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[narrator] On a special
Master Distiller tournament.
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[Tater]
[bleep] about to get real,
Richard.
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[Richard] I hope
you realize that, Tater.
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[narrator]
It's a backwoods brawl
for the coveted title.
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This will be
the best rye liquor
they've ever tasted.
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[narrator]
Four outlaw distillers
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battle for their place
in history.
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-[Amanda] In the game.
-[narrator] Amanda,
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Richard,
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Kelly,
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Tater.
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[Mark over radio]
I found something.
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-[Rogers] Here.
-Uh-oh.
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I believe he's on
somebody's trail.
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[narrator] Facing real world
outlaw challenges.
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[Tater] Gotta find me a spot
where they can't see it.
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[narrator]
Only one will emerge
as master of the backwoods.
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I can't make rye whiskey
that smooth.
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All right, guys.
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Welcome back to the Battle
of the Backwoods.
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There's only four of you left.
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At the end
of these challenges,
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we're gonna figure out
which one of you all
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is the ultimate backwoods
outlaw distiller.
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All right, guys.
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[Tim] You built
a condenser...
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[Amanda] Yeah,
this one's tricky.
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[Tim] ...and you ran
your corn liquor.
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[Tim]
And at the end of the run,
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we eliminated
a strong competitor,
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Mike Cockrell.
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Mikey, that jar right there
didn't make the cut, brother.
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I'm awful sorry.
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Sounds good to me,
I'm going home anyway.
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[Tim]
Now at the end of this run,
only two of you'll be left.
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Rye whiskey.
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It's one of my favorites,
I love rye whiskey.
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And as you all know,
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one of America's
oldest spirit,
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from The Whiskey Rebellion
through prohibition to today,
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this is the defining spirit
of the backwoods.
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You know,
I'm looking forward
to seeing it.
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I like a good drink
of rye liquor.
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You have two hours
to build us your finest mash.
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Which is kind of out
of the ordinary, but
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rye's finicky.
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Your time starts now.
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Good luck
and get with it, guys.
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[Tim] You gonna make
some Wiggy?
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[Amanda]
I'm from Pennsylvania.
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I make a really good
Pennsylvania rye.
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[Tim] Cold weather grain.
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My name is Amanda Bryant,
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and I'm from Pocono Lake,
Pennsylvania.
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When I think of backwoods,
I think of tradition.
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It's kind of dying out
over time.
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So it's really important to me
to keep practicing
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this method of distilling,
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and to preserve
the history of it.
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Amanda.
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-[Amanda] How are you doing?
-[Digger] Well, I'm all right.
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[Digger] The question is,
how are you doing?
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I'm doing okay.
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I feel really confident
going into
the rye competition.
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Rye is something
that I practice quite often.
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I think it's one of my best
tasting whiskeys, honestly.
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You did the Digger method
it looks like.
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-I did.
-We don't put grain in,
on flames, do we?
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I try not to.
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For my rye whiskey mash,
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I'm using Danko rye,
which is a Polish baking rye,
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and Amanda Palmer corn,
which is a white and red corn.
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And then,
I'm gonna use a little bit
of a malted grain
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just to break down the rye
and the corn.
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So you got any tricks
up your sleeve?
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You know,
you got some stiff competition
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across this board here.
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My only strategy is just
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-that special rye
that I brought...
-Yeah.
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-...really good corn.
-[Digger] Yeah.
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And I'm gonna make sure
I do my conversion properly.
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Good luck, Amanda.
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-Thank you very much.
-You're welcome.
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[bleep] about to get real,
Richard.
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[Richard]
I hope you realize that,
Tater.
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[Tater]
I don't know what day it is.
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Ideally,
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I'd like to let these grains
sit for about an hour
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at this temperature, so.
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I'm gonna
take advantage of it.
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No sugar in there yet,
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and it's starting
to get sweet.
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So what's your process?
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You're just boiling
a little bit of your rye?
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[Kelly]
Mark and Digger really love
apple rye whiskey.
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So I thought if we could get
a hint of apple in it,
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they won't even know
what hit 'em.
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I'm Kelly Williamson,
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from Cosby, Tennessee.
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I love everything
about distilling, it's the
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challenge of making something
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that a lot of people
don't know how to make.
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Sometimes a special liquor,
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sometimes the same old stuff
you've always done.
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-[Digger] Kelly?
-Yes, sir.
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[Digger]
What've you put in this mash
so far?
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Well, I guess you can see
the chunks of apple in there.
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Yeah, I've tasted
rye apple liquor a lot.
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Uh, I realize that
you might have
a special liking
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to a little hint of apple
in your rye liquor.
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Hopefully,
the flavor of the rye
will come out,
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but it's not gonna be that
overpowering spice,
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since I've got the apple.
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How much rye did you use?
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I put some handfuls in it.
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So you didn't--
You're just flagging.
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-Something like that.
-[Digger] Yeah.
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I deserve to be master
of the backwoods.
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That's my liquid sugar.
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One of my favorite things
to do
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is to kind of come in
under the radar,
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and then shock everybody.
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Hopefully,
it'll turn out good.
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[Digger] See ya.
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Ain't nobody can turn down
a good Gala apple.
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All right, guys,
you burned 30 minutes
of your time.
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You got an hour
and a half left.
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Make good use of it.
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[Tater] Like concrete water.
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I'm Tater,
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born and raised
in East Tennessee.
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I'm a backwoods moonshiner.
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My rye is probably different
than the specs on it
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at the distillery.
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I make it to what I feel
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comes out a good flavor.
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And I usually don't have
a whole lot of people
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disagreeing with me on that.
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Tell me about your mash build
here, brother.
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Well,
I've got some malted rye.
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[Digger] Mmm-hmm?
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I've got a couple handful
of yellow corn,
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and couple handful
of white corn.
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My rye whiskey, I think,
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is gonna turn out better
than anybody else's.
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It's just a hands-up,
a good, mellow,
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just a bit of a bite,
like rye should be.
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It don't light you up,
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or burn your mouth
like a pepper.
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Just enough rye to it
to where you can feel it
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and just a little bit
on your tongue,
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and a little bit to the back
of our throat.
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I'm just gonna make
good damn liquor,
which you gonna love.
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I think I'm damn deserving...
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to win this,
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and they better alert
the damn dogs
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and get ready to go hunt.
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'Cause here we go.
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Well, I'm gonna move on
and check on your competitors.
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All right, Digger,
you have a good one, dude.
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-Good luck, brother.
-[Tater] Thank you, buddy.
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All right, guys,
you're halfway home.
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You've burned an hour,
you got one more left.
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[Kelly]
I'm letting it set till warm
for a while,
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and I'll add just a little bit
of water to it.
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[Richard]
I'mma show y'all boys
how the science do it.
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How you get a grain
to 190 degrees
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and you leave it there
for 12 minutes
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to naturally release
those touches
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that will turn into
fermentable sugars.
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I'mma teach you something
you can learn,
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you know, like yours,
it's all good.
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[laughs]
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Don't feel
you gonna stop learning.
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If you stop learning,
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that mean you looking up
from six feet down
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and I ain't gonna be there
with you.
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My name is Richard Landry,
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and I'm from New Iberia,
Louisiana.
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I won a lot
on Master Distiller, but
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this is a big one.
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This is the master
of the backwoods.
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I'm up against some
real stiff competition.
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So I gotta up my game.
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-[Digger] Richard.
-Yes, sir.
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[Digger]
Tell me about this mash
you're building.
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-I got 15.6 pounds of rye.
-[Digger] Mmm-hmm.
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It's enough
for a perfect balance.
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-It's not gonna be
too spicy...
-[Digger] Yep.
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...but it's not gonna be
too weak, either.
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For my rye recipe,
I'm just gonna keep it simple.
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I'm gonna do
a basic rye recipe.
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Some malted grains, some rye.
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My second time ever
making a rye.
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-Sure enough.
-In the 12 years
I've been doing this.
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I'd rather need rye
than have too much of it,
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because I can flavor it
afterwards,
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but I can't take flavor
out of it afterwards.
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-Good luck, my friend.
-All right.
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Guys, you're down
to 30 minutes.
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You better be getting
your mash where you want it.
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I'm gonna take my time.
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'Cause I know
how long it takes to make
a good whiskey.
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I feel really good
about my mash build, but
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aside from distilling,
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and aside from the,
you know,
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the backwoods aspect of it...
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That's a damn good tasting
mash right there,
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if I do say so myself.
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[Amanda] It's a competition,
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and all
the different challenges
that we're surprised with,
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it really levels
the playing field.
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So it could be anybody's game.
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Ten, nine, eight, seven,
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six, five, four,
three, two, one.
