1 00:00:00,978 --> 00:00:02,711 [narrator] this time on master distiller... 2 00:00:02,713 --> 00:00:03,845 Hoo! 3 00:00:04,114 --> 00:00:06,748 [narrator] a no-holds barred outlawed grudge match. 4 00:00:06,750 --> 00:00:08,216 Don't quit on us now, josh. 5 00:00:08,218 --> 00:00:09,384 [narrator] backwoods battle. 6 00:00:09,386 --> 00:00:11,520 They're trying to beat me and I'm going to try to beat them. 7 00:00:11,522 --> 00:00:12,687 [laughs] 8 00:00:12,723 --> 00:00:14,523 [narrator] defending champ, josh owens. 9 00:00:14,525 --> 00:00:16,658 [exclaims] you can use that for paint stripper. 10 00:00:16,660 --> 00:00:18,860 [narrator] returning challenger, mark rogers. 11 00:00:18,862 --> 00:00:20,996 He must be, from what I noticed, he would. 12 00:00:20,998 --> 00:00:23,932 [narrator] throwdown with new opponent, mike cockrell. 13 00:00:23,934 --> 00:00:25,901 I got damn good competition over here. 14 00:00:25,903 --> 00:00:30,338 [narrator] and only one notorious shiner can reign supreme. 15 00:00:30,908 --> 00:00:33,275 Which one of you guys is number one? 16 00:00:33,277 --> 00:00:35,377 How in the hell he run 20 jars of liquor. 17 00:00:35,379 --> 00:00:37,045 [clinks] 18 00:00:37,047 --> 00:00:38,847 quit eating your gravy you ain't going to have enough to put your liquor 19 00:00:38,849 --> 00:00:40,115 that's as good as I can make. 20 00:00:41,118 --> 00:00:41,750 -[laughs] -[bleep] 21 00:00:41,752 --> 00:00:45,087 [laughs] 22 00:00:45,089 --> 00:00:48,523 [narrator] across the country, a handful of expert distillers 23 00:00:48,525 --> 00:00:51,359 are heirs to a centuries old tradition. 24 00:00:53,263 --> 00:00:55,497 Some operate on the legal side. 25 00:00:55,499 --> 00:01:00,235 Others practice their craft beyond the reach of the law. 26 00:01:00,237 --> 00:01:03,772 Now, three of the best will throw down at the stills. 27 00:01:03,774 --> 00:01:05,874 [exclaims] 28 00:01:05,876 --> 00:01:09,144 [narrator] judged by a jury of their peers. 29 00:01:09,146 --> 00:01:12,547 They'll go head to head in a series of challenges. 30 00:01:12,549 --> 00:01:13,915 [exclaims in pain] 31 00:01:13,917 --> 00:01:15,617 I don't want none of that thing you're licking there. 32 00:01:15,619 --> 00:01:17,185 Better stitch that quick. 33 00:01:17,187 --> 00:01:19,488 [narrator] to determine who has what it takes. 34 00:01:19,490 --> 00:01:20,021 Josh. 35 00:01:20,023 --> 00:01:21,123 This is some [bleep]. 36 00:01:21,125 --> 00:01:23,125 [narrator] towards backwoods bragging rights 37 00:01:23,127 --> 00:01:26,695 and a backwoods trophy any distiller would love. 38 00:01:26,697 --> 00:01:28,597 [ramsey] miniature functioning still. 39 00:01:28,599 --> 00:01:30,432 That'll look awful good on the farm. 40 00:01:42,412 --> 00:01:45,914 Welcome to back wood battle number dos. 41 00:01:45,916 --> 00:01:48,884 -[digger] josh, markie. You boys ready? -Yup. 42 00:01:48,886 --> 00:01:50,218 It's time to make some liquor. 43 00:01:50,220 --> 00:01:52,587 This time we got mike cockrell in the mix. 44 00:01:52,589 --> 00:01:55,490 It's going to be good. Josh, last time, 45 00:01:55,492 --> 00:01:59,094 you cleaned everybody's plow and won one of our prize possessions. 46 00:01:59,096 --> 00:02:00,529 A jar of popcorn's liquor. 47 00:02:00,531 --> 00:02:03,098 Somebody's going to take this home. 48 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:06,101 And it'll be you josh. You knocked her out of the park, son. 49 00:02:06,103 --> 00:02:08,904 Hell, yeah. Drink up! 50 00:02:08,906 --> 00:02:11,306 [josh] last time I smoked the competition. 51 00:02:11,441 --> 00:02:12,574 This year, 52 00:02:12,609 --> 00:02:15,177 I can lose with the best of 'em but I don't like it, 53 00:02:15,179 --> 00:02:19,047 and I'm going to do whatever it takes to win this competition again. 54 00:02:19,049 --> 00:02:21,850 [ramsey] in this competition, we will determine 55 00:02:21,852 --> 00:02:24,085 which one of you guys is number one. 56 00:02:24,121 --> 00:02:25,954 The prize for the winner, 57 00:02:25,956 --> 00:02:28,623 a little miniature still sitting over here. 58 00:02:28,625 --> 00:02:31,026 It is a functioning still. 59 00:02:31,028 --> 00:02:32,627 [mike] that little, small still, 60 00:02:32,629 --> 00:02:35,163 it's exactly like the stanley cup of moonshining. 61 00:02:35,165 --> 00:02:37,599 I would love to see that thing on my mantle. 62 00:02:37,601 --> 00:02:38,867 [ramsey] the winner of this competition, 63 00:02:38,869 --> 00:02:41,469 will bring that little still home with them. 64 00:02:41,471 --> 00:02:43,872 And I want to wish all of you good luck 65 00:02:43,874 --> 00:02:46,641 and we're looking forward to tasting what you bring us. 66 00:02:46,643 --> 00:02:48,109 You know the key element here 67 00:02:48,111 --> 00:02:51,112 to being a great backwoods successful shiner, 68 00:02:51,114 --> 00:02:53,882 is making high proof smooth corn liquor. 69 00:02:53,884 --> 00:02:56,484 Alright, guys, your first chore. 70 00:02:56,486 --> 00:02:59,154 Run us some top shelf, old fashioned corn liquor, 71 00:02:59,156 --> 00:03:01,590 like we've never tasted in our lives. 72 00:03:01,592 --> 00:03:02,857 Then for your next challenge, 73 00:03:02,859 --> 00:03:06,027 you're going to use that as a base for your flavored liquor. 74 00:03:06,029 --> 00:03:09,097 [tim] you guys got your mash ready. You made it. You brought it. 75 00:03:09,099 --> 00:03:09,731 Should be ready to run. 76 00:03:09,733 --> 00:03:11,800 Best jar on the table 77 00:03:11,802 --> 00:03:13,935 is going to get first pick at the fruit stand for your flavor run. 78 00:03:13,937 --> 00:03:15,870 -You boys ready? -Yup. 79 00:03:15,872 --> 00:03:18,173 -Ready. -You got four hours to run your liquor. 80 00:03:18,175 --> 00:03:19,207 Starting... 81 00:03:19,243 --> 00:03:20,342 Now. 82 00:03:21,011 --> 00:03:22,177 Good luck, boys. 83 00:03:26,049 --> 00:03:27,282 Ah, yeah. 84 00:03:34,958 --> 00:03:36,958 Here we go. 85 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,960 -Been nice knowing you, josh. -[laughs] 86 00:03:38,962 --> 00:03:41,029 [mumbling] 87 00:03:41,765 --> 00:03:44,499 -[laughs] -boom! 88 00:03:44,501 --> 00:03:46,468 [digger] josh. You the man to beat now. 89 00:03:46,470 --> 00:03:47,369 You the reigning champion. 90 00:03:47,371 --> 00:03:49,638 [josh] I'm just a man and a man to beat. 91 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:54,509 [digger] I didn't say youse the man, I just said you're the reigning champion here. 92 00:03:54,511 --> 00:03:57,345 [josh] my name is josh owens. I'm from columbus, north carolina. 93 00:03:57,347 --> 00:03:58,780 Ho, oh, oh! 94 00:03:58,782 --> 00:04:01,483 I'm wide open all the time, 'cause I've got a long way to go. 95 00:04:01,485 --> 00:04:02,851 And a short time to get there. 96 00:04:02,853 --> 00:04:05,787 I'm going to go ahead and mash these doggone cherries up. 97 00:04:05,789 --> 00:04:07,489 [josh] moonshine runs deep in my veins. 98 00:04:07,491 --> 00:04:08,857 Mm-mm. That smells good. 99 00:04:08,859 --> 00:04:11,059 [josh] I have a family history of moonshine. 100 00:04:11,061 --> 00:04:14,929 When I was 15 years old, I was fascinated by moonshine. 101 00:04:14,931 --> 00:04:16,631 And I've been messing with it ever since. 102 00:04:16,633 --> 00:04:18,900 [ramsey] my man, josh. 103 00:04:18,902 --> 00:04:22,170 You just running your regular sample recipe mash? 104 00:04:22,172 --> 00:04:24,005 Just plain jane, getting it done. 105 00:04:24,007 --> 00:04:27,976 I made my mash out of white corn, little bit of yellow corn, 106 00:04:27,978 --> 00:04:29,944 some yeast and some sugar and some water. 107 00:04:29,946 --> 00:04:31,746 I notice you always stir 108 00:04:31,748 --> 00:04:34,816 your mash a little bit in the pot while it's heating up. 109 00:04:34,818 --> 00:04:37,819 Your mash is sitting still, it'll stick to the bottom of your pot 110 00:04:37,821 --> 00:04:38,853 and start scorching down there. 111 00:04:38,855 --> 00:04:40,822 And give your liquor a horrible, scorched flavor. 112 00:04:40,824 --> 00:04:43,725 And if you keep it moving, that's definitely not going to happen. 113 00:04:43,727 --> 00:04:45,860 Pressure's on you a little more than these other two, 114 00:04:45,862 --> 00:04:47,195 you being the reigning champion. 115 00:04:47,197 --> 00:04:48,263 There ain't no pressure. 116 00:04:48,265 --> 00:04:50,265 I like that attitude. 117 00:04:50,267 --> 00:04:54,069 [josh] I already won the last backwoods battle. I'm here to try to do it again. 118 00:04:54,071 --> 00:04:55,904 Mark rogers. 119 00:04:55,906 --> 00:04:59,040 Who do you think is the heads-up favorite here? Feel good about it? 120 00:04:59,042 --> 00:05:01,810 Well. They're both my buddy. 121 00:05:01,812 --> 00:05:03,478 But they're trying to beat me and I'm going to try to beat them. 122 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,780 -[laughs] -you know. 123 00:05:05,782 --> 00:05:09,084 [mark] I'm mark rogers. I come straight out of the mountain. 124 00:05:09,086 --> 00:05:10,452 Been making liquor all my life. 125 00:05:15,192 --> 00:05:15,957 [coughs] 126 00:05:28,271 --> 00:05:30,038 -that's fire. -Fire in the hole. 127 00:05:30,874 --> 00:05:32,440 [laughs] 128 00:05:35,912 --> 00:05:38,580 I've run in the mountains, you know, on wood. 129 00:05:38,582 --> 00:05:43,017 I ain't never fooled with gas much based on the little turkey cookers. 