1 00:00:01,605 --> 00:00:02,672 [narrator] This time on Master Distiller... 2 00:00:02,672 --> 00:00:04,872 -Hail to the chief. -Hell, yeah. 3 00:00:04,872 --> 00:00:08,772 At least two American Presidents were known distillers. 4 00:00:08,772 --> 00:00:10,872 I cannot tell a lie. 5 00:00:10,872 --> 00:00:14,071 And many more were famous for holding their liquor. 6 00:00:14,071 --> 00:00:15,472 I'll have what he's having. 7 00:00:15,472 --> 00:00:17,005 [belching] 8 00:00:17,005 --> 00:00:21,405 But one commander in chief loved Georgia peach moonshine so much 9 00:00:21,472 --> 00:00:25,405 that he campaigned on the repeal of Prohibition. 10 00:00:25,472 --> 00:00:30,005 As liquor men, Franklin Delano Roosevelt has got to be everybody's favorite. 11 00:00:30,005 --> 00:00:30,171 As liquor men, Franklin Delano Roosevelt has got to be everybody's favorite. 12 00:00:30,171 --> 00:00:31,672 This'll knock the President's socks off. 13 00:00:31,672 --> 00:00:34,572 Top notch Georgia peach brandy. 14 00:00:34,572 --> 00:00:36,372 [Mark] Well, we hope so. 15 00:00:36,372 --> 00:00:41,171 Now, three returning favorites will compete to make a peach brandy 16 00:00:41,171 --> 00:00:44,472 worthy of the Presidential Seal of Approval. 17 00:00:44,472 --> 00:00:45,805 Oh, that's it right there. 18 00:00:45,872 --> 00:00:46,772 It don't get no better. 19 00:00:46,772 --> 00:00:48,472 Josh, you ain't using a knife, are you? 20 00:00:48,472 --> 00:00:50,171 No, I done cut that finger off. 21 00:00:50,171 --> 00:00:51,505 [laughing] 22 00:00:51,505 --> 00:00:54,005 I'm making a presidential decision. This is my jar right here. 23 00:00:54,005 --> 00:00:56,772 This may be the best Georgia moonshine I've ever drank in my life. 24 00:00:56,772 --> 00:00:58,872 Just so you know, we'll be the judge of that. 25 00:00:58,872 --> 00:01:00,005 [laughing] 26 00:01:00,005 --> 00:01:00,472 [laughing] 27 00:01:01,205 --> 00:01:02,305 [exhaling, blowing raspberry] 28 00:01:03,105 --> 00:01:04,071 [exhaling slowly] 29 00:01:08,271 --> 00:01:12,672 [fife and drum play "America The Beautiful"] 30 00:01:17,171 --> 00:01:18,372 [Mark] What's up, guys? 31 00:01:18,372 --> 00:01:19,372 Fellas. 32 00:01:19,405 --> 00:01:22,105 [Digger] Hey, now. About time y'all get here. 33 00:01:22,105 --> 00:01:24,105 -[Howard] Well, you know. -Whoo! 34 00:01:24,105 --> 00:01:28,472 All right, guys. Welcome to the most patriotic Master Distiller yet. 35 00:01:28,472 --> 00:01:30,005 We've all got our favorite presidents, but as liquor men, 36 00:01:30,005 --> 00:01:31,505 We've all got our favorite presidents, but as liquor men, 37 00:01:31,572 --> 00:01:35,372 Franklin Delano Roosevelt has got to be everybody's favorite. 38 00:01:35,372 --> 00:01:40,672 FDR repealed the Volstead Act, ending Prohibition, 1933. 39 00:01:40,672 --> 00:01:43,772 But some people, or most people, don't know 40 00:01:43,772 --> 00:01:45,772 that there was a liquor behind the scenes. 41 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:48,005 Now, Howard and I, we went down to South Georgia, 42 00:01:48,071 --> 00:01:52,672 and we found out that FDR wasn't actually drinking moonshine. 43 00:01:52,672 --> 00:01:54,572 He was drinking peach brandy. 44 00:01:54,572 --> 00:01:58,005 Lemme introduce you to the 32nd President of the United States. 45 00:01:58,005 --> 00:02:00,005 Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 46 00:02:00,005 --> 00:02:00,271 Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 47 00:02:00,271 --> 00:02:01,572 I thought this man was gone. 48 00:02:01,572 --> 00:02:04,505 Well, greetings, and welcome to Georgia. 49 00:02:04,572 --> 00:02:06,405 -[all laughing] -You serious? 50 00:02:07,805 --> 00:02:09,472 All right, guys. I brought you 51 00:02:09,472 --> 00:02:13,505 some FDR-approved Georgia peach brandy. 52 00:02:13,572 --> 00:02:15,572 This is gonna get you a starting point. 53 00:02:19,105 --> 00:02:20,472 Pretty damn good. 54 00:02:20,472 --> 00:02:21,772 That's really good. 55 00:02:23,705 --> 00:02:25,271 [Mark] That's got a taste all its own. 56 00:02:25,271 --> 00:02:27,005 I neither can confirm nor deny 57 00:02:27,071 --> 00:02:30,005 this may be the best Georgia moonshine I ever drank in my life. 58 00:02:30,005 --> 00:02:30,505 this may be the best Georgia moonshine I ever drank in my life. 59 00:02:30,572 --> 00:02:33,672 So even though you all brought your own peach flavors, 60 00:02:33,672 --> 00:02:36,271 and different ways from different parts... 61 00:02:36,271 --> 00:02:39,271 ...we're still looking for this, something similar to this flavor, here. 62 00:02:39,872 --> 00:02:40,905 We got this, boys. 63 00:02:41,572 --> 00:02:43,005 Daggone right. 64 00:02:43,005 --> 00:02:44,071 [Kelly laughing] 65 00:02:44,071 --> 00:02:46,105 Three crooked politicians up here. 66 00:02:46,105 --> 00:02:48,305 [all laughing] 67 00:02:48,372 --> 00:02:49,872 Well, now you know where you need to be. 68 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:55,505 All right, guys. You brought your own mash to run this peach brandy. 69 00:02:55,572 --> 00:02:57,105 You're gonna run it. 70 00:02:57,105 --> 00:02:59,171 Then you're gonna pull some ingredients 71 00:02:59,171 --> 00:03:00,005 to make us a Prohibition-style cocktail in honor of FDR. 72 00:03:00,005 --> 00:03:04,505 to make us a Prohibition-style cocktail in honor of FDR. 73 00:03:04,572 --> 00:03:07,472 You've heard all you're gonna hear from up here in the front. 74 00:03:07,472 --> 00:03:11,472 You got four hours. Bring us a jar of peach brandy on this table 75 00:03:11,472 --> 00:03:14,572 that's sure to turn a President's mind and change history. 76 00:03:15,271 --> 00:03:17,205 Your four hours starts... 77 00:03:18,505 --> 00:03:20,472 ... now. Good luck, guys. Get with it. 78 00:03:20,472 --> 00:03:22,005 [Howard] Four hours ain't a lotta time. 79 00:03:22,071 --> 00:03:24,005 Gotta make some good peach shine. 80 00:03:30,271 --> 00:03:33,572 Josh, you look the most patriotic out the bunch of ya, though, buddy. 81 00:03:33,572 --> 00:03:35,372 I wear this shirt every day. 82 00:03:35,372 --> 00:03:37,171 -[laughing] -I got about 15 of 'em. 83 00:03:37,171 --> 00:03:38,305 [Mark] Your inventory's growing. 84 00:03:38,372 --> 00:03:40,005 A while ago, you said you had eight of 'em. 85 00:03:40,071 --> 00:03:42,572 -[all laughing] -No, I got between 10 and 15 of 'em. 86 00:03:42,572 --> 00:03:43,872 I wear 'em every day. 87 00:03:43,872 --> 00:03:45,805 [Howard] It fits the theme of the day, that's for certain. 88 00:03:47,171 --> 00:03:49,872 My name's Josh Owens. I'm 45 years old. 89 00:03:49,872 --> 00:03:52,705 I'm just a good old country boy from Columbus, North Carolina. 90 00:03:52,772 --> 00:03:57,271 I'm a proud American. I'm proud of who I am, where I come from. 91 00:03:57,271 --> 00:04:00,005 I don't know everything in the world there is to know about the presidents, 92 00:04:00,005 --> 00:04:00,872 I don't know everything in the world there is to know about the presidents, 93 00:04:00,872 --> 00:04:04,105 but I do know that a lotta presidents drank moonshine, 94 00:04:04,171 --> 00:04:06,872 and a lotta presidents made moonshine. 95 00:04:06,872 --> 00:04:08,405 I feel like it's my duty. 96 00:04:09,872 --> 00:04:11,872 That's how peach... [smacks lips] 97 00:04:11,872 --> 00:04:14,105 ...mash supposed to smell and taste, Kelly. 98 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:16,772 That's the good stuff right there. If you wanna borrow some of mine, you can. 99 00:04:16,772 --> 00:04:18,705 I'll give you a leg up in the competition. 100 00:04:18,772 --> 00:04:21,271 I can tell you right now that's gonna be nasty. 101 00:04:21,271 --> 00:04:24,071 Oh, that's what they always say, 'til they put their lips around the jar. 102 00:04:24,071 --> 00:04:26,405 My name's Howard Thompson. I'm 44 years old. 103 00:04:26,472 --> 00:04:28,071 I'm from Danville, Virginia. 104 00:04:28,071 --> 00:04:30,005 To be here on Presidents' Day is a great honor of celebration. 105 00:04:30,005 --> 00:04:30,772 To be here on Presidents' Day is a great honor of celebration. 106 00:04:30,772 --> 00:04:34,572 I mean, I'm here with Tim, Tickle, Mark, Digger, Josh, Kelly. 107 00:04:34,572 --> 00:04:39,805 All of us together to recreate something amazing from the history and the past. 108 00:04:39,872 --> 00:04:42,572 This'll knock the President's socks off. 109 00:04:42,572 --> 00:04:44,872 You know, we're here today to make some peach brandy. 110 00:04:44,872 --> 00:04:46,372 That's up my wheelhouse. 111 00:04:46,372 --> 00:04:50,105 I mean, everything I learned from FDR and the trail we took with Tim, 112 00:04:50,171 --> 00:04:52,372 this is going to be a steal for me. 113 00:04:52,372 --> 00:04:54,171 These boys better bring their competition. 114 00:04:55,972 --> 00:04:57,338 There we go. 115 00:05:01,672 --> 00:05:04,472 I went a little different this time with a little peach puree. 116 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:06,171 Makes it pop a little different. 117 00:05:06,171 --> 00:05:08,171 I found some frozen peaches. 118 00:05:08,171 --> 00:05:09,171 Those work good, too. 119 00:05:09,171 --> 00:05:12,271 I'm Kelly Williamson from Cosby, Tennessee. 