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Step away, guys,
you're all done.
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Yeah, we're gonna see y'all
in five days
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for the next challenge.
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Now get you some rest,
you gonna need it.
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This one coming up,
it's a doozy.
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Uh-oh.
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[Rogers laughs]
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[Tim] Smell like a bottle
went through the woods.
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-Making a lot of
racket over there.
-[Rogers] Yeah.
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Trying to.
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I know what time it is.
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I've been through this
with Mark Rogers before.
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All right, guys, here we are.
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You built your mash, but...
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that's just half your battle.
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Every backwoods distiller
needs to know
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how to hide his mash,
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his still
and his other equipment
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from the law.
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If they find it,
you're out of business.
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Tickle, tell us
all about it.
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A key skill
for any backwoods distiller,
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is hiding their work
from the law.
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[police siren wails]
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[man over radio]
There's the law.
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[Tickle] A compromised
still site
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could mean the end
to an entire shine season.
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Or worse. Time in prison.
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Moonshiners use
everything available
to hide their equipment.
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Sometimes, even booby trapping
their still sites.
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00:09:50,266 --> 00:09:52,567
And with the law
using drones nowadays...
247
00:09:52,567 --> 00:09:54,166
[man 2] That son of a [bleep]
is back, huh?
248
00:09:54,166 --> 00:09:57,166
...you gotta hide
your still site not only
from the ground,
249
00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:58,433
but from the air.
250
00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,233
[Tim] All right, guys,
you made your rye mash.
251
00:10:03,367 --> 00:10:04,667
And to add a twist,
252
00:10:04,667 --> 00:10:06,200
we're gonna have eyes
on the ground
253
00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:07,800
and eyes in the sky.
254
00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,233
Just like the law,
we'll be looking at you
by drone.
255
00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,567
If Mark Rogers finds
your mash,
256
00:10:13,567 --> 00:10:15,166
you'll be out
of the competition,
257
00:10:15,166 --> 00:10:16,266
and you can't run your liquor.
258
00:10:16,266 --> 00:10:17,900
[Amanda] Having Mark Rogers
hunting your mash
259
00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:19,567
is nerve-wracking enough.
260
00:10:19,567 --> 00:10:21,667
But when he has three people
helping him with the drone,
261
00:10:21,667 --> 00:10:23,266
which he really doesn't need,
262
00:10:23,266 --> 00:10:25,533
I mean, it doesn't get
any worse than that.
263
00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:29,567
We do have some things
to help you.
264
00:10:29,567 --> 00:10:31,367
Camouflage your mash barrel,
265
00:10:31,367 --> 00:10:34,000
and you'll have a half hour
to hide your mash.
266
00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,367
Get what you think you need
267
00:10:35,367 --> 00:10:38,033
to successfully camouflage
your mash barrel.
268
00:10:43,367 --> 00:10:44,967
[Richard]
Really wanna make it
through to run this rye.
269
00:10:44,967 --> 00:10:47,166
So I have to hide
this barrel right.
270
00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:49,200
I grabbed from the table
some spray paint
and some netting.
271
00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:50,567
And the first thing
I'm gonna try to do
272
00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:52,467
is try to disguise
this bucket,
273
00:10:52,467 --> 00:10:54,767
so it doesn't stick out
like a sore thumb.
274
00:10:54,767 --> 00:10:57,266
'Cause there's a red lid
on the top of this bucket
275
00:10:57,266 --> 00:10:59,467
and they ain't got no red
in these woods.
276
00:10:59,467 --> 00:11:01,200
[Digger] You paying attention
what they getting, Marky?
277
00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:02,066
I am.
278
00:11:02,667 --> 00:11:03,867
Spray paint.
279
00:11:03,867 --> 00:11:05,834
-You can smell that from here.
-Yeah.
280
00:11:06,667 --> 00:11:09,367
I got some burlap,
I got some string.
281
00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:13,567
I got a bag of leaves,
and I'm ready to go.
282
00:11:13,567 --> 00:11:14,867
[Digger]
I'm telling you what, though.
283
00:11:14,867 --> 00:11:17,567
Y'all was just like
that little rabbit
on this first date.
284
00:11:17,567 --> 00:11:19,266
That didn't take long at all.
285
00:11:19,266 --> 00:11:21,467
It's time to get hiding
that mash.
286
00:11:22,266 --> 00:11:23,867
You got 30 minutes.
287
00:11:23,867 --> 00:11:26,567
Hide that mash
to the best of your ability.
288
00:11:26,567 --> 00:11:28,166
That mean, hide it good.
289
00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:30,000
I mean, looky here.
290
00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,500
[Mark] He's coming after you.
291
00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:32,700
Thirty minutes.
292
00:11:32,700 --> 00:11:34,266
Your time starts now.
293
00:11:34,266 --> 00:11:35,767
Good luck
and get with it, guys.
294
00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,367
[Digger]
You got 30 minutes
to hide that mash.
295
00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:46,767
Your time starts now.
296
00:11:46,767 --> 00:11:48,533
Good luck
and get with it, guys.
297
00:11:52,266 --> 00:11:54,400
[Mark]
Well, fellers, you know,
this is a mean challenge
298
00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:55,567
we've issued to 'em.
299
00:11:55,567 --> 00:11:57,567
But this is master
of the backwoods.
300
00:11:57,567 --> 00:11:58,900
-[Digger] And they
gotta master it.
-You know.
301
00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:00,166
It's what it is, you know.
302
00:12:02,467 --> 00:12:04,367
Nobody said
it was gonna be easy.
303
00:12:04,367 --> 00:12:05,066
[Digger] You wanna compete,
304
00:12:05,066 --> 00:12:07,467
you gotta compete
with the best.
305
00:12:07,467 --> 00:12:09,533
-[Kelly] Good luck, Richard.
-[Richard] Good luck.
306
00:12:10,300 --> 00:12:11,934
-We gonna need it.
-[Kelly chuckles]
307
00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:14,166
Game plan here.
308
00:12:14,166 --> 00:12:15,533
I have reason to be worried.
309
00:12:16,700 --> 00:12:17,767
I know Mark Rogers,
310
00:12:17,767 --> 00:12:20,567
and in the last tournament,
he found most of my jars.
311
00:12:20,567 --> 00:12:22,500
[Rogers laughs] Got it.
Found one.
312
00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,967
There's one. [laughs]
313
00:12:24,166 --> 00:12:25,233
Amanda,
314
00:12:25,700 --> 00:12:26,800
Amanda,
315
00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:27,734
and Amanda.
316
00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:30,367
So going into this,
317
00:12:30,367 --> 00:12:32,066
I know I need to be
really careful.
318
00:12:33,367 --> 00:12:37,200
But it's heavy
and it's not so easy
doing this.
319
00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,166
This is trickier
than it looks. [sighs]
320
00:12:39,166 --> 00:12:41,300
Like, normally,
I'm mashing in one spot,
321
00:12:41,300 --> 00:12:42,400
hide the barrel there.
322
00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,166
But I'm dragging a barrel
into the woods,
323
00:12:45,166 --> 00:12:47,567
so I hope I can get it
far enough in to the woods
324
00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:48,934
that he's not gonna find it.
325
00:12:49,467 --> 00:12:50,533
[sighs]
326
00:12:51,867 --> 00:12:54,867
Well, them's barrels,
I mean they're half full.
327
00:12:54,867 --> 00:12:57,467
Well, I mean,
they just gonna have to
to drag it, that's all I know.
328
00:13:00,266 --> 00:13:02,266
[Kelly] So I let those guys
get on out in front of me,
329
00:13:02,266 --> 00:13:06,367
because I had a plan to make
my barrel into a backpack.
330
00:13:06,367 --> 00:13:08,066
I'm gonna use
my string and stuff
331
00:13:08,066 --> 00:13:10,400
to be able to try
to make a backpack
332
00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,066
to carry my barrel that way.
333
00:13:12,066 --> 00:13:13,800
You know what they say.
334
00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,000
A plan is better than no plan.
335
00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,667
Even if it's not a great plan.
336
00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:20,400
That's the easiest way
to get through the woods,
337
00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:21,867
is have something
on your back.
338
00:13:21,867 --> 00:13:23,100
[grunts]
339
00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:24,567
I don't wanna have to
set it down,
340
00:13:24,567 --> 00:13:25,800
that's for sure.
341
00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:26,867
Oh. [grunts]
342
00:13:26,867 --> 00:13:28,200
You got somebody
like Mark Rogers
343
00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:29,767
who's gonna be tracking you,
344
00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:32,066
you need to make
as little tracks,
345
00:13:32,066 --> 00:13:34,767
and leave as little bit
of disturbance possible.