130 00:05:44,955 --> 00:05:47,355 [man] you got a flame over like a campfire. 131 00:05:50,794 --> 00:05:52,293 Oh! You scorched the piss out of that. 132 00:05:52,295 --> 00:05:54,028 That tripped me up last time. 133 00:05:54,030 --> 00:05:56,064 Believe I've got it figured out now. 134 00:05:56,066 --> 00:05:56,998 So I'm working a little harder. 135 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,501 I'm ready. And I'm ready for the competition. 136 00:05:59,503 --> 00:06:02,504 It's a little easier on you if you fight with your flavor than it is with your fists. 137 00:06:02,539 --> 00:06:04,205 Mark rogers. 138 00:06:04,841 --> 00:06:09,144 I don't even have to ask you I know you brought just corn mash. That's what you do. 139 00:06:09,146 --> 00:06:10,745 -Corn simple mash. -Yep. 140 00:06:10,747 --> 00:06:13,314 My corn mash, it's really the recipe 141 00:06:13,316 --> 00:06:16,017 of an old moonshiners running in the mountain. 142 00:06:16,019 --> 00:06:17,318 Just corn, really. 143 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,120 Sprouting corn, dry it. 144 00:06:19,122 --> 00:06:20,088 Grind it. 145 00:06:20,090 --> 00:06:21,389 I make my own yeast. 146 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,059 Mikey... 147 00:06:25,061 --> 00:06:26,795 What do you got going on here. 148 00:06:26,797 --> 00:06:29,597 -Just trying to get heated up, cleaning up this charcoal. -Okay. 149 00:06:29,599 --> 00:06:30,932 To run my liquor out first. 150 00:06:30,934 --> 00:06:33,468 We'll run it low and slow, you know. Just let it carry on. 151 00:06:33,470 --> 00:06:37,338 -I'm sure it'll be good, so... -I hope so. 152 00:06:37,340 --> 00:06:40,041 My name is mike cockrell. I was born and raised in the state of mississippi, 153 00:06:40,043 --> 00:06:41,443 but I hang my hat in tennessee. 154 00:06:41,478 --> 00:06:42,744 Fire in the hole. 155 00:06:42,779 --> 00:06:45,980 [mike] I come from a long line of moonshiners from mississippi. 156 00:06:45,982 --> 00:06:50,018 People like us moonshiners, they don't have much of nothing in the backwoods 157 00:06:50,020 --> 00:06:51,553 to make alcohol. 158 00:06:51,555 --> 00:06:52,921 It's the only way of living. 159 00:06:52,923 --> 00:06:55,690 I like doing little of the old and little of the new. 160 00:06:55,692 --> 00:06:58,827 All six of these jars serves as distillation. 161 00:06:58,829 --> 00:07:00,962 There were a lot of people who use yellow corn. 162 00:07:00,964 --> 00:07:04,499 For corn mash, I do like to use the white, sweet corn. 163 00:07:04,501 --> 00:07:06,234 Got a better sugar content. 164 00:07:06,236 --> 00:07:07,602 I'm real confident 165 00:07:07,604 --> 00:07:08,703 in my corn liquor, 166 00:07:08,705 --> 00:07:10,839 because it's something I've always made and done, 167 00:07:10,841 --> 00:07:12,674 in the backwoods on a daily basis. 168 00:07:12,676 --> 00:07:14,209 And that's what I'm doing here today. 169 00:07:14,211 --> 00:07:16,478 What do you think about your competition over here? 170 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,947 I've got damn good competition over here. 171 00:07:18,949 --> 00:07:21,483 [mike] josh is a great guy. He's a little bit scattered brain. 172 00:07:21,485 --> 00:07:23,585 He don't have no idea what he's gonna do 173 00:07:23,587 --> 00:07:24,686 at the time that he's doing it. 174 00:07:24,688 --> 00:07:26,855 But he always pulls something out of the hat. 175 00:07:26,857 --> 00:07:30,058 You know mark rogers. He goes to bed with a doggone bowie knife. 176 00:07:30,060 --> 00:07:32,694 He ain't a fellow you want to mess with too much. 177 00:07:32,696 --> 00:07:35,997 Here I am coming in as the underdog, you know, trying to win this thing. 178 00:07:35,999 --> 00:07:38,233 Folks, y'all got three hours left. 179 00:07:38,235 --> 00:07:40,568 Mark he's over here stitching or somethin'. 180 00:07:40,570 --> 00:07:44,539 He's making him a little drip strainer to go on that worm spout. 181 00:07:44,541 --> 00:07:46,975 Mark, he's getting his still ready for it to come out. 182 00:07:46,977 --> 00:07:49,310 Don't take no time for those little fellers there. 183 00:07:49,312 --> 00:07:53,248 Yeah, they're all about the same. We're all within ten degrees of each other. 184 00:07:57,153 --> 00:07:58,419 Here we go, boy. 185 00:07:59,256 --> 00:08:00,388 Running liquor. 186 00:08:01,124 --> 00:08:04,025 It all went pretty fast. 187 00:08:04,027 --> 00:08:05,126 Oh [bleep] 188 00:08:05,128 --> 00:08:06,828 josh, you running yet? 189 00:08:06,830 --> 00:08:07,729 [josh] yeah, just started. 190 00:08:07,731 --> 00:08:10,131 I like to warm mine up gracefully. 191 00:08:10,133 --> 00:08:12,700 [mike] I've been known to have a cocky attitude because 192 00:08:12,702 --> 00:08:14,936 my corn mash is really, really good. 193 00:08:14,938 --> 00:08:15,904 The recipe that I was taught, 194 00:08:15,906 --> 00:08:17,572 it's got a better flavor. 195 00:08:17,574 --> 00:08:20,475 So I have confidence that I'm going out of here a winner, guys. 196 00:08:20,477 --> 00:08:23,912 I think I'm the only one running over charcoal over here too. 197 00:08:23,914 --> 00:08:26,948 -[clunk] -damn! You scare me every time you throw something 198 00:08:26,950 --> 00:08:28,783 or shut that damn lever. [laughs] 199 00:08:28,785 --> 00:08:30,351 mike cockrell's awesome. 200 00:08:30,353 --> 00:08:32,520 But sometimes he gets a little cocky. 201 00:08:32,522 --> 00:08:33,254 [bang] 202 00:08:33,256 --> 00:08:35,156 -[laughs] -[bleeps] 203 00:08:35,158 --> 00:08:36,624 [mark laughs] 204 00:08:36,626 --> 00:08:37,792 damn you, josh. 205 00:08:37,794 --> 00:08:40,228 [josh] some people call me a agent of chaos, 206 00:08:40,230 --> 00:08:42,196 but I'm the master of disaster. 207 00:08:42,198 --> 00:08:43,298 This is [bleep] killing. 208 00:08:44,234 --> 00:08:44,999 Two hours left... 209 00:08:45,001 --> 00:08:46,067 In your run. 210 00:08:46,069 --> 00:08:47,769 [mark] getting into the hard part. 211 00:08:47,771 --> 00:08:48,803 I'm getting proof right on it. 212 00:08:48,805 --> 00:08:50,071 It ought to be good. 213 00:08:50,073 --> 00:08:51,806 [josh] I'm going to throw my heads off. 214 00:08:51,808 --> 00:08:54,042 And this is my first jar I'm catching. 215 00:08:55,912 --> 00:08:57,312 Come on, baby. Run a little bit. 216 00:09:01,284 --> 00:09:03,017 Here we go! 217 00:09:04,521 --> 00:09:06,020 It had me worried. 218 00:09:07,757 --> 00:09:08,823 All right mark. 219 00:09:08,892 --> 00:09:10,858 -That's a pretty good stream right there. -Yeah. 220 00:09:10,860 --> 00:09:12,994 How many jars? You got a lot of 'em over there. 221 00:09:12,996 --> 00:09:14,495 One, two, three, four, five. 222 00:09:14,497 --> 00:09:15,597 [mark] this will be the sixth. 223 00:09:15,599 --> 00:09:18,499 You way ahead of everybody else. 224 00:09:18,501 --> 00:09:21,669 There's jars of liquor over everywhere. How do you do that? 225 00:09:21,671 --> 00:09:24,806 Last time we had a competition, old mark rogers 226 00:09:24,808 --> 00:09:27,208 got into the moonshine. The next thing I know, 227 00:09:27,210 --> 00:09:29,010 he's all tore up. 228 00:09:29,012 --> 00:09:29,978 [bang] 229 00:09:29,980 --> 00:09:31,012 [clattering] 230 00:09:31,014 --> 00:09:32,480 when I get in the kitchen, 231 00:09:32,482 --> 00:09:33,948 I make a lot of racket, it's all I do. 232 00:09:33,950 --> 00:09:35,717 I love a good fire. 233 00:09:35,719 --> 00:09:38,620 I don't care what I have to do. I love to cook with fire. 234 00:09:38,622 --> 00:09:40,922 [josh] this time, if he's staying sober, 235 00:09:40,924 --> 00:09:42,590 I'm going to have my work cut out for me. 236 00:09:42,592 --> 00:09:43,491 Josh owens. 237 00:09:43,493 --> 00:09:45,126 You just got a little filter on the felt. 238 00:09:45,128 --> 00:09:46,127 You don't have no wood chips, 239 00:09:46,129 --> 00:09:47,762 -no nothing in it. Charcoal. -No. 240 00:09:47,764 --> 00:09:49,931 [josh] I don't never run over charcoal. 241 00:09:49,933 --> 00:09:52,967 What you think about mike over here. You ain't scared, are you? 242 00:09:52,969 --> 00:09:54,135 Are you trying to put pressure on me? 243 00:09:54,137 --> 00:09:54,969 Yeah. 244 00:09:54,971 --> 00:09:56,504 Don't be over here relaxing. 245 00:09:56,506 --> 00:09:58,039 -Now there is some pressure. -Yeah? 246 00:09:58,041 --> 00:09:59,774 What's going on, mike? 247 00:09:59,776 --> 00:10:02,143 Well, I'm trying to got this liquor run off for you guys. 248 00:10:02,145 --> 00:10:03,177 Now you're on your third jar. 249 00:10:03,179 --> 00:10:06,114 I'm running it as low as I can, as slow as I can. 250 00:10:06,116 --> 00:10:07,081 Tell me about the charcoal thing. 251 00:10:07,083 --> 00:10:10,785 It just helps strain any impurities or particles. 252 00:10:10,787 --> 00:10:14,288 Just a few extra steps to try to make my liquor as good as I can, you know. 253 00:10:14,290 --> 00:10:16,090 -Yeah. -[josh] mike cockrell. 254 00:10:16,092 --> 00:10:19,093 He may be cocky. But one thing's for damn sure. 255 00:10:19,095 --> 00:10:20,228 He can make some liquor. 