1 00:00:05,166 --> 00:00:08,567 [narrator] On a special Master Distiller tournament. 2 00:00:08,567 --> 00:00:10,667 [Tater] [bleep] about to get real, Richard. 3 00:00:10,667 --> 00:00:12,367 [Richard] I hope you realize that, Tater. 4 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:15,900 [narrator] It's a backwoods brawl for the coveted title. 5 00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:20,000 This will be the best rye liquor they've ever tasted. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,867 [narrator] Four outlaw distillers 7 00:00:21,867 --> 00:00:24,567 battle for their place in history. 8 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:26,967 -[Amanda] In the game. -[narrator] Amanda, 9 00:00:27,367 --> 00:00:28,333 Richard, 10 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:30,133 Kelly, 11 00:00:30,700 --> 00:00:31,867 Tater. 12 00:00:31,867 --> 00:00:32,800 [Mark over radio] I found something. 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:33,967 -[Rogers] Here. -Uh-oh. 14 00:00:33,967 --> 00:00:36,166 I believe he's on somebody's trail. 15 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:39,266 [narrator] Facing real world outlaw challenges. 16 00:00:39,266 --> 00:00:41,900 [Tater] Gotta find me a spot where they can't see it. 17 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:47,100 [narrator] Only one will emerge as master of the backwoods. 18 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,066 I can't make rye whiskey that smooth. 19 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:02,567 All right, guys. 20 00:01:02,567 --> 00:01:05,000 Welcome back to the Battle of the Backwoods. 21 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,100 There's only four of you left. 22 00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:08,367 At the end of these challenges, 23 00:01:08,367 --> 00:01:10,600 we're gonna figure out which one of you all 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,734 is the ultimate backwoods outlaw distiller. 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,367 All right, guys. 26 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:16,200 [Tim] You built a condenser... 27 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,700 [Amanda] Yeah, this one's tricky. 28 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:19,367 [Tim] ...and you ran your corn liquor. 29 00:01:19,367 --> 00:01:20,567 [Tim] And at the end of the run, 30 00:01:20,567 --> 00:01:22,533 we eliminated a strong competitor, 31 00:01:22,967 --> 00:01:24,100 Mike Cockrell. 32 00:01:24,100 --> 00:01:26,667 Mikey, that jar right there didn't make the cut, brother. 33 00:01:26,667 --> 00:01:27,800 I'm awful sorry. 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,800 Sounds good to me, I'm going home anyway. 35 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,967 [Tim] Now at the end of this run, only two of you'll be left. 36 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:34,900 Rye whiskey. 37 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:37,166 It's one of my favorites, I love rye whiskey. 38 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:38,667 And as you all know, 39 00:01:38,667 --> 00:01:41,900 one of America's oldest spirit, 40 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:45,000 from The Whiskey Rebellion through prohibition to today, 41 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,934 this is the defining spirit of the backwoods. 42 00:01:48,967 --> 00:01:50,967 You know, I'm looking forward to seeing it. 43 00:01:50,967 --> 00:01:53,467 I like a good drink of rye liquor. 44 00:01:53,467 --> 00:01:56,166 You have two hours to build us your finest mash. 45 00:01:56,166 --> 00:01:58,166 Which is kind of out of the ordinary, but 46 00:01:58,467 --> 00:02:00,100 rye's finicky. 47 00:02:00,100 --> 00:02:02,166 Your time starts now. 48 00:02:02,166 --> 00:02:03,967 Good luck and get with it, guys. 49 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,600 [Tim] You gonna make some Wiggy? 50 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:17,400 [Amanda] I'm from Pennsylvania. 51 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,400 I make a really good Pennsylvania rye. 52 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,767 [Tim] Cold weather grain. 53 00:02:20,767 --> 00:02:21,767 My name is Amanda Bryant, 54 00:02:21,767 --> 00:02:24,266 and I'm from Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. 55 00:02:24,266 --> 00:02:26,200 When I think of backwoods, I think of tradition. 56 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,867 It's kind of dying out over time. 57 00:02:27,867 --> 00:02:30,567 So it's really important to me to keep practicing 58 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:32,467 this method of distilling, 59 00:02:32,467 --> 00:02:35,066 and to preserve the history of it. 60 00:02:35,467 --> 00:02:36,867 Amanda. 