120 00:05:12,271 --> 00:05:16,405 What an honor it is to be here today and making this recipe 121 00:05:16,472 --> 00:05:20,905 in honor of the president who overturned Prohibition 122 00:05:20,972 --> 00:05:24,372 and made it legal to make alcohol again in this country. 123 00:05:24,372 --> 00:05:27,805 Brandy is not something that I work with a lot, 124 00:05:27,872 --> 00:05:30,005 so this is gonna be a bit of a challenge for me. 125 00:05:30,005 --> 00:05:30,071 so this is gonna be a bit of a challenge for me. 126 00:05:30,071 --> 00:05:33,305 I hope today I can elevate that game a little bit. 127 00:05:36,572 --> 00:05:37,572 Oh. Mmm-hmm. 128 00:05:39,805 --> 00:05:41,405 Howard, what are you doing? 129 00:05:41,472 --> 00:05:44,572 I'ma charge this thumper up a little bit. 130 00:05:44,572 --> 00:05:48,105 My mash done got hot, worked up a little bit, cooked off some of the heads. 131 00:05:48,171 --> 00:05:49,905 Pour a little bit of this mash over in here, 132 00:05:49,972 --> 00:05:51,972 that way I kick a little more flavor out the door. 133 00:05:53,372 --> 00:05:54,872 We can call it the presidential punch. 134 00:05:58,372 --> 00:05:59,739 [groaning] 135 00:06:01,472 --> 00:06:03,905 [Digger] Josh? Enlighten us what you got going on over there. 136 00:06:03,972 --> 00:06:05,672 Tell us about that mash pit. 137 00:06:05,672 --> 00:06:10,105 [Josh] I just got a buncha damn peach juice, and made my mash out of peach juice. 138 00:06:10,171 --> 00:06:13,005 I didn't have any pulp, I didn't have any peaches, I didn't have anything 139 00:06:13,071 --> 00:06:16,005 but peach juice, sugar and yeast. 140 00:06:16,071 --> 00:06:17,405 Proud of it? 141 00:06:17,472 --> 00:06:19,472 I mean, for what we were working with. 142 00:06:21,605 --> 00:06:24,005 [Kelly] How bad are these pots that scorch on the bottom? 143 00:06:25,171 --> 00:06:25,972 What? 144 00:06:26,605 --> 00:06:29,105 I ain't never scorched one yet. 145 00:06:29,105 --> 00:06:30,005 I'm used to running with a core in a pot. Not this way. 146 00:06:30,005 --> 00:06:32,872 I'm used to running with a core in a pot. Not this way. 147 00:06:32,872 --> 00:06:35,171 You also used to strain it through a daggone pineapple, 148 00:06:35,171 --> 00:06:37,171 so I mean, anything's possible with you, Kelly. 149 00:06:37,171 --> 00:06:38,472 That's about enough out of you. 150 00:06:38,472 --> 00:06:39,805 -[all laughing] -I mean, damn, son. 151 00:06:39,805 --> 00:06:43,171 All of a sudden, you wanna be picky about how you run a still. 152 00:06:43,171 --> 00:06:47,572 You know, a year or so ago, it was basically a flop. 153 00:06:47,572 --> 00:06:49,405 Oh, you got your straw and everything. 154 00:06:49,472 --> 00:06:50,772 [laughing] 155 00:06:50,772 --> 00:06:52,705 Well, I will say one thing. That's unique. 156 00:06:52,772 --> 00:06:53,672 That's pretty damn clever. 157 00:06:56,271 --> 00:06:58,472 [coughing] That's damn hot. 158 00:06:58,472 --> 00:07:00,005 [all laughing] 159 00:07:00,005 --> 00:07:00,171 [all laughing] 160 00:07:00,171 --> 00:07:03,205 [Kelly] I really want to redeem myself to some degree, 161 00:07:03,271 --> 00:07:06,071 and hopefully, I'm gonna come out of it with some pride 162 00:07:06,071 --> 00:07:09,171 because I'm gonna make a better liquor than I did the last time. 163 00:07:09,171 --> 00:07:11,305 Kelly, tell us about that mash pit. 164 00:07:11,372 --> 00:07:15,505 Well, you know, brandy's never been something that I was real good at, 165 00:07:15,572 --> 00:07:20,572 so we're just trying here with a little bit of play on our moonshine recipe. 166 00:07:20,572 --> 00:07:23,572 Going into this run, I didn't know exactly what to expect. 167 00:07:23,572 --> 00:07:27,372 But my mash was high in alcohol content, so I could get what I needed. 168 00:07:27,372 --> 00:07:30,005 And I hope and pray that I can pull the flavor out of the tails, 169 00:07:30,005 --> 00:07:30,872 And I hope and pray that I can pull the flavor out of the tails, 170 00:07:30,872 --> 00:07:34,005 and keep a high enough proof to make these guys happy. 171 00:07:34,071 --> 00:07:35,171 You got this, Kelly. 172 00:07:35,171 --> 00:07:37,271 [laughing] 173 00:07:37,271 --> 00:07:39,572 I'm gonna knock it outta the park today. 174 00:07:39,572 --> 00:07:41,605 This does feel like a presidential race right here. 175 00:07:41,672 --> 00:07:44,271 I feel like us three candidates going up against each other. 176 00:07:44,271 --> 00:07:48,572 I think that you already cheated with a leg up, going to Georgia with Tim. 177 00:07:48,572 --> 00:07:51,305 -[all agreeing] -And getting a real Georgia brandy recipe. 178 00:07:51,372 --> 00:07:54,605 I kinda learned a thing or two down there while I had the privilege. 179 00:07:54,672 --> 00:07:58,271 Going with Tim to Georgia to learn about Franklin D. Roosevelt, 180 00:07:58,271 --> 00:08:00,005 everything that goes into making a true peach brandy, 181 00:08:00,005 --> 00:08:01,372 everything that goes into making a true peach brandy, 182 00:08:01,372 --> 00:08:02,872 everything has to be sourced there. 183 00:08:02,872 --> 00:08:05,205 It wasn't so much about the legacy of the president, 184 00:08:05,271 --> 00:08:08,905 but the legacy of the ingredients that went into making a great peach brandy. 185 00:08:08,972 --> 00:08:11,972 You know, unfortunately, here, today, I don't have those peaches, 186 00:08:11,972 --> 00:08:15,105 because it's February, fellas. You know, the peaches ain't growing. 187 00:08:15,171 --> 00:08:18,672 So I came up with the next best thing, a peach puree. 188 00:08:18,672 --> 00:08:23,105 And I believe this peach puree will make any president happy, especially FDR. 189 00:08:23,171 --> 00:08:24,472 [Mark] That's good. 190 00:08:24,472 --> 00:08:27,105 All right, guys, you burned one hour. You got three left. 191 00:08:30,805 --> 00:08:32,205 What are you, cleaning up your charcoal? 192 00:08:32,271 --> 00:08:34,872 [laughing] Dang. 193 00:08:34,872 --> 00:08:37,205 [Kelly] I'm gonna get mine tasting a little bit of charred. 194 00:08:37,271 --> 00:08:39,205 I believe so. 195 00:08:39,271 --> 00:08:41,105 Well, that's the wrong charred. 196 00:08:41,105 --> 00:08:43,372 If you think I'm doing something special, 197 00:08:43,372 --> 00:08:46,672 I'm just rinsing off the charcoal before I pour it in, to filter it. 198 00:08:47,472 --> 00:08:48,672 All right. That's one way to do it. 199 00:08:48,672 --> 00:08:51,805 -Only a dab'll do with that. -[laughing] 200 00:08:53,605 --> 00:08:55,305 That's what you call blackened. 201 00:08:55,372 --> 00:08:56,672 [laughing] Yeah. 202 00:08:56,672 --> 00:08:58,271 Turn in a jar like that, Kelly. 203 00:08:58,271 --> 00:08:59,672 [laughing] 204 00:09:03,872 --> 00:09:05,872 I wondered how much longer you would keep stirring all that juice. 205 00:09:05,872 --> 00:09:06,905 It ain't hot yet. 206 00:09:07,572 --> 00:09:08,905 Dang, boys. 207 00:09:08,972 --> 00:09:10,505 What kinda temperature you got going? 208 00:09:10,572 --> 00:09:11,305 160. 209 00:09:11,872 --> 00:09:13,305 Little above 160, 170. 210 00:09:13,905 --> 00:09:15,105 How about you, Josh? 211 00:09:15,171 --> 00:09:18,271 Well, I filled my still up to about right there. 212 00:09:18,271 --> 00:09:19,805 [Howard] Oh, that's gonna take a little while to heat that one up. 213 00:09:19,872 --> 00:09:21,572 So it's gonna take a little while for it to get hot. 214 00:09:21,572 --> 00:09:23,405 Josh put 30 gallons in there. 215 00:09:23,472 --> 00:09:25,105 -I filled mine up. -[all laughing] 216 00:09:25,105 --> 00:09:26,705 You know Josh is gonna fill his up. 217 00:09:27,572 --> 00:09:29,271 You gotta fill your still up. 218 00:09:30,205 --> 00:09:31,772 I'm making liquor, boys. 219 00:09:31,772 --> 00:09:34,305 That right there is gonna be the one right there. That is a good jar. 220 00:09:34,372 --> 00:09:36,271 That's the first one coming out. It's only gonna get better. 221 00:09:37,105 --> 00:09:38,372 I got liquor now. 222 00:09:38,372 --> 00:09:40,005 Oh, yeah. 223 00:09:40,005 --> 00:09:43,572 How the hell y'all already running liquor? I'm way behind. 224 00:09:47,972 --> 00:09:50,271 How the hell y'all already running liquor? I'm way behind. 225 00:09:51,739 --> 00:09:54,071 -What kinda temperature you got going? -170. 226 00:09:54,872 --> 00:09:56,071 How about you, Josh? 227 00:09:56,071 --> 00:09:58,372 Well, I filled my still up to about... 228 00:09:58,372 --> 00:09:59,472 ...right there. 229 00:09:59,472 --> 00:10:00,772 Oh, that's gonna take a while to heat that one up. 230 00:10:00,772 --> 00:10:02,171 So it's gonna take a little while for it to get hot, 231 00:10:02,171 --> 00:10:03,772 but I'm hot to the arm right here. 232 00:10:04,739 --> 00:10:07,605 Far as a plan, I just, I wing it. 233 00:10:07,672 --> 00:10:10,271 A, a lot of times I wing it. I'm kinda like the master of winging it. 234 00:10:10,772 --> 00:10:12,572 [Josh] The heat's up. 235 00:10:12,572 --> 00:10:15,372 Here, lemme get some, we'll drink some [bleep] out of it. 236 00:10:20,572 --> 00:10:24,672 You know, every time I come in here, Howard, I fill the [bleep] vat full, 237 00:10:24,672 --> 00:10:26,205 'cause that's the way I'm supposed to do it. 238 00:10:26,271 --> 00:10:27,839 Yeah. [laughing] 239 00:10:27,839 --> 00:10:30,372 I keep forgetting that we're on a time frame, we're in a hurry, you know? 240 00:10:30,372 --> 00:10:32,105 [both laughing] 241 00:10:32,171 --> 00:10:35,772 Guys, you burned two hours. You got two left. 242 00:10:35,772 --> 00:10:38,405 Boys, this ain't how I normally make my peach brandy. 