256 00:10:20,230 --> 00:10:21,663 One hour left, guys. 257 00:10:21,665 --> 00:10:23,264 Better be buttoning it up. 258 00:10:25,702 --> 00:10:26,768 -[mike] tell me something, josh. -What buddy? 259 00:10:26,770 --> 00:10:28,903 What's up with you using charcoal now? 260 00:10:28,905 --> 00:10:31,639 You said you didn't use it last time, so what's the deal with that. 261 00:10:31,641 --> 00:10:34,509 I saw you using it over there and I thought I'd run off 262 00:10:34,511 --> 00:10:37,011 a jar with it just to see what it was like. 263 00:10:37,013 --> 00:10:38,413 'cause I ain't never used it. 264 00:10:39,082 --> 00:10:39,981 Here's josh owens, 265 00:10:39,983 --> 00:10:41,849 doing his liquor like mine. 266 00:10:41,851 --> 00:10:43,985 But if he wins this round with the corn liquor, 267 00:10:43,987 --> 00:10:46,154 friendship ends and business begins. 268 00:10:46,156 --> 00:10:48,956 We both got to do what we got to do to win. 269 00:10:48,958 --> 00:10:52,193 [josh laughs] 270 00:10:54,330 --> 00:10:56,798 45 minutes, folks. 271 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,834 That's how high proof it is right there. You can even see it burning. 272 00:10:59,836 --> 00:11:02,203 Something's going hot, boy. 273 00:11:02,205 --> 00:11:05,306 Josh, he's got one filter in there with charcoal. 274 00:11:05,308 --> 00:11:06,007 [whistles] 275 00:11:06,042 --> 00:11:07,508 [clicks] 276 00:11:07,510 --> 00:11:10,978 mike over here has got a charcoal with filter. 277 00:11:10,980 --> 00:11:12,213 He's running real slow. 278 00:11:12,215 --> 00:11:13,548 Charcoal's doing good. 279 00:11:13,550 --> 00:11:14,582 God almighty. 280 00:11:15,885 --> 00:11:17,985 [exclaims] you can use that for paint stripping. 281 00:11:17,987 --> 00:11:20,722 Mark, he's running pretty fast. 282 00:11:20,724 --> 00:11:22,657 And he's just running his down on cotton string. 283 00:11:22,659 --> 00:11:25,893 -How in the hell he gonna run 20 jars of liquor. -20? 284 00:11:25,895 --> 00:11:28,896 Mark's proof looks like it's coming down there a little bit. 285 00:11:28,898 --> 00:11:30,498 Think mark's in his backings already. 286 00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:31,866 What you reckon that proof is? 287 00:11:31,868 --> 00:11:33,067 It's pretty high. 288 00:11:33,069 --> 00:11:35,203 -130, 140. -I think a little more than that. 289 00:11:35,205 --> 00:11:36,204 Came out good and stout. 290 00:11:36,206 --> 00:11:37,972 I think around 160 proof. 291 00:11:37,974 --> 00:11:40,041 I was really tickled with it. 292 00:11:46,983 --> 00:11:50,051 I'm getting proof right on it. It ought to be good. 293 00:11:50,053 --> 00:11:52,420 That's my jar. About 110. 294 00:11:52,422 --> 00:11:54,122 Demo jar number nine. 295 00:11:54,124 --> 00:11:56,891 I bet that taste good, mike. If it's slow proof, ain't it. 296 00:11:56,893 --> 00:11:58,359 I'm going to fix her up. 297 00:12:00,029 --> 00:12:02,497 All right. Markie turnin' his in. 298 00:12:02,499 --> 00:12:03,865 That the winning jar, markie? 299 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:06,200 I don't know 'bout that. It's going to be a jar of liquor. 300 00:12:06,202 --> 00:12:08,102 We'll let you know. We need you boys back. 301 00:12:08,104 --> 00:12:09,203 All right. 302 00:12:09,205 --> 00:12:10,171 All right, boys. 303 00:12:10,173 --> 00:12:11,105 Five minutes. 304 00:12:11,107 --> 00:12:12,206 [mike] five minutes. 305 00:12:12,809 --> 00:12:14,142 I may do a blend. 306 00:12:20,717 --> 00:12:22,049 That's my jar right there. 307 00:12:22,051 --> 00:12:25,186 100 percent confident in my jar of liquor. 308 00:12:25,188 --> 00:12:26,921 This run was perfect. 309 00:12:26,923 --> 00:12:27,922 Bringing it in. 310 00:12:27,924 --> 00:12:29,157 Number nine and four. 311 00:12:29,192 --> 00:12:30,124 Together. 312 00:12:30,126 --> 00:12:31,592 -Nine and four. -Here we go. 313 00:12:31,594 --> 00:12:32,260 -All right. -Thank you all. 314 00:12:32,262 --> 00:12:34,095 -Good luck, mikey. -Yes sir. 315 00:12:35,999 --> 00:12:38,299 Josh, three minutes left. 316 00:12:44,307 --> 00:12:46,140 -[josh] damn, I can't decide. -[mark ramsey laughs] 317 00:12:46,142 --> 00:12:47,375 oh, no. 318 00:12:47,377 --> 00:12:49,210 It could be bad, it could be good. 319 00:12:49,212 --> 00:12:51,045 My mouth burns so hard, I can't tell. 320 00:12:51,047 --> 00:12:52,013 [laughs] 321 00:12:52,015 --> 00:12:53,514 he keeps trying himself which jar he wants, 322 00:12:53,516 --> 00:12:55,917 he ain't going to be able to walk it over here to the table. 323 00:12:55,919 --> 00:12:59,187 [josh] I really can't tell no difference using that charcoal. 324 00:12:59,189 --> 00:13:00,521 What the hell's the point in that. 325 00:13:00,523 --> 00:13:01,489 One minute. 326 00:13:01,491 --> 00:13:03,524 If you ain't ready, you ain't going to be. 327 00:13:03,526 --> 00:13:06,093 There ain't no worry about losing track of his. 328 00:13:06,095 --> 00:13:08,529 His the one's got a cartoon strip on it. 329 00:13:08,531 --> 00:13:09,931 That will suit you, boss? 330 00:13:09,933 --> 00:13:11,499 Hell, man, yeah, I reckon. 331 00:13:11,501 --> 00:13:13,201 Ah, good luck slim shady. 332 00:13:13,203 --> 00:13:16,237 Chase them other fellers. Will be to get you in a minute. 333 00:13:17,507 --> 00:13:18,873 [tim] let's try mark. 334 00:13:18,875 --> 00:13:20,141 Good, nice clean jar. 335 00:13:20,143 --> 00:13:21,008 And there's no filter. 336 00:13:21,010 --> 00:13:22,977 -Pretty good bead. -Yup. 337 00:13:22,979 --> 00:13:24,645 -Goes away pretty fast. -[laughs] 338 00:13:24,647 --> 00:13:26,480 120 proof. 339 00:13:26,482 --> 00:13:29,016 Do you feel confident about the jar you turned in? 340 00:13:29,018 --> 00:13:29,851 I... 341 00:13:29,853 --> 00:13:31,118 Feel pretty good, yeah. 342 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,054 It's pretty high on the nose. 343 00:13:33,056 --> 00:13:34,989 Yeah. It's got some vapors. 344 00:13:38,528 --> 00:13:40,394 -It's nice though. -Yeah. 345 00:13:40,396 --> 00:13:41,796 Good, sweet finish. 346 00:13:41,798 --> 00:13:43,431 There's plenty of alcohol in it. 347 00:13:43,833 --> 00:13:45,433 I think mark did a good job. 348 00:13:45,435 --> 00:13:48,135 Think he ran it pretty fast so it's got a little bite on it. 349 00:13:48,137 --> 00:13:50,872 -That little fire lingers on the back of your throat. -Yeah. 350 00:13:50,874 --> 00:13:53,207 It's still there on me. 351 00:13:54,110 --> 00:13:58,179 The last time he's doing this, he was drunker than cooter brown. 352 00:13:59,382 --> 00:14:01,115 [josh] this time you're on your game. 353 00:14:01,117 --> 00:14:05,219 Youse on number two or three before I started even coming up with liquor. 354 00:14:05,221 --> 00:14:06,487 Now we got wild man here. 355 00:14:06,656 --> 00:14:08,956 Cartoon drawer. 356 00:14:08,958 --> 00:14:12,526 -He couldn't spell distiller, so he just spelt dist. -Yeah. 357 00:14:12,528 --> 00:14:15,496 -Got to work on his spelling. -Another one high proof. 358 00:14:15,498 --> 00:14:16,964 Oh yes, he's popping. 359 00:14:16,966 --> 00:14:18,599 That is nowhere close to 100 proof. 360 00:14:18,601 --> 00:14:22,703 [digger] he changed gears and went and filtered over that fire coal too. 361 00:14:22,705 --> 00:14:25,673 -[mark and tim] yeah. -I don't know that that jar got any of it. 362 00:14:25,675 --> 00:14:27,909 I never tried that charcoal before. 363 00:14:27,911 --> 00:14:30,678 I always heard it would strip the flavor profile out of it. 364 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,713 So I tried it on a jar or so. 365 00:14:32,715 --> 00:14:34,916 Now he's got a little bit smoother on the nose. 366 00:14:34,918 --> 00:14:37,251 It finishes smooth on the tongue too. 367 00:14:37,253 --> 00:14:39,086 It's a little milder drink that mark's 368 00:14:39,088 --> 00:14:40,988 but fierce on me. 369 00:14:40,990 --> 00:14:42,990 -Yeah. -There's definitely high proof. 370 00:14:42,992 --> 00:14:44,859 But just using that little bitty handful, 371 00:14:44,861 --> 00:14:47,929 for me, it mellows out the bite. 372 00:14:47,931 --> 00:14:50,264 Or the hotness of the alcohol and you keep all your flavor. 373 00:14:50,266 --> 00:14:51,899 Well, move on to old mikey. 374 00:14:51,901 --> 00:14:55,002 It's one of the clearest jars. And a high proof. 375 00:14:55,004 --> 00:14:58,105 You know I started running last and it took me 376 00:14:58,107 --> 00:15:00,641 the whole time that we had to run off my jars. 377 00:15:00,643 --> 00:15:02,743 Now that's really smooth on the nose. 378 00:15:02,745 --> 00:15:05,112 Yeah. That's light as a feather out there. 379 00:15:05,114 --> 00:15:08,215 -That's got you that fruity aroma now. -Mm-hm. 380 00:15:08,217 --> 00:15:09,817 That's real easy on the tongue. 381 00:15:09,819 --> 00:15:10,918 It's got a real good finish. 382 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,021 Mikey ran his the slowest of any of 'em. 383 00:15:14,023 --> 00:15:16,223 He done just a little dab of blending. 384 00:15:16,225 --> 00:15:17,625 Nine has got the flavor 385 00:15:17,627 --> 00:15:18,926 and four has got the proof. 386 00:15:18,928 --> 00:15:20,528 -That's a good job of blending them. -Yeah. 387 00:15:20,530 --> 00:15:21,629 You know how to make moonshine. 