping it takes off well. 236 00:08:10,767 --> 00:08:13,300 I opted to use raisins 237 00:08:13,367 --> 00:08:16,467 for this grappa, grape brandy challenge. 238 00:08:16,467 --> 00:08:19,100 I know that it's a little out of left field, 239 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:21,400 but so am I, so it tracks. 240 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:26,367 And I'm using a combination of Concord, white grapes and red grapes. 241 00:08:26,367 --> 00:08:28,100 What kinda strategy you got? 242 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:30,100 So, by agitating the raisins, 243 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:31,767 I think that's gonna break off chunks, 244 00:08:31,767 --> 00:08:33,900 I think that's really gonna help my ferment. 245 00:08:33,967 --> 00:08:36,467 Definitely hasn't been an easy road to get here, 246 00:08:36,467 --> 00:08:38,467 but win, lose, or draw, 247 00:08:38,467 --> 00:08:40,000 I've been having a really great time. 248 00:08:40,066 --> 00:08:41,867 -I look forward to it. -Thank you, man. 249 00:08:41,867 --> 00:08:42,767 Good luck. 250 00:08:43,667 --> 00:08:45,000 -How's it going? -Good. 251 00:08:45,066 --> 00:08:46,200 Oh, that looks perfect. 252 00:08:46,266 --> 00:08:48,367 Yeah, they're breaking down nicely. 253 00:08:48,367 --> 00:08:49,767 -[Kelley] That's good. -Yeah, yeah! 254 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,266 All right, guys. Five minutes to go. 255 00:08:56,667 --> 00:08:58,700 It's all happening. 256 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:00,567 Three. 257 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,166 Two. 258 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:03,367 One. That's it. 259 00:09:03,900 --> 00:09:05,367 We done. 260 00:09:05,367 --> 00:09:06,800 Step away from your barrels. 261 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:08,300 We'll pitch the yeast later, 262 00:09:08,367 --> 00:09:09,967 record the starting gravity, 263 00:09:09,967 --> 00:09:10,867 and we'll come back 264 00:09:10,867 --> 00:09:12,467 and we'll see how much alcohol you made. 265 00:09:12,467 --> 00:09:13,367 Let's get out of here. 266 00:09:21,867 --> 00:09:22,867 Watch your step, guys. 267 00:09:22,867 --> 00:09:24,400 There's all sort of ankle killers 268 00:09:24,467 --> 00:09:25,300 up here, too. 269 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:26,967 Howdy, boy. 270 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:27,767 Hello, boss. 271 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:29,367 -[Digger] Easy. -Good mornin'. 272 00:09:29,367 --> 00:09:30,533 -Morning. -Morning. 273 00:09:30,533 --> 00:09:32,100 -Good morning. -How you guys doin' this morning? 274 00:09:32,166 --> 00:09:33,266 Great. 275 00:09:33,300 --> 00:09:35,667 All right, guys, we recorded your starting gravity 276 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:36,767 a few days ago. 277 00:09:36,767 --> 00:09:38,400 Then we're gonna check your finished gravity. 278 00:09:38,467 --> 00:09:39,867 That's gonna tell us 279 00:09:39,867 --> 00:09:43,100 how much potential alcohol there is in your mash. 280 00:09:43,100 --> 00:09:44,367 [narrator] A Brix hydrometer 281 00:09:44,367 --> 00:09:46,266 measures the relative density 282 00:09:46,266 --> 00:09:48,266 of the liquid compared to water 283 00:09:48,266 --> 00:09:51,000 otherwise known as specific gravity. 284 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,066 By comparing the specific gravity 285 00:09:53,066 --> 00:09:56,467 of the mash before and after fermentation, 286 00:09:56,467 --> 00:09:59,767 distillers can calculate how much of the original sugar 287 00:09:59,767 --> 00:10:01,867 has been converted to alcohol. 288 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:04,066 The higher the alcohol by volume, 289 00:10:04,066 --> 00:10:05,467 the better. 290 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:07,467 -We all square about the challenge? -[both] Mmm-hmm. 291 00:10:07,467 --> 00:10:09,266 We gonna start right here 292 00:10:09,266 --> 00:10:10,467 with Mykala. 293 00:10:10,967 --> 00:10:12,500 Aight. 294 00:10:12,567 --> 00:10:15,000 Let me see here what we got from Mykala. 295 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,467 [Mykala] Definitely looking to have 296 00:10:17,467 --> 00:10:18,967 every advantage I can 297 00:10:18,967 --> 00:10:22,000 going into this grappa challenge. 298 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,266 It's really Kelley's field of experience, 299 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:26,500 and so if I can win this challenge, 300 00:10:26,567 --> 00:10:28,567 then hopefully it'll help me in the end. 301 00:10:28,567 --> 00:10:29,600 [Digger] Let me see that. 302 00:10:29,667 --> 00:10:30,600 [Mark] Mmm-hmm. 303 00:10:31,266 --> 00:10:32,467 Wow. 304 00:10:32,467 --> 00:10:33,700 [Digger] Get you a little taste. 305 00:10:33,767 --> 00:10:35,467 -[Mark] Yes, please. -You're the official taster. 306 00:10:35,467 --> 00:10:36,600 Oh, my... 307 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,367 That a shame turn that into liquor. 308 00:10:41,367 --> 00:10:42,300 [giggles] 309 00:10:42,367 --> 00:10:46,000 Mykala, your beginning gravity is 1.050. 310 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,066 We're gonna do the hydrometer test on it now. 311 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:50,266 We'll see where we're at. 312 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:52,367 And here we go! 313 00:10:53,867 --> 00:10:55,367 Ah! You're zeroed out. 314 00:10:55,367 --> 00:10:58,300 You're at 1.000. 315 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:02,967 That gives you a potential alcohol by volume of 12%. 316 00:11:02,967 --> 00:11:04,867 -You good with that? -Very good with that. 317 00:11:04,867 --> 00:11:07,266 All right, moving on to Miss Kelley. 318 00:11:07,266 --> 00:11:09,367 Get me a little tasty of that out there. 319 00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:11,700 I think I shall. I might get myself a little. 320 00:11:11,767 --> 00:11:14,567 [Mark] I'm telling you, this is some handsome mash right here. 321 00:11:18,367 --> 00:11:19,567 It is really good. 322 00:11:19,567 --> 00:11:25,100 Beginning gravity for Miss Kelley is 1.035. 323 00:11:25,166 --> 00:11:27,667 Let's put a little in the column here 324 00:11:27,667 --> 00:11:29,266 to see what you come up to. 325 00:11:29,266 --> 00:11:30,500 [Mark] Oki-doki. 326 00:11:37,266 --> 00:11:39,700 I'm not feeling really confident about the ABV test. 327 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:43,567 I know that Mykala used a whole lot of sugar, 328 00:11:43,567 --> 00:11:46,867 so she's just gonna have a denser mash. 329 00:11:46,867 --> 00:11:48,700 So I'm a little bit worried. 330 00:11:48,767 --> 00:11:50,200 I hope I've got enough to win. 331 00:11:50,700 --> 00:11:52,567 So, Kelly. 332 00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:54,000 You are... 333 00:12:02,867 --> 00:12:07,867 Mykala, you got a potential alcohol by volume of 12%. 334 00:12:07,867 --> 00:12:09,867 -You good with that? -Very good with that. 335 00:12:09,867 --> 00:12:12,100 All right, moving on to Miss Kelley. 336 00:12:12,100 --> 00:12:15,667 Beginning gravity at 1.035. 337 00:12:15,667 --> 00:12:18,266 Let's put a little in the column here 338 00:12:18,266 --> 00:12:19,767 to see what you come up to. 339 00:12:19,767 --> 00:12:20,800 [Mark] Oki-doki. 340 00:12:21,567 --> 00:12:22,467 Kelly... 341 00:12:23,467 --> 00:12:27,166 you are almost flattened out. 342 00:12:27,567 --> 00:12:31,467 You are 1.002. 343 00:12:31,867 --> 00:12:34,000 Potential ABV... 344 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,367 that should be right around 10%. 