346
00:13:34,767 --> 00:13:36,266
I've done a lot of backpacking
in the woods,
347
00:13:36,266 --> 00:13:37,433
but nothing like this.
348
00:13:37,667 --> 00:13:38,834
[groans]
349
00:13:39,900 --> 00:13:42,700
And dragging and flopping
a barrel through the woods,
350
00:13:42,700 --> 00:13:45,300
is definitely something
that's gonna get you caught.
351
00:13:45,300 --> 00:13:47,467
Forty pound on a backpack
with good straps
352
00:13:47,467 --> 00:13:48,600
is one thing.
353
00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:49,433
It's killer.
354
00:13:49,767 --> 00:13:50,667
Phew!
355
00:13:50,667 --> 00:13:52,433
And I thought
I was in good shape.
356
00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,300
I'm gonna tell you,
the only thing
that's gonna save 'em,
357
00:13:56,300 --> 00:13:58,567
is there's so many of them
going in different directions,
358
00:13:58,567 --> 00:14:01,100
Mark can't chase all of them
at the same time.
359
00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:04,400
[Digger] No, and when you
cross paths, I mean,
that'll even throw a dog off.
360
00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,567
[Richard] I'm looking
for the perfect hiding spot.
361
00:14:06,567 --> 00:14:07,700
My plan for hiding
these barrels,
362
00:14:07,700 --> 00:14:10,100
is to get as far away
from the competition
363
00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:11,000
as I can,
364
00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,467
try to misdirect Mr. Rogers
a little bit,
365
00:14:13,467 --> 00:14:14,900
and pray a whole lot.
366
00:14:14,900 --> 00:14:16,567
I think he wouldn't look
down here.
367
00:14:18,266 --> 00:14:19,867
This would be nice.
368
00:14:19,867 --> 00:14:21,066
Mark Rogers
is gonna be looking
369
00:14:21,066 --> 00:14:22,400
for the ground
to be disturbed.
370
00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,467
Broken twigs,
371
00:14:23,467 --> 00:14:25,867
he's gonna pay attention
to every little detail.
372
00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:28,600
The barrel stands out
like a sore thumb.
373
00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,100
There's nothing in the woods
that color.
374
00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:32,500
So I just get
some spray paint.
375
00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,700
Go over it and kind of mask it
a little bit.
376
00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:37,166
I'm gonna camouflage
this thing as best as I can.
377
00:14:37,667 --> 00:14:39,100
He will never find this.
378
00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:40,300
At least I hope he can't.
379
00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:42,367
I'm trying to make
my barrel, where I stashed
this barrel
380
00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:43,900
just like the land
that was there
381
00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:45,900
before I put the barrel there.
382
00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:48,066
Ain't gotta be pretty,
it's just gotta be good.
383
00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,600
[Tater] Gotta find me a spot
where they can't see it.
384
00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,834
Directly maybe
behind this hill.
385
00:14:58,266 --> 00:14:59,767
I'm gonna try to find
a spot.
386
00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:03,166
Maybe it's gonna be
on the backside of a ridge.
387
00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:05,266
And, you know,
maybe up against a tree.
388
00:15:05,266 --> 00:15:07,400
You know, stack some sticks
so that
389
00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,266
I can try to cover up
with what I've got.
390
00:15:10,266 --> 00:15:12,567
This looks a lot better
out here.
391
00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,166
Think I found me
a pretty good spot.
392
00:15:15,166 --> 00:15:17,467
There is a little bit
of an indention
393
00:15:17,467 --> 00:15:19,367
that's on the backside
of this hill.
394
00:15:19,867 --> 00:15:21,667
That better hold it. [sighs]
395
00:15:21,667 --> 00:15:24,567
There's a thicket kinda
in front of the trail
coming up to it,
396
00:15:24,567 --> 00:15:26,734
so it kind of blocks it out.
397
00:15:29,567 --> 00:15:31,266
Man, if I could just find
398
00:15:32,367 --> 00:15:33,500
a big downed tree.
399
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:37,367
Somewhere that's
turned up,
uh, a stump hole.
400
00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:39,533
That'd really help.
401
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,467
[Kelly]
My strategy for hiding
the barrel,
402
00:15:42,467 --> 00:15:46,100
is I'm really looking
for a stump hole
or a hole somewhere
403
00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:48,166
that it can get down
and blend in it.
404
00:15:48,166 --> 00:15:49,667
I can lay that down
405
00:15:50,567 --> 00:15:52,433
and roll it up
around my barrel.
406
00:15:53,100 --> 00:15:54,567
You know,
not only am I worried
407
00:15:54,567 --> 00:15:56,400
about Mark Rogers
being able to find it,
408
00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,600
I'm worried about this drone
409
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,467
these guys are gonna put
in the air.
410
00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:00,767
And it's gonna be able
to find it.
411
00:16:00,767 --> 00:16:02,467
So anything
that you're looking at
412
00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:04,467
from a side view
or a top view
413
00:16:04,467 --> 00:16:05,600
that looks like a shape,
414
00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:06,867
they're gonna hone-in on.
415
00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:08,667
Heck, yeah.
416
00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,700
There's some little greenery
and stuff growing around,
417
00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:14,367
so I lay sticks
and some greenery on it.
418
00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:16,166
The key to this is
419
00:16:16,166 --> 00:16:18,567
trying to make sure
that the leaves that you got
420
00:16:19,266 --> 00:16:20,233
are gonna be dry.
421
00:16:20,233 --> 00:16:24,467
'Cause Mark Rogers
would spot this pretty quick.
422
00:16:28,100 --> 00:16:29,367
Once I found
the perfect place,
423
00:16:29,367 --> 00:16:31,667
I did everything I could
to camouflage my barrel.
424
00:16:31,667 --> 00:16:33,867
I spray painted it black.
425
00:16:33,867 --> 00:16:36,467
You know, Richard and Amanda,
they use, uh, spray paint.
426
00:16:36,467 --> 00:16:37,467
-Oh.
-So think about that.
427
00:16:37,467 --> 00:16:39,066
They gonna smell that.
428
00:16:39,066 --> 00:16:40,800
[Amanda] I thought
it was kind of risky
using the spray paint,
429
00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,867
'cause I know it's gonna give
off a little bit of a smell.
430
00:16:42,867 --> 00:16:44,000
So I didn't use a lot,
431
00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,667
just enough to like,
black it out a little bit.
432
00:16:46,667 --> 00:16:48,300
But I feel like
it was worth the risk,
433
00:16:48,300 --> 00:16:50,100
because that bright red
and blue barrel
434
00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:51,734
was gonna stand out
to the drone.
435
00:16:53,867 --> 00:16:55,800
I covered it with mesh tarps.
436
00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,867
And then I took foliage
and fallen sticks
437
00:16:57,867 --> 00:16:59,667
from all around
the environment,
438
00:16:59,667 --> 00:17:01,367
and I just tried
to make it blend in.
439
00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,567
[Digger]
Ten minutes left, guys,
440
00:17:04,567 --> 00:17:07,266
and that includes
your travel time back to us.
441
00:17:11,467 --> 00:17:12,867
I think I may be good.
442
00:17:12,867 --> 00:17:14,433
I mean,
this kind of looks
like a mound.
443
00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:18,667
[Kelly] All I gotta say is
as good as Mark Rogers is,
444
00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:21,166
good luck, Mark,
in finding this one.
445
00:17:21,166 --> 00:17:23,500
[Digger] Five minutes, guys.
446
00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:26,567
[Tater] Might have to be
on top of it soon.
447
00:17:26,567 --> 00:17:29,166
As long as Mark Rogers
doesn't follow my footprints,
448
00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:30,867
I just gotta go back
real careful.
449
00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:32,634
There's Tater.
He's out of the woods.
450
00:17:36,367 --> 00:17:38,066
[Richard]
Damn it, Mark Rogers.
451
00:17:38,567 --> 00:17:39,667
[Digger] All right, guys.
452
00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:41,467
Well, now comes the time
453
00:17:41,467 --> 00:17:43,333
that we send our bird dog
after you.
454
00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:46,100
Hope you hid it good.
455
00:17:46,100 --> 00:17:48,266
We've got us
a drone pilot.
456
00:17:48,266 --> 00:17:51,000
We're gonna be watching Marky
from the sky,
457
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,867
looking for your barrels.
458
00:17:52,867 --> 00:17:54,467
[Mark] What's at stake here?
459
00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:57,233
If Mark finds your barrel,
you're out.
460
00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,800
Hey, you know,
it just dawned on me.
461
00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,867
By drone we will not
be able to see him. Timmy.
462
00:18:02,867 --> 00:18:04,467
Mark him up there
on his topside.