388 00:15:21,631 --> 00:15:24,131 And I know you know how to make moonshine too, so... 389 00:15:24,133 --> 00:15:27,134 Hell, I'm just glad to be sitting here with y'all doing this. 390 00:15:27,136 --> 00:15:28,169 -You know. -Same here, man. 391 00:15:28,771 --> 00:15:30,071 I'll go fetch 'em. 392 00:15:34,744 --> 00:15:35,843 Good luck, you gentlemen. 393 00:15:35,845 --> 00:15:37,912 -Appreciate it brother. -You too. 394 00:15:37,914 --> 00:15:39,313 Look guys, all of 'em taste good. 395 00:15:39,615 --> 00:15:40,548 Mark, yours 396 00:15:40,550 --> 00:15:42,984 outstanding, clear, to be not filtered. 397 00:15:42,986 --> 00:15:46,654 But it is a little bit hot and really does taste high proof. 398 00:15:46,656 --> 00:15:49,590 A little fiery on the back end, but it finishes good. 399 00:15:49,592 --> 00:15:51,859 Josh, you got way deep into your heart. 400 00:15:51,861 --> 00:15:55,896 Good drink, a little fire on the end that high proof liquor will have. 401 00:15:55,898 --> 00:15:59,900 -I like mine about 110. -Yup. It might be a little higher now. 402 00:15:59,902 --> 00:16:01,902 But we also noticed that you maybe cheated off 403 00:16:01,904 --> 00:16:04,739 of mike a little bit by using the charcoal. 404 00:16:04,741 --> 00:16:07,908 Yeah, but, I didn't use my last couple of jars. 405 00:16:07,910 --> 00:16:09,643 And that's what I used the charcoal for. 406 00:16:09,645 --> 00:16:12,179 -'cause I just wanted to see what it was going to do. -Mm. Okay. 407 00:16:12,181 --> 00:16:14,682 Even though you went through double filtering 408 00:16:14,684 --> 00:16:16,917 -and charcoal filter-- -I done told you I didn't double filter. 409 00:16:16,919 --> 00:16:19,120 It's actually smoother than mark's. 410 00:16:19,122 --> 00:16:21,055 And I think that maybe that charcoal did it. 411 00:16:21,057 --> 00:16:22,990 I didn't put the charcoal in it. 412 00:16:22,992 --> 00:16:24,859 I'm trying to tell you how good it is. 413 00:16:24,861 --> 00:16:26,027 I see how you are. 414 00:16:26,029 --> 00:16:27,261 Okay. Well. 415 00:16:27,797 --> 00:16:28,796 Mikey. 416 00:16:28,798 --> 00:16:30,965 I think you took full advantage of your time. 417 00:16:30,967 --> 00:16:32,867 'cause you ran yours really, really slow. 418 00:16:32,869 --> 00:16:35,669 -And yours is outstanding. -Thank you. 419 00:16:35,671 --> 00:16:39,740 Mike, you blended jar number four and jar number nine. 420 00:16:39,742 --> 00:16:42,810 -I think that's a good job of blending it. -Appreciate it. 421 00:16:42,812 --> 00:16:46,147 All right guys. Any good liquor man worth its salt, 422 00:16:46,149 --> 00:16:49,050 flavors his is corn liquor with whatever he's got on hand. 423 00:16:49,052 --> 00:16:50,651 So your next challenge, 424 00:16:50,653 --> 00:16:53,754 you're going to build the fruit stand to flavor your base liquor. 425 00:16:53,756 --> 00:16:55,556 And I think all of you got something to work with. 426 00:16:55,558 --> 00:16:57,091 To flavor it with something. 427 00:16:57,093 --> 00:16:59,226 And this is just the first, second and third place. 428 00:16:59,228 --> 00:17:01,695 Who's going to go to the fruit stand. 429 00:17:01,697 --> 00:17:03,931 Mikey, you the man. First. 430 00:17:03,933 --> 00:17:05,966 -Number one job. -Appreciate it. Thank y'all. 431 00:17:05,968 --> 00:17:07,134 Josh. Number two man. 432 00:17:07,136 --> 00:17:08,869 Mark. Number three. 433 00:17:08,871 --> 00:17:10,905 All right boys. To the fruit stand. 434 00:17:10,907 --> 00:17:12,039 Tim, you ring the bell. 435 00:17:12,041 --> 00:17:13,140 Tickle! 436 00:17:13,943 --> 00:17:14,575 Hey y'all. 437 00:17:14,577 --> 00:17:14,842 All right. 438 00:17:14,844 --> 00:17:16,844 Fellers. 439 00:17:16,846 --> 00:17:19,713 These guys need some cucumbers and squash and cantaloupes and watermelons 440 00:17:19,715 --> 00:17:22,083 and anything else you can find to flavor this stuff up. 441 00:17:22,085 --> 00:17:24,718 Well, I'll see what I can find. Y'all ready fellas? 442 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,054 -Ready. -Come on, let's roll on. 443 00:17:27,857 --> 00:17:30,024 If you milk a cow, you just get milk. 444 00:17:30,026 --> 00:17:31,192 But if you milk a bull, 445 00:17:31,194 --> 00:17:34,095 -you got a friend for life right now. -No doubt. 446 00:17:34,097 --> 00:17:34,862 All right, fellers. 447 00:17:34,864 --> 00:17:36,931 We're here so y'all can 448 00:17:36,933 --> 00:17:39,767 infuse your liquor with something in your thumper. 449 00:17:39,769 --> 00:17:40,901 And get something, 450 00:17:40,903 --> 00:17:42,903 to flavor it, after the fact with. 451 00:17:42,905 --> 00:17:46,040 Y'all going to have three minutes. 452 00:17:46,042 --> 00:17:48,275 And mike, I believe you're up first. Let's keep to it. 453 00:17:48,811 --> 00:17:49,944 Okay. 454 00:17:49,946 --> 00:17:51,779 I see a lot of these strawberries. 455 00:17:51,781 --> 00:17:53,681 You know the liquor that I enjoy making, 456 00:17:53,683 --> 00:17:56,617 I like to do tropical fruit, some citrus. 457 00:17:56,619 --> 00:17:59,720 [tickle] okay. Are you making a pie or a drink. [laughs] 458 00:17:59,722 --> 00:18:02,156 we'll figure it out when we get there, right. 459 00:18:02,158 --> 00:18:04,992 [mike] I'm going to make a strawberry-cherry limeade. 460 00:18:04,994 --> 00:18:06,861 So I chose fresh strawberries, 461 00:18:06,863 --> 00:18:07,495 a little bit of cherry, 462 00:18:07,497 --> 00:18:09,797 and some lime juice. 463 00:18:09,799 --> 00:18:12,833 -I got to have one more bag. -All right. One more bag of strawberries. There you go. 464 00:18:12,835 --> 00:18:15,069 Your time is up. Josh. 465 00:18:15,071 --> 00:18:15,970 You're up, boss man. 466 00:18:15,972 --> 00:18:17,905 There you go. Get your basket. 467 00:18:17,907 --> 00:18:21,108 Look, if anybody can make a tomato drink, it's you josh. 468 00:18:21,110 --> 00:18:24,745 If any kind of fruit around, I've made whiskey out of all of it. 469 00:18:24,747 --> 00:18:27,148 And sometimes it turns out great, 470 00:18:27,150 --> 00:18:28,849 -sometimes it don't. -[tickle] all right. 471 00:18:28,851 --> 00:18:31,619 Looks like the last of the strawberries are gone. 472 00:18:31,621 --> 00:18:34,889 All right. Let's see. Look, there's all kinds of juices. 473 00:18:34,891 --> 00:18:37,925 [josh] for the flavor run, I use strawberries and pineapple. 474 00:18:37,927 --> 00:18:39,827 You've got five, 475 00:18:39,829 --> 00:18:41,962 -four, three... All right. -I'm done, I'm done. 476 00:18:41,964 --> 00:18:43,964 Mark. Three minutes. 477 00:18:43,966 --> 00:18:47,001 Hey, look. There's some okra back there. 478 00:18:47,003 --> 00:18:48,702 If you make these judges a nice snotty drink, 479 00:18:48,704 --> 00:18:50,337 they will love it. 480 00:18:53,643 --> 00:18:57,244 -How many peaches can I get? -You can take those bushes if you want them, boy. 481 00:19:02,985 --> 00:19:05,419 [tickle] mark has come up with a plan. 482 00:19:05,421 --> 00:19:07,454 I see some peaches going in the thumper. 483 00:19:13,162 --> 00:19:15,129 [tickle] what you looking at there, mark. Some preserves? 484 00:19:15,131 --> 00:19:16,897 You got some sugars? 485 00:19:16,899 --> 00:19:18,332 I believe that about do it. 486 00:19:18,534 --> 00:19:20,134 All right fellers. 487 00:19:20,803 --> 00:19:24,104 Let's head back towards these stills and see what we can't get done. All right. 488 00:19:24,106 --> 00:19:25,272 Them peaches, any count? 489 00:19:25,274 --> 00:19:26,941 Hit 'em with a baseball bat. 490 00:19:26,943 --> 00:19:28,275 That ain't good. 491 00:19:35,718 --> 00:19:36,717 [digger] well boys. 492 00:19:36,986 --> 00:19:39,420 You got that farm stand visit out of the way. 493 00:19:40,256 --> 00:19:42,323 Time to make us some tasty liquor. 494 00:19:42,325 --> 00:19:43,090 Your choice. 495 00:19:43,092 --> 00:19:45,926 Hope you got everything you want. 496 00:19:45,928 --> 00:19:48,028 You got four hours, your time starts... 497 00:19:48,030 --> 00:19:50,331 Now. Good luck, boys. 498 00:20:08,150 --> 00:20:11,185 -Mark, you making some peach cobbler. -Yeah. 499 00:20:16,859 --> 00:20:18,192 Who'll blowed him up? 500 00:20:22,098 --> 00:20:23,030 [mark] oh yeah, look at that. 501 00:20:23,032 --> 00:20:25,132 That will be good enough. 502 00:20:25,134 --> 00:20:26,533 Mike, what are you, doing over here. 503 00:20:26,535 --> 00:20:28,068 Crushing my strawberries. 504 00:20:28,070 --> 00:20:30,237 I don't know if he's praying or what he's doing there. 505 00:20:30,239 --> 00:20:32,172 Trying to get it... Bring it flavor. 506 00:20:32,174 --> 00:20:34,675 Put a little cherry, a little lime juice to go along with it. 507 00:20:34,677 --> 00:20:35,743 Trying to infuse this run 508 00:20:35,745 --> 00:20:39,980 and make a strawberry-cherry limeade, so to speak. 509 00:20:41,717 --> 00:20:44,618 [digger] I see in the future, you're fixing to lose another digit. 510 00:20:44,620 --> 00:20:46,220 -[laughs] -[josh] I know I'm good 511 00:20:46,222 --> 00:20:48,956 at throwing recipes together on the fly. 512 00:20:48,958 --> 00:20:50,724 [digger] josh has got pineapple, 513 00:20:50,726 --> 00:20:51,692 strawberry, cherry. 514 00:20:51,694 --> 00:20:55,062 -So you gonna hang a bag in the still? -Yeah. 515 00:20:55,064 --> 00:20:58,499 Somehow or another, I always pop out with a good jar of liquor. 