345 00:12:36,367 --> 00:12:38,166 [Mark] Mykala, great job. 346 00:12:38,166 --> 00:12:40,166 You're the winner of this little challenge. 347 00:12:40,166 --> 00:12:42,467 I've only got 10% alcohol. 348 00:12:42,467 --> 00:12:43,667 So, I'm a little bit worried. 349 00:12:44,467 --> 00:12:45,600 [Digger] All right, guys. 350 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,867 You know normally mash would be where your still is. 351 00:12:47,867 --> 00:12:49,967 Now, here's your curveball. 352 00:12:49,967 --> 00:12:52,900 You gotta get your mash to that still 353 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:54,400 in a safe manner 354 00:12:54,467 --> 00:12:56,700 in the back of that UTV over there. 355 00:12:56,767 --> 00:12:58,166 [all laughing] 356 00:12:58,166 --> 00:12:59,333 [Digger] To move your mash, 357 00:12:59,333 --> 00:13:00,867 you're gonna need to strap it down good and tight. 358 00:13:01,700 --> 00:13:02,667 [Digger and Mark] And... 359 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:03,867 [Digger] ...we've seen what can happen 360 00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:06,100 when people aren't careful with their mash. 361 00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:11,867 Moving mash barrels from one place to the next, 362 00:13:11,867 --> 00:13:14,300 now, that requires two things. 363 00:13:14,367 --> 00:13:15,967 Skill and patience. 364 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:17,900 Now, if you lose the barrel... 365 00:13:18,367 --> 00:13:19,700 Damn it to hell! 366 00:13:19,767 --> 00:13:21,200 ...that could affect your output, 367 00:13:21,266 --> 00:13:22,367 your run, 368 00:13:22,367 --> 00:13:24,367 and most importantly, your profit. 369 00:13:24,367 --> 00:13:27,767 Lord knows we've had some mashes loose in the back woods. 370 00:13:27,767 --> 00:13:29,700 -[all exclaiming] -[man] Run! 371 00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:30,667 Get out of there! 372 00:13:31,100 --> 00:13:31,867 And stay back! 373 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:36,467 -Mykala. -Mmh? 374 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:39,567 Since you have the highest potential ABV, 375 00:13:39,567 --> 00:13:42,266 you get first choice at tie-down devices 376 00:13:42,266 --> 00:13:44,667 to strap down your mash in the UTV. 377 00:13:44,667 --> 00:13:46,767 Kelley, you'll have to take what's left. 378 00:13:46,767 --> 00:13:48,100 Challenge accepted. 379 00:13:48,166 --> 00:13:50,500 Aight, ain't no time like the present, guys. 380 00:13:50,567 --> 00:13:51,667 Let's get with it. 381 00:13:51,667 --> 00:13:53,367 Grab your mash and let's go. 382 00:13:53,367 --> 00:13:54,367 Follow us. 383 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,567 Mykala, this will be your vehicle right here. 384 00:14:03,567 --> 00:14:06,500 So, step over and pick out your poison. 385 00:14:10,467 --> 00:14:11,667 I didn't see that coming. 386 00:14:11,667 --> 00:14:13,767 [Digger] Would have never thunk that in a million years. 387 00:14:13,767 --> 00:14:14,667 It's all you taking? 388 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:16,967 It's all I need. 389 00:14:16,967 --> 00:14:19,567 I cannot believe that Mykala went for that rope. 390 00:14:19,567 --> 00:14:22,200 I think she knows how to tie some knots 391 00:14:22,767 --> 00:14:24,100 that I don't know about. 392 00:14:24,667 --> 00:14:25,800 All right, Kelley. 393 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,266 You know you can strap yours down as you see fit 394 00:14:28,266 --> 00:14:29,667 with whatever remains. 395 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:31,266 Um... we're gonna do this. 396 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:39,000 I don't need these. 397 00:14:40,367 --> 00:14:42,767 All right, Kelley. Team Outlaw. 398 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:44,967 Mykala, Team Legal. 399 00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:46,800 Your challenge is, 400 00:14:46,867 --> 00:14:48,667 get your mash strapped in, 401 00:14:48,667 --> 00:14:49,667 get it down the hill. 402 00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:52,800 Be careful now. 403 00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:54,066 It's a bumpy road. 404 00:14:59,266 --> 00:15:01,200 [Mykala] I'm opting to use the rope. 405 00:15:01,266 --> 00:15:02,166 It's flexible, 406 00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:04,100 you can tie a million knots, 407 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:06,000 I think it's gonna be the smartest move for me. 408 00:15:07,266 --> 00:15:09,266 This went totally sideways 409 00:15:09,266 --> 00:15:11,967 in a way that I wouldn't even halfway predicted. 410 00:15:11,967 --> 00:15:12,867 [Kelley] All I'm trying to do 411 00:15:12,867 --> 00:15:14,367 is just get this secured 412 00:15:14,367 --> 00:15:17,166 to the side right behind me. 413 00:15:17,166 --> 00:15:19,266 I've seen the hill that we're riding down. 414 00:15:19,266 --> 00:15:22,100 And I know that if I go any closer to the middle 415 00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:24,100 or any closer to the passenger side, 416 00:15:24,100 --> 00:15:25,567 I'm gonna spill a ton of mash. 417 00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:27,000 So I'm just spaghetting this, 418 00:15:27,066 --> 00:15:28,367 I don't care what it looks like. 419 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:30,867 [humming to herself] 420 00:15:30,867 --> 00:15:31,900 [Kelley] How you doing? 421 00:15:31,967 --> 00:15:33,467 [Mykala] Yeah, I think I'm just trying to decide, 422 00:15:33,467 --> 00:15:35,667 like, how else I wanna anchor it. 423 00:15:36,467 --> 00:15:37,266 Where you at? 424 00:15:37,567 --> 00:15:38,400 [tuts] 425 00:15:38,467 --> 00:15:39,567 Yeah, this here. 426 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:45,600 [Digger] This whole thing right here, 427 00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:46,600 what we're looking at, 428 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,367 it explains what this whole world's about. 429 00:15:48,367 --> 00:15:51,800 I mean, we got legal and outlaws... helping each other. 430 00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:52,800 They're still a team. 431 00:15:52,867 --> 00:15:54,166 [Mark] They get it. 432 00:15:54,166 --> 00:15:55,967 Do you want me to just get all the slack out of this? 433 00:15:55,967 --> 00:15:57,400 -Yeah. -Okay. 434 00:15:57,467 --> 00:15:58,800 Oh, wait. Let me... 435 00:15:59,367 --> 00:16:00,467 I'm a little nervous. 436 00:16:00,467 --> 00:16:01,900 I don't have the best track record 437 00:16:01,967 --> 00:16:03,867 with keeping my mash in the barrel 438 00:16:03,867 --> 00:16:05,266 and not all over me. 439 00:16:05,266 --> 00:16:06,767 So I'm very much hoping 440 00:16:06,767 --> 00:16:08,867 that I don't dunk myself. 441 00:16:08,867 --> 00:16:10,200 [Kelley] I think this is, like, really solid. 442 00:16:10,266 --> 00:16:11,467 [Mykala] Yeah. 443 00:16:11,467 --> 00:16:12,567 -You good? -Yeah. 444 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:13,467 -Okay. -Thank you. 445 00:16:15,867 --> 00:16:16,767 Think that'll do her. 446 00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:19,667 I think that's as good as it's gonna get. 447 00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:20,967 All right. 448 00:16:20,967 --> 00:16:22,100 Just a matter now 449 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:24,667 of transporting your mash to the stills. 450 00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:26,367 And if you're ready for... 451 00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:28,266 Oh! One last thing. 