463
00:18:04,467 --> 00:18:06,200
-On top of his hat.
-Ooh.
464
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,300
Top of your hat, huh?
465
00:18:07,300 --> 00:18:09,367
X marks the spot.
466
00:18:09,367 --> 00:18:12,166
Marky, now this hurts me
more than its gonna hurt you.
467
00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:13,767
[Digger] There we go.
468
00:18:13,767 --> 00:18:16,100
Yeah, that'll make you
stand out just a skosh.
469
00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:17,066
[Rogers] Yeah.
470
00:18:17,066 --> 00:18:19,166
David, come on in here.
471
00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:20,967
We brought a professional
in, gentlemen.
472
00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:22,467
'Cause we don't fly
these things.
473
00:18:22,467 --> 00:18:24,567
We don't know
nothing about it. [chuckles]
474
00:18:24,567 --> 00:18:26,300
-[David] Got you right here,
guys.
-[Digger] Cool.
475
00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:27,834
[Digger] We know
we can count on you.
476
00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:31,300
-[Digger] Ah, like a red bug.
-[Mark laughs]
477
00:18:31,300 --> 00:18:33,200
-He's ready to go.
-[Rogers] I'm ready.
478
00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,066
[Digger] All right.
479
00:18:34,066 --> 00:18:35,200
You gonna have 30 minutes
480
00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,200
to get in there and find us
all the mash barrels you can.
481
00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:39,667
-Get with it.
-[Rogers] I got you.
482
00:18:39,667 --> 00:18:40,967
[Digger] There you go.
483
00:18:42,467 --> 00:18:46,567
This man is not only a hunter,
a moonshiner,
484
00:18:46,567 --> 00:18:49,567
he's been in the woods
all of his life.
485
00:18:49,567 --> 00:18:52,166
So if something looks
out of place to him,
486
00:18:52,166 --> 00:18:53,834
he's gonna gravitate
toward it.
487
00:18:54,266 --> 00:18:55,834
That's dangerous.
488
00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:57,900
[Rogers] Do you copy, Mark?
489
00:18:57,900 --> 00:18:59,166
Hey, Mark, I ain't sure.
490
00:18:59,166 --> 00:19:02,266
Maybe something over about
40, 50 feet?
491
00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:04,166
To your left,
might be something.
492
00:19:04,166 --> 00:19:05,066
[Richard] I know
what he's out there doing.
493
00:19:05,066 --> 00:19:07,400
He's out there
getting me ready
to go home.
494
00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:08,567
You ain't gonna get
to go home.
495
00:19:08,567 --> 00:19:10,200
He's headed straight
to mine.
496
00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,367
We got the drone up now,
497
00:19:11,367 --> 00:19:12,367
they've sent Mark
in the woods,
498
00:19:12,367 --> 00:19:14,567
and damn if he ain't
going straight
to my barrel.
499
00:19:14,567 --> 00:19:16,533
[Digger] He's found something
right there, I believe.
500
00:19:17,066 --> 00:19:17,900
Nope.
501
00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:19,333
-That's a rock, ain't it?
-[Digger] Yep.
502
00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,300
[Kelly]
Amanda done worked the ground
down too, ain't you?
503
00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:24,567
-In case she didn't seem...
-[Tater] I know...
504
00:19:24,567 --> 00:19:25,400
[Tater] She's nervous as I am.
505
00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:26,767
[Amanda] Listen, I been here
before, man.
506
00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:28,567
[Amanda] This is never
a good place to be.
507
00:19:28,567 --> 00:19:31,500
There you go,
what I'm seeing's right
in front of you.
508
00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:34,400
[over radio]
If you don't see anything,
it may not be nothing.
509
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,634
[Digger]
I believe he's on
somebody's trail.
510
00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,834
Somebody new.
511
00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:44,634
There you go, Mark.
512
00:19:44,634 --> 00:19:46,333
Go straight ahead right there
if you can.
513
00:19:47,767 --> 00:19:49,800
[Rogers] Looks like
a big bunch of laurels.
514
00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,033
[Digger] Look around to
your left.
515
00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:55,367
You should be walking
into a laurel there.
516
00:19:55,367 --> 00:19:57,800
[Tater] Oh, I'd hate to lose
like this right here.
517
00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:01,600
I'm-- I'd a whole lot rather
get beat for my liquor
as would like this.
518
00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,700
-[laughs]
-You have to believe.
519
00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:05,667
You having any luck
back there, Mark?
520
00:20:06,166 --> 00:20:06,934
[Rogers] No.
521
00:20:07,667 --> 00:20:09,433
A bunch of signs,
hard to follow it.
522
00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:11,000
All right, Marky.
523
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,567
You're half way there,
15 more minutes.
524
00:20:13,567 --> 00:20:14,333
[Rogers over radio] Got you.
525
00:20:14,333 --> 00:20:15,967
[Tim] He just gotta get to it,
right?
526
00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,300
[Tater] I hope it ain't me.
527
00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,166
Seemed like he may be
in our kind of,
528
00:20:20,166 --> 00:20:21,667
where I'd hid mine at.
529
00:20:21,667 --> 00:20:24,767
I don't know for sure,
of course, I can't see
where he's at,
530
00:20:24,767 --> 00:20:26,667
but I'm kinda worried
about it.
531
00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:29,467
Look around right there
to your left just a tiny bit.
532
00:20:29,467 --> 00:20:32,967
Why can't we follow him
just so we don't have
the suspense?
533
00:20:32,967 --> 00:20:34,734
Well, number one,
you're too lazy.
534
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:35,800
[chuckles]
535
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,000
I may have found
something here.
536
00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,667
-Uh-oh! I bet it's mine.
-Well...
537
00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:42,667
-[Digger]
If you put it down...
-[Rogers] I found one.
538
00:20:42,667 --> 00:20:46,166
-[Tater] Uh-oh.
-Yeah, if you put it down
by some deadfall,
539
00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:47,266
that's yours.
540
00:20:47,266 --> 00:20:50,266
[Tater] Well, I hid mine
over next to the highways.
541
00:20:50,266 --> 00:20:51,967
Well, you might be
in good shape then.
542
00:20:51,967 --> 00:20:53,734
Did you find
something there, Marky?
543
00:20:55,367 --> 00:20:56,700
[Tim] Well,
you can smell that.
544
00:20:56,700 --> 00:20:59,567
That stands out
like a fart in church
out in the woods.
545
00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:05,567
Might oughta start
headin' your way back.
546
00:21:06,967 --> 00:21:09,467
-[Tim] He just got one.
-[Tater] He just got one.
547
00:21:12,667 --> 00:21:15,667
[Digger] We bet we've found
all we're gonna find.
548
00:21:15,667 --> 00:21:17,533
Who have you got there, Marky?
549
00:21:24,166 --> 00:21:25,867
[Mark] I believe
that says "Richard," don't it?
550
00:21:25,867 --> 00:21:26,867
[Richard] That says "Richard."
551
00:21:26,867 --> 00:21:28,367
[Digger] I'm sorry, brother,
552
00:21:28,367 --> 00:21:30,233
you proceed no further,
my friend.
553
00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:33,266
Well, it's been a pleasure.
554
00:21:33,266 --> 00:21:35,266
You done a good job,
I'll tell you that.
555
00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:37,166
-A lot of sign
there were, though.
-Yeah.
556
00:21:37,166 --> 00:21:39,166
One of the reasons
why he found my barrel
557
00:21:39,166 --> 00:21:40,266
was because
I spray painted it.
558
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:42,767
Not only is he
an awesome tracker,
559
00:21:42,767 --> 00:21:44,934
but the man's
got a sniffer on him too.
560
00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,066
Like, he smelled that paint.
561
00:21:47,066 --> 00:21:48,967
-Sorry, brother.
-It's all good, brother.
562
00:21:48,967 --> 00:21:50,767
I was so focused
on the visual,
563
00:21:50,767 --> 00:21:52,200
I didn't even think
about the scent.
564
00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,867
It drew him right to it.
565
00:21:53,867 --> 00:21:55,600
-Stay safe, man.
-I will.
566
00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,800
I didn't get
the results I wanted,
567
00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:59,567
but anytime
you have the chance
to stand around these people
568
00:21:59,567 --> 00:22:02,166
and get all the insight
and information
that you do...
569
00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:03,767
Well, stay in.
570
00:22:03,767 --> 00:22:06,467
...you don't even have to win,
just being here
is the privilege.
571
00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:09,567
We may be
sending home the best jar,
572
00:22:09,567 --> 00:22:11,600
and we ain't even
got to taste it.
573
00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,767
You might make the best liquor
in the backwoods,
574
00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:16,767
but you also need the skills
to not get caught.