516 00:20:59,969 --> 00:21:01,302 That right there is off the chain. 517 00:21:01,304 --> 00:21:03,070 You've got three hours left. 518 00:21:03,906 --> 00:21:05,272 Here we go. 519 00:21:08,311 --> 00:21:09,276 Here we go, boy. 520 00:21:09,779 --> 00:21:10,978 Mikey. 521 00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:13,681 Now you ain't got a little bit cocky on that win, have you? 522 00:21:13,683 --> 00:21:16,016 No. The only thing I can do is try to do my best. 523 00:21:16,018 --> 00:21:19,653 Infuse my thumper with that strawberries, 524 00:21:19,655 --> 00:21:20,821 cherries, little bit of lime juice. 525 00:21:20,823 --> 00:21:22,856 Then I believe you got it going on. 526 00:21:22,858 --> 00:21:25,025 Maybe some of the flavor will transfer over in that clear jar. 527 00:21:25,027 --> 00:21:27,995 You got to be careful, all that cherry and strawberry stain. 528 00:21:27,997 --> 00:21:30,130 When that stuff runs out on the floor, we don't know 529 00:21:30,132 --> 00:21:32,166 whether josh is bleeding or it came from the fruit. 530 00:21:32,168 --> 00:21:32,700 Tell me about it. 531 00:21:32,702 --> 00:21:35,169 Well, carry on, brother. 532 00:21:35,171 --> 00:21:38,439 Josh-y, quit eating your gravy you ain't going to have enough to put in your liquor. 533 00:21:38,741 --> 00:21:39,873 It's so good. 534 00:21:39,875 --> 00:21:42,710 Listen. I put strawberries, and pineapple, 535 00:21:42,712 --> 00:21:44,912 -yeah. -And I let it hang in the still here. 536 00:21:44,914 --> 00:21:45,946 So it's just kind of carrying out 537 00:21:45,948 --> 00:21:48,649 maybe a little bit of the essence over you know. 538 00:21:48,651 --> 00:21:50,784 And then, this is what I'm going to flavor it with, here. 539 00:21:50,786 --> 00:21:52,820 You can put some sugar gel in there 540 00:21:52,822 --> 00:21:56,256 and can it it something in jars, if you quit eating it. 541 00:21:56,258 --> 00:21:57,991 You need me, I'm right over there. 542 00:22:01,831 --> 00:22:03,330 Guys, two hours left. 543 00:22:03,866 --> 00:22:05,265 There we go. I'm running. 544 00:22:08,404 --> 00:22:09,670 Something ain't running. 545 00:22:09,672 --> 00:22:14,375 I never had so much heads I can't even smell alcohol. 546 00:22:20,816 --> 00:22:23,016 Mine ain't spitting out liquor, it's spitting out water. 547 00:22:23,018 --> 00:22:26,754 -Straight [bleep] water. -[mark] I don't see how. 548 00:22:26,756 --> 00:22:29,990 I swear, it ain't have a bit of damn alcohol. 549 00:22:29,992 --> 00:22:32,259 [mike] josh, did you put all your jars in it? 550 00:22:32,261 --> 00:22:33,460 All your jars of alcohol? 551 00:22:33,963 --> 00:22:34,962 [josh] uh-huh. 552 00:22:35,264 --> 00:22:37,197 That weren't alcohol in the five gallon bucket? 553 00:22:37,199 --> 00:22:38,332 It was water. 554 00:22:38,901 --> 00:22:40,234 [mike] oh, my god, 555 00:22:41,003 --> 00:22:43,003 you poured that five gallon bucket of water and not your jars? 556 00:22:43,005 --> 00:22:45,939 You didn't have no liquor in your still. 557 00:22:45,941 --> 00:22:48,809 I thought they put the alcohol in the five gallon bucket. 558 00:22:48,811 --> 00:22:49,810 I didn't put my moonshine in. 559 00:22:49,812 --> 00:22:52,012 So I wasn't running liquor. 560 00:22:52,014 --> 00:22:56,016 -[josh] I'm making twice distilled water for them. -[mark laughs] 561 00:22:56,018 --> 00:22:59,019 my competitions over. I screwed up. 562 00:23:00,756 --> 00:23:02,890 -Josh, hey-- -this is some horse [bleep]. 563 00:23:02,892 --> 00:23:04,491 -[mark laughs] -just remain calm. 564 00:23:04,493 --> 00:23:05,893 Uncap your still. 565 00:23:05,895 --> 00:23:07,895 It's already hot. Get your alcohol out here. 566 00:23:07,897 --> 00:23:09,062 Fire that damn thing back up. 567 00:23:09,064 --> 00:23:10,164 You're ready to go, man. 568 00:23:10,166 --> 00:23:12,166 It's all for nothing. 569 00:23:13,335 --> 00:23:14,802 It's all for nothing. 570 00:23:15,104 --> 00:23:17,771 [josh] when I realized that I want running off liquor, I was like, 571 00:23:17,773 --> 00:23:19,406 the hell with it. 572 00:23:19,742 --> 00:23:22,810 [mike] turn your fire off till you pot. 573 00:23:22,812 --> 00:23:25,846 Here let me help you. You ain't gonna be out of this competition yet, brother. 574 00:23:25,848 --> 00:23:27,948 Mike was like, dude, just... 575 00:23:27,950 --> 00:23:30,050 What are you doing? Just come back and damn... 576 00:23:30,052 --> 00:23:31,151 Run it. You're fine. 577 00:23:31,153 --> 00:23:32,019 We're still going to be good. 578 00:23:32,021 --> 00:23:33,520 So that's what I did. 579 00:23:34,123 --> 00:23:36,890 You've got a ton of hot water in there. 580 00:23:36,892 --> 00:23:38,425 You don't have long to heat that up. 581 00:23:38,427 --> 00:23:39,726 [josh howls] 582 00:23:39,728 --> 00:23:41,962 -[mike] don't quit on us now, josh owens. -[josh] goddamn. 583 00:23:41,964 --> 00:23:46,066 I am a mess. 24 hours a day, I am a mess. 584 00:23:46,068 --> 00:23:50,170 But I'm pretty good at pulling a rabbit out of a hat because I live that way. 585 00:23:50,172 --> 00:23:52,172 It's either going to work out or it ain't. 586 00:23:52,875 --> 00:23:54,508 -[fire whooshing] -there you go. 587 00:23:54,743 --> 00:23:55,742 Back in business. 588 00:23:55,978 --> 00:23:58,278 One hour left guys. Better be buttoning it up. 589 00:23:58,681 --> 00:23:59,813 What you been doing, mark? 590 00:23:59,815 --> 00:24:02,015 -You got three jars? -Three, a little three. 591 00:24:02,017 --> 00:24:04,518 -Okay. -I've been running. Little slow. 592 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,986 [tim] mark, you have peaches. 593 00:24:05,988 --> 00:24:07,387 Yup. Just straight peaches. 594 00:24:07,790 --> 00:24:09,223 It's already hot again. 595 00:24:09,225 --> 00:24:10,858 [mark] oh yeah. You didn't collect-- 596 00:24:10,860 --> 00:24:12,092 god almighty. 597 00:24:12,094 --> 00:24:14,127 Mike, tell me where you at, at your run. 598 00:24:14,129 --> 00:24:15,963 I ended up running seven jars. 599 00:24:15,965 --> 00:24:17,498 I just played around with it. 600 00:24:17,500 --> 00:24:18,899 See where the flavors would come, 601 00:24:18,901 --> 00:24:20,567 there's cherry, strawberry and little lime. 602 00:24:20,569 --> 00:24:22,936 All right! Got liquor coming. 603 00:24:22,938 --> 00:24:26,206 Frick. It wasn't five minutes and it was ready to spit out liquor. 604 00:24:27,543 --> 00:24:31,011 I'm very, very happy with what I've created here. 605 00:24:31,013 --> 00:24:33,981 It's a little more on the cherry-flavored side than the strawberry. 606 00:24:33,983 --> 00:24:35,949 But I'm going to be okay with this. 607 00:24:35,951 --> 00:24:39,186 It's just lightly rose-colored actually. 608 00:24:39,188 --> 00:24:40,621 But may not be like the best, 609 00:24:40,623 --> 00:24:44,024 so I've tried to infuse the flavor into my liquor. 610 00:24:44,026 --> 00:24:46,960 And run the strawberries and pineapple into the jar. 611 00:24:46,962 --> 00:24:48,128 It's pretty. 612 00:24:52,501 --> 00:24:55,102 Pretty, damn mean. God almighty! 613 00:24:55,704 --> 00:24:57,004 Hoo! 614 00:24:57,006 --> 00:24:58,906 [mark] they stung my nose for sure, 615 00:24:58,908 --> 00:25:01,808 -those strawberries makes hot liquor. -Yeah. 616 00:25:01,810 --> 00:25:03,277 -Really? -You bet it. 617 00:25:04,013 --> 00:25:05,979 It's hot. Burn on it. 618 00:25:07,983 --> 00:25:10,050 Still 'bout 110. 619 00:25:12,087 --> 00:25:13,153 That's the jar. 620 00:25:15,124 --> 00:25:16,523 Oh yes, she's still high. 621 00:25:16,525 --> 00:25:18,025 130, 140. 622 00:25:18,027 --> 00:25:18,992 Think that's it, mike. 623 00:25:18,994 --> 00:25:20,761 That's it. I'm ready to turn in. 624 00:25:20,763 --> 00:25:24,498 -Got your name on it. Ready to rock, bro. -[thud] 625 00:25:24,500 --> 00:25:27,901 you can head on to that little sipping bar and have a drink on me. 626 00:25:27,903 --> 00:25:28,735 All righty. 627 00:25:28,737 --> 00:25:30,037 15 minutes, boys. 628 00:25:30,039 --> 00:25:32,239 Get everything buttoned up ready. 629 00:25:34,143 --> 00:25:36,343 Wow, number three is hot, boys. 630 00:25:36,745 --> 00:25:37,911 Get 'em ready, mark. 631 00:25:37,913 --> 00:25:39,980 Yeah, that's as good as I can run her, boy. 632 00:25:40,749 --> 00:25:42,316 That's a pretty jar of liquor. 633 00:25:42,318 --> 00:25:45,485 Chase on that out there with mike. You have your drink on me. 634 00:25:46,689 --> 00:25:48,488 Boys. 635 00:25:48,490 --> 00:25:51,658 -Y'all kicked my ass. -How many jars of liquor do you got? 636 00:25:51,660 --> 00:25:53,927 -Three. -Well, you just need one. 637 00:25:53,929 --> 00:25:55,596 Yeah, I know. But I didn't want to give you my strongest one, 638 00:25:55,598 --> 00:25:57,130 'cause y'all complain. 639 00:25:57,132 --> 00:25:59,866 You heard of this little thing we call tempering? 640 00:25:59,868 --> 00:26:02,369 You got spring water over there that'll temper. 641 00:26:08,510 --> 00:26:10,177 God, all getting mighty hotter. 