452 00:16:28,266 --> 00:16:29,700 Another curveball. 453 00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:32,367 Take those lids off. 454 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,400 [sighs deeply] 455 00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:39,000 You monsters. 456 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:40,767 [Mark] Yep, there you go. 457 00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:42,667 -[Mykala sighs] -Now you're good to go. 458 00:16:42,667 --> 00:16:44,867 It's a little nerve-wracking 459 00:16:44,867 --> 00:16:47,367 that they made us take the lids off. 460 00:16:47,367 --> 00:16:49,900 [Digger] Put them tailgates up and get 'em down the hill. 461 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,467 [Mykala] So, I'm going into this 462 00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:53,467 a little bit more cautiously. 463 00:16:53,467 --> 00:16:55,500 [Digger] Careful, careful. 464 00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:58,066 This may be all you got at the end of the day. 465 00:16:59,867 --> 00:17:01,166 [engine starting] 466 00:17:03,767 --> 00:17:05,467 All right, girls, you ready? 467 00:17:06,300 --> 00:17:07,300 Get going! 468 00:17:07,367 --> 00:17:08,100 Go! 469 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,500 [Mark] Go, Mykala! 470 00:17:12,066 --> 00:17:13,166 Come on, keep with it! 471 00:17:21,767 --> 00:17:22,500 [Kelley exclaims] 472 00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:30,100 I'm Driving Miss Daisy. 473 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:31,867 I'm driving real slow. 474 00:17:31,867 --> 00:17:33,166 I don't have a whole lot of mash, 475 00:17:33,166 --> 00:17:35,967 so spilling this could potentially destroy me. 476 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:44,000 [Mykala] It was probably a good thing that Kelley's in front of me, 477 00:17:44,066 --> 00:17:46,166 because I would have driven a lot faster, 478 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:48,767 and probably would have lost a lot more mash. 479 00:17:54,567 --> 00:17:55,400 [whooping] 480 00:17:57,767 --> 00:17:58,867 [Tim] You made it. 481 00:17:58,867 --> 00:18:00,367 Let's see how much mash you got left. 482 00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:01,700 Yeah. 483 00:18:01,767 --> 00:18:03,100 You don't look like you lost too much. 484 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:04,900 [Mykala] No, I think I did okay. 485 00:18:04,967 --> 00:18:07,166 You did good tying it up and everything. 486 00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:09,100 What's Mykala got going on over here? 487 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,066 She got the bungee cords going on. 488 00:18:11,066 --> 00:18:12,100 Outstanding. 489 00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:14,200 You don't have... probably nothing leaped out. 490 00:18:14,266 --> 00:18:16,066 Y'all did a good job at driving. 491 00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:17,800 Thank all you gotta do is get them out of that rig 492 00:18:18,467 --> 00:18:19,700 and follow me. 493 00:18:19,767 --> 00:18:20,800 -You got it. -[Kelley] Yes, sir. 494 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:31,066 [Digger] Ah, ladies. 495 00:18:31,066 --> 00:18:32,300 Everybody made it back. 496 00:18:32,367 --> 00:18:34,266 How much mash did you lose? 497 00:18:34,266 --> 00:18:35,967 Just a couple of drops, nothing too bad. 498 00:18:35,967 --> 00:18:37,700 Nobody got a bath in it, that's a good thing. 499 00:18:37,767 --> 00:18:39,066 [chuckling] 500 00:18:39,066 --> 00:18:40,567 Well, you know, you done eliminated everyone around you. 501 00:18:41,266 --> 00:18:42,367 It's only you two. 502 00:18:42,367 --> 00:18:43,400 You know what that means. 503 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:46,200 One of you will be Master Distiller. 504 00:18:47,467 --> 00:18:49,200 Aight, you guys ready to get going 505 00:18:49,266 --> 00:18:50,467 and make us some liquor? 506 00:18:50,467 --> 00:18:51,467 -Yes, sir. -Yep. 507 00:18:51,467 --> 00:18:52,600 [Digger] So am I. 508 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,567 It's time for y'all to run us that beautiful grappa. 509 00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:57,166 We're ready for it. 510 00:18:57,166 --> 00:18:58,767 I love it. Ready to taste it. 511 00:18:58,767 --> 00:19:00,567 It's your final challenge. 512 00:19:00,567 --> 00:19:03,467 Bring us your signature grape liquor. 513 00:19:03,467 --> 00:19:05,166 We just want it on this table 514 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:06,767 before four hours past. 515 00:19:06,767 --> 00:19:08,600 Good luck to you ladies. 516 00:19:08,667 --> 00:19:11,000 Bring it. I can't wait. 517 00:19:11,066 --> 00:19:12,166 You got four hours. 518 00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:14,700 Your time starts... now. 519 00:19:14,767 --> 00:19:15,700 Good luck and get with it. 520 00:19:15,767 --> 00:19:16,700 Good luck, ladies. 521 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,367 Always assess the equipment first. 522 00:19:24,367 --> 00:19:26,500 Always a smart move check it's locked down. 523 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:30,166 [Kelley] To be competing against Mykala, 524 00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:32,200 it's a little intimidating. 525 00:19:32,266 --> 00:19:34,100 Mykala really knows what she's doing 526 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:36,000 and she's stiff competition. 527 00:19:40,166 --> 00:19:43,500 So I am bringing my A-game here. 528 00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:45,100 And I'm bringing my 100%. 529 00:19:45,100 --> 00:19:46,367 And even if I don't win, 530 00:19:46,367 --> 00:19:48,567 I'm the last outlaw distiller that's left. 531 00:19:51,367 --> 00:19:54,767 [Mykala] Think I got as much mash as I need in there. 532 00:19:54,767 --> 00:19:57,000 I'm pleased with how my mash turned out. 533 00:19:57,066 --> 00:19:59,266 And I'm pleased with the flavor. 534 00:19:59,266 --> 00:20:02,667 I'm just hoping that it makes a good spirit in the end. 535 00:20:07,166 --> 00:20:09,367 I'm planning to run the still low and slow. 536 00:20:09,367 --> 00:20:12,367 I wanna make sure that I have the full spectrum 537 00:20:12,367 --> 00:20:15,867 of taste and alcohol available for blending later. 538 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,400 [Digger] There's a big contrast here. 539 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:21,367 We got a red wine, a deep red wine. 540 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,700 With a white wine. 541 00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:27,367 I mean, that's basically... we're cooking off here at the end of the day. 542 00:20:27,367 --> 00:20:31,100 Both of these young ladies are as comfortable 543 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:33,967 as if they'd done this all their lives. 544 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:36,100 [Tim] Yeah, they know where they're at. 545 00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:39,900 [Kelley] I'm very confident in the quality of mash that I've created. 546 00:20:39,967 --> 00:20:42,767 But as I'm taking out all the grape seeds and stems, 547 00:20:42,767 --> 00:20:44,567 I'm realizing that I'm ending up with 548 00:20:44,567 --> 00:20:47,567 more like nine or 10 gallons of mash 549 00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:50,900 rather than the 14 or 15 that I thought I would. 