243 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:40,739 We use bushels of peaches to get our flavor. 244 00:10:40,739 --> 00:10:43,872 -[both agreeing] -Exactly. And there's... bushel season's gone. 245 00:10:43,939 --> 00:10:46,057 And you can't just use just any peaches. 246 00:10:46,057 --> 00:10:46,071 And you can't just use just any peaches. 247 00:10:46,071 --> 00:10:47,505 [Howard] Uh-uh. 248 00:10:47,505 --> 00:10:50,839 I mean, you get the seconds or whatever, the beat-up fruit, you know? 249 00:10:50,839 --> 00:10:52,271 Yeah, which is actually the best fruit. 250 00:10:52,271 --> 00:10:54,872 It's gotta be a fruit with a high sugar content in it. 251 00:10:54,939 --> 00:10:58,372 If it's dried out, or it ain't juicy and it ain't got a lotta sugar in it, 252 00:10:58,372 --> 00:11:00,572 you ain't gonna have no turnout. 253 00:11:00,572 --> 00:11:03,572 I don't know. I mean, I think with the sugar content and the puree that I had, 254 00:11:03,572 --> 00:11:05,572 the peach, peach blend I had... 255 00:11:05,572 --> 00:11:10,572 ...it came up good. I mean, it, it was a high alcohol proof, that's for certain. 256 00:11:10,572 --> 00:11:12,872 Yeah, that's, I had a good high alcohol content, 257 00:11:12,872 --> 00:11:15,271 but I just don't know what the flavor is gonna be. 258 00:11:15,271 --> 00:11:16,057 I'm finally thumping. 259 00:11:16,057 --> 00:11:16,972 I'm finally thumping. 260 00:11:16,972 --> 00:11:19,405 -[still thumping] -[Howard] Oh, yeah. Now, we're dancing. 261 00:11:19,472 --> 00:11:21,372 That's the presidential pop right there, boy. 262 00:11:22,372 --> 00:11:24,472 Guess why they call it a thump keg. 263 00:11:24,472 --> 00:11:26,071 -Yeah. -You guys wanna try a jar of real good. 264 00:11:26,071 --> 00:11:27,739 This is really good. 265 00:11:27,739 --> 00:11:28,672 [Howard] Lemme get a little nip of that. 266 00:11:29,472 --> 00:11:32,038 It's got a, it's got a smell to it. 267 00:11:32,038 --> 00:11:33,472 -[coughing] -[Josh] Yeah, she's stout. 268 00:11:33,472 --> 00:11:35,138 That ain't, that ain't a bad jar, man. 269 00:11:35,171 --> 00:11:37,372 I'm gonna give you a hard time, but really that's good peach brandy right there. 270 00:11:37,372 --> 00:11:39,038 I mean, that is smooth. 271 00:11:39,038 --> 00:11:43,972 I just wish I'da had a real peach I coulda hollowed out and run a straw through. 272 00:11:43,972 --> 00:11:45,472 -[laughing] -[Josh] We do too, Kelly. 273 00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:46,057 [all laughing] 274 00:11:46,057 --> 00:11:47,605 [all laughing] 275 00:11:47,672 --> 00:11:51,038 It didn't work for pineapple. Surely, it might work for a peach. 276 00:11:51,038 --> 00:11:52,872 [Howard] I mean, Kelly. 277 00:11:52,872 --> 00:11:55,038 I hope you get it right with as many jars as you got there, old buddy. 278 00:11:55,038 --> 00:11:56,572 I mean, my word. 279 00:11:56,572 --> 00:11:59,205 It's all about choosing the right jar or the right mixture. 280 00:11:59,271 --> 00:12:00,605 She finally started to run. 281 00:12:01,572 --> 00:12:02,739 -Oh, yeah? -Oh, you got something coming? 282 00:12:02,739 --> 00:12:05,271 Yeah. 283 00:12:05,271 --> 00:12:07,605 [Howard] Man, I thought I was gonna have to give you a jar to turn in, old buddy. 284 00:12:10,171 --> 00:12:12,271 [Digger] I notice Howard doing a little blend. 285 00:12:12,271 --> 00:12:14,505 I'm very happy with the results. 286 00:12:14,572 --> 00:12:16,057 I mean, I feel like I'm gonna have to do a little blending 287 00:12:16,057 --> 00:12:16,672 I mean, I feel like I'm gonna have to do a little blending 288 00:12:16,739 --> 00:12:18,739 to get that perfect jar for the judges, 289 00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:21,739 because I got the proof there and I've got the taste. 290 00:12:21,739 --> 00:12:23,672 It's just about making them two married, 291 00:12:23,739 --> 00:12:25,472 and turning in the best presidential candidate. 292 00:12:29,772 --> 00:12:30,839 I wanna try that there. 293 00:12:32,271 --> 00:12:34,205 That's something old FDR'd be proud of. 294 00:12:40,105 --> 00:12:41,271 [Howard] I got the jar right here. 295 00:12:42,005 --> 00:12:43,105 I like to share the love. 296 00:12:44,405 --> 00:12:45,605 Tell me what you think about that right there. 297 00:12:47,405 --> 00:12:49,038 Tastes just like that [bleep] I made. 298 00:12:50,305 --> 00:12:52,372 -[laughing] -Well, that's some good stuff you made, then. 299 00:12:54,171 --> 00:12:55,171 I'm happy with it. 300 00:12:55,171 --> 00:12:57,271 [laughing] 301 00:12:57,271 --> 00:12:59,772 This is the presidential jar right here. This is the winner. 302 00:12:59,839 --> 00:13:01,672 You busy over there autographing yours, 303 00:13:01,672 --> 00:13:03,572 I'ma turn in the winner right now, Josh. 304 00:13:03,572 --> 00:13:05,105 Kelly. Good luck. 305 00:13:05,105 --> 00:13:06,572 [laughing] Good luck to you, brother. 306 00:13:07,205 --> 00:13:08,772 Fellas, I hope you enjoy. 307 00:13:08,839 --> 00:13:11,005 -That it? -That's a pretty good base spirit right here. 308 00:13:11,005 --> 00:13:13,171 I think this will give us a good start to a great cocktail. 309 00:13:13,171 --> 00:13:14,939 -[Mark] All right. -That'll work. 310 00:13:16,038 --> 00:13:16,057 Here you go, guys. That's gonna be it. 311 00:13:16,057 --> 00:13:18,605 Here you go, guys. That's gonna be it. 312 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:21,271 Top notch Georgia peach brandy. 313 00:13:21,271 --> 00:13:24,672 We hope so. Just so you know, we'll be the judge of that. 314 00:13:24,672 --> 00:13:27,372 -Thank you, sir. -[all laughing] 315 00:13:27,372 --> 00:13:30,939 Boys, I'm making a presidential decision. This is my jar right here. 316 00:13:32,505 --> 00:13:33,872 -That's the one? -That's the one. 317 00:13:35,205 --> 00:13:37,105 This is the jar right here, y'all. 318 00:13:37,105 --> 00:13:38,772 [Mark] Bring it in here, brother. 319 00:13:38,839 --> 00:13:43,038 All right. Go ahead and hit that box back yonder and relax a little bit. 320 00:13:44,005 --> 00:13:45,405 There you go, men. 321 00:13:45,405 --> 00:13:46,057 Y'all chill out, cool ya jets, we're gonna do a little drinking. 322 00:13:46,057 --> 00:13:48,972 Y'all chill out, cool ya jets, we're gonna do a little drinking. 323 00:13:48,972 --> 00:13:51,772 We'll bring you back a presidential verdict. 324 00:13:53,872 --> 00:13:57,005 Well, guys, you know, I let those guys taste 325 00:13:57,005 --> 00:14:00,772 some FDR-approved Georgia peach brandy. 326 00:14:00,772 --> 00:14:03,205 -So we give them our benchmark. -Right. 327 00:14:03,271 --> 00:14:07,372 So hopefully, one of these guys has got close to that. 328 00:14:07,372 --> 00:14:10,472 Honestly, all we can expect from 'em is close. 329 00:14:10,472 --> 00:14:13,271 -Yeah. -Because they didn't have the Georgia peaches 330 00:14:13,271 --> 00:14:15,672 and they didn't have the Georgia water. 331 00:14:15,672 --> 00:14:16,057 But they know what they're trying to get to now. 332 00:14:16,057 --> 00:14:18,038 But they know what they're trying to get to now. 333 00:14:18,038 --> 00:14:20,271 That's right. Well, first jar's Kelly. 334 00:14:21,872 --> 00:14:27,071 -Now, Kelly, they, am I right? He was using frozen peaches. -Frozen. Yeah. 335 00:14:27,071 --> 00:14:29,105 Yeah. Clear jar. 336 00:14:29,872 --> 00:14:31,171 All right. 337 00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:34,872 Now, I didn't taste that FDR brandy, of course. 338 00:14:35,772 --> 00:14:38,505 Was it somewhere around 100 proof? 339 00:14:38,572 --> 00:14:42,205 -Yeah. Around 100 proof. -Round 100 proof. 340 00:14:42,271 --> 00:14:46,057 I tasted yours, Kelly, I tasted yours, Josh. And they were all three great. 341 00:14:46,057 --> 00:14:46,305 I tasted yours, Kelly, I tasted yours, Josh. And they were all three great. 342 00:14:46,372 --> 00:14:49,105 Even though you never done it before, you still pulled it off pretty... 343 00:14:49,171 --> 00:14:51,105 And you ran, like, a ton of jars. 344 00:14:51,105 --> 00:14:53,271 -A lot of jars. -I got 37 jars of moonshine 345 00:14:53,271 --> 00:14:57,071 that don't taste exactly like peach, though. That's my problem. 346 00:14:58,205 --> 00:15:02,271 -I wanna put Kelly at 80, 85 proof. -Yeah. 347 00:15:02,271 --> 00:15:03,772 Kinda light on the nose, though. 348 00:15:03,839 --> 00:15:06,405 Well, boy, it's heavy on the flavor, though. 349 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:09,872 It's way heavy on the flavor. That's good, even if Kelly did make it. 350 00:15:09,872 --> 00:15:12,505 -[laughing] -[Tim] I know. How in the world? 351 00:15:13,305 --> 00:15:15,372 He made that with frozen peaches. 352 00:15:15,372 --> 00:15:16,057 -[Digger] Frozen peaches. -He did. 353 00:15:16,057 --> 00:15:16,705 -[Digger] Frozen peaches. -He did. 354 00:15:16,739 --> 00:15:19,872 -It's real smooth. -It is. I mean, it's got zero fire in it. 355 00:15:19,939 --> 00:15:21,372 None on the back of your tongue. 