642 00:26:10,179 --> 00:26:12,546 I cost myself a little bit of time. 643 00:26:12,548 --> 00:26:13,880 And it did hurt me. 644 00:26:13,882 --> 00:26:17,150 Because I wasn't able to run my run down as far as I wanted to. 645 00:26:17,152 --> 00:26:20,787 You probably got 140 proof liquor there, huh. 646 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,222 [josh sighs] 647 00:26:22,224 --> 00:26:24,925 -that looks like a pretty good bead. -I don't like it. 648 00:26:24,927 --> 00:26:25,826 We might! 649 00:26:25,828 --> 00:26:27,160 You ain't going like it. 650 00:26:27,997 --> 00:26:30,797 -[thud] -[digger] go get you a drink on me. 651 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:33,100 I don't need no drink. I'm gonna have plenty. 652 00:26:33,102 --> 00:26:35,002 Well then, have them give you water. 653 00:26:36,605 --> 00:26:38,839 Heavens to mackeltroy. 654 00:26:38,841 --> 00:26:40,874 -Here we go. Start wherever you want to. -So we got him. 655 00:26:40,876 --> 00:26:42,509 Let's get busy with it. 656 00:26:42,978 --> 00:26:44,978 -What the hell's this? -Hey, hey, hey. 657 00:26:44,980 --> 00:26:47,347 I told y'all when I brought these fellers back, 658 00:26:47,349 --> 00:26:50,150 I was coming back to taste some of this stuff. 659 00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:52,419 So what do you do, walk around carrying a chair with you all the time? 660 00:26:52,855 --> 00:26:54,121 I had it ready. 661 00:26:54,990 --> 00:26:56,623 I'm not too happy with this run. 662 00:26:56,625 --> 00:26:57,791 In my experience, 663 00:26:57,793 --> 00:26:59,826 it's just going to be toward the end of your runoff 664 00:26:59,828 --> 00:27:01,261 before you start getting any good flavors. 665 00:27:01,263 --> 00:27:03,030 I never made it there. 666 00:27:03,032 --> 00:27:04,665 This is josh's here. 667 00:27:04,667 --> 00:27:06,166 I think he drank some of it too. 668 00:27:06,168 --> 00:27:08,568 I don't know. Maybe that's all he ended up with 669 00:27:08,570 --> 00:27:09,903 he thought was presentable. 670 00:27:09,905 --> 00:27:12,873 He even put a big old booger right on the side, right here. 671 00:27:12,875 --> 00:27:14,975 Looks pretty clear on the inside. 672 00:27:14,977 --> 00:27:15,942 Might be high proof. 673 00:27:15,944 --> 00:27:19,079 I never did peter all the way down to my tails. 674 00:27:19,081 --> 00:27:20,714 So it's really pretty, I just thought it was 675 00:27:20,716 --> 00:27:23,150 a little hotter than I thought it should be. 676 00:27:23,152 --> 00:27:25,285 She's got a good nose to her. 677 00:27:25,287 --> 00:27:26,987 Well, it ain't bad. 678 00:27:27,890 --> 00:27:29,489 She's a touch fiery. 679 00:27:29,491 --> 00:27:31,525 Strawberry will make really hot liquor. 680 00:27:31,994 --> 00:27:33,493 No, that ain't hot enough. 681 00:27:33,495 --> 00:27:35,762 But I don't find no strawberry. 682 00:27:35,764 --> 00:27:39,933 Strawberry can be notoriously hard to get to come through. 683 00:27:39,935 --> 00:27:42,836 I don't know if mine's gonna pan out or not, we'll see. 684 00:27:42,838 --> 00:27:44,104 Next. Mark's. 685 00:27:44,106 --> 00:27:46,006 Now that's a clear jar. 686 00:27:46,008 --> 00:27:47,741 -See you through that. -I mean, yeah. 687 00:27:47,743 --> 00:27:49,076 I see all three of your wives. 688 00:27:49,078 --> 00:27:52,779 That's the romance. Let's get to tasting some liquor. 689 00:27:52,781 --> 00:27:54,948 My proof's going to be a little bit high but... 690 00:27:54,950 --> 00:27:55,916 You'll taste peaches. 691 00:27:55,918 --> 00:27:58,552 -It's about 115. -Yeah. 692 00:27:58,554 --> 00:28:01,822 She is a touch proofy. But that's the way mark likes it. 693 00:28:01,824 --> 00:28:04,124 I'm not getting a lot of peach on the nose of it. 694 00:28:04,126 --> 00:28:05,892 Don't hardly have any smell. 695 00:28:05,894 --> 00:28:08,762 But it's got a great peach flavor in it. 696 00:28:08,764 --> 00:28:09,596 [tim] but that's a green peach. 697 00:28:09,598 --> 00:28:11,131 Those peaches not ripe. 698 00:28:11,133 --> 00:28:14,067 He had to cook his peaches which he wouldn't normally have done, 699 00:28:14,069 --> 00:28:15,068 if they'd have been ripe. 700 00:28:15,070 --> 00:28:16,903 If he was having to do that, 701 00:28:16,905 --> 00:28:19,039 he's pulled off an amazing job. 702 00:28:19,041 --> 00:28:20,707 -If it'd have been a ripe peach, -oh my. 703 00:28:20,709 --> 00:28:23,009 He'd have brought a whole lot more to the table. 704 00:28:23,011 --> 00:28:26,046 I'm going to proof it down when we put our flavors in it, you know. 705 00:28:26,048 --> 00:28:28,048 I'm afraid I left it a little high. 706 00:28:28,050 --> 00:28:29,916 Don't know if that'll work out for me or not... 707 00:28:29,918 --> 00:28:31,785 That was my idea. 708 00:28:31,787 --> 00:28:32,886 -There's little mikey's -oh, mike's. 709 00:28:32,888 --> 00:28:35,355 Little mike. He's got a good clear jar. 710 00:28:35,357 --> 00:28:37,958 Looking through this way, I can stand to look at mark ramsey. 711 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:38,992 [laughs] 712 00:28:38,994 --> 00:28:40,093 you can see him breaking fast. 713 00:28:40,095 --> 00:28:41,828 All right, proof is awaiting. 714 00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:43,897 Nothing less than 110 on the table. 715 00:28:43,899 --> 00:28:47,534 My end jar started getting all that good flavor. 716 00:28:47,536 --> 00:28:49,703 My strawberries and cherries and lime. 717 00:28:49,705 --> 00:28:52,172 -Yeah, I'm smelling those cherries. -Oh yeah. 718 00:28:53,142 --> 00:28:54,775 Ooh, I ain't mad at that at all. 719 00:28:54,777 --> 00:28:56,910 He talked about strawberries and lime. 720 00:28:56,912 --> 00:28:58,478 I'm getting more cherries, I think. 721 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,014 Yeah. It's bored on the palate. 722 00:29:01,016 --> 00:29:02,716 A lot of times when you're playing with cherries, 723 00:29:02,718 --> 00:29:05,318 you get the cough medicine taste. 724 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,187 -We don't get that. -It's excellent liquor. 725 00:29:07,189 --> 00:29:09,156 For me. It don't outrun the peach though. 726 00:29:09,158 --> 00:29:10,690 Every one of them 727 00:29:10,692 --> 00:29:13,760 can take their jars and pull something phenomenal out. 728 00:29:13,762 --> 00:29:15,128 All three of them are excellent. 729 00:29:15,130 --> 00:29:16,763 I'm having a tough time between two of 'em. 730 00:29:16,765 --> 00:29:18,165 Oh, I like the cherry. 731 00:29:18,167 --> 00:29:20,667 -I like the cherry but I like the peach too. -I like the peach too. 732 00:29:20,669 --> 00:29:22,469 We may have a three-way coin toss here. 733 00:29:22,471 --> 00:29:24,938 You have a three-sided coin over there? 734 00:29:24,940 --> 00:29:27,240 You're the one man crooked enough to have one of them that I know of. 735 00:29:27,242 --> 00:29:28,408 [laughs] 736 00:29:29,745 --> 00:29:30,544 all right. 737 00:29:30,546 --> 00:29:32,279 I found 'em fellers at your bar. 738 00:29:35,751 --> 00:29:38,685 [ramsey] all right, men. We have tasted your liquor. 739 00:29:38,687 --> 00:29:41,721 Mikey, you liquor came in easy on the nose. 740 00:29:41,723 --> 00:29:44,491 I think I got more of a cherry note, 741 00:29:44,493 --> 00:29:46,126 than I did the strawberry note. 742 00:29:46,128 --> 00:29:49,029 [tim] we talked about the lime coming through but... 743 00:29:49,031 --> 00:29:50,163 We didn't get the lime. 744 00:29:50,165 --> 00:29:51,731 See I was actually scared to put 745 00:29:51,733 --> 00:29:52,999 too much lime. 746 00:29:53,001 --> 00:29:55,368 Couldn't fine it in there nowhere but, 747 00:29:55,370 --> 00:29:57,137 it's still a good drink. 748 00:29:57,873 --> 00:29:59,206 Josh. 749 00:29:59,208 --> 00:30:01,875 D'you use strawberries? All four of us, 750 00:30:01,877 --> 00:30:02,776 we couldn't find it. 751 00:30:02,778 --> 00:30:04,878 The little foofaraw you had initially 752 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,247 I think you did use up some of your... 753 00:30:07,249 --> 00:30:10,283 Your flavorings on the water distillation. 754 00:30:10,853 --> 00:30:12,752 Markie, you did a fine job 755 00:30:12,754 --> 00:30:14,154 taking them rock hard peaches. 756 00:30:14,156 --> 00:30:16,189 Those things didn't have no juice in them. 757 00:30:16,191 --> 00:30:21,761 Yeah, they had nothing. But it's got peach flavor in it like I wasn't expecting. 758 00:30:21,763 --> 00:30:23,697 Whoever wins this round, 759 00:30:23,699 --> 00:30:26,466 gets 30 minutes in your next challenge. 760 00:30:26,468 --> 00:30:28,768 The two that don't win this round, 761 00:30:28,770 --> 00:30:32,005 only gets 15 minutes to do it. 762 00:30:32,741 --> 00:30:35,075 Mark, you got the best jar on the table. 763 00:30:35,077 --> 00:30:37,944 -Oh. Thank you. Thank you. -[staggered clapping] 764 00:30:37,946 --> 00:30:40,013 -young haul being hauled off. -[laughs] 765 00:30:40,015 --> 00:30:41,047 not for long. 766 00:30:41,049 --> 00:30:42,849 Yeah, I fell a lot. 767 00:30:42,851 --> 00:30:44,885 -So use that 30 minutes. -[laughs] 768 00:30:44,887 --> 00:30:47,954 the next step in your challenge, is your flavoring. 769 00:30:47,956 --> 00:30:49,890 Polish up your flavored corn liquor. 770 00:30:49,892 --> 00:30:51,758 Make it into something 771 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,028 that any master moonshiner would want to sell. 772 00:30:55,030 --> 00:30:56,796 You're not being looked at as clarity. 773 00:30:56,798 --> 00:30:59,699 Because you're going to add something to it. It's just, does it taste good. 774 00:30:59,701 --> 00:31:01,868 And mark, you get 30 minutes. 775 00:31:01,870 --> 00:31:04,371 And josh and mike, only gets 15. 776 00:31:05,173 --> 00:31:08,408 All right boys. Your time starts now. 777 00:31:12,714 --> 00:31:15,081 All righty. 778 00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:24,591 Josh, this ain't no eating contest. Get us some liquor blended up. 779 00:31:24,593 --> 00:31:26,459 -Man, that stuff is so good. -He can't leave it alone. 780 00:31:26,461 --> 00:31:28,295 Talking about it's so good, why don't you put it in a jar. 781 00:31:28,297 --> 00:31:31,264 He needs to put some of it in a jar so we can have a little of it. 782 00:31:31,266 --> 00:31:33,967 Problem is we're going to have to drink some of it after he's been spitting in it. 783 00:31:33,969 --> 00:31:36,102 Ah well, you know. 784 00:31:36,104 --> 00:31:39,873 Mike over here looks like he's splitting the jar up. 785 00:31:39,875 --> 00:31:41,308 [tim] yeah. Blending or something. 786 00:31:41,310 --> 00:31:44,844 Some of the judges says, we really couldn't get the strawberry through. 787 00:31:44,846 --> 00:31:48,381 Okay so these are the extra strawberry puree 788 00:31:48,383 --> 00:31:50,083 will help kind of go over the cherry 789 00:31:50,085 --> 00:31:51,017 just a little bit and 790 00:31:51,019 --> 00:31:52,986 will help balance out the flavor. 791 00:31:52,988 --> 00:31:55,188 [mark] judges, they said my liquor was the best. 792 00:31:55,190 --> 00:31:56,890 That made me feel good, right there. 793 00:31:56,892 --> 00:31:57,924 When they told me that, 794 00:31:57,926 --> 00:32:00,694 I know I had a chance to win that little still. 795 00:32:00,696 --> 00:32:05,165 I've got a whole bunch of stuff in my basket to flavor with. 796 00:32:05,167 --> 00:32:09,502 But I figure I could come out better just staying with straight peach. 797 00:32:11,606 --> 00:32:12,772 What markie done, 798 00:32:12,941 --> 00:32:15,041 -he's just shaking in a little of that juice. -Yeah. 799 00:32:15,043 --> 00:32:19,012 When I cooked them peaches down, I saved a little bit back to the side. 800 00:32:19,014 --> 00:32:21,348 And I figured I'd use that to flavor with. 801 00:32:24,486 --> 00:32:27,087 Mark looks like he's taking it pretty easy over here. 802 00:32:27,089 --> 00:32:30,757 -He's taking a drink, that's what he's doing. -He's taking a drink of it. 803 00:32:30,759 --> 00:32:32,892 Mark, sure enough way to not win, 804 00:32:32,894 --> 00:32:33,994 is to drink all your liquor, 805 00:32:33,996 --> 00:32:35,061 and not turn none in. 806 00:32:35,063 --> 00:32:37,163 Well, that might happen. 807 00:32:37,165 --> 00:32:38,498 He might have a taste, 808 00:32:38,500 --> 00:32:40,800 and it's good now and he'd just as soon drink that jar of liquor 809 00:32:40,802 --> 00:32:41,634 instead of having that little still. 810 00:32:41,636 --> 00:32:42,969 -You never know. -He might, yeah. 811 00:32:42,971 --> 00:32:45,705 -I don't know, it'll look awful good on the farm now. -[laughs] 812 00:32:45,707 --> 00:32:47,240 -yeah, I'll tell you it would. -It would. 813 00:32:47,242 --> 00:32:50,643 It'll look good on mine too. If don't any of y'all win, I might take it home. 814 00:32:50,645 --> 00:32:53,913 People made some good-tasting liquor there, I'm telling you. 815 00:32:53,915 --> 00:32:56,116 Yup. Ain't much work for it not to be. 816 00:32:56,118 --> 00:32:58,518 I'll tell you what, it looks like everybody's moving right along. 817 00:33:00,055 --> 00:33:02,088 [josh exclaims] 818 00:33:02,090 --> 00:33:03,857 [whistles] 819 00:33:03,859 --> 00:33:06,726 ah, dog, you can run dead on that. [coughs] 820 00:33:06,728 --> 00:33:07,894 that ain't what I turned in. 821 00:33:07,896 --> 00:33:10,864 Well, you need to work with the one you turned in. 822 00:33:10,866 --> 00:33:14,401 I screwed up the run, so I feel like I had to [claps] 823 00:33:14,403 --> 00:33:15,969 stay at it as hard as I can. 824 00:33:15,971 --> 00:33:18,538 And try to infuse the flavor into my liquor. 825 00:33:18,540 --> 00:33:20,840 Just when they may need an energy drink. 826 00:33:20,842 --> 00:33:24,911 [josh] I used strawberries, pineapples, and then... Just a touch of sugar. 827 00:33:24,913 --> 00:33:26,446 [tickle] I don't know what he's done. 828 00:33:27,716 --> 00:33:28,715 Getting ready to make a smoothie. 829 00:33:28,717 --> 00:33:30,984 -I can see it coming. -Yeah. 830 00:33:32,754 --> 00:33:34,954 -He keeps drinking and spitting in it. -Keep tasting it, 831 00:33:34,956 --> 00:33:37,023 he won't have anything to turn in neither. 832 00:33:37,959 --> 00:33:39,692 Well, he liked it. 833 00:33:39,694 --> 00:33:42,962 He ain't making that big, mean, scary faces no more. 834 00:33:42,964 --> 00:33:44,664 But he knows he's liking it better. 835 00:33:44,666 --> 00:33:48,068 Five minutes. For them. Then you got 20 minutes. 836 00:33:48,770 --> 00:33:51,137 Josh, want to chill it out for us? 837 00:33:51,139 --> 00:33:53,039 Cold liquor tastes way better than hot liquor. 838 00:33:53,041 --> 00:33:54,808 I don't know what mike's doing. 839 00:33:54,810 --> 00:33:56,242 He's getting ready to mess up. 840 00:33:56,778 --> 00:33:57,577 I'm very, very happy 841 00:33:57,579 --> 00:33:59,846 with what I've created here. 842 00:33:59,848 --> 00:34:02,816 But it's a little more on the strawberry-cherry flavor side, 843 00:34:02,818 --> 00:34:04,184 than the lime flavor. 844 00:34:04,186 --> 00:34:05,652 -What's he doing over them? -He's got lemon. 845 00:34:05,654 --> 00:34:07,020 Or lime, I-- 846 00:34:07,022 --> 00:34:09,022 [tim] oh, he getting ready to mess up something. 847 00:34:09,958 --> 00:34:10,824 Ow! 848 00:34:10,826 --> 00:34:11,724 He cut his finger! 849 00:34:11,726 --> 00:34:12,792 [mike groans] damn. 850 00:34:12,794 --> 00:34:15,829 -I don't want none of that blood in there. -Well... 851 00:34:15,831 --> 00:34:16,963 -He ain't going-- -I got cut myself a little. 852 00:34:16,965 --> 00:34:18,832 [tim] going to get a band aid. First aid. 853 00:34:18,834 --> 00:34:21,634 -Better go get it stitched up quick. -Medic! 854 00:34:21,636 --> 00:34:25,138 -One injury. That's one out. -15 minute time limit. 855 00:34:25,140 --> 00:34:27,140 -That there's going to be a nail in his coffin. -His time... 856 00:34:27,142 --> 00:34:29,142 I need a band aid. 857 00:34:30,512 --> 00:34:31,711 What do you think, tim smith? 858 00:34:31,713 --> 00:34:33,480 You know, mikey had a little injury there. 859 00:34:33,482 --> 00:34:37,083 So it could have hampered his blending profile. 860 00:34:37,085 --> 00:34:38,384 But then again, it could have helped. 861 00:34:38,386 --> 00:34:40,019 You got less lime in it. 862 00:34:40,722 --> 00:34:42,088 Some of that lime's in his finger now. 863 00:34:42,090 --> 00:34:43,723 Yeah, it went into his finger. 864 00:34:43,725 --> 00:34:46,025 I don't think he put a whole lot of lime in it. 865 00:34:46,027 --> 00:34:46,993 You saying you don't like lime? 866 00:34:46,995 --> 00:34:48,795 -No. -Oh. 867 00:34:48,797 --> 00:34:51,030 They don't know all the things I don't like. 868 00:34:51,032 --> 00:34:52,465 There's a lot of things I don't like. 869 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:53,566 -Yeah. -[laughs] 870 00:34:53,568 --> 00:34:56,569 [tickle] yeah. I've worked with tim smith a long time 871 00:34:56,571 --> 00:35:01,508 -and if you gonna please him, it's gonna be right. -[all laughing] 872 00:35:03,945 --> 00:35:06,513 -[mike] yeah, I cut myself a little. -[digger] medic! 873 00:35:06,515 --> 00:35:07,847 You better go and get it stitched up quick. 874 00:35:07,849 --> 00:35:08,681 With the time limit 875 00:35:08,683 --> 00:35:11,518 that could be a nail in his coffin. 876 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:15,788 [josh] I'll tell you what, I've played hell this entire contest. 877 00:35:15,790 --> 00:35:17,624 I may screw some things up. 878 00:35:17,626 --> 00:35:20,493 But somehow or another I'm able to 879 00:35:20,495 --> 00:35:22,996 pull it off. I did the flavor. 880 00:35:22,998 --> 00:35:25,098 And I have to say so myself 881 00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:27,000 it was absolutely excellent. 882 00:35:27,002 --> 00:35:28,001 Three minutes left, guys. 883 00:35:28,003 --> 00:35:30,403 Time to be putting everything together. 884 00:35:32,107 --> 00:35:35,842 -Okay? -All right. I'm back. I'm back. I'm back. 885 00:35:35,844 --> 00:35:38,077 -No problem, bud. -No problem, buster. 886 00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:39,579 -[all laughing] -keep busting. 887 00:35:39,581 --> 00:35:43,783 [all laughing and chattering] 888 00:35:43,785 --> 00:35:47,187 you never know how you miss a limb or a thumb 889 00:35:47,189 --> 00:35:49,122 until you ain't got it. [laughs] 890 00:35:49,124 --> 00:35:51,424 I'm out of time. This is my last chance. 891 00:35:51,893 --> 00:35:53,326 One minute fellers. 892 00:35:55,931 --> 00:35:59,032 Markie, you've got 16 minutes. 893 00:35:59,034 --> 00:36:00,767 [mark] a little bit of sugar. 