550 00:20:50,967 --> 00:20:53,800 Um, I'm gonna use every last bit of it that I can get. 551 00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:56,900 And given the failure of my last grappa run here, 552 00:20:56,967 --> 00:20:59,100 the most anxiety-inducing part for me 553 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:01,600 is even producing any sort of spirit, 554 00:21:01,667 --> 00:21:03,467 let alone a palatable one. 555 00:21:03,467 --> 00:21:06,000 Basically, it's got a fire lit under my ass. 556 00:21:13,166 --> 00:21:15,367 As I'm taking out all the grape seeds and stems, 557 00:21:15,367 --> 00:21:17,266 I'm realizing that I'm ending up with 558 00:21:17,266 --> 00:21:20,100 more like nine or 10 gallons of mash 559 00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:22,600 rather than the 14 or 15 that I thought I would. 560 00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:25,000 I'm literally gonna scrape the bottom of the barrel 561 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,100 to get all of the liquid that I can out of here. 562 00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:28,667 I don't care how long it takes. 563 00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:31,600 That's as nice a looking color of mash, though, as I've saw. 564 00:21:31,667 --> 00:21:33,000 [Digger] Yeah, it's pretty mash. 565 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,066 [Kelley] I'm happy with the color. I'm happy with the flavor. 566 00:21:35,066 --> 00:21:36,467 So far, I don't smell anything off, 567 00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:38,000 but we've got to find out, huh? 568 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,066 [Mark] I reckon. 569 00:21:39,066 --> 00:21:40,867 We're gonna figure out here in a little bit. 570 00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:44,000 [Kelley] How are you feeling, little bop bop? 571 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,667 -[Mykala] Oh, good. -Good? 572 00:21:45,667 --> 00:21:47,400 Should be good after I fill the thumper. 573 00:21:47,467 --> 00:21:49,166 I'm still going back and forth 574 00:21:49,166 --> 00:21:52,000 -on if I wanna put some raisins in the thumper. -[Kelley] Yeah. 575 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,100 My experience working with thumpers 576 00:21:54,100 --> 00:21:56,600 is pretty limited at a legal distillery. 577 00:21:56,667 --> 00:21:58,100 So I'm a little nervous. 578 00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:01,400 But I understand the basic principles of how it works 579 00:22:01,467 --> 00:22:03,800 and I think that putting the raisins in there 580 00:22:03,867 --> 00:22:06,166 would really benefit the overall flavor. 581 00:22:07,066 --> 00:22:08,066 How are you doing? 582 00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:10,500 [Kelley] Ah! I'm about to light. 583 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Whoo! 584 00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:17,266 -[Digger] Mykala? -Mmm? 585 00:22:17,266 --> 00:22:19,800 [Digger] Is this a new recipe on you or is it... 586 00:22:19,867 --> 00:22:22,100 It is my first time trying it 587 00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:24,367 so we'll see how she goes. 588 00:22:24,367 --> 00:22:28,166 Not having a lot of familiarity working with grappa, 589 00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:30,867 I'm definitely a little nervous going into this. 590 00:22:30,867 --> 00:22:32,667 But my test batches with it 591 00:22:32,667 --> 00:22:34,367 actually turned out pretty tasty. 592 00:22:34,367 --> 00:22:36,767 Well, we couldn't have picked 593 00:22:36,767 --> 00:22:40,000 a batter pair to compete in this final round. 594 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,867 I mean, it is kinda special that we ended up with two ladies. 595 00:22:43,867 --> 00:22:45,000 Yeah. 596 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,567 Mykala and Kelley both are the final two. 597 00:22:47,567 --> 00:22:49,266 Cream rises to the top. 598 00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:52,066 [Kelley] Even though we're down to two women at the end 599 00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:54,000 and I feel so much comradery there, 600 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,700 um, there's still an element of competition 601 00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:59,367 and I feel like an outlaw distiller like me is gonna come out on top 602 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:02,266 because we're versatile and we're tough as nails. 603 00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:06,467 [Digger] Those were all raisins, Mykala? 604 00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:07,500 Yep. 605 00:23:07,567 --> 00:23:09,567 -I like it. I like your spirit. -Yeah. 606 00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:12,266 -We'll, they just rehydrated, didn't they? -Yep. 607 00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:16,000 So much aroma is contained in the skins of grapes. 608 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,300 When they're made into raisins, 609 00:23:17,367 --> 00:23:20,000 you lose a lot of those volatile oils. 610 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,667 So I was hoping that, putting the raisins into the thumper, 611 00:23:23,667 --> 00:23:26,700 I would be able to elicit at least some extra flavor. 612 00:23:26,767 --> 00:23:28,500 Did you end up having enough mash 613 00:23:28,567 --> 00:23:30,300 -without having to go crazy straining it? -Yeah. 614 00:23:30,367 --> 00:23:31,667 [Mykala] Nice. 615 00:23:31,667 --> 00:23:33,166 Anything going in the thumper? 616 00:23:33,166 --> 00:23:35,667 I'm gonna wait till it heats up and pop some in there. 617 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:38,500 I'm only putting enough mash into my thumper 618 00:23:38,567 --> 00:23:40,767 to where it will run properly 619 00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:42,967 because I can't afford to lose a whole lot. 620 00:23:42,967 --> 00:23:45,600 I wanna be able to infuse some flavor in there, 621 00:23:45,667 --> 00:23:48,100 but not at the risk of losing volume. 622 00:23:48,967 --> 00:23:50,166 Hey, come here. 623 00:23:52,667 --> 00:23:54,266 That looks cross-center to me. 624 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:56,500 -Mmm. -What do you think? 625 00:23:56,567 --> 00:23:59,300 It does kinda look like it's a little off-kilter that way. 626 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:00,467 [Kelley] I think so too. 627 00:24:00,467 --> 00:24:02,867 Crookeder than a dog's hind leg. 628 00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:07,900 [Mykala] I mean, there's no real harm in pasting it now. 629 00:24:07,967 --> 00:24:10,567 Being that I already have less ABV than Mykala, 630 00:24:10,567 --> 00:24:12,300 I can't afford to have a leak. 631 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:13,600 I'm not even gonna risk it 632 00:24:13,667 --> 00:24:16,000 and I'm gonna paste up every joint in my still. 633 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,400 I'm just gonna lay the paste to it. 634 00:24:17,467 --> 00:24:18,700 I just wanna make sure. 635 00:24:18,767 --> 00:24:21,767 If I spring a leak I'm gonna be pissed. 636 00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:24,400 You thumping yet? 637 00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:28,000 I'm at 180, so should be heating the thumper soon. 638 00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:29,767 I'll feel better once I can smell it. 639 00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:34,266 Two hours, guys. You're halfway home. 640 00:24:34,266 --> 00:24:37,100 -Oh, so close! -160. I know! 641 00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:39,100 Did you know that checking it every five seconds 642 00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:41,467 doesn't actually make it heat up faster? 