61 00:02:36,867 --> 00:02:38,867 -[Amanda] How are you doing? -[Digger] Well, I'm all right. 62 00:02:38,867 --> 00:02:40,867 [Digger] The question is, how are you doing? 63 00:02:40,867 --> 00:02:42,033 I'm doing okay. 64 00:02:42,033 --> 00:02:44,166 I feel really confident going into the rye competition. 65 00:02:44,166 --> 00:02:47,300 Rye is something that I practice quite often. 66 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:49,467 I think it's one of my best tasting whiskeys, honestly. 67 00:02:49,467 --> 00:02:51,800 You did the Digger method it looks like. 68 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,500 -I did. -We don't put grain in, on flames, do we? 69 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:56,467 I try not to. 70 00:02:58,100 --> 00:02:59,166 For my rye whiskey mash, 71 00:02:59,166 --> 00:03:02,200 I'm using Danko rye, which is a Polish baking rye, 72 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,367 and Amanda Palmer corn, which is a white and red corn. 73 00:03:05,367 --> 00:03:08,166 And then, I'm gonna use a little bit of a malted grain 74 00:03:08,166 --> 00:03:11,400 just to break down the rye and the corn. 75 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,166 So you got any tricks up your sleeve? 76 00:03:13,166 --> 00:03:14,700 You know, you got some stiff competition 77 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:16,066 across this board here. 78 00:03:16,066 --> 00:03:17,767 My only strategy is just 79 00:03:17,767 --> 00:03:19,867 -that special rye that I brought... -Yeah. 80 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:21,367 -...really good corn. -[Digger] Yeah. 81 00:03:21,367 --> 00:03:23,767 And I'm gonna make sure I do my conversion properly. 82 00:03:23,767 --> 00:03:24,700 Good luck, Amanda. 83 00:03:24,700 --> 00:03:26,133 -Thank you very much. -You're welcome. 84 00:03:29,467 --> 00:03:31,467 [bleep] about to get real, Richard. 85 00:03:33,567 --> 00:03:35,967 [Richard] I hope you realize that, Tater. 86 00:03:35,967 --> 00:03:37,433 [Tater] I don't know what day it is. 87 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,767 Ideally, 88 00:03:41,767 --> 00:03:43,867 I'd like to let these grains sit for about an hour 89 00:03:43,867 --> 00:03:45,367 at this temperature, so. 90 00:03:45,367 --> 00:03:46,533 I'm gonna take advantage of it. 91 00:03:49,100 --> 00:03:49,800 No sugar in there yet, 92 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,767 and it's starting to get sweet. 93 00:03:51,767 --> 00:03:52,700 So what's your process? 94 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:54,567 You're just boiling a little bit of your rye? 95 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:57,934 [Kelly] Mark and Digger really love apple rye whiskey. 96 00:03:59,567 --> 00:04:03,200 So I thought if we could get a hint of apple in it, 97 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,767 they won't even know what hit 'em. 98 00:04:04,767 --> 00:04:05,800 I'm Kelly Williamson, 99 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,767 from Cosby, Tennessee. 100 00:04:07,767 --> 00:04:10,300 I love everything about distilling, it's the 101 00:04:10,300 --> 00:04:11,200 challenge of making something 102 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,166 that a lot of people don't know how to make. 103 00:04:13,166 --> 00:04:14,300 Sometimes a special liquor, 104 00:04:14,300 --> 00:04:16,867 sometimes the same old stuff you've always done. 105 00:04:16,867 --> 00:04:18,967 -[Digger] Kelly? -Yes, sir. 106 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:21,066 [Digger] What've you put in this mash so far? 107 00:04:21,066 --> 00:04:24,100 Well, I guess you can see the chunks of apple in there. 108 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:26,667 Yeah, I've tasted rye apple liquor a lot. 109 00:04:26,667 --> 00:04:29,867 Uh, I realize that you might have a special liking 110 00:04:29,867 --> 00:04:33,066 to a little hint of apple in your rye liquor. 111 00:04:33,066 --> 00:04:35,367 Hopefully, the flavor of the rye will come out, 112 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:38,467 but it's not gonna be that overpowering spice, 113 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:39,700 since I've got the apple. 114 00:04:39,700 --> 00:04:41,166 How much rye did you use? 115 00:04:41,166 --> 00:04:43,066 I put some handfuls in it. 116 00:04:43,066 --> 00:04:45,667 So you didn't-- You're just flagging. 117 00:04:45,667 --> 00:04:47,000 -Something like that. -[Digger] Yeah. 118 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,000 I deserve to be master of the backwoods. 119 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,867 That's my liquid sugar. 120 00:04:51,867 --> 00:04:53,367 One of my favorite things to do 121 00:04:53,367 --> 00:04:55,066 is to kind of come in under the radar, 122 00:04:55,066 --> 00:04:56,767 and then shock everybody. 