894 00:36:00,769 --> 00:36:03,203 It looks to me like they using that time 895 00:36:03,205 --> 00:36:04,170 to chill their jars up. 896 00:36:04,172 --> 00:36:06,072 I'm just trying to chill it for you guys. 897 00:36:06,074 --> 00:36:08,975 -[digger] ten seconds. -[taps] 898 00:36:10,845 --> 00:36:12,212 there's my jar done. 899 00:36:12,214 --> 00:36:13,780 -All right, mike. -Best I could do. 900 00:36:13,782 --> 00:36:15,114 Fruit punch. 901 00:36:16,685 --> 00:36:20,520 -[clatters] -[laughs] 902 00:36:20,522 --> 00:36:24,057 think mark's got his jar, he's just going to drink on it for that 15 minutes. 903 00:36:24,059 --> 00:36:25,992 [tickle] I know and I hope he leaves us a little bit to taste. 904 00:36:25,994 --> 00:36:28,161 If it had been real ripe peaches, 905 00:36:28,163 --> 00:36:30,797 I wouldn't even have to bring the flavor out. 906 00:36:30,799 --> 00:36:33,199 The only thing I can do, is put some sugar in it. 907 00:36:33,702 --> 00:36:35,702 I tasted of it. 908 00:36:35,704 --> 00:36:39,105 I know that that'd be the best flavor I could get no matter what I'd done. 909 00:36:40,242 --> 00:36:43,509 Bet that thing will be ice cold when he brings it up here. 910 00:36:43,511 --> 00:36:45,078 -Mm-hm. -[mark] taking my time, 911 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:46,679 I'm just going to make some good, cold liquor. 912 00:36:46,681 --> 00:36:48,915 This is the best I can do with it. 913 00:36:48,917 --> 00:36:51,818 Yeah, that's about as good as I can make it, I can't make it any better. 914 00:36:51,820 --> 00:36:55,388 -Well now, I like the sound of that. -[mark] I'm done. 915 00:36:57,158 --> 00:36:59,058 -Looks like we have lemonade and fruit punch. -I don't get it. 916 00:36:59,060 --> 00:37:01,761 Good luck! [laughs] 917 00:37:01,763 --> 00:37:03,263 it's like herding cats, ain't it? 918 00:37:03,265 --> 00:37:05,498 It's like herding toddlers and chickens. 919 00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:07,267 All at the same time. 920 00:37:08,003 --> 00:37:09,402 All right whisky pusher. 921 00:37:09,404 --> 00:37:10,837 Start dealing them. 922 00:37:10,839 --> 00:37:13,106 Let's start with the fruity, fruity guy here. 923 00:37:13,108 --> 00:37:14,107 Fruity pebbles. 924 00:37:14,276 --> 00:37:15,508 Josh owens. 925 00:37:15,510 --> 00:37:16,175 The artiste. 926 00:37:16,177 --> 00:37:18,444 Master distiller, josh owens. 927 00:37:19,047 --> 00:37:21,014 He got a lot of stuff in there. 928 00:37:21,816 --> 00:37:23,616 Primarily... [laughing] strawberries. 929 00:37:23,618 --> 00:37:24,884 He likes strawberries. 930 00:37:24,886 --> 00:37:26,819 He's got pineapples sitting in the bottom, 931 00:37:26,821 --> 00:37:28,655 strawberries floating near the top. 932 00:37:28,657 --> 00:37:30,657 It almost looks like a smoothie drink. 933 00:37:30,659 --> 00:37:33,026 Maybe josh wants us to be healthy drunks. 934 00:37:33,028 --> 00:37:35,728 I don't make a habit out of drinking pink liquor. 935 00:37:35,730 --> 00:37:38,698 -But I thought it was awful nice. -Yeah. It was pretty. 936 00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:40,333 -The ladies will like it. -Yeah. 937 00:37:40,335 --> 00:37:42,902 If I could get it to calm down a little bit. 938 00:37:42,904 --> 00:37:46,272 I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it smells like a strawberry. 939 00:37:46,274 --> 00:37:48,875 Yes sir. That'd be exactly what it smells like. 940 00:37:48,877 --> 00:37:50,043 I'm tasting pineapple, 941 00:37:50,045 --> 00:37:51,110 I'm smelling pineapple. 942 00:37:51,112 --> 00:37:52,178 It's tropical. 943 00:37:52,180 --> 00:37:54,380 That's a great drink right there. 944 00:37:54,382 --> 00:37:56,082 But she is a touch proof-y. 945 00:37:56,084 --> 00:37:57,850 Damn, it taste good though. 946 00:37:57,852 --> 00:37:59,052 Josh done good. 947 00:37:59,854 --> 00:38:01,187 Well we got mark's. 948 00:38:01,823 --> 00:38:03,256 Looks like he's all peach. 949 00:38:03,892 --> 00:38:04,557 Did you make yours sweet? 950 00:38:04,559 --> 00:38:06,492 It tastes peachy. 951 00:38:06,494 --> 00:38:09,829 My fruits be a little bit high. Don't know if it'll work out for me or not. 952 00:38:09,831 --> 00:38:11,731 The alcohols still covering it up. 953 00:38:11,733 --> 00:38:13,833 Boys, you still smell liquor in that. 954 00:38:13,835 --> 00:38:15,501 Yeah. They ain't no low proof in that. 955 00:38:15,503 --> 00:38:17,937 Yeah, no, no he still got a kick to it. 956 00:38:17,972 --> 00:38:19,038 Oh yeah. 957 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:20,139 That's hot, I'd say. 958 00:38:20,141 --> 00:38:23,142 -That's a liquor drink right there, ain't it. -Yeah. 959 00:38:23,144 --> 00:38:24,043 He added some more peach to 'em. 960 00:38:24,045 --> 00:38:26,112 But he didn't add a whole lot. 961 00:38:26,114 --> 00:38:28,581 Fact that he got a green peach to... 962 00:38:28,583 --> 00:38:29,982 Taste that good, 963 00:38:29,984 --> 00:38:31,718 -mm-hm. -That says something right there. 964 00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:33,920 Yeah. I like it. 965 00:38:33,922 --> 00:38:35,655 What's in that last jar over there. 966 00:38:35,657 --> 00:38:37,323 It look like fruit punch. 967 00:38:37,325 --> 00:38:39,225 Well, let's see what she tastes like. 968 00:38:39,227 --> 00:38:41,994 He was aiming for cherry and doggone if he didn't nail it by the look of it. 969 00:38:41,996 --> 00:38:43,896 It looks pretty thick. 970 00:38:43,898 --> 00:38:46,099 After that good ounce of blood that went in there. 971 00:38:46,101 --> 00:38:48,034 That's what got it good and red. 972 00:38:48,036 --> 00:38:49,869 -[laughs] -after he split that thumb. 973 00:38:49,871 --> 00:38:51,504 Boy, it smells different. 974 00:38:51,506 --> 00:38:53,406 Smells like a fruit punch to me. 975 00:38:53,408 --> 00:38:56,843 It not only looks that way, it smells that way. 976 00:38:56,845 --> 00:39:00,780 You know in my proof, I'm blended a couple of my jars along with the flavor of 977 00:39:00,782 --> 00:39:02,749 my strawberries, cherries and lime. 978 00:39:02,751 --> 00:39:06,252 Well I'll tell you, his lime did not overpower. 979 00:39:06,254 --> 00:39:08,955 That's because he cut his thumb off before he could squeeze it. 980 00:39:08,957 --> 00:39:10,523 It was really good before. 981 00:39:11,092 --> 00:39:13,192 It's a different taste profile now. 982 00:39:13,194 --> 00:39:15,695 He influenced it a little bit more. 983 00:39:15,697 --> 00:39:17,563 There's too much concentrate. 984 00:39:17,565 --> 00:39:19,766 I think the strawberry puree-- 985 00:39:19,768 --> 00:39:23,836 that strawberry puree has no place in that drink. 986 00:39:23,838 --> 00:39:25,304 [tim] throwing extra strawberries, 987 00:39:25,306 --> 00:39:26,539 into the cherry mix, 988 00:39:26,541 --> 00:39:28,341 and lime juice, 989 00:39:28,343 --> 00:39:31,911 it kind of killed the cherry in there. Now it's almost like cough medicine. 990 00:39:31,913 --> 00:39:33,913 -Still got plenty of alcohol in it. -Yeah, he does. 991 00:39:33,915 --> 00:39:34,947 It's a good drink. 992 00:39:34,949 --> 00:39:37,817 If that was put in a slushie machine, 993 00:39:37,819 --> 00:39:40,953 -that would be something fantastic. -It'll be really good. 994 00:39:40,955 --> 00:39:43,923 It don't matter who wins or loses, just sit and play the game. 995 00:39:43,925 --> 00:39:45,925 We play the game, we're all winners. 996 00:39:45,927 --> 00:39:48,127 And that's what every loser says, ain't it. 997 00:39:48,129 --> 00:39:49,829 -[all laugh] -every time. 998 00:39:49,831 --> 00:39:51,431 Every time. 999 00:39:51,433 --> 00:39:53,499 All right. Well I found these fellers. 1000 00:39:53,501 --> 00:39:56,302 -Oh okay. -Well they're following you, evidently you did. 1001 00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,441 Everybody here did a great job. 1002 00:40:01,443 --> 00:40:05,077 [tim] mike, yours was really good before, for your flavor run. 1003 00:40:05,079 --> 00:40:07,914 Cherry and the proof was right on the money. 1004 00:40:07,916 --> 00:40:11,851 But it did turn into a more of a fruit punch, I feel like. 1005 00:40:11,853 --> 00:40:12,752 [ramsey] good liquor. 1006 00:40:12,754 --> 00:40:14,854 But I think you tried so hard, 1007 00:40:14,856 --> 00:40:18,891 you over enhanced the strawberry flavor. 1008 00:40:18,893 --> 00:40:22,562 Josh man, you had a little foofa on your flavor run. 1009 00:40:22,564 --> 00:40:23,963 But all in all, 1010 00:40:23,965 --> 00:40:27,767 you've come through with a real, decent jar of liquor. 1011 00:40:27,769 --> 00:40:30,102 You enhanced it properly with the fruit. 1012 00:40:30,104 --> 00:40:33,072 But your proof is very high. 1013 00:40:34,209 --> 00:40:38,311 Mark, even though you know you didn't have a good peach to work with, 1014 00:40:38,313 --> 00:40:40,513 -you worked with it. -Cooking your peaches. 1015 00:40:40,515 --> 00:40:42,782 You flavored your base liquor. That's what brought you through. 1016 00:40:42,784 --> 00:40:46,752 And it's got peach flavoring in it, like I wasn't expecting. 1017 00:40:46,754 --> 00:40:49,689 But I think if you'd proofed it down a little better, 1018 00:40:49,691 --> 00:40:52,725 your flavors would have come to the front a little bit. 1019 00:40:52,727 --> 00:40:54,694 But all in all, everybody did a wonderful job. 