575
00:22:16,767 --> 00:22:19,367
Hey, it's a backwoods
competition.
576
00:22:19,367 --> 00:22:21,433
-It is.
-It's a roll of the dice
my friend.
577
00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,767
It's really sad to see
Richard leaving,
578
00:22:23,767 --> 00:22:27,066
but, more than anything,
I just really wanted to run
this rye whiskey
579
00:22:27,066 --> 00:22:28,467
and show the judges
what I can do.
580
00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:31,166
All right, guys,
get on in there
and fetch you barrels out.
581
00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:33,500
-[Amanda] Yes, sir.
-We got to get to making
some liquor.
582
00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:35,467
What if we can't find 'em?
583
00:22:35,467 --> 00:22:37,367
Then you did too good a job.
584
00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:51,700
[Digger] Here we are, guys,
Battle Of The Backwoods.
585
00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:53,800
We're gonna find out
which one of you all
586
00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,333
is the ultimate
outlaw distiller.
587
00:22:57,667 --> 00:22:58,834
You made your condenser.
588
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,000
Well,
it don't look too pretty,
but hopefully it'll work.
589
00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,367
All right, all done.
590
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,100
You made your mash,
now you need to cook
your mash.
591
00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:12,166
Lay it to it is all
I can tell you.
592
00:23:12,166 --> 00:23:14,667
All right, guys, rye whiskey.
593
00:23:14,667 --> 00:23:15,867
Rye is a hot market,
594
00:23:15,867 --> 00:23:17,200
and there's
a lot of competition
595
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:18,400
in the backwoods.
596
00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:19,800
We want that rye bite,
597
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:21,367
but we also want to taste
598
00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:23,667
what sets your rye
above the others.
599
00:23:23,667 --> 00:23:27,667
At the end of this challenge,
another one of you
will be going home.
600
00:23:28,867 --> 00:23:31,467
Three hours,
build your stills,
run your mash,
601
00:23:31,467 --> 00:23:34,667
get us some liquor
on this table
before that time passes.
602
00:23:34,667 --> 00:23:37,100
Your time starts now.
603
00:23:37,100 --> 00:23:38,734
Good luck and get with it.
604
00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:43,734
Wait a minute, this is not
my mash.
605
00:23:45,066 --> 00:23:47,333
-[laughs]
-[Amanda] With the trickery
already, Kelly?
606
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,967
You know,
I opened up my barrel,
I see exactly what I expect,
607
00:23:52,967 --> 00:23:57,467
my mash is ready to run,
my apples that I put in
has floated to the top.
608
00:23:57,467 --> 00:23:58,867
You know,
this is a rye challenge,
609
00:23:58,867 --> 00:24:01,367
so what
they're gonna be looking for
is the flavor of your rye,
610
00:24:01,367 --> 00:24:04,667
anything
that off flavors that
they're gonna pick up on.
611
00:24:06,567 --> 00:24:07,667
Ooh!
612
00:24:07,667 --> 00:24:08,967
I don't know everything
about all it takes
613
00:24:08,967 --> 00:24:10,867
to make real good rye whiskey,
614
00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:12,800
but I know what it takes
to make good liquor,
615
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,433
so I think
I've got the ingredients
to make that happen.
616
00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:20,867
[Digger]
Amanda, she's certainly sharp,
I'll give you that.
617
00:24:20,867 --> 00:24:24,100
She's always
gonna pull a rabbit out,
I'll tell ya that.
618
00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:27,800
My strategy
going into the rye run,
I'm practiced on this still,
619
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,567
I've done this recipe
very many times.
620
00:24:30,567 --> 00:24:36,500
So I'm just gonna try
to run it slow as I can
with this condenser,
621
00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:38,767
because you don't want
to put a lot of heat
on the rye,
622
00:24:38,767 --> 00:24:40,166
people say
it can make it spicy,
623
00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:41,934
so I'm gonna run it
as slow as I can.
624
00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:46,400
We're adding marble.
[chuckles softly]
625
00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,367
I think them marbles
is to keep it from sticking
on the bottom, ain't it?
626
00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:54,367
[Amanda] The only thing
I'm doing a little bit
different than everybody else
627
00:24:54,367 --> 00:24:57,600
is I'm gonna put a little bit,
about a tablespoon of butter
in my still
628
00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,066
because I have no thumper.
629
00:24:59,066 --> 00:25:00,767
I'm running it
right to a condenser,
630
00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:04,467
and the lipids or the fats
just help from foaming,
631
00:25:04,467 --> 00:25:06,767
and it will keep my mash
from foaming over.
632
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:08,567
She knows her mash
ain't finished off,
633
00:25:08,567 --> 00:25:13,000
so she gonna put her
some lipids in there
to keep that foam broke up.
634
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,266
I used a lot of grains
in my mash.
635
00:25:15,266 --> 00:25:17,667
So, traditionally,
when you're making a whiskey
636
00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:21,100
there's some type of an oil
that they put in the pot
keeps it from foaming.
637
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:22,800
It's like a little bit
of extra insurance.
638
00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,600
That butter works really well,
639
00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,834
and plus, it gives it
a little bit of a mouth feel.
640
00:25:29,467 --> 00:25:31,233
Who do you think
is gonna come out on top?
641
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,734
My money's on old Tater
over there.
642
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,967
Tater's pouring it
all over the floor right now.
643
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,567
[Digger]
Oh, good catch there, Tater.
644
00:25:43,567 --> 00:25:45,467
That's the only part I forgot.
645
00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:47,367
[Digger] That's almost
a rookie move.
646
00:25:47,367 --> 00:25:52,300
Coming into the rye run,
my strategy is to try
to run it low and slow,
647
00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:57,467
try to keep it, you know,
from having as much bite to it
as I can have.
648
00:25:57,467 --> 00:26:01,166
Rye's real tricky,
especially with
this condenser rig.
649
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:02,567
You know,
I ain't run that a lot
650
00:26:02,567 --> 00:26:05,367
so, you know,
I'm still learning on that.
651
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:09,967
All right, all three lit.
652
00:26:11,266 --> 00:26:15,066
We've got three
definitely different
distillers right here.
653
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:16,467
Oh, yeah.
654
00:26:16,467 --> 00:26:20,000
[Digger] You know, Amanda,
she's nothing but precision.
655
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,367
Tater over there,
he's slow and steady,
656
00:26:23,367 --> 00:26:25,500
and he's as backwoods
as they get.
657
00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:27,066
Then you got Kelly over there.
658
00:26:27,066 --> 00:26:29,500
He likes to have a good time
whatever he's doing...
659
00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,934
-so making a little liquor
suits him.
-Yeah.
660
00:26:34,367 --> 00:26:35,700
[Digger]
Now, what Tater's doing
right there,
661
00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:37,133
that helps out a lot.
662
00:26:39,066 --> 00:26:43,467
I use charcoal in it
just to catch any oils
that might transfer over
663
00:26:43,467 --> 00:26:46,533
from where I'm not using
a doubler on this.
664
00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:52,767
Rye whiskey,
it's always too hot for me.
665
00:26:52,767 --> 00:26:55,100
-[Mark]
It can be fiery, can't it?
-[Mark] Yeah.
666
00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:57,467
It's fire enough as it is
on its own.
667
00:26:57,467 --> 00:26:59,200
It's got that peppery note.
668
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,400
You got to get it tuned in
to run it good and cold
669
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:05,166
where it don't get
no fiery nature to it.
670
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:08,900
Tater's done got his condenser
hooked up, capped up,
ready to go.
671
00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:11,767
[Digger]
He's got his first jar ready
to start catching liquor.
672
00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:15,867
All right, guys,
you got an hour down,
673
00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,066
two more to go.
674
00:27:17,867 --> 00:27:18,667
Come on, baby.
675
00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:20,233
Ohh!
676
00:27:20,867 --> 00:27:21,834
In the game.
677
00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:24,433
[Kelly] Looky here. Boom.
678
00:27:25,767 --> 00:27:27,900
There's another drip.
679
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:30,867
-Blowin' that steam out of it.
-Oh, dang, you better
turn that [bleep] down.
680
00:27:30,867 --> 00:27:32,367
Have you turned it way down?
681
00:27:32,367 --> 00:27:33,634
[Kelly]
I ain't turned it down yet.
682
00:27:34,700 --> 00:27:36,767
Son of a [bleep]
sprung a leak.
683
00:27:36,767 --> 00:27:39,667
Sure as I'm standing here,
it tastes just like
pure damn water.
684
00:27:40,166 --> 00:27:41,266
[bleep]
685
00:27:44,266 --> 00:27:45,700
Son of a [bleep]
sprung a leak.