643 00:24:41,467 --> 00:24:42,967 I hear that water is wet. 644 00:24:42,967 --> 00:24:44,000 [bleep] 645 00:24:44,066 --> 00:24:46,166 I know. I'm just sitting here watching it. 646 00:24:46,166 --> 00:24:48,467 Oh, speaking of... 647 00:24:48,467 --> 00:24:50,767 -Can I use some of your paste? -[Kelley] Yeah, of course. 648 00:24:50,767 --> 00:24:52,367 [Mykala] It's, like, really leaking. 649 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,467 I do have some experience with moonshine paste. 650 00:24:58,467 --> 00:25:00,467 It's a trick that was up my sleeve 651 00:25:00,467 --> 00:25:02,467 but, working in a legal distillery, 652 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:04,367 not one that I have to use regularly. 653 00:25:05,300 --> 00:25:06,467 Hot, hot, hot! 654 00:25:07,166 --> 00:25:08,667 You all right, babe? 655 00:25:08,667 --> 00:25:10,467 Yeah, I think I might have got it. 656 00:25:12,967 --> 00:25:14,867 Hey, perfect timing. 657 00:25:14,867 --> 00:25:16,066 I got liquor. 658 00:25:16,066 --> 00:25:17,567 [Kelley] Hey-yo! 659 00:25:17,567 --> 00:25:18,900 Here you go, baby. 660 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,300 Whoo! 661 00:25:22,367 --> 00:25:24,266 That's a little bit spicy. 662 00:25:24,266 --> 00:25:28,000 There's definitely some "al-key-hol," as they say. 663 00:25:28,066 --> 00:25:30,100 [Kelley] And liquor. Oh, there we go. 664 00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:32,900 Attagirl. Big girl. 665 00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:35,367 Come on, baby. 666 00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:37,467 Love you so much. 667 00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:41,200 [sings] This is the first jar. 668 00:25:41,266 --> 00:25:43,500 -[Kelley] How's it coming? Taste good? -[Mykala] Good. 669 00:25:43,567 --> 00:25:44,867 Still in the heads, 670 00:25:44,867 --> 00:25:47,300 but I'm happy with the aroma and stuff, so... 671 00:25:48,166 --> 00:25:50,867 As the spirit is coming off the still, 672 00:25:50,867 --> 00:25:52,467 I'm liking the aroma 673 00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:55,100 and I think that, once I get later on in the run, 674 00:25:55,166 --> 00:25:57,767 I think it's gonna be pretty tasty. 675 00:25:58,967 --> 00:26:00,767 -Do you wanna smell? -[Kelley] Totally. 676 00:26:04,467 --> 00:26:05,667 Nom nom. 677 00:26:05,667 --> 00:26:07,667 I think it'll be pretty good. 678 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,266 -Can I get a little smell of yours? -Of course, yeah. 679 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:11,367 Tell me what you think. 680 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,667 Oh, that smells really nice. 681 00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:16,300 -Yeah. -Holy biscuits. 682 00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:20,166 My first thought trying Kelley's grappa was, "Oh, no." 683 00:26:20,166 --> 00:26:22,000 The aroma, super pleasant. 684 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:23,867 I think it's really smooth. 685 00:26:23,867 --> 00:26:27,600 You can absolutely taste the grapes that she made it from. 686 00:26:27,667 --> 00:26:30,100 I think it's gonna be a really tough decision. 687 00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:32,900 You definitely have me beat on flavor in the early. 688 00:26:32,967 --> 00:26:35,066 I'm hoping I can pull some later in the run. 689 00:26:37,266 --> 00:26:39,867 Ladies, you are officially down to one hour. 690 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:42,567 I'm just about done. 691 00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:43,467 Yeah? 692 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:45,867 I mean, I didn't have that much liquid. 693 00:26:45,867 --> 00:26:47,700 I've got enough experience in running grappa 694 00:26:47,767 --> 00:26:51,166 to know that there's no point in me running any longer. 695 00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:53,367 There's nothing in grappa tails that I want. 696 00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:55,100 I've just gotta come up with one good jar, 697 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:58,100 but, hopefully, I have a few to play around with. 698 00:26:58,166 --> 00:26:59,166 All right. 699 00:26:59,667 --> 00:27:00,767 Bring her down. 700 00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,000 -[Mykala] All done? -Mmm-hmm. 701 00:27:02,667 --> 00:27:03,867 Yay! 702 00:27:03,867 --> 00:27:07,100 Do you think you'll blend jars or are you gonna just... 703 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,467 I'm gonna sit here and stare at it 704 00:27:08,467 --> 00:27:11,367 for about 30 minutes, I think, and then we'll see 705 00:27:11,367 --> 00:27:13,166 'cause I just don't have a whole lot to work with. 706 00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:14,400 Yeah. 707 00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:16,867 [Tim] Kelley, 708 00:27:16,867 --> 00:27:18,467 -what are you doing? -Hey, buddy. 709 00:27:18,467 --> 00:27:20,166 You taking it apart or putting it together? 710 00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:21,567 Taking it apart. I'm done. 711 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,100 You're done? Okay. 712 00:27:23,166 --> 00:27:24,467 You don't have many jars here. 713 00:27:24,467 --> 00:27:26,767 You didn't have enough to produce enough 714 00:27:26,767 --> 00:27:29,400 or you just got there and you think you're finished? 715 00:27:29,467 --> 00:27:31,967 If you look right here, I'm in tails. 716 00:27:31,967 --> 00:27:34,266 -And you got, what, four jars, five jars. -[Kelley] Yep. 717 00:27:34,266 --> 00:27:36,200 I can say I'm much happier with 718 00:27:36,266 --> 00:27:38,266 -what I'm turning in today... -Mmm-hmm. 719 00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:40,266 ...versus what I turned in last time. 720 00:27:40,266 --> 00:27:42,567 -Well that's a credit. -For sure. Yeah. 721 00:27:42,567 --> 00:27:44,200 -Right, well, good luck. -[Kelley] Thank you. 722 00:27:44,266 --> 00:27:46,100 -Can't wait to see your jar. -Thank you, sir. 723 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:48,667 -How are you, Mykala? -Hello. 724 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,367 [Tim] I see you're still running here. 725 00:27:50,367 --> 00:27:51,767 That is a pretty clean jar 726 00:27:51,767 --> 00:27:54,166 and I see you've got a few more jars over here, 727 00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:55,767 like 10 more jars over here. 728 00:27:55,767 --> 00:27:57,100 [Mykala] Yep. 729 00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:59,266 Now, what is going on over here with all this right here? 730 00:27:59,266 --> 00:28:01,100 -[Mykala] Had a couple of little leaks. -[Tim] Yeah? 731 00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:02,667 Thankfully, caught it early. 732 00:28:02,667 --> 00:28:05,100 [Tim] You know, this is a little bit odd for you because 733 00:28:05,166 --> 00:28:07,867 -you're a legal distiller working at a legal distillery. -Yep. 734 00:28:07,867 --> 00:28:10,800 Do you all have a lot of this oatmeal in a big bag or... 735 00:28:10,867 --> 00:28:12,166 -No. -So, if you have a leak, 736 00:28:12,166 --> 00:28:14,000 -you probably just call maintenance. -That's right. Yep. 737 00:28:14,066 --> 00:28:16,200 -Well, I am the maintenance, but, yeah. -Oh, you the maintenance. 