356 00:15:21,372 --> 00:15:24,305 I mean, it's got backbone all the way to the end. 357 00:15:24,372 --> 00:15:26,171 But it's got so much flavor in it. 358 00:15:26,171 --> 00:15:27,505 [Mark] It's got a lotta flavor. 359 00:15:27,572 --> 00:15:29,372 You can tell it's got alcy-hol in it, though. 360 00:15:29,372 --> 00:15:30,372 Wow. 361 00:15:30,372 --> 00:15:32,372 Kelly done a good job. 362 00:15:32,372 --> 00:15:35,205 And now, when it comes to Kelly, though, you know, he, 363 00:15:35,271 --> 00:15:38,105 he's got a top rate jar right there, 364 00:15:38,171 --> 00:15:41,271 but he's been known to screw stuff up as you go on around the corner. 365 00:15:41,271 --> 00:15:43,972 I'ma telling you, he's a wild card, and I'm scared to death, 366 00:15:43,972 --> 00:15:46,057 that he can take that first rate jar of peach brandy right there... 367 00:15:46,057 --> 00:15:47,372 that he can take that first rate jar of peach brandy right there... 368 00:15:47,372 --> 00:15:48,505 Turn it into slop. 369 00:15:48,572 --> 00:15:49,972 And ruin it. 370 00:15:49,972 --> 00:15:52,672 All right. Let's try Mr. Owens'. 371 00:15:52,672 --> 00:15:55,171 Don't know how to even hold it, it's got so much stuff on it. 372 00:15:55,171 --> 00:15:56,205 [Digger] And what's it made out of? 373 00:15:56,271 --> 00:15:58,472 Peach. Peach juice, here. 374 00:15:58,472 --> 00:16:00,872 Juice. That's concerning. 375 00:16:00,939 --> 00:16:04,872 'Cause a lotta times, if it's, if it's grocery store peach juice... 376 00:16:04,872 --> 00:16:06,772 There ain't a whole buncha flavor in it to start with. 377 00:16:06,839 --> 00:16:09,171 [Digger] And it's got too many preservatives in it. 378 00:16:09,171 --> 00:16:11,739 Well, he got it, obviously, to ferment. 379 00:16:12,372 --> 00:16:13,739 Peach juice. 380 00:16:15,572 --> 00:16:16,057 I mean, he's got some big bubbles up in it. 381 00:16:16,057 --> 00:16:17,572 I mean, he's got some big bubbles up in it. 382 00:16:18,972 --> 00:16:20,505 He's 90, 95 proof, ain't he? 383 00:16:20,505 --> 00:16:23,271 -[Digger] Yeah, he's up there. He's definitely up there. -[Mark] Mmm-hmm. 384 00:16:23,271 --> 00:16:25,205 He's obviously got some octane in it. 385 00:16:25,271 --> 00:16:26,505 [Mark] He does, yeah. 386 00:16:27,572 --> 00:16:30,005 For what we got, I think we all made a solid drink. 387 00:16:30,005 --> 00:16:34,271 I feel pretty good we made it outta [bleep] we never made it out of before. 388 00:16:34,271 --> 00:16:36,405 -[Howard] Yeah. -And we didn't have ingredients 389 00:16:36,472 --> 00:16:38,005 that we'd normally use. 390 00:16:38,005 --> 00:16:39,772 Anxious to see what happens. 391 00:16:40,472 --> 00:16:42,939 Not much on the nose. 392 00:16:42,939 --> 00:16:44,472 No, but it's got some alcohol in it, though. 393 00:16:44,472 --> 00:16:45,739 It's got alcohol in it. 394 00:16:48,005 --> 00:16:49,372 There's a little bit of peach in there. 395 00:16:49,372 --> 00:16:50,538 -Yeah. -But it ain't got a lot. 396 00:16:50,572 --> 00:16:52,405 Yeah, he's got more alcohol than he's got peach on it. 397 00:16:52,472 --> 00:16:53,472 -Yeah. -Yeah, he does. 398 00:16:53,472 --> 00:16:55,271 -He lost the flavor. -Yeah. 399 00:16:55,271 --> 00:16:58,005 Yeah, he's got the proof, there, but again, you know, he's working with peach juice. 400 00:16:58,005 --> 00:16:59,672 Kelly was working with peaches. 401 00:16:59,672 --> 00:17:00,739 -Yeah. -Now, that... 402 00:17:00,739 --> 00:17:03,672 Kelly's got, got flavor. But no alcohol. 403 00:17:03,672 --> 00:17:06,372 And here's Josh with a lot of alcohol and no flavor. 404 00:17:06,372 --> 00:17:08,071 It's not a bad liquor at all. 405 00:17:08,071 --> 00:17:11,105 -No, it's interesting. -It's just not a peach liquor, really, in my book. 406 00:17:11,171 --> 00:17:12,872 -It's almost like moonshine. -Yeah. 407 00:17:12,939 --> 00:17:15,472 -And there's a little bitty touch of peach there. -Oh, yeah. 408 00:17:15,472 --> 00:17:16,057 [Mark] I mean, there's not much. 409 00:17:16,057 --> 00:17:16,605 [Mark] I mean, there's not much. 410 00:17:16,672 --> 00:17:18,271 He knows how to make liquor, man. 411 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:19,372 -[both agreeing] -No doubt about that. 412 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:20,772 He did a good job. 413 00:17:20,772 --> 00:17:21,939 It's good. I'm proud of it. 414 00:17:21,939 --> 00:17:24,572 But let's see what he does on that cocktail. 415 00:17:24,572 --> 00:17:26,772 -[Mark] All right. -All right. Time for Howard Johnson. 416 00:17:26,772 --> 00:17:28,405 I think it's really clear, 417 00:17:28,472 --> 00:17:32,271 but it's hard to tell with all the fingertip prints and slobbers on the jar. 418 00:17:32,271 --> 00:17:33,739 Really dirty jar. 419 00:17:33,739 --> 00:17:36,872 -[Mark] All right. -Yeah, he gets bad marks for cleaning his jar up. 420 00:17:36,872 --> 00:17:37,805 [Mark] I tell you what. 421 00:17:40,271 --> 00:17:42,171 And it's slick on the bottom, too, boy. 422 00:17:42,972 --> 00:17:45,038 Some snot on it. 423 00:17:45,038 --> 00:17:46,057 -[Digger] Mmm-hmm. -That looks high proof, too. 424 00:17:46,057 --> 00:17:47,071 -[Digger] Mmm-hmm. -That looks high proof, too. 425 00:17:47,071 --> 00:17:48,805 [Mark] Maybe so. 426 00:17:48,805 --> 00:17:51,872 That thumper is my saving grace. And that's what I been learning about doing this, 427 00:17:51,939 --> 00:17:54,271 these challenges, that what I charge and put in that thumper, 428 00:17:54,271 --> 00:17:56,672 allows me to bring out a good, refined, great product. 429 00:17:56,739 --> 00:17:59,772 I'ma tell you, though, I feel like I made a jar that a president will love. 430 00:17:59,772 --> 00:18:03,372 I'm really proud of Howard. Howard in the last two or three years, 431 00:18:03,372 --> 00:18:06,739 -he's come a long way in his distilling technique. -He's come a long ways. 432 00:18:06,739 --> 00:18:07,939 [Mark] He's, he's learned a lot. 433 00:18:07,972 --> 00:18:11,171 That's really good and peachy on the nose. Really good. 434 00:18:11,171 --> 00:18:14,038 That's really clear, now. Once I got it in this jar. 435 00:18:14,038 --> 00:18:15,205 -[laughing] -[both agreeing] 436 00:18:15,271 --> 00:18:16,057 Yeah, that's a real nice jar, now, Tim. Yeah. 437 00:18:16,057 --> 00:18:17,772 Yeah, that's a real nice jar, now, Tim. Yeah. 438 00:18:17,839 --> 00:18:19,305 Plenty of peach flavor on it. Ohh. 439 00:18:19,372 --> 00:18:20,372 He's got peach, too. 440 00:18:20,372 --> 00:18:22,105 He's good. 441 00:18:22,105 --> 00:18:24,472 Yeah. Oh, he's got a lotta flavor, but it's a little lower proof 442 00:18:24,472 --> 00:18:26,005 than I originally thought it would be. 443 00:18:26,005 --> 00:18:29,071 -[Mark] Yeah. -It falls off a little too fast on the back end. 444 00:18:29,071 --> 00:18:30,105 Howard used, what? 445 00:18:31,171 --> 00:18:33,405 -That pre... puree. -Yeah, puree. 446 00:18:33,472 --> 00:18:34,605 It's kinda like... 447 00:18:34,672 --> 00:18:36,205 -[Tim] Apple sauce. -[Mark] ...tomato paste puree. 448 00:18:36,271 --> 00:18:38,772 -Yeah, you bet five gallon buckets. -Okay. 449 00:18:38,839 --> 00:18:40,939 You know, I really had high hopes for Howard, 450 00:18:40,939 --> 00:18:43,105 because, you know, Howard runs with me a whole lot, 451 00:18:43,171 --> 00:18:44,772 we was in Georgia together. 452 00:18:44,772 --> 00:18:46,057 I think he did a good job in, in making a peach brandy. 453 00:18:46,057 --> 00:18:47,071 I think he did a good job in, in making a peach brandy. 454 00:18:47,071 --> 00:18:48,105 I do, I agree. 455 00:18:48,105 --> 00:18:51,071 But the presentation of that jar right there... 456 00:18:51,071 --> 00:18:53,105 -...it's terrible. -That's worst we've ever seen, ain't it? 457 00:18:53,171 --> 00:18:54,672 I mean, I got slime all over me. 458 00:18:54,672 --> 00:18:58,271 Josh's is written all over, and it still looks better than Howard's. 459 00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:01,772 -Yeah. -I'm gonna say this about all three of them rascals. 460 00:19:01,839 --> 00:19:05,972 They've all done a great job to not have no fresh peaches. 461 00:19:05,972 --> 00:19:07,472 -Yeah. -[Mark] I'm proud of 'em. 462 00:19:07,472 --> 00:19:09,071 [Tim] They made a good peach brandy. 463 00:19:09,071 --> 00:19:12,772 Well, honestly, guys, I feel confident in my vote. 464 00:19:12,839 --> 00:19:14,472 I know who I'm voting for. 465 00:19:14,472 --> 00:19:16,057 I've got my mind rock solid. 466 00:19:16,057 --> 00:19:16,472 I've got my mind rock solid. 467 00:19:26,772 --> 00:19:28,572 Our president appears. 468 00:19:28,572 --> 00:19:30,038 [laughing] 469 00:19:31,572 --> 00:19:34,472 [Josh] 2024 presidential candidates. 470 00:19:34,472 --> 00:19:37,472 -[Digger laughing] -[Mark] All right, guys. Come on up and get your jars. 471 00:19:37,472 --> 00:19:39,038 -[Howard] Whoo! -[Josh] Oh. 472 00:19:39,038 --> 00:19:39,839 [Mark] And go back to ya spots. 473 00:19:46,772 --> 00:19:48,271 All right, guys. 474 00:19:48,271 --> 00:19:51,572 We drank all we could stood of that presidential liquor right there. 475 00:19:52,772 --> 00:19:56,038 There wasn't a bad taste in the whole lot. 476 00:19:56,038 --> 00:19:59,438 I'm telling ya, everybody brought their A game on this run. 477 00:19:59,438 --> 00:20:05,138 You know, I gave you samples of FDR's presidential peach brandy. 