686
00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:47,400
Sure as I'm standing here.
687
00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,767
-[Amanda] Condensation.
-[Kelly] It's just leaking
the drip.
688
00:27:49,767 --> 00:27:51,800
Taste it. It tastes just like
pure damn water.
689
00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,934
It probably would at first.
It could be just be
the condensation.
690
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,266
-You liar.
-[all laugh]
691
00:28:00,266 --> 00:28:02,166
[Digger] You may or may not
know this about Kelly,
692
00:28:02,166 --> 00:28:04,367
but it don't strain him
to lie to a woman.
693
00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:07,166
-He already warned me
about that, I know.
-[laughs]
694
00:28:09,700 --> 00:28:11,667
Amanda, what are you smelling
over here?
695
00:28:11,667 --> 00:28:14,166
I am smelling some delicious
rye whiskey.
696
00:28:14,166 --> 00:28:15,300
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
697
00:28:15,300 --> 00:28:18,166
Okay. You feel like the corn
is what's gonna do it for you?
698
00:28:18,166 --> 00:28:19,800
Well, I got a nice balance
of the corn.
699
00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,867
And then this specific rye
is not as spicy.
700
00:28:22,867 --> 00:28:24,667
-It's got a little bit
of sweetness to it.
-[Tim] Mmm-hmm.
701
00:28:24,667 --> 00:28:27,400
It has a richer,
deeper flavor,
the Danko rye,
702
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,600
because it takes,
like, 7, 8 months
703
00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,266
-before you harvest...
-Right.
704
00:28:32,266 --> 00:28:34,767
...and a regular rye
that you get today
705
00:28:34,767 --> 00:28:36,767
-is maybe 3 months.
-Yeah.
706
00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:39,767
So it's a short time,
it only gets 3ft tall,
707
00:28:39,767 --> 00:28:41,166
-and you cut it,
and you're done.
-Yeah.
708
00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:42,767
So you don't get
that rich flavor
709
00:28:42,767 --> 00:28:45,166
-as you do in the Danko rye.
-Yeah.
710
00:28:45,166 --> 00:28:49,166
So if these guys
do not have Danko rye
they in trouble
711
00:28:49,166 --> 00:28:50,367
-because...
-I don't know
what they brought.
712
00:28:50,367 --> 00:28:55,100
-...because regular rye
is just dry and spicy.
-Yeah.
713
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:56,500
-All right, well, good luck.
-All right, thanks, Tim.
714
00:28:56,500 --> 00:28:57,934
-Can't wait to taste it.
-Thank you.
715
00:28:59,967 --> 00:29:01,367
Smells like fried apple pie.
716
00:29:01,367 --> 00:29:03,266
[Tater]
I can smell that apple
from over here.
717
00:29:03,266 --> 00:29:05,400
You can smell that?
I can, too.
718
00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,266
-[Kelly] But this...
-Apple always comes off
in the very beginning.
719
00:29:07,266 --> 00:29:09,266
-[Kelly] Yeah, and it...
-The full, the nose
of apple,
720
00:29:09,266 --> 00:29:10,967
-and then
it dies off towards the end...
-I mean...
721
00:29:10,967 --> 00:29:13,000
-...which sucks.
-...a lot of times just
running regular clear liquor
722
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,400
coming out of the worm here,
you can smell, like,
an appley smell
723
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,834
but it ain't got
no apple in it.
724
00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:20,300
Well, get my first jar
of this off,
725
00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:22,266
and it's super high proof,
can't even tell.
726
00:29:22,266 --> 00:29:23,667
You know,
it's still running pretty warm
727
00:29:23,667 --> 00:29:26,967
because this condenser
is not cooling like
we'd like for it to,
728
00:29:26,967 --> 00:29:30,367
but, you know,
you can taste it,
it's pretty spicy, pretty hot.
729
00:29:30,367 --> 00:29:32,266
It's gonna take a while
to run this on down here,
730
00:29:32,266 --> 00:29:33,967
so we're gonna get
a few jars out of it
731
00:29:33,967 --> 00:29:36,066
before we get down there
where we need to get.
732
00:29:37,367 --> 00:29:38,867
-[Tim] Kelly.
-Yes, sir.
733
00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:40,367
How are you in your run?
734
00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:42,266
I'm working on my fourth jar
right now.
735
00:29:42,266 --> 00:29:45,867
-I'm probably still
in the 120 proof range...
-Okay.
736
00:29:45,867 --> 00:29:46,967
-...I would think.
-Yeah.
737
00:29:46,967 --> 00:29:48,266
You put some apples
in your rye?
738
00:29:48,266 --> 00:29:50,567
Yeah, I did,
I put just a little bit
of apple in there
739
00:29:50,567 --> 00:29:53,800
just to try
to pull a hint of the spice
of the rye off
740
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,567
and put that apple in there,
and...
741
00:29:55,567 --> 00:29:56,700
I'm gonna tell you right now,
742
00:29:56,700 --> 00:29:59,567
you can go back
and report that
to the other three judges
743
00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:04,567
that this will be
the best apple rye liquor
they've ever tasted.
744
00:30:04,567 --> 00:30:06,166
-[Kelly chuckles]
-That means your competitors
over there
745
00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:07,567
is just wasting their time.
746
00:30:07,567 --> 00:30:09,400
I mean,
there's competitors here?
747
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:10,800
-I didn't realize that.
-I know.
748
00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:12,500
It's like you're the only one
that's running over here.
749
00:30:12,500 --> 00:30:13,767
-[chuckles]
-That's the way
I'm looking at it.
750
00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:14,900
[chuckling] Good luck.
751
00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:16,667
-Well, thank you, Tim,
I appreciate it.
-[chuckling] Okay.
752
00:30:16,667 --> 00:30:17,967
Two hours burned.
753
00:30:17,967 --> 00:30:20,066
One left
to get that perfect jar
754
00:30:20,066 --> 00:30:21,433
on this table, guys.
755
00:30:28,266 --> 00:30:31,233
I don't believe
that first jar of mine
is 90 proof.
756
00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:35,367
[Kelly]
It's probably 150 or 60 proof.
757
00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:38,033
No, it ain't got
no bridges on it.
758
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:39,800
[Amanda]
Because it's so high proof.
759
00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,800
-[Kelly]
It's too high to bridge.
-[chuckling] Yeah.
760
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,266
-No.
-[Amanda chuckling] Yeah.
761
00:30:43,266 --> 00:30:45,567
I believe, if I was you,
I'd just turn that jar
right there in
762
00:30:45,567 --> 00:30:47,967
-and cut that thing off.
-It can be judged well.
763
00:30:48,867 --> 00:30:51,767
-My man Tater.
-[Tater] Hey, bud,
how are you?
764
00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,867
-You still high proof
on that same proof?
-Uh...
765
00:30:53,867 --> 00:30:55,367
I'm gonna say
my extra jar here
766
00:30:55,367 --> 00:30:57,567
is probably gonna have
about 120.
767
00:30:57,567 --> 00:31:00,066
-Okay, well that sounds
what everybody else is doing.
-Just the extra. Yeah.
768
00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:04,200
I mean, I'm mostly rye too,
but mine's more malted rye.
769
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,100
-I didn't hear that
from the other guys.
-Yeah.
770
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,667
-They didn't have
a malted rye.
-They don't.
771
00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:11,266
You know, mine will have
a little bit different flavors
than a regular rye
772
00:31:11,266 --> 00:31:13,166
-because it's malt.
-That could be...
773
00:31:13,166 --> 00:31:14,967
-And it, and...
-That could bring 'em on top.
774
00:31:14,967 --> 00:31:16,266
-Yeah.
-Time will tell.
775
00:31:16,266 --> 00:31:18,100
It's gonna be
the best one here.
776
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:20,166
-All right, good luck, Tater.
-All right, thank you, Tim.
777
00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:23,467
-Can't wait to taste it.
-All right. It's gonna be
the best.
778
00:31:23,467 --> 00:31:27,333
All right, lady and gentlemen,
you got 30 minutes left.
779
00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:33,867
That's why I believe
that's it right there.
780
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:38,100
I've come in to my hearts now
in the end run,
781
00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:40,600
and it seems to have
good flavor to it
782
00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,800
and I really like it.
783
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,567
I'm probably gonna go
with jar number five with it.
784
00:31:44,567 --> 00:31:48,100
It seems to be the best
and time's running out.
785
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:51,166
I've watched Tater.
He's polishing that
like it's a diamond.
786
00:31:51,166 --> 00:31:55,066
[Tater] I think that
I've made as close
to the best dry whiskey
787
00:31:55,066 --> 00:31:56,266
as I've ever made.