738 00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:17,667 -So you get your wrenches. -Mmm-hmm. 739 00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:18,967 Okay. 740 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,266 How about some bead-reading skill? You still practicing? 741 00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:23,166 I kinda just do it by taste. 742 00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:25,266 So you may give us 123... 743 00:28:25,266 --> 00:28:26,667 It may knock your socks off, 744 00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:28,967 -but I hope it doesn't set your hair on fire. -Yep. Yep. 745 00:28:28,967 --> 00:28:31,367 All right, girls, you got 30 minutes left. 746 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:33,767 [Kelley exhales] 747 00:28:33,767 --> 00:28:36,367 I think... Okay, I'm gonna try to blend, I guess, a few. 748 00:28:37,767 --> 00:28:39,600 I'm working with a blended jar 749 00:28:39,667 --> 00:28:42,000 because I just wanna have the option. 750 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,467 But then I've also got a jar 751 00:28:43,467 --> 00:28:47,867 of really, just, pure, beautiful hearts. 752 00:28:47,867 --> 00:28:51,166 So I'm going back and forth between turning in either one of those. 753 00:28:51,166 --> 00:28:53,000 What if I drop one of these? 754 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,166 Oh, my gosh. 755 00:28:55,166 --> 00:28:57,900 -Don't put that juju on yourself. -Butterfingers. 756 00:29:00,667 --> 00:29:03,000 I have a pretty good palate when it comes to blending 757 00:29:03,066 --> 00:29:07,867 and I've gotten really good feedback on my blending skills so far. 758 00:29:07,867 --> 00:29:11,300 So I plan on presenting a blended jar. 759 00:29:19,767 --> 00:29:21,066 How you feeling? 760 00:29:21,066 --> 00:29:22,367 Ooo, red in the face. 761 00:29:22,367 --> 00:29:23,367 Me too. 762 00:29:24,367 --> 00:29:25,767 Some sampling going on. 763 00:29:34,767 --> 00:29:37,000 What I'm feeling right now is sheer panic 764 00:29:37,066 --> 00:29:41,266 because, for a while, I really had my heart set on this blended jar 765 00:29:41,266 --> 00:29:46,166 and now my gut is telling me that's not what I need to turn in. 766 00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:49,400 Everything in my body and my spirit is telling me 767 00:29:49,467 --> 00:29:52,200 there's just something off about it. 768 00:29:58,734 --> 00:30:01,033 What I'm feeling right now is sheer panic 769 00:30:01,033 --> 00:30:05,200 because, for a while, I really had my heart set on this blended jar 770 00:30:05,266 --> 00:30:09,200 and now my gut is telling me that's not what I need to turn in. 771 00:30:09,266 --> 00:30:11,066 So I'm not gonna use the blended jar 772 00:30:11,066 --> 00:30:14,734 because there's just something off about it. 773 00:30:14,734 --> 00:30:17,100 Everything in my body and my sprit 774 00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:19,266 is telling me to turn in the unblended jar. 775 00:30:24,166 --> 00:30:25,867 I think I'm all done, so I'm gonna shut her down. 776 00:30:25,934 --> 00:30:27,500 I think I got the jar that I want, so... 777 00:30:28,166 --> 00:30:29,600 Shut her down, honey. 778 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,934 I'm feeling a little bit nervous, but hopeful. 779 00:30:38,967 --> 00:30:40,467 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 780 00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:41,767 Okay. Walk away. 781 00:30:42,467 --> 00:30:44,867 -Walk away. -[Mykala groans] 782 00:30:44,934 --> 00:30:47,100 [Digger] Right, ladies, you're down to five minutes. 783 00:30:47,100 --> 00:30:48,467 If you ain't where you need to be, 784 00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:51,033 you'd better be getting there fast. 785 00:30:51,033 --> 00:30:53,867 I think I'm actually ready. Kelley, are you ready? 786 00:30:53,867 --> 00:30:55,100 [Kelley] I'm done. 787 00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:57,033 Do you wanna turn 'em in together? 788 00:30:57,033 --> 00:31:00,066 -I do. You ready too? -Yep. 789 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:01,467 [kisses] Kiss her goodbye. 790 00:31:04,867 --> 00:31:06,066 Great job, lady. 791 00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:08,934 Gentlemen, we're ready. 792 00:31:08,934 --> 00:31:11,100 -Bring 'em in, girls. -Bring 'em on in. 793 00:31:11,967 --> 00:31:13,367 [Digger] That's what I like to see. 794 00:31:13,367 --> 00:31:15,867 You both still wanna win, but you're rooting for the other one. 795 00:31:15,934 --> 00:31:17,567 Mmm-hmm. 796 00:31:17,567 --> 00:31:20,667 All right, ladies, you know the drill by now. 797 00:31:20,667 --> 00:31:22,100 We're gonna go taste, deliberate, 798 00:31:22,767 --> 00:31:23,767 taste a little more, 799 00:31:23,834 --> 00:31:26,033 and once we reach a decision, 800 00:31:26,033 --> 00:31:28,367 we'll come back and you know which one of y'all 801 00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:32,100 is gonna be crowned tournament champion. 802 00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:34,734 Until then, y'all feel free to sit back at your stations. 803 00:31:34,734 --> 00:31:36,967 Clean up, neaten up, or have a little drink. 804 00:31:37,767 --> 00:31:38,967 Good luck to both of you. 805 00:31:38,967 --> 00:31:40,734 You've both been fantastic competitors. 806 00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:42,133 -Thank you, gentlemen. -Thank you. 807 00:31:42,133 --> 00:31:43,567 -Good luck, ladies. -[Mykala] Thanks! 808 00:31:50,467 --> 00:31:52,834 All right, guys, you know, honestly, what we've got here 809 00:31:52,834 --> 00:31:55,600 is two really, really dangerous distillers, 810 00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:58,066 a legal one and an outlaw distiller. 811 00:31:58,066 --> 00:31:59,467 Both of 'em, if you remember, 812 00:31:59,467 --> 00:32:01,667 got eliminated in the first round 813 00:32:01,667 --> 00:32:04,200 -on their original challenges. -Original challenge. 814 00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:07,400 But I think they've both got a chip on their shoulder 815 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,567 and they have something to prove to us 816 00:32:09,567 --> 00:32:11,667 -and they're proving it. -Yeah. 817 00:32:11,667 --> 00:32:13,166 They run the still like they own it. 818 00:32:13,166 --> 00:32:14,266 They do. 819 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:17,467 Yeah, we know, definitely, from watching these ladies 820 00:32:17,467 --> 00:32:19,867 from the beginning of other challenges 821 00:32:19,934 --> 00:32:22,166 that, no doubt, these ladies can distill 822 00:32:22,166 --> 00:32:24,266 about anything you put in front of 'em. 823 00:32:24,266 --> 00:32:25,867 -Right. -Oh, no question. 824 00:32:25,867 --> 00:32:28,300 You know, and we've seen it. We've seen it. 825 00:32:28,367 --> 00:32:30,500 We've got two jars good on the table... 826 00:32:30,567 --> 00:32:33,000 -[Mark] Exactly. -...but one is gonna be your Master Distiller. 827 00:32:33,667 --> 00:32:35,600 Well, we'll start, damn it. 828 00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:37,200 Let's start with Kelley over there. 829 00:32:37,266 --> 00:32:39,166 Go right ahead there, whiskey pusher. 830 00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:40,867 -All right. -Yeah, Kelley's the outlaw. 831 00:32:40,867 --> 00:32:42,467 Kelley's, what, a half-jar. 832 00:32:45,934 --> 00:32:47,467 I think it don't have any proof in it. 833 00:32:48,367 --> 00:32:50,166 I don't see no proof. 834 00:32:50,166 --> 00:32:53,133 I'm overjoyed. I'm so stoked. It's been... 835 00:32:53,133 --> 00:32:55,734 -I could, like, flip a table right now, but I won't. -I know. Like [shrieks]. 836 00:32:55,734 --> 00:32:57,467 [Kelley] I'm happy. 