478 00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:07,639 That way, you had a benchmark to where you could go. 479 00:20:07,639 --> 00:20:11,672 And I think all three of you did a great job, especially for what you was working with. 480 00:20:11,672 --> 00:20:13,839 -'Cause none of you had Georgia peaches. -Right. 481 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:16,672 And all three of you brought something from home from different directions. 482 00:20:18,071 --> 00:20:22,199 Kelly. Peach on the nose, peach at the back. 483 00:20:22,199 --> 00:20:22,639 Kelly. Peach on the nose, peach at the back. 484 00:20:22,639 --> 00:20:26,572 The only fault we could find in yours was, uh, 485 00:20:26,639 --> 00:20:29,105 you were just a little bit shy on alcohol. 486 00:20:29,105 --> 00:20:32,372 Brandies are supposed to be in the 60 to 80 range, 487 00:20:32,438 --> 00:20:34,171 but we still like that benchmark of 100 proof, 488 00:20:34,238 --> 00:20:36,105 where we can know we're biting into something. 489 00:20:36,105 --> 00:20:39,472 You brought the flavor. Through and through. A lotta flavor. 490 00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:43,338 I got one recommendation for ya, and I'm gonna leave it at that. 491 00:20:43,338 --> 00:20:45,238 When you're making your cocktail, 492 00:20:45,238 --> 00:20:48,639 put double the liquor in it, so you don't get it too low. 493 00:20:48,639 --> 00:20:52,038 Because the flavor's there, but the proof's not. 494 00:20:52,038 --> 00:20:52,199 Duly noted. 495 00:20:52,199 --> 00:20:53,138 Duly noted. 496 00:20:54,438 --> 00:20:55,372 Howard. 497 00:20:56,238 --> 00:20:59,972 Had flavor. You had proof. 498 00:21:00,772 --> 00:21:03,872 Uh, you brought us a nasty jar. 499 00:21:03,872 --> 00:21:06,972 I mean, it looked like you'd been sitting there licking the outside of the jar 500 00:21:06,972 --> 00:21:09,271 -with honey in ya mouth. -[laughing] 501 00:21:09,338 --> 00:21:12,138 Uh... So disappointed, I tell ya. 502 00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:13,872 -You know? -Aww. 503 00:21:13,872 --> 00:21:16,338 Everything's marketability that comes into here. 504 00:21:16,338 --> 00:21:18,839 If you looked at that jar, would you buy one and come back? 505 00:21:18,839 --> 00:21:20,772 Well, if you looked at that jar the way you brought it, 506 00:21:20,839 --> 00:21:22,199 you wouldn't even wanna poke it over with the stick to scoot it outta the way 507 00:21:22,199 --> 00:21:23,071 you wouldn't even wanna poke it over with the stick to scoot it outta the way 508 00:21:23,071 --> 00:21:24,438 to get another jar of liquor. 509 00:21:24,438 --> 00:21:25,839 God almighty. 510 00:21:25,839 --> 00:21:27,972 -I mean, just saying. -Yeah, I gotta work on presentation. 511 00:21:27,972 --> 00:21:30,038 -Yeah, that. -[laughing] 512 00:21:30,038 --> 00:21:31,972 You're serving to a president, here. 513 00:21:31,972 --> 00:21:33,372 So let's, let's up your game a little bit. 514 00:21:33,372 --> 00:21:34,438 Okay. 515 00:21:34,472 --> 00:21:38,005 You know, you brought a good, good peach flavor. 516 00:21:38,005 --> 00:21:42,672 Good proof. You know, it's, uh, it's really something to be proud of, 517 00:21:42,739 --> 00:21:45,105 if, uh, you know, you just wasn't messy Marv. 518 00:21:45,105 --> 00:21:46,672 -[all laughing] -But that's... 519 00:21:47,572 --> 00:21:49,639 Josh. 520 00:21:49,639 --> 00:21:52,199 Plenty of liquor. I mean, you get in there, you knew what ya had. 521 00:21:52,199 --> 00:21:53,939 Plenty of liquor. I mean, you get in there, you knew what ya had. 522 00:21:53,939 --> 00:21:56,572 You had alcy-hol. Good flavor. 523 00:21:56,572 --> 00:21:59,939 But it fell off so fast. And you said you used juice, didn't you? 524 00:22:01,271 --> 00:22:04,538 Maybe that's all the flavor that that juice would produce. 525 00:22:04,538 --> 00:22:08,271 You work with what you have. That's what moonshiners do. 526 00:22:08,338 --> 00:22:11,572 But still, I mean, that's a fine drink right there, brother. Good job. 527 00:22:12,639 --> 00:22:14,939 And Josh, yours was a little bit higher proof, 528 00:22:14,939 --> 00:22:17,872 which is good, in a way, because later on, you're making a cocktail. 529 00:22:17,872 --> 00:22:19,405 You got something to work with. 530 00:22:19,405 --> 00:22:22,199 You ran your still good, you made a good cut, and, uh, that's a good jar. 531 00:22:22,199 --> 00:22:22,872 You ran your still good, you made a good cut, and, uh, that's a good jar. 532 00:22:22,872 --> 00:22:24,271 Thank you. 533 00:22:24,338 --> 00:22:27,005 And all three of you guys, great job. 534 00:22:27,005 --> 00:22:29,472 -Knocked it out of the ballpark. -Thank you. 535 00:22:29,472 --> 00:22:32,872 So guys, you know at the end of the day, nobody's going home. 536 00:22:32,939 --> 00:22:35,939 We're just giving you the order in which you're gonna go to the beverage cart 537 00:22:35,939 --> 00:22:38,639 to get what you need to build your cocktail. 538 00:22:38,639 --> 00:22:42,271 I'm gonna give you a order, then Tim's gonna take care of the rest. 539 00:22:42,338 --> 00:22:44,472 As it stands... 540 00:22:44,472 --> 00:22:46,572 ...Kelly, you're number one to the cart, 541 00:22:46,572 --> 00:22:48,238 Howard, you're number two to the cart, 542 00:22:48,238 --> 00:22:50,071 Josh, you're bringing up the caboose. 543 00:22:51,372 --> 00:22:52,199 Guys, you know, you did a good job so far. 544 00:22:52,199 --> 00:22:53,872 Guys, you know, you did a good job so far. 545 00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:57,372 But instead of you going to get the ingredients and going somewhere else, 546 00:22:57,372 --> 00:22:59,438 we're gonna bring the ingredients to you. 547 00:22:59,438 --> 00:23:04,105 So I think it's only appropriate that one of our prime presidential candidates 548 00:23:04,105 --> 00:23:07,672 bring you the ingredients right here for you to pick from. 549 00:23:08,271 --> 00:23:09,271 Tickle! 550 00:23:09,271 --> 00:23:11,238 [all laughing] 551 00:23:15,472 --> 00:23:16,972 How y'all doing? 552 00:23:16,972 --> 00:23:20,839 -You running for office? -Yeah. Yeah, just on a smaller scale, I reckon. 553 00:23:20,839 --> 00:23:22,199 What do you wanna do about the moonshine? 554 00:23:22,199 --> 00:23:22,205 What do you wanna do about the moonshine? 555 00:23:22,205 --> 00:23:24,572 What am I gonna do about the moonshine? I'm gonna make it legal. 556 00:23:24,639 --> 00:23:26,739 Everybody gets a sip. 557 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:29,271 So the presidential race didn't work out for you in 2016, 558 00:23:29,271 --> 00:23:30,872 so now you back to pushing carts? 559 00:23:30,872 --> 00:23:32,872 -[all laughing] -Well, that's 'cause I didn't run in 2016, Howard. 560 00:23:33,438 --> 00:23:35,138 I ran in 2012. 561 00:23:35,138 --> 00:23:37,772 All right. I see who voted for me and who didn't. 562 00:23:37,839 --> 00:23:40,105 -[all laughing] -[Digger] So I'm all confused here. 563 00:23:40,105 --> 00:23:42,772 Which year did you run for president, and which year did you run from the law? 564 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:44,171 Or did it all happen at one time? 565 00:23:44,171 --> 00:23:47,372 Well, I, I ran for president in 2012. 566 00:23:47,438 --> 00:23:51,005 Now, in 2016, I believe I was running from the law. 567 00:23:51,005 --> 00:23:52,199 And I ain't gonna lie to ya. 2024, I might just do it again. 568 00:23:52,199 --> 00:23:54,372 And I ain't gonna lie to ya. 2024, I might just do it again. 569 00:23:54,372 --> 00:23:55,939 Run from the law or the president? 570 00:23:55,939 --> 00:23:57,372 -I'll let y'all figure that one out. -Ah. 571 00:23:57,438 --> 00:23:58,972 [all laughing] 572 00:23:58,972 --> 00:24:01,472 [Digger] We'll see ya, Stevie Ray. You be careful. 573 00:24:01,472 --> 00:24:03,639 Let's just build a cocktail. [laughing] How about that? 574 00:24:03,639 --> 00:24:05,472 Let's do it. 575 00:24:05,472 --> 00:24:11,572 All right, guys. It's time to go up here to the cocktail mixology cart. 576 00:24:11,572 --> 00:24:16,972 As y'all well know, Kelly gets to go first. You got one minute. Go. 577 00:24:20,271 --> 00:24:22,199 I see martini glasses I'm gonna grab those things. 578 00:24:22,199 --> 00:24:23,138 I see martini glasses I'm gonna grab those things. 579 00:24:23,138 --> 00:24:26,772 And I'm hoping that I can dress this glass up, 580 00:24:26,772 --> 00:24:30,472 because part of this challenge is making it presentable to a president. 581 00:24:31,238 --> 00:24:32,538 [Digger] 20 seconds, Kelly. 582 00:24:35,572 --> 00:24:38,772 15 seconds, Kelly. 583 00:24:38,772 --> 00:24:42,572 -I gotta leave some stuff for them guys. -Three, two, one. You're done. 584 00:24:42,639 --> 00:24:45,372 All right, Howard, you are next in line. 585 00:24:45,438 --> 00:24:49,438 Get your basket and get ready for me to tell you to... 586 00:24:50,438 --> 00:24:51,438 ...go. 587 00:24:53,572 --> 00:24:54,939 Mmm-hmm. 588 00:24:54,939 --> 00:24:56,839 [Kelly] Go, Howard. 589 00:24:58,772 --> 00:25:00,972 Since my boy got all my martini glasses, 590 00:25:00,972 --> 00:25:03,372 I'm gonna have to think outside the box here, now. 591 00:25:04,672 --> 00:25:06,372 Little strainer here. 592 00:25:06,372 --> 00:25:09,338 You know, the judges talked about what they liked from the jar for the first run. 593 00:25:09,338 --> 00:25:11,772 I had that peach there, I had the proof there. 594 00:25:11,839 --> 00:25:15,872 [Howard] Going into this cocktail challenge, what I see is probably a lime, 595 00:25:15,939 --> 00:25:18,138 maybe even some strawberries, because they're tart. 596 00:25:18,138 --> 00:25:20,271 That'll give me balance. It'll give me layers. 597 00:25:22,772 --> 00:25:28,271 Five, four, three, two, one. You're done. 598 00:25:28,271 --> 00:25:29,238 Get back to your station. 599 00:25:29,238 --> 00:25:30,271 Got it. 600 00:25:30,772 --> 00:25:31,472 Nick of time. 601 00:25:33,038 --> 00:25:34,572 All right, Josh. 602 00:25:34,572 --> 00:25:37,572 Your time starts now. 603 00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:40,171 Easy, lightnin'. 604 00:25:41,872 --> 00:25:43,572 -[all laughing] -Attaboy. 605 00:25:45,472 --> 00:25:48,138 Hey, and you said you got the short end of the stick. 606 00:25:48,138 --> 00:25:51,171 You got 50 seconds left, Josh. What else you wanna do? 607 00:25:51,171 --> 00:25:52,199 [all laughing] 608 00:25:52,199 --> 00:25:52,572 [all laughing] 609 00:25:52,639 --> 00:25:54,472 -[Mark] Attaboy. -Nice method, brother. 610 00:25:54,538 --> 00:25:56,639 Ain't nobody can have none of the rest of it, hell. 611 00:25:56,639 --> 00:25:59,071 [all laughing] 612 00:25:59,071 --> 00:26:05,772 All right, guys. You're gonna make us a Prohibition-style cocktail in honor of FDR. 613 00:26:05,772 --> 00:26:11,271 You're gonna have 30 minutes for which to build us three cocktails fit for a president. 614 00:26:11,839 --> 00:26:13,572 Your time starts... 615 00:26:16,472 --> 00:26:18,872 ...now. Get with it. 616 00:26:18,872 --> 00:26:22,199 From what I got from the feedback from the judges 617 00:26:22,199 --> 00:26:22,672 From what I got from the feedback from the judges 618 00:26:22,739 --> 00:26:27,271 from the liquor that I made, this is my competition to lose. 619 00:26:27,338 --> 00:26:30,171 So all I'm playing in my mind is, don't screw up, 620 00:26:30,171 --> 00:26:33,672 keep the proof up, keep the flavor good, 621 00:26:33,672 --> 00:26:36,238 and just make it very presentable to 'em. 622 00:26:42,772 --> 00:26:45,238 -There's Josh. -Yeah, Josh is in the building. 623 00:26:50,271 --> 00:26:51,672 [slurping] 624 00:26:52,872 --> 00:26:54,038 Ugh. 625 00:26:56,105 --> 00:26:57,939 Man, that one [bleep] nasty. 626 00:26:59,839 --> 00:27:02,872 [Josh] Every time I come out here, I make these cocktails and stuff, 627 00:27:02,872 --> 00:27:05,639 and it's really not my wheelhouse. I mean, I can do it, 628 00:27:05,639 --> 00:27:07,538 but I'm more of a traditional moonshiner. 629 00:27:15,372 --> 00:27:18,038 [sucking teeth, blowing raspberry] 630 00:27:22,872 --> 00:27:24,438 [exhaling, slurping] 631 00:27:24,438 --> 00:27:26,038 [exhaling slowly] 632 00:27:27,372 --> 00:27:28,305 [hoarsely] Whoa. 633 00:27:30,372 --> 00:27:32,171 Hey, Josh? Tell me what you got going on. 634 00:27:32,238 --> 00:27:34,772 I been monkeying around with this whole tray of stuff. 635 00:27:34,839 --> 00:27:37,271 I tried to mix this and that and this and the other, 636 00:27:37,338 --> 00:27:40,238 and I don't feel happy with none of it. 637 00:27:40,238 --> 00:27:42,939 Cocktails is really not my wheelhouse. 638 00:27:42,939 --> 00:27:47,138 I'm sitting here thinking, well, they're gonna want some kinda mixed drink. 639 00:27:48,138 --> 00:27:51,338 So, once I poured that cherry juice in there, 640 00:27:51,338 --> 00:27:53,872 it was just sweet enough that it made it just right. 641 00:27:53,872 --> 00:27:56,639 I was like, oh, my God, I found a really nice cocktail. 642 00:27:56,639 --> 00:27:58,385 I might just kick their ass with this. 643 00:27:58,385 --> 00:27:58,472 I might just kick their ass with this. 644 00:27:58,538 --> 00:28:00,772 Well, sometimes, simple is best. 645 00:28:00,839 --> 00:28:02,005 I got this. 646 00:28:02,672 --> 00:28:04,138 [grunting] 647 00:28:04,939 --> 00:28:07,772 Now, when you go up to a bar, it don't take 30 minutes to make a drink. 648 00:28:08,472 --> 00:28:10,071 But we're all here novices. 649 00:28:10,071 --> 00:28:12,639 I don't know what ingredients I'm using, what I'm throwing into it, 650 00:28:12,639 --> 00:28:14,138 which kitchen sink I'm throwing from. 651 00:28:14,138 --> 00:28:17,572 I just know I've got 30 minutes to make a drink 652 00:28:17,572 --> 00:28:19,271 that's gonna make the judges happy. 653 00:28:19,271 --> 00:28:22,672 Ask not what I can do for this cocktail, but what this cocktail can do for you. 654 00:28:22,739 --> 00:28:25,271 Well, I'd say that Howard's learned something. 655 00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:28,385 He's using the wrong end of his damn mortar. 656 00:28:28,385 --> 00:28:29,872 He's using the wrong end of his damn mortar. 657 00:28:31,238 --> 00:28:32,739 To mash up his strawberries. 658 00:28:35,438 --> 00:28:37,538 Josh you ain't using a knife, are you? 659 00:28:37,538 --> 00:28:39,472 No, why? 660 00:28:39,538 --> 00:28:42,672 I might need some first aid if you are. [laughing] 661 00:28:42,739 --> 00:28:44,271 No, I done cut that finger off. 662 00:28:44,271 --> 00:28:48,338 [all laughing] 663 00:28:48,338 --> 00:28:51,105 [Howard] You know, I feel like this challenge is built around my skills and my knowledge, 664 00:28:51,105 --> 00:28:55,538 because I got to learn FDR's recipe. I got to bring it back to life. 665 00:28:55,538 --> 00:28:58,171 And then for me to have carried this tradition forward 666 00:28:58,238 --> 00:28:58,385 and bring my own spin to it, I'm confident. 667 00:28:58,385 --> 00:29:00,872 and bring my own spin to it, I'm confident. 668 00:29:03,739 --> 00:29:05,772 What's that stuff Howard's got in that brown bottle? 669 00:29:05,839 --> 00:29:08,005 What's in that brown bottle, Howard? 670 00:29:08,005 --> 00:29:10,338 This right here is a orange liqueur. 671 00:29:10,338 --> 00:29:11,171 Oh, yeah. 672 00:29:22,171 --> 00:29:23,271 Hmm. 673 00:29:27,005 --> 00:29:28,385 Here, Kelly, he's just, he's shaving and a-slicing. 674 00:29:28,385 --> 00:29:31,572 Here, Kelly, he's just, he's shaving and a-slicing. 675 00:29:31,572 --> 00:29:34,372 Damn, Kelly. You making a fruit bowl over there or a drink? 676 00:29:35,772 --> 00:29:38,171 Mind ya own damn business! [laughing] 677 00:29:38,238 --> 00:29:44,772 I am gonna shoot for something that I can get a little bit of the extra peach flavoring in. 678 00:29:44,772 --> 00:29:50,872 Ultimately, I wanna be somewhere in the 50, 60 proof for it to really taste good. 679 00:29:53,105 --> 00:29:56,372 Oh, my God. Y'all are gonna love this. 680 00:29:58,271 --> 00:29:58,385 Hey. Ya gotta... 681 00:29:58,385 --> 00:29:59,438 Hey. Ya gotta... 682 00:30:00,772 --> 00:30:01,772 Oh, yeah? 683 00:30:02,472 --> 00:30:03,872 -Wipe it off. -[laughing] 684 00:30:03,872 --> 00:30:06,238 You gonna have to wipe your lips from kissing the judges' butts. 685 00:30:06,739 --> 00:30:09,572 [all laughing] 686 00:30:10,572 --> 00:30:12,271 -That's great. -[all laughing] 687 00:30:12,939 --> 00:30:14,572 -Kelly. -Yes, sir. 688 00:30:14,639 --> 00:30:17,338 Give us a little description of what you're doing there. 689 00:30:17,338 --> 00:30:21,372 I took, uh, the advice of the esteemed judge that told me 690 00:30:21,438 --> 00:30:22,939 that my alcohol was weak enough, 691 00:30:22,939 --> 00:30:26,372 and I only wanted to put something in it to give me a little carbonation 692 00:30:26,372 --> 00:30:28,385 and dress it up a little bit to make it pretty for you guys. 693 00:30:28,385 --> 00:30:28,972 and dress it up a little bit to make it pretty for you guys. 694 00:30:29,639 --> 00:30:30,672 All right. 695 00:30:30,739 --> 00:30:34,138 Well, Howard? What you got going on over there? 696 00:30:34,138 --> 00:30:36,872 Well, I'm working on a drink fit for a president. 697 00:30:36,939 --> 00:30:38,739 Strawberries, you know, people always think they're sweet. 698 00:30:38,772 --> 00:30:41,872 But really, when you bite into it without a little sugar, it's got a little tart to it. 699 00:30:41,872 --> 00:30:45,372 So I'm adding the strawberries, squeeze a little lime in there, 700 00:30:45,372 --> 00:30:47,939 add a little bit of bitters, this orange liqueur I got, 701 00:30:47,939 --> 00:30:50,005 gonna make it, blend it, and then I'm gonna add my peach to it, 702 00:30:50,005 --> 00:30:53,572 and I feel like I'm gonna come out with something that should make a president happy. 703 00:30:53,572 --> 00:30:56,171 I noticed you tasted those bitters on the end of your finger. 704 00:30:56,171 --> 00:30:57,171 How did you like them? 705 00:30:57,171 --> 00:30:58,385 I, I wasn't a big fan of them, to be honest. 706 00:30:58,385 --> 00:30:58,572 I, I wasn't a big fan of them, to be honest. 707 00:30:58,639 --> 00:30:59,839 They were a little, they were a little, um... 708 00:30:59,839 --> 00:31:01,372 Bitter. 709 00:31:01,372 --> 00:31:03,238 -Hot to trot, you know? -That's why you just use a little tiny bit of it. 710 00:31:03,238 --> 00:31:05,472 Well, I've never worked with 'em. I've seen bartenders work with 'em. 711 00:31:05,538 --> 00:31:07,171 -Yeah. -And I'm far removed from a bartender, 712 00:31:07,238 --> 00:31:09,438 so all I can do is wing it at this point. 713 00:31:10,572 --> 00:31:13,271 All right, you're down to 12 minutes, men. 714 00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:14,572 [Howard] Come on, Josh! 715 00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:15,839 [Josh] You waiting on me? 716 00:31:18,372 --> 00:31:21,171 [Mark] My God, Josh has made a pretty drink over there. 717 00:31:21,171 --> 00:31:23,238 -[Tim] Put some color in it, didn't he? -[Mark] Yes, he did. 718 00:31:24,472 --> 00:31:25,972 Three minutes, gentlemen. 719 00:31:29,672 --> 00:31:32,572 Oh, that's it right there. It don't get no better. 720 00:31:34,639 --> 00:31:36,205 Get there, Josh? 721 00:31:36,205 --> 00:31:38,872 [Howard] Bada-bing, bada-boom. You knocking the presidents out the room. 722 00:31:40,772 --> 00:31:43,138 [Digger] Any time y'all are ready, bring 'em to the front. 723 00:31:43,138 --> 00:31:44,872 [Josh] I'm not a bartender. 724 00:31:44,939 --> 00:31:48,872 And without a plan, I felt like at the last minute or two, 725 00:31:48,872 --> 00:31:51,372 I pulled a rabbit out of my hat, and I whipped out a really good drink. 726 00:31:52,138 --> 00:31:53,238 Thank you, sir. 727 00:31:54,872 --> 00:31:57,271 -Good luck, Josh. -All right, fellas, I'm ready. 728 00:31:57,271 --> 00:31:58,385 Bring it in here, Howard. 729 00:31:58,385 --> 00:31:58,972 Bring it in here, Howard. 730 00:31:58,972 --> 00:32:00,939 It's kinda hard to polish up a copper glass, 731 00:32:00,939 --> 00:32:02,372 but it's a lot better than that jar was. 732 00:32:02,438 --> 00:32:04,438 -That's all we ask. -Yeah. 733 00:32:04,438 --> 00:32:06,538 Here you go, Mr. Digger. I hope you enjoy. 734 00:32:06,538 --> 00:32:08,071 That's a presidential winner right there. 735 00:32:08,071 --> 00:32:09,872 You ready for mine, guys? 736 00:32:11,038 --> 00:32:13,238 I'ma slosh this all the way across the floor, 737 00:32:13,238 --> 00:32:16,639 -'cause I filled her up, guys. -[Digger] Yeah, you get good marks on a full pour. 738 00:32:20,138 --> 00:32:23,271 There you go, guys. You enjoy. That's gonna be the best. 739 00:32:23,271 --> 00:32:26,639 Well, boys, we're gonna head out here, and sample and sip. 740 00:32:26,639 --> 00:32:28,385 We're gonna come back, and one of you all is gonna get the presidential seal of approval. 741 00:32:28,385 --> 00:32:31,271 We're gonna come back, and one of you all is gonna get the presidential seal of approval. 742 00:32:31,271 --> 00:32:33,105 -Let's do it. -Yay! 743 00:32:33,105 --> 00:32:34,605 [Kelly] Here we go. 744 00:32:36,105 --> 00:32:40,872 Well, guys. I tell you what, I mean, I'm proud of what them guys did. 745 00:32:40,939 --> 00:32:42,338 Presentation is off the chain. 746 00:32:42,338 --> 00:32:44,271 -[Mark] It's good. Yeah. -[Tim] All of 'em is. 747 00:32:44,271 --> 00:32:45,672 Where you wanna start, Timmy? 748 00:32:45,739 --> 00:32:47,572 Let's start with this big 'un right here in front of me, here. 749 00:32:47,572 --> 00:32:49,271 -All right. Kelly. -Let's start with Kelly. 750 00:32:49,338 --> 00:32:52,572 I mean, this looks like a FDR martini. 751 00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:55,872 He gets high marks for presentation and a full pour. 752 00:32:58,839 --> 00:33:01,372 Well, it's buttery smooth on the mouth feel, ain't it? 753 00:33:01,372 --> 00:33:03,572 -[Digger] That's pretty good. -That's pretty good. It is good. 754 00:33:03,572 --> 00:33:05,572 Kinda like a fruit salad with a little attitude. 755 00:33:05,572 --> 00:33:08,171 Franklin Delano would maybe be proud of that, Tim. 756 00:33:08,171 --> 00:33:09,438 Yeah. Yeah. 757 00:33:09,438 --> 00:33:11,438 Ice has watered it down a little bit, 758 00:33:11,438 --> 00:33:15,005 but no, the peach flavor that we're shooting for is there still. 759 00:33:15,005 --> 00:33:16,271 It's peach on peach. 760 00:33:16,271 --> 00:33:17,739 -And it's still got the alcohol in there. -Peach on peach. 761 00:33:17,739 --> 00:33:20,071 But I think that he doubled up on the liquor. 762 00:33:21,171 --> 00:33:22,305 Yeah. 763 00:33:22,338 --> 00:33:24,839 'Cause now had he put just a like a shot in that... 764 00:33:24,839 --> 00:33:27,138 -Mmm-hmm. -...he woulda had no alcohol. 765 00:33:27,138 --> 00:33:28,385 Yeah, he didn't have no proof. 766 00:33:28,385 --> 00:33:28,772 Yeah, he didn't have no proof. 767 00:33:28,772 --> 00:33:30,238 I like it. I like it a lot. 768 00:33:30,238 --> 00:33:31,739 Well, moving on. 769 00:33:31,739 --> 00:33:33,071 Where you wanna go now, Timmy? 770 00:33:33,071 --> 00:33:35,071 -I'm just going down the line with Josh here. -Josh. 771 00:33:35,071 --> 00:33:36,171 Mr. Josh. 772 00:33:36,238 --> 00:33:38,238 -It's colorful. -Well, that's good. 773 00:33:38,972 --> 00:33:40,038 A little weak. 774 00:33:40,038 --> 00:33:41,839 Oh, that's really... 775 00:33:41,839 --> 00:33:43,739 That's Kool-Aid. What'd he do with the alcohol? 776 00:33:43,739 --> 00:33:45,438 It got watered down with that ice. 777 00:33:45,438 --> 00:33:49,372 I don't taste much alcohol, and I don't taste any peach anymore. 778 00:33:49,372 --> 00:33:50,872 That is zero alcohol. 779 00:33:50,939 --> 00:33:52,572 And Josh had the most alcohol. 780 00:33:52,639 --> 00:33:54,271 But he didn't bring it here. 781 00:33:54,338 --> 00:33:56,038 He got the most blending stuff. 782 00:33:56,038 --> 00:33:58,385 Josh didn't have very much peach flavor anyway. 783 00:33:58,385 --> 00:34:00,672 Josh didn't have very much peach flavor anyway. 784 00:34:00,739 --> 00:34:02,005 -Uh-uh. -Now, he has none. 785 00:34:02,005 --> 00:34:03,171 Yeah, but he had alcohol. 786 00:34:03,171 --> 00:34:04,572 [Digger] He's got cherry flavor now. 787 00:34:04,639 --> 00:34:06,672 That's just a cold summertime... 788 00:34:06,739 --> 00:34:08,438 -[both] Kool-Aid. -Yeah. 789 00:34:08,438 --> 00:34:12,872 And I, I don't know what went South, Josh, but it did, and in a hurry. 790 00:34:12,872 --> 00:34:16,005 But it is purty. I gotta give him kudos for presentation. 791 00:34:16,005 --> 00:34:17,138 Yeah, it's purty from the color. 792 00:34:17,138 --> 00:34:19,972 -But it's not a good cocktail. -No. 793 00:34:19,972 --> 00:34:22,171 Well, now we move on to Howard. 794 00:34:22,238 --> 00:34:24,105 Got an umbrella on that thing. [laughing] 795 00:34:24,105 --> 00:34:26,572 Got a little mini-nose on it. 796 00:34:26,572 --> 00:34:28,005 It's got a different taste. 797 00:34:30,372 --> 00:34:32,105 Damn. [gagging] 798 00:34:33,372 --> 00:34:37,271 Ohh. I think I know where, I know where he went wrong. 799 00:34:37,271 --> 00:34:38,705 -[Digger] Bitters. -Bitters. 800 00:34:38,705 --> 00:34:41,839 And he didn't know how just to use one little drop for a damn... 801 00:34:42,739 --> 00:34:45,238 -55-gallon drum. -Yeah, that. 802 00:34:45,238 --> 00:34:48,572 I don't know, I kinda like it. I'm tasting that mint. 803 00:34:50,105 --> 00:34:52,939 It's a lot better than that fruit punch right there, I can tell ya that. 804 00:34:52,939 --> 00:34:54,538 But I get no peach. 805 00:34:54,538 --> 00:34:56,438 No, there's no peach in there anywhere. 806 00:34:56,438 --> 00:34:58,338 -The citrus. -You get that mint that's in there. 807 00:34:58,338 --> 00:34:58,385 And then you get the bitters. 808 00:34:58,385 --> 00:34:59,472 And then you get the bitters. 809 00:34:59,472 --> 00:35:01,071 Yeah, that's the citrus flavor. 810 00:35:01,071 --> 00:35:04,438 That's what I'm a-getting. The orange is outrunning the peach. 811 00:35:04,438 --> 00:35:09,338 I like orange, but it don't complement this peach at all. 812 00:35:09,338 --> 00:35:10,772 Uh-uh. 813 00:35:10,772 --> 00:35:13,438 That wouldn't be the drink that the president would have. 814 00:35:13,438 --> 00:35:14,572 [Digger] No. 815 00:35:14,572 --> 00:35:16,071 Well, I know where I'm at. 816 00:35:16,071 --> 00:35:17,472 I know where I'm at. 817 00:35:17,538 --> 00:35:19,138 -One, two, three. -Yeah. That's pretty good. 818 00:35:19,138 --> 00:35:20,772 Yeah, I'll go with that. 819 00:35:20,839 --> 00:35:23,038 We got a winner, and I think it's a landslide. 820 00:35:23,038 --> 00:35:23,872 Yeah. 821 00:35:23,939 --> 00:35:25,472 -Let's go do it. -Yeah. 822 00:35:29,639 --> 00:35:31,171 I got a pop quiz for ya, boys: 823 00:35:31,171 --> 00:35:34,672 Who are the four faces on Mount Rushmore? Who are those presidents? 824 00:35:35,972 --> 00:35:38,372 Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson. 825 00:35:39,138 --> 00:35:40,739 George Washington. 826 00:35:41,372 --> 00:35:42,538 [Kelly] Teddy Roosevelt. 827 00:35:44,271 --> 00:35:46,472 -It is Roosevelt. Yeah. -It is Teddy Roosevelt. 828 00:35:46,972 --> 00:35:48,772 I think it is. 829 00:35:48,839 --> 00:35:51,639 See, I had to drag you outta that one. I'm, I'm the silent... 830 00:35:52,739 --> 00:35:53,939 [both] Genius. 831 00:35:53,939 --> 00:35:55,739 -I can tell. -Yeah. 832 00:35:55,739 --> 00:35:57,639 'Cause the only time I'm a genius is when I'm silent. 833 00:35:57,639 --> 00:35:58,564 -[laughing] -Any time I'm talking, it's gonna be dumb. 834 00:35:58,564 --> 00:35:59,639 -[laughing] -Any time I'm talking, it's gonna be dumb. 835 00:35:59,639 --> 00:36:00,772 [laughing] 836 00:36:02,405 --> 00:36:06,071 ["Hail to the Chief" plays] 837 00:36:17,372 --> 00:36:20,305 Well, you know, guys, it was a great experience right here. 838 00:36:20,305 --> 00:36:23,271 I'm glad we all got to celebrate Presidents' Day right here. 839 00:36:23,271 --> 00:36:25,972 No matter what the dissension is, 840 00:36:25,972 --> 00:36:29,472 no matter who's not getting along with who, at the end of the day, 841 00:36:29,472 --> 00:36:31,697 we live in the United States of America. The greatest country on God's planet. 842 00:36:31,697 --> 00:36:35,005 we live in the United States of America. The greatest country on God's planet. 843 00:36:35,005 --> 00:36:36,805 You damn right. We're free. 844 00:36:36,805 --> 00:36:39,472 This is a real big event for us. 845 00:36:39,472 --> 00:36:42,739 All across the United States, we celebrate Presidents' Day. 846 00:36:42,739 --> 00:36:49,005 And because of FDR repealing Prohibition in 1933, 847 00:36:49,005 --> 00:36:50,705 we got something to drink about. 848 00:36:50,705 --> 00:36:54,005 So, you know, all three of you should be proud. 849 00:36:54,005 --> 00:36:58,739 Kelly, you made the presentation princess right here. 850 00:36:58,739 --> 00:37:01,697 I'm telling you, it's purty. You got the alcohol in there. 851 00:37:01,697 --> 00:37:03,005 I'm telling you, it's purty. You got the alcohol in there. 852 00:37:03,005 --> 00:37:06,805 You got the peach flavor. You didn't drop the ball at all anywheres. 853 00:37:06,805 --> 00:37:10,105 You know, I think there could have been a little more alcohol, 854 00:37:10,105 --> 00:37:14,905 but at the end of the day, you built a nice, really tasty cocktail 855 00:37:14,905 --> 00:37:18,472 that really caught your eye before it did your tongue. 856 00:37:18,472 --> 00:37:24,572 Kelly? I said earlier that, you know, that you had kinda redeemed yourself 857 00:37:24,572 --> 00:37:26,038 for that pineapple fiasco. 858 00:37:26,038 --> 00:37:27,805 So you're going good. [laughing] 859 00:37:27,805 --> 00:37:31,697 Really, I wanna carry that through. Presentation's good. The peach is still in there. 860 00:37:31,697 --> 00:37:32,038 Really, I wanna carry that through. Presentation's good. The peach is still in there. 861 00:37:32,872 --> 00:37:33,939 Hell west and crooked. 862 00:37:34,705 --> 00:37:37,338 Kelly, you know, from me to you, 863 00:37:37,338 --> 00:37:41,372 I think you knocked it out the ballpark by adding all the fruit cocktail. 864 00:37:41,372 --> 00:37:44,372 A lotta fruit is hanging and it's floating. 865 00:37:44,372 --> 00:37:47,472 Can I just take one moment here to go, whoo! 866 00:37:47,472 --> 00:37:48,639 You ain't won yet! 867 00:37:48,639 --> 00:37:50,572 Well, he complimented me. 868 00:37:50,572 --> 00:37:52,905 -[laughing] -That's better than I got the last time. 869 00:37:52,905 --> 00:37:56,872 Howard. Your drink? Plenty alcy-hol. 870 00:37:56,872 --> 00:38:00,572 I think you went just a little bit extreme on the bitters, 871 00:38:00,572 --> 00:38:01,697 but the orange liqueur come across really good. 872 00:38:01,697 --> 00:38:03,572 but the orange liqueur come across really good. 873 00:38:03,572 --> 00:38:07,205 -Yeah. -It did. But I don't know what you did with the peach. 874 00:38:07,205 --> 00:38:10,038 [Tim] What you did put in the cup, it does taste good. 875 00:38:10,038 --> 00:38:13,071 And the little umbrella that you got, you know? 876 00:38:13,071 --> 00:38:14,171 That sets it off. 877 00:38:14,171 --> 00:38:16,038 Thank you. I try. 878 00:38:16,038 --> 00:38:20,238 You did the absolute best you possibly could presentation-wise. 879 00:38:20,238 --> 00:38:26,071 Because that copper cup does not permit no one to see what's inside of it. 880 00:38:26,071 --> 00:38:29,038 My man went after my martini glasses on me. 881 00:38:29,038 --> 00:38:30,639 Well, I had to do something. 882 00:38:30,639 --> 00:38:31,697 He said, he told, he said here earlier, the best offense is a good defense. 883 00:38:31,697 --> 00:38:33,538 He said, he told, he said here earlier, the best offense is a good defense. 884 00:38:33,538 --> 00:38:37,171 He, he heard me say I wanted them martini glasses. Well played, Kelly. 885 00:38:37,171 --> 00:38:38,939 So there you go. 886 00:38:38,939 --> 00:38:42,171 Still yet, damn fine drink. Had plenty alcohol in it. 887 00:38:42,171 --> 00:38:44,538 You just left the peach at the other party. 888 00:38:44,538 --> 00:38:46,605 [laughing] Story of my life. 889 00:38:46,605 --> 00:38:50,338 Josh. You know, we never know where you're going. 890 00:38:50,338 --> 00:38:52,939 But presentation, I love it. Good color. 891 00:38:52,939 --> 00:38:56,705 And I guess that's cherry juice, the majority of it. 892 00:38:56,705 --> 00:39:00,538 You know, it took away a little from what peach flavor you had. 893 00:39:00,538 --> 00:39:01,697 But, like a true moonshiner, you worked with what you had. 894 00:39:01,697 --> 00:39:05,171 But, like a true moonshiner, you worked with what you had. 895 00:39:05,171 --> 00:39:09,939 Now, as far as your peach, it didn't get no peach. All I got was cherry. 896 00:39:09,939 --> 00:39:12,205 There was nothing there really to bring any peaches in. 897 00:39:12,205 --> 00:39:15,705 And you know, I think it could have been a little more alcoholic, 898 00:39:15,705 --> 00:39:18,071 but, uh, it's appealing to the eye. 899 00:39:18,071 --> 00:39:22,538 I mean, if I saw that right there sitting in a bar, I'd want me one of 'em too. 900 00:39:22,538 --> 00:39:25,472 So there's high marks on that. Very high marks. 901 00:39:25,472 --> 00:39:28,338 Looks good. Tastes good. 902 00:39:28,338 --> 00:39:29,839 -Good drink. -Thank you. 903 00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:31,697 Good job, all of you, and I'm proud of every one of ya. 904 00:39:31,697 --> 00:39:32,305 Good job, all of you, and I'm proud of every one of ya. 905 00:39:32,305 --> 00:39:35,972 You know, you three are living proof... 906 00:39:35,972 --> 00:39:39,205 ...that the state of the shine union is secure. 907 00:39:39,205 --> 00:39:40,605 [laughing] 908 00:39:40,639 --> 00:39:44,538 I can't think of no place that I'd rather be on Presidents' Day 909 00:39:44,538 --> 00:39:46,538 than with three of my best friends. 910 00:39:46,538 --> 00:39:48,839 My question is, who are the two acquaintances? 911 00:39:48,839 --> 00:39:51,538 [all laughing] 912 00:39:51,538 --> 00:39:53,538 Hey, I'm happy to just be an acquaintance. 913 00:39:54,205 --> 00:39:55,839 The way it stands right now... 914 00:39:56,905 --> 00:39:59,372 ...the race is over, the people have spoke. 915 00:39:59,372 --> 00:40:01,338 Kelly, you had the top drink. 916 00:40:02,105 --> 00:40:03,672 And what you won... 917 00:40:03,672 --> 00:40:04,739 Whoo! 918 00:40:05,205 --> 00:40:06,472 ...is... 919 00:40:06,472 --> 00:40:07,605 ...a picture... 920 00:40:08,805 --> 00:40:10,372 ...of Mount Drinkmore. 921 00:40:10,372 --> 00:40:12,305 -[all laughing] -Holy [bleep]. 922 00:40:12,305 --> 00:40:13,739 Why can't you win this? 923 00:40:13,739 --> 00:40:15,372 [all laughing] 924 00:40:15,372 --> 00:40:16,905 I don't know, but I'd like to have it. 925 00:40:16,905 --> 00:40:20,238 Kelly, come up and get your lovely picture of Mount Drinkmore. 926 00:40:20,238 --> 00:40:22,505 [Kelly] Working with these guys makes it a lot of fun, 927 00:40:22,505 --> 00:40:26,739 but everybody's goal is to beat the dog snot out of ya buddies. 928 00:40:26,739 --> 00:40:27,672 [laughing] 929 00:40:27,672 --> 00:40:29,438 Hot dog, guys. 930 00:40:29,438 --> 00:40:30,905 [all laughing] 931 00:40:30,905 --> 00:40:31,697 Look at those four famous presidents. 932 00:40:31,697 --> 00:40:32,639 Look at those four famous presidents. 933 00:40:32,639 --> 00:40:35,105 That is so frickin' amazingly awesome. 934 00:40:35,105 --> 00:40:38,205 That's pretty cool with all y'all's signatures on it, too. 935 00:40:38,205 --> 00:40:40,739 Kelly may have won the competition today, 936 00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:43,839 but there was one thing wrong with the whole thing. 937 00:40:43,839 --> 00:40:47,939 My face should have been on Mount Drinkmore. What the hell? 938 00:40:47,939 --> 00:40:51,872 Well, y'all relish in your victories and lick your wounds for your defeat. 939 00:40:51,872 --> 00:40:56,338 Don't let it go to your head, Kelly. But, uh, hail to the chief. 940 00:40:56,338 --> 00:40:58,238 -Hell, yeah. -Thank you, guys. 941 00:40:59,171 --> 00:41:01,697 [all humming "Hail to the Chief"] 942 00:41:01,697 --> 00:41:04,438 [all humming "Hail to the Chief"] 943 00:41:04,438 --> 00:41:05,639 [Kelly] Best Presidents' Day ever. 944 00:41:05,639 --> 00:41:08,772 [humming continues] 945 00:41:08,772 --> 00:41:11,138 [narrator] Next time on Master Distiller... 946 00:41:11,905 --> 00:41:14,905 Moonshine School 101. 947 00:41:14,905 --> 00:41:17,639 [Mark] You guys gonna teach us how to run these cars... 948 00:41:17,639 --> 00:41:19,572 You had one job! 949 00:41:19,572 --> 00:41:22,372 [Mark] ...and we're gonna teach you how to run some moonshine liquor. 950 00:41:22,372 --> 00:41:23,372 Ain't got no flies in it. 951 00:41:23,372 --> 00:41:24,672 We're low and slow today. 952 00:41:24,672 --> 00:41:25,839 Like you're going to be on the race track. 953 00:41:25,872 --> 00:41:28,672 Let's go to the race track and settle this whole thing.