788
00:31:56,266 --> 00:31:59,066
It meets all my specs
for my customers,
789
00:31:59,066 --> 00:32:01,900
and, you know,
I'm gonna back my rye
pretty good with this.
790
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:04,567
All right, here's the best jar
y'all's gonna get.
791
00:32:04,567 --> 00:32:05,867
There you go, feller.
792
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,000
Five minutes left, guys.
793
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,033
You better be
shining them jars up.
794
00:32:11,266 --> 00:32:12,266
[Amanda] I finally got my jar.
795
00:32:12,266 --> 00:32:13,700
I feel like
it's the perfect jar
796
00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:15,066
from this run.
797
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:16,767
-[smacks lips] Ladies first.
-Yes, ma'am.
798
00:32:17,367 --> 00:32:18,667
I'm really proud
of this taste.
799
00:32:18,667 --> 00:32:21,166
It's probably
the best Danko rye
that I've ever made,
800
00:32:21,166 --> 00:32:24,500
and I'm feeling
really confident
about handing this jar in.
801
00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:25,700
There you go, guys.
802
00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:27,166
-Good luck.
-[Mark] Good luck.
803
00:32:27,166 --> 00:32:27,900
Thank you very much.
804
00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:28,800
[Digger] One minute, guys.
805
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:30,767
Jar has got to be
on the table.
806
00:32:30,767 --> 00:32:33,166
[Kelly]
You know, I never do get a jar
exactly where I want it,
807
00:32:33,166 --> 00:32:36,600
but we're gonna
have to turn in
the best jar I can,
808
00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,100
and it's still gonna be
a little higher proof
809
00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:39,567
than what I'd like
to put out there.
810
00:32:39,567 --> 00:32:43,667
Best jar of rye apple liquor
you're gonna drink tonight.
811
00:32:43,667 --> 00:32:46,900
Kelly, good luck.
Step on back to your station,
clear up.
812
00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:48,934
We're gonna go do our job now.
813
00:32:55,266 --> 00:32:57,000
All right, men, rye whiskey.
814
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,967
Obviously,
it's really popular.
815
00:32:58,967 --> 00:33:01,700
And the further north you go
the more that you see it
816
00:33:01,700 --> 00:33:04,100
because
it's more prolifically grown.
817
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,967
Well, guys,
what do yous think?
818
00:33:05,967 --> 00:33:07,266
I think we done good,
819
00:33:07,266 --> 00:33:08,767
but I think right here
is my jar
820
00:33:08,767 --> 00:33:10,967
that would have been
the best one turned in.
821
00:33:10,967 --> 00:33:12,867
That's what I'm thinking
on this one here.
822
00:33:13,567 --> 00:33:14,967
I think everybody
did a good job.
823
00:33:14,967 --> 00:33:17,166
-Ladies first.
-Ladies first.
824
00:33:17,166 --> 00:33:18,066
All right.
825
00:33:20,467 --> 00:33:22,834
That's a clear jar of liquor,
I'll tell you.
826
00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,567
-115.
-I don't think it's 115.
827
00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:27,667
I'm always, like,
super humble,
828
00:33:27,667 --> 00:33:31,333
and I think we're all
pretty evenly matched
with what we handed in.
829
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,367
-Mmm.
-Boy, it smell really good.
830
00:33:35,367 --> 00:33:36,900
-Got a great nose.
-It smells good.
831
00:33:36,900 --> 00:33:39,734
That is a rye whiskey nose
right there.
832
00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:47,367
And it tastes good.
833
00:33:47,367 --> 00:33:50,100
-Ain't that hot either.
-[Digger] No.
834
00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:51,266
That's like a butter smooth.
835
00:33:51,266 --> 00:33:55,266
I'll tell you something, guys,
that's 115 proof liquor
836
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:57,066
that tastes like
95 proof liquor.
837
00:33:57,066 --> 00:34:00,066
That's what you want.
It gives off fruity notes.
838
00:34:00,066 --> 00:34:01,600
You'll notice you'll get
a peach in there,
839
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:02,667
and you'll get a caramel, too.
840
00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,567
Yeah, it doesn't have
the pepper taste.
841
00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,367
Danko rye, I'm telling you...
842
00:34:06,367 --> 00:34:08,000
-It's good.
-...it don't have
the spicy taste
843
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,266
that the normal rye...
844
00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:10,667
I wouldn't have thought
that was rye liquor.
845
00:34:10,667 --> 00:34:12,467
I can't make rye whiskey
that smooth.
846
00:34:12,467 --> 00:34:15,133
Right, moving on,
get old Tater going there.
847
00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:18,100
Tater's
is backwoods distillery
848
00:34:18,100 --> 00:34:19,667
as they get.
849
00:34:19,667 --> 00:34:22,367
You get him around a still,
you can't hitch him up wrong.
850
00:34:23,467 --> 00:34:26,667
-I'm gonna say that's 100.
-It's around 100.
851
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,767
I swear, I think
you swapped mashes
852
00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:33,867
with me as much
as you've produced
versus me this time.
853
00:34:33,867 --> 00:34:35,066
No.
854
00:34:35,066 --> 00:34:36,867
-But now, I did run slow.
-I mean, I'm just
that much better
855
00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:38,600
-at building the mash.
-[Tater] Oh, is that
what it is?
856
00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,567
-[laughs heartily]
-I think it might have been
where I run slower.
857
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,000
-You get that malt.
-Yeah.
858
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,467
-Can smell it.
-Oh, yeah.
859
00:34:45,467 --> 00:34:47,000
-[Digger] Yeah,
I get that good malt.
-Yeah, you get malt
860
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,467
-right off the bat, yeah.
-[Rogers] Mmm-hmm.
861
00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:50,767
-Here we go.
-[Tim] Well, I don't know.
862
00:34:52,066 --> 00:34:53,233
It's a little bit different.
863
00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:55,100
That yellow corn
864
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:57,900
-really puts a different taste
in the stuff.
-Yeah.
865
00:34:57,900 --> 00:35:00,300
Yeah, I like white corn
a whole lot better.
866
00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:04,166
I think the nose is off
but he malted his rye,
867
00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:06,166
but the taste, excellent.
868
00:35:06,166 --> 00:35:08,000
-Taste is delicious.
-Excellent taste,
869
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:09,100
excellent proof.
870
00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:11,000
Wouldn't be ashamed
to put my name on it
871
00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:11,867
at any time.
872
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,166
Let's have a little look-see
at old Kelly.
873
00:35:17,667 --> 00:35:19,734
Dang, that's a clear jar, too.
874
00:35:21,767 --> 00:35:23,033
115 to 20, huh?
875
00:35:23,033 --> 00:35:26,266
-Did you temper at all?
-I did put a little
spring water in mine
876
00:35:26,266 --> 00:35:27,867
to try to get it
down here a little bit.
877
00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:32,266
-Well, I'm smelling apple.
-[Mark] Uh-huh.
878
00:35:32,266 --> 00:35:33,800
-[Digger] Uh-huh.
-I'm smelling apple.
879
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,500
And that is
a high proof liquor
880
00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:37,266
but it hits it
like a low proof.
881
00:35:37,266 --> 00:35:39,266
It ain't a bit fiery
on the tongue.
882
00:35:39,266 --> 00:35:42,000
Mmm-mmm, that apple
is his saving grace.
883
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,967
[Mark] Wow,
what are we gonna do here?
884
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:46,000
That's smoother
than any of 'em.
885
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,800
But it hits the palate light.
886
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,200
I mean, I'd be happier
if I got to stay
887
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:51,600
and you got to go home.
888
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,066
I mean, I'm just gonna
be honest with ya.
889
00:35:53,066 --> 00:35:55,867
-Oh, yeah, hey, what?
-[laughs]
890
00:35:55,867 --> 00:35:59,066
You know,
until tonight I didn't know
I liked rye whiskey.
891
00:35:59,066 --> 00:36:01,767
I didn't realize
how good I liked it
until now.
892
00:36:01,767 --> 00:36:04,700
It might be
the only good rye whiskey
I ever drunk.
893
00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:06,000
[both laugh]
894
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,567
If it keeps coming like this,
we're gonna drink more of it.
895
00:36:10,266 --> 00:36:12,000
-Well, let's try yours,
our expert.
-All right.
896
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,467
-I'm not an expert.
-You're a scientist.
897
00:36:13,467 --> 00:36:15,767
-[sighs] I'm a student.
It's not gonna hurt ya.
-[Kelly] Yeah, you're...
898
00:36:15,767 --> 00:36:18,667
As long as it ain't
one of them eggs
that have an extra chicken
899
00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:19,533
we'll drink it.
900
00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:23,166
-Kelly?