837 00:32:57,467 --> 00:32:59,500 It was definitely the clearest jar 838 00:32:59,567 --> 00:33:01,467 and the best that I had. 839 00:33:01,467 --> 00:33:04,767 I mean, that right there is a perfect nose. 840 00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:06,066 It's got a lot of flavor. 841 00:33:06,066 --> 00:33:07,500 [Digger] I think it's really good. 842 00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:10,033 It's very, very drinkable. 843 00:33:10,033 --> 00:33:11,934 -[Tim] She got a poker face. -[Mark] She does. 844 00:33:11,934 --> 00:33:13,834 I'm thinking that's about 80 proof. 845 00:33:13,834 --> 00:33:15,767 [Mark] Yeah. I'll go along with that. 846 00:33:15,767 --> 00:33:19,834 You know, grappa can be 35 to 60% alcohol, 847 00:33:19,834 --> 00:33:22,000 so that's 70 to 120 proof. 848 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,400 So that's a wide range. 849 00:33:23,467 --> 00:33:25,967 It's got tremendous flavor, though. 850 00:33:25,967 --> 00:33:27,266 Lot of flavor. 851 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:30,200 I've got no problem with it. I think it's fantastic. 852 00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:32,934 And, honestly, better than the grappa we made. 853 00:33:32,934 --> 00:33:35,367 It's way better than the grappa we made. 854 00:33:35,367 --> 00:33:38,467 Well, let's look at what we're comparing it to. 855 00:33:42,033 --> 00:33:43,300 Very clear. 856 00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:46,200 She brought her A game with this one, I feel certain. 857 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,166 Holy moly! 858 00:33:50,166 --> 00:33:51,834 That's got a lot of alcohol in it. 859 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,200 -110? -Yeah. 860 00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:55,266 [Mykala exhales] 861 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,166 How you feeling? 862 00:33:58,166 --> 00:34:02,166 I was a little bit worried that the flavor of the raisins 863 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:04,867 was gonna be kinda weird and off, 864 00:34:04,934 --> 00:34:08,567 but I'm glad that I was able to, like, pull something out of it. 865 00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:11,467 So I'm proud of what I've done. 866 00:34:11,467 --> 00:34:12,767 That's all I can hope for. 867 00:34:13,567 --> 00:34:14,867 Total different smell. 868 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,000 It don't smell like grapes, does it? 869 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,734 It's got an off aroma. 870 00:34:20,734 --> 00:34:23,567 -Kelley's has more of a grape nose on it. -Yeah. 871 00:34:23,567 --> 00:34:26,867 Yeah, Mykala's has a raisin nose on it. 872 00:34:26,934 --> 00:34:28,367 Oh, it tastes good, though. 873 00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:29,867 Uh-huh-huh. 874 00:34:29,934 --> 00:34:31,834 -It tastes really good. -[Digger] Oh, yes, it does. 875 00:34:31,834 --> 00:34:33,567 It don't taste like 110 proof. 876 00:34:33,567 --> 00:34:35,266 -It tastes like 90 proof. -Yeah. 877 00:34:35,266 --> 00:34:37,367 And then it's got that dry finish. 878 00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:40,467 -It tastes really good is what it tastes like. -Yeah, boy. 879 00:34:40,467 --> 00:34:43,667 But I'm not crazy about the nose on it. 880 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:46,734 You know, she put all of those raisins into the thumper 881 00:34:46,734 --> 00:34:48,767 and that's where you get the nose. 882 00:34:48,767 --> 00:34:52,467 If she would've just put hot mash that she had in the still... 883 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:54,066 Wouldn't have tasted no different. 884 00:34:54,066 --> 00:34:55,367 We just got the nose now 885 00:34:55,367 --> 00:34:58,367 because she put the solids of the raisins in the thumper. 886 00:34:58,367 --> 00:35:02,467 I like 'em both. Them ladies have done an excellent job. 887 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:04,567 Gentlemen, we got a dilemma. 888 00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:06,367 Well, we knew we was gonna have this. 889 00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:09,100 When you got two good distillers, that's what happens. 890 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,734 It don't matter if they're outlaw or legal, 891 00:35:10,734 --> 00:35:12,100 if they're both good they're good. 892 00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:15,266 You know, you look at Kelley's 893 00:35:15,266 --> 00:35:16,967 and, yeah, she's low on proof, 894 00:35:16,967 --> 00:35:20,567 but she's still within the range that would qualify it as a grappa. 895 00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:21,600 -Mmm-hmm. -Yeah. 896 00:35:21,667 --> 00:35:23,100 And Mykala is as well. 897 00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,667 We gotta take proof off the table here, guys, 898 00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:27,400 'cause they both meet criteria for proof. 899 00:35:27,467 --> 00:35:29,467 [Digger] That's where I'm going with this. 900 00:35:29,467 --> 00:35:32,166 One lacks the nose, one's got the nose, 901 00:35:32,166 --> 00:35:34,066 and then they've both got the flavor. 902 00:35:34,066 --> 00:35:36,600 One is a little bit better than the other, I think. 903 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:37,667 I agree. 904 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:39,600 We all together, then? 905 00:35:39,667 --> 00:35:41,266 I think so. 906 00:35:41,266 --> 00:35:44,000 Well, let's go get it while we can go find the door. 907 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,100 Yeah. 908 00:35:50,367 --> 00:35:51,967 When they gave us the rundown 909 00:35:51,967 --> 00:35:54,967 on what we were gonna be expected to do, 910 00:35:54,967 --> 00:35:58,233 as I kept reading the list and it kept going longer, 911 00:35:58,233 --> 00:36:00,967 I was like, "And what? And what?" 912 00:36:00,967 --> 00:36:04,066 -Yeah. -And also, [exhales]. 913 00:36:04,066 --> 00:36:05,233 It was definitely a lot, 914 00:36:05,233 --> 00:36:07,767 but I think we both performed really well 915 00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:10,667 and rose to the occasion, like, one and two the whole time. 916 00:36:10,667 --> 00:36:12,667 -Yeah and nobody else did win anything. -[Mykala] Nope. 917 00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:14,100 -It was just you and me. -Yeah. 918 00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:15,567 I never even thought about that. 919 00:36:15,567 --> 00:36:18,467 We powered through it, baby. We really did. 920 00:36:18,467 --> 00:36:19,500 Sorry, boys. 921 00:36:20,834 --> 00:36:22,233 Sorry, not sorry! 922 00:36:22,233 --> 00:36:23,266 [both laughing] 923 00:36:24,166 --> 00:36:25,400 I wanted it to be me and you 924 00:36:25,467 --> 00:36:27,133 -and then it was! -[Mykala] I did too. I know. 925 00:36:27,133 --> 00:36:28,767 Yeah. And, like, I didn't believe it 926 00:36:28,834 --> 00:36:30,667 and then look what we did. Look what we manifested. 927 00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:32,133 I'm really, really happy it's us. 928 00:36:32,133 --> 00:36:35,166 Like, no matter who wins, I'm a happy camper. 929 00:36:35,233 --> 00:36:36,233 [Kelley] Me too. 930 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:38,600 Bam. 931 00:36:41,767 --> 00:36:43,667 -Cheers. Great job. -Thanks. 932 00:36:43,667 --> 00:36:45,066 -Love you to death. -Love you. 933 00:36:45,066 --> 00:36:46,667 -You're my bestie, baby. -Yeah. 934 00:36:53,567 --> 00:36:55,266 All right, well, come up and get your jars. 935 00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:03,000 Well, all I can say across the board is "Wow." 936 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:06,500 You know, we knew it was gonna be tough, 937 00:37:06,567 --> 00:37:08,667 but we didn't know how tough it was gonna be. 938 00:37:10,367 --> 00:37:11,567 Now, think about this, guys. 939 00:37:12,567 --> 00:37:14,834 Oregon, legal. 940 00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:17,567 Kentucky, outlaw. 941 00:37:17,567 --> 00:37:20,567 You both come into this challenge against each other. 942 00:37:20,567 --> 00:37:23,133 And this is not every day that this happens 943 00:37:23,133 --> 00:37:25,367 that an outlaw and legal 944 00:37:25,367 --> 00:37:27,934 come together as happy as you are. 945 00:37:27,934 --> 00:37:30,033 Both of you, very special 946 00:37:30,033 --> 00:37:32,400 and should be proud of where you're standing today. 947 00:37:33,033 --> 00:37:34,066 So, here we go. 948 00:37:34,066 --> 00:37:36,333 Mykala, flavor, 949 00:37:37,266 --> 00:37:39,667 I'm telling you it's all in there. 950 00:37:39,734 --> 00:37:41,066 Finished dry 951 00:37:41,066 --> 00:37:43,934 and levelled off well on the palate front to back. 952 00:37:43,934 --> 00:37:45,967 Mykala, great job. 953 00:37:45,967 --> 00:37:48,667 And it's a really smooth drink. 954 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,467 Little different on the nose. 955 00:37:50,467 --> 00:37:53,667 The nose wasn't really what I expected 956 00:37:53,734 --> 00:37:57,367 and, you know, maybe it's because of the raisins. 957 00:37:57,367 --> 00:37:59,667 But you did a wonderful job running your still. 958 00:37:59,734 --> 00:38:01,867 You're not used to a thumper, 959 00:38:01,867 --> 00:38:05,500 but I think that you've acclimated yourself very well to one. 960 00:38:06,133 --> 00:38:07,266 [Tim] So, Mykala, 961 00:38:07,333 --> 00:38:09,266 now, your proof is really, really good. 962 00:38:09,333 --> 00:38:10,767 Outstanding. I like it. 963 00:38:10,834 --> 00:38:12,066 Real clear jar. 964 00:38:12,066 --> 00:38:13,567 And it tastes really good. 965 00:38:13,567 --> 00:38:14,834 Great job. 966 00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:16,233 Thank you. 967 00:38:16,233 --> 00:38:18,367 Then we come to Kelley, 968 00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:20,500 the wildcat in the bunch. 969 00:38:20,567 --> 00:38:22,266 [Mark] You didn't run a lot of jars, 970 00:38:22,333 --> 00:38:25,667 but, you know, this contest is not about quantity. 971 00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:29,266 It's about a good turn-in, drinkable jar 972 00:38:29,266 --> 00:38:31,033 that's what it's supposed to be. 973 00:38:31,934 --> 00:38:33,033 Really great nose. 974 00:38:33,033 --> 00:38:35,767 A lower proof, but it carried through well. 975 00:38:35,767 --> 00:38:38,100 Lower proof usually brings a lot of flavor. 976 00:38:38,100 --> 00:38:39,266 And it did. 977 00:38:40,166 --> 00:38:42,567 You knew exactly when to make that cut. 978 00:38:42,567 --> 00:38:44,567 I mean, it was just "Pow!" you know? 979 00:38:44,567 --> 00:38:47,233 You knew when you got into that that that was a grappa. 980 00:38:47,767 --> 00:38:49,066 [Tim] Kelley, 981 00:38:49,066 --> 00:38:50,567 your proof is a little bit lower, 982 00:38:51,166 --> 00:38:52,967 but you brought flavor 983 00:38:52,967 --> 00:38:54,734 and your brought the perfect jar 984 00:38:54,734 --> 00:38:57,000 that you thought was the best jar 985 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,667 and I think it tastes really good. 986 00:38:58,667 --> 00:38:59,834 Thank you. 987 00:38:59,834 --> 00:39:01,500 Fine job on both y'all's parts. 988 00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:04,800 All right, guys, 989 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,166 the dirty deed, I guess, if you wanna put it, falls to me. 990 00:39:08,233 --> 00:39:11,133 And, you know, normally, it does really bother me, 991 00:39:11,133 --> 00:39:14,066 but, you know, I've spent a lot of time with you two 992 00:39:14,066 --> 00:39:16,600 and I know that, whichever direction this goes, 993 00:39:16,667 --> 00:39:19,066 that you two are at peace in your souls with that. 994 00:39:22,367 --> 00:39:23,834 It's never an easy job here, 995 00:39:23,834 --> 00:39:26,233 but there can only be one tournament champion 996 00:39:33,467 --> 00:39:36,033 and, Kelley, you are that next Master Distiller. 997 00:39:36,033 --> 00:39:37,567 Congratulations, young lady. 998 00:39:39,934 --> 00:39:42,266 [Kelley] I am happy. Over the moon. 999 00:39:42,333 --> 00:39:44,667 You know, being the winner 1000 00:39:44,667 --> 00:39:48,500 of the first Master Distiller 1001 00:39:48,567 --> 00:39:50,600 where it's two women at the end... 1002 00:39:50,667 --> 00:39:54,066 Um, I just wanna inspire more women to get into this industry 1003 00:39:54,066 --> 00:39:57,367 and to trust themselves and to be taken seriously. 1004 00:39:58,133 --> 00:39:59,166 Ain't that good? 1005 00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:01,567 [exhales] [bleep] 1006 00:40:03,767 --> 00:40:04,767 [Kelley exhales] 1007 00:40:05,767 --> 00:40:08,467 [exhales] Thank you. 1008 00:40:08,467 --> 00:40:11,233 I was super appreciative of the judges' comments 1009 00:40:11,233 --> 00:40:14,667 about how I nailed my proof, nailed the flavor. 1010 00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:17,967 I think that it shows how far I've come. 1011 00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,667 And being able to rely on my senses 1012 00:40:20,734 --> 00:40:24,734 and be able to execute the things that I'm shooting for... 1013 00:40:24,734 --> 00:40:26,500 I made it farther than I did last time. 1014 00:40:26,567 --> 00:40:28,467 And I'm always willing to come back 1015 00:40:28,467 --> 00:40:31,266 and, you know, next time I'll just win it. 1016 00:40:31,333 --> 00:40:33,767 Just so you know, at any given time, 1017 00:40:33,834 --> 00:40:35,667 I will be honored to run liquor 1018 00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:38,166 with either one of you or both of you. 1019 00:40:39,166 --> 00:40:41,133 I'll see you soon. 1020 00:40:41,133 --> 00:40:43,000 [Kelley] I think it's cool that I got another chance 1021 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:44,834 to showcase my talent and skills. 1022 00:40:44,834 --> 00:40:47,367 I've never had so many curveballs thrown at me, 1023 00:40:47,367 --> 00:40:51,367 um, so many wild-ass challenges. 1024 00:40:51,367 --> 00:40:53,767 I mean, I've won on the outlaw side. 1025 00:40:53,834 --> 00:40:55,734 I've come back. I brought my A game this time. 1026 00:40:55,734 --> 00:40:58,567 I've done everything that I said that I was gonna do. 1027 00:40:58,567 --> 00:40:59,867 So I'm proud of myself. 1028 00:41:00,767 --> 00:41:03,467 I am the Master Distiller. 1029 00:41:03,467 --> 00:41:06,100 Now y'all get on out of here before you make us start crying. 1030 00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:07,500 -[Tim] Get out of here! -All right. 1031 00:41:07,567 --> 00:41:09,166 [Mark] Get! Before we're all squalling. 1032 00:41:09,166 --> 00:41:11,133 An outlaw wins. 1033 00:41:11,133 --> 00:41:13,367 [Kelley] I might need to, like, sit down. 1034 00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:14,567 [Digger] That was great. 1035 00:41:14,567 --> 00:41:17,667 You know, guys, outlaw versus legal... 1036 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,166 I mean, the outlaws won today, 1037 00:41:21,166 --> 00:41:22,967 but what's gonna happen in the future? 1038 00:41:22,967 --> 00:41:24,967 You've been on both sides of it. 1039 00:41:24,967 --> 00:41:27,367 -[Digger] Outlaw's gonna win again. -I've been on both sides. 1040 00:41:27,367 --> 00:41:29,400 -[Digger] Let's go hunt a jar. -[Tim] Oh!