123 00:04:56,767 --> 00:04:58,300 Hopefully, it'll turn out good. 124 00:04:58,300 --> 00:04:59,500 [Digger] See ya. 125 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:01,834 Ain't nobody can turn down a good Gala apple. 126 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,767 All right, guys, you burned 30 minutes of your time. 127 00:05:05,767 --> 00:05:07,667 You got an hour and a half left. 128 00:05:07,667 --> 00:05:09,066 Make good use of it. 129 00:05:11,367 --> 00:05:13,000 [Tater] Like concrete water. 130 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,000 I'm Tater, 131 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,100 born and raised in East Tennessee. 132 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:19,100 I'm a backwoods moonshiner. 133 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:22,000 My rye is probably different than the specs on it 134 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,300 at the distillery. 135 00:05:23,300 --> 00:05:25,266 I make it to what I feel 136 00:05:25,266 --> 00:05:26,567 comes out a good flavor. 137 00:05:26,567 --> 00:05:28,900 And I usually don't have a whole lot of people 138 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:30,567 disagreeing with me on that. 139 00:05:32,266 --> 00:05:34,266 Tell me about your mash build here, brother. 140 00:05:34,266 --> 00:05:36,967 Well, I've got some malted rye. 141 00:05:36,967 --> 00:05:37,834 [Digger] Mmm-hmm? 142 00:05:37,834 --> 00:05:40,467 I've got a couple handful of yellow corn, 143 00:05:40,467 --> 00:05:42,166 and couple handful of white corn. 144 00:05:43,667 --> 00:05:45,000 My rye whiskey, I think, 145 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,100 is gonna turn out better than anybody else's. 146 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:49,400 It's just a hands-up, a good, mellow, 147 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,467 just a bit of a bite, like rye should be. 148 00:05:52,467 --> 00:05:53,667 It don't light you up, 149 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:55,900 or burn your mouth like a pepper. 150 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:58,500 Just enough rye to it to where you can feel it 151 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:00,266 and just a little bit on your tongue, 152 00:06:00,266 --> 00:06:02,066 and a little bit to the back of our throat. 153 00:06:02,066 --> 00:06:04,567 I'm just gonna make good damn liquor, which you gonna love. 154 00:06:04,567 --> 00:06:06,734 I think I'm damn deserving... 155 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:08,100 to win this, 156 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:10,800 and they better alert the damn dogs 157 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,100 and get ready to go hunt. 158 00:06:12,100 --> 00:06:13,600 'Cause here we go. 159 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,867 Well, I'm gonna move on and check on your competitors. 160 00:06:15,867 --> 00:06:17,266 All right, Digger, you have a good one, dude. 161 00:06:17,266 --> 00:06:18,467 -Good luck, brother. -[Tater] Thank you, buddy. 162 00:06:19,567 --> 00:06:21,367 All right, guys, you're halfway home. 163 00:06:21,367 --> 00:06:23,867 You've burned an hour, you got one more left. 164 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:25,367 [Kelly] I'm letting it set till warm for a while, 165 00:06:25,367 --> 00:06:27,834 and I'll add just a little bit of water to it. 166 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,166 [Richard] I'mma show y'all boys how the science do it. 167 00:06:32,166 --> 00:06:34,367 How you get a grain to 190 degrees 168 00:06:34,367 --> 00:06:35,767 and you leave it there for 12 minutes 169 00:06:35,767 --> 00:06:37,667 to naturally release those touches 170 00:06:37,667 --> 00:06:39,700 that will turn into fermentable sugars. 171 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:40,867 I'mma teach you something you can learn, 172 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:42,567 you know, like yours, it's all good. 173 00:06:42,567 --> 00:06:43,300 [laughs] 174 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:44,266 Don't feel you gonna stop learning. 175 00:06:44,266 --> 00:06:45,100 If you stop learning, 176 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:46,767 that mean you looking up from six feet down 177 00:06:46,767 --> 00:06:48,166 and I ain't gonna be there with you. 178 00:06:49,567 --> 00:06:50,767 My name is Richard Landry, 179 00:06:50,767 --> 00:06:53,300 and I'm from New Iberia, Louisiana. 180 00:06:53,300 --> 00:06:55,400 I won a lot on Master Distiller, but 181 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:56,200 this is a big one. 182 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,066 This is the master of the backwoods. 183 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,834 I'm up against some real stiff competition. 184 00:07:02,667 --> 00:07:05,300 So I gotta up my game. 185 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,166 -[Digger] Richard. -Yes, sir. 186 00:07:07,166 --> 00:07:09,100 [Digger] Tell me about this mash you're building. 187 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:12,266 -I got 15.6 pounds of rye. -[Digger] Mmm-hmm. 188 00:07:12,266 --> 00:07:13,767 It's enough for a perfect balance. 189 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:15,300 -It's not gonna be too spicy... -[Digger] Yep. 190 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:16,967 ...but it's not gonna be too weak, either. 191 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,767 For my rye recipe, I'm just gonna keep it simple. 192 00:07:20,767 --> 00:07:22,900 I'm gonna do a basic rye recipe. 193 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:25,700 Some malted grains, some rye. 194 00:07:25,700 --> 00:07:27,500 My second time ever making a rye. 195 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:30,500 -Sure enough. -In the 12 years I've been doing this. 196 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:32,967 I'd rather need rye than have too much of it, 197 00:07:32,967 --> 00:07:35,600 because I can flavor it afterwards, 198 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,800 but I can't take flavor out of it afterwards. 199 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,033 -Good luck, my friend. -All right. 200 00:07:43,467 --> 00:07:45,767 Guys, you're down to 30 minutes. 201 00:07:45,767 --> 00:07:48,266 You better be getting your mash where you want it. 202 00:07:53,567 --> 00:07:55,700 I'm gonna take my time. 203 00:07:55,700 --> 00:07:58,800 'Cause I know how long it takes to make a good whiskey. 204 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,700 I feel really good about my mash build, but 205 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:02,667 aside from distilling, 206 00:08:02,667 --> 00:08:04,367 and aside from the, you know, 207 00:08:04,367 --> 00:08:05,734 the backwoods aspect of it... 208 00:08:07,066 --> 00:08:08,867 That's a damn good tasting mash right there, 209 00:08:08,867 --> 00:08:10,367 if I do say so myself. 210 00:08:10,367 --> 00:08:11,500 [Amanda] It's a competition, 211 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:14,200 and all the different challenges that we're surprised with, 212 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:15,367 it really levels the playing field. 213 00:08:15,367 --> 00:08:17,066 So it could be anybody's game. 214 00:08:17,066 --> 00:08:21,367 Ten, nine, eight, seven, 215 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:27,567 six, five, four, three, two, one. 216 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:30,166 Step away, guys, you're all done. 217 00:08:30,166 --> 00:08:32,000 Yeah, we're gonna see y'all in five days 218 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,200 for the next challenge. 219 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,300 Now get you some rest, you gonna need it. 220 00:08:35,300 --> 00:08:37,867 This one coming up, it's a doozy. 221 00:08:37,867 --> 00:08:38,634 Uh-oh. 222 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:54,266 [Rogers laughs] 223 00:08:54,266 --> 00:08:56,100 [Tim] Smell like a bottle went through the woods. 224 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:57,867 -Making a lot of racket over there. -[Rogers] Yeah. 225 00:08:57,867 --> 00:08:59,100 Trying to. 226 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:01,166 I know what time it is. 227 00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:03,734 I've been through this with Mark Rogers before. 228 00:09:05,567 --> 00:09:06,667 All right, guys, here we are. 229 00:09:06,667 --> 00:09:08,667 You built your mash, but... 230 00:09:08,667 --> 00:09:10,567 that's just half your battle. 231 00:09:10,567 --> 00:09:13,000 Every backwoods distiller needs to know 232 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,467 how to hide his mash, 233 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:16,967 his still and his other equipment 234 00:09:16,967 --> 00:09:18,467 from the law. 235 00:09:18,467 --> 00:09:20,133 If they find it, you're out of business. 236 00:09:20,900 --> 00:09:22,634 Tickle, tell us all about it. 237 00:09:24,100 --> 00:09:26,667 A key skill for any backwoods distiller, 238 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:28,600 is hiding their work from the law. 239 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:29,767 [police siren wails] 240 00:09:29,767 --> 00:09:30,667 [man over radio] There's the law. 241 00:09:30,667 --> 00:09:32,367 [Tickle] A compromised still site 242 00:09:33,667 --> 00:09:36,767 could mean the end to an entire shine season. 243 00:09:36,767 --> 00:09:38,867 Or worse. Time in prison. 244 00:09:40,900 --> 00:09:44,667 Moonshiners use everything available to hide their equipment. 245 00:09:44,667 --> 00:09:47,166 Sometimes, even booby trapping their still sites. 246 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.