-God almighty...
901
00:36:23,166 --> 00:36:25,100
-I swear.
-Damn, we got
some competition.
902
00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,700
-No, come on, don't...
-No, we ain't got
no competition.
903
00:36:27,700 --> 00:36:29,667
[chuckles] She ain't got
no competition.
904
00:36:29,667 --> 00:36:31,467
-I am stressed right now.
-Me and you getting oned up.
905
00:36:31,467 --> 00:36:33,567
-[chuckles] Yeah, it's between
me and you, Tater.
-This is the most...
906
00:36:33,567 --> 00:36:34,967
One of us is going home.
907
00:36:34,967 --> 00:36:38,166
You can tell that
she's Mark Rogers' student.
908
00:36:38,166 --> 00:36:39,567
You can tell the proof's there
909
00:36:39,567 --> 00:36:40,700
from, like,
Mark would like it.
910
00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:43,767
Oh, yeah, that's damn
110 proof, or five, anyway.
911
00:36:43,767 --> 00:36:48,567
-If it ain't 110,
it ain't worth drinking.
-[laughing] You see?
912
00:36:48,567 --> 00:36:51,500
-There you go.
-I ain't mean enough
to drink with her.
913
00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:53,266
-I ain't either.
-Not many people are.
914
00:36:53,266 --> 00:36:55,133
-Loads.
-[all laugh]
915
00:36:59,967 --> 00:37:01,700
All three of 'em
are excellent.
916
00:37:01,700 --> 00:37:03,266
You know,
the thing about it is
917
00:37:03,266 --> 00:37:08,300
if any three of these guys
was in another flight
individually,
918
00:37:08,300 --> 00:37:09,867
they'd probably
win that flight.
919
00:37:09,867 --> 00:37:11,166
-[Digger] Yeah.
-Oh, yeah.
920
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:14,467
We got three
really good drinks of liquor
in front of us,
921
00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:17,266
but we got to think about
which one is gonna bring
a profit quicker.
922
00:37:17,266 --> 00:37:22,467
The determining factor
is how we feel
the marketability of it is.
923
00:37:22,467 --> 00:37:24,567
Just as long as
I ain't the one
that has to tell 'em.
924
00:37:24,567 --> 00:37:26,100
-As long as one of you does.
-No, that's up to you.
925
00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,166
-You're the guest judge.
That's part of it, boss.
-[Tim] You gotta tell 'em,
926
00:37:28,166 --> 00:37:30,567
-not us.
-No! [laughs]
Who voted on that?
927
00:37:30,567 --> 00:37:34,066
When you signed
on the dotted line you did.
It was in real fine print.
928
00:37:34,066 --> 00:37:36,100
-I ain't signed nothing.
-[laughs]
929
00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:37,767
[Tim chuckling]
You're the guest judge.
930
00:37:37,767 --> 00:37:39,767
-You're the guest.
We do this every day.
-Yeah.
931
00:37:39,767 --> 00:37:41,700
Yeah, you're supposed
to be taking care of me.
932
00:37:41,700 --> 00:37:43,100
-I'll look after you.
-[laughs]
933
00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:43,934
Let's go do it.
934
00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,233
[Digger] We gotta.
935
00:37:51,767 --> 00:37:53,066
[Digger] Come up
and get your jars.
936
00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:01,934
All right, guys...
937
00:38:02,767 --> 00:38:06,367
this was three
of the finest jars
938
00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:09,066
that have come to the table
at one time.
939
00:38:10,967 --> 00:38:14,467
Kelly, I hope
you've made good notes,
940
00:38:14,467 --> 00:38:18,100
because I think I've seen you
make the finest jar of liquor
941
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:20,000
you've ever made
in your career.
942
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,000
-Thank you.
-That's just the plain
and simple truth.
943
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,500
I really was optimistic
about the apple.
944
00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:27,767
I thought it might
just balance that rye out
a little bit
945
00:38:27,767 --> 00:38:29,700
where it wouldn't be as fiery.
946
00:38:29,700 --> 00:38:32,567
It's in there,
it's on the nose,
it's on the palate.
947
00:38:32,567 --> 00:38:36,367
It didn't have
that throat punch
like ryes normally do.
948
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,367
-Fine job on your behalf.
-Thank you.
949
00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:42,667
A little bit high
on the proof.
950
00:38:42,667 --> 00:38:46,500
Rye, sometimes,
you don't want it too high
because it has a spicy note.
951
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:48,300
But I think when you added
the apples to it
952
00:38:48,300 --> 00:38:51,967
that absorbed that spicy note,
made it smooth.
953
00:38:51,967 --> 00:38:54,734
So even though you do have
about 115 proof there,
954
00:38:55,467 --> 00:38:57,367
it's tasting about, like, 95.
955
00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:01,100
Came across really good.
Great job.
956
00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:03,433
-Clear, pretty.
-Thank you.
957
00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:05,033
Amanda...
958
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:08,867
I don't expect
anything less of you.
959
00:39:08,867 --> 00:39:11,867
That particular grain
that you picked,
960
00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:13,567
it was germinated,
it was pollinated.
961
00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:15,500
That's what
it was created for,
962
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:18,667
to make a rye whiskey
if used correctly.
963
00:39:18,667 --> 00:39:20,767
-And you used it correctly.
-Thank you.
964
00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:24,367
I think you picked
the perfect corn
to balance it out.
965
00:39:24,367 --> 00:39:28,600
It was sweet,
and it just fell
right in there with it,
966
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:32,166
and balanced it out,
and gave that
such a great finish.
967
00:39:32,166 --> 00:39:37,367
You not only raised the bar,
in a lot of circumstances
I think you set it.
968
00:39:37,367 --> 00:39:41,266
-And that, right there,
is an excellent jar of rye.
-Thank you.
969
00:39:42,567 --> 00:39:45,000
Tater, your rye was malted.
970
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:49,266
Your corns was not malted,
I believe on the nose
they clashed a little bit,
971
00:39:49,266 --> 00:39:55,667
but that was a fantastic jar
of white rye whiskey
that you put in our hands.
972
00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:58,133
You asked what proof
are we looking for.
973
00:39:58,767 --> 00:40:00,166
100 proof.
974
00:40:00,166 --> 00:40:03,367
There was no question at all.
You hit it right on the money.
975
00:40:03,367 --> 00:40:08,900
It's really, really a good jar
got the rye taste in it,
off the chain.
976
00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:10,667
None of these liquors
were fiery
977
00:40:10,667 --> 00:40:12,867
like a standard normal rye,
978
00:40:12,867 --> 00:40:16,233
and, man, I'm proud of you.
979
00:40:17,767 --> 00:40:20,433
I never have
liked dry whiskey much.
980
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:22,400
You just proved me wrong.
981
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:24,967
I liked every one
of y'all's whiskey,
982
00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:27,000
and I'm proud
of all three of yous.
983
00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:28,100
I ain't kidding.
984
00:40:28,100 --> 00:40:31,900
As you know, we can't have
the ultimate outlaw distiller
985
00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:34,033
unless we cut one
from the herd.
986
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:42,467
Tater, that jar
bought you a ticket
987
00:40:42,467 --> 00:40:44,133
to deer hunt tomorrow,
brother.
988
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,967
It kinda dropped me down
a little bit
989
00:40:46,967 --> 00:40:49,066
to hear that I hadn't won.
990
00:40:49,066 --> 00:40:51,367
-[whistles]
-[chuckles]
991
00:40:51,367 --> 00:40:53,300
-Thank you, Tater.
-Mmm-hmm.
992
00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:55,066
They didn't say
I had bad liquor.
993
00:40:55,066 --> 00:40:58,567
They said I had good liquor,
and that's the way I make it,
994
00:40:58,567 --> 00:41:00,166
that's the way it tastes
every time.
995
00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:01,767
There you go.
996
00:41:01,767 --> 00:41:03,767
-I'm gonna treasure it.
-You did a real good job.
997
00:41:05,100 --> 00:41:10,767
Boys and girls,
if you think that was tough
you don't even have a clue.
998
00:41:10,767 --> 00:41:14,767
[narrator] Next time
on a special Master Distiller
tournament...
999
00:41:14,767 --> 00:41:16,166
Final two standing.
1000
00:41:16,166 --> 00:41:18,100
You know, you can't too crazy
with apple brandy.
1001
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:21,300
Create your water supply
to your condenser
1002
00:41:21,300 --> 00:41:23,266
strictly with gravity flow.
1003
00:41:23,266 --> 00:41:24,166
There we go.
1004
00:41:24,166 --> 00:41:25,367
Tastes a little musty,
1005
00:41:25,367 --> 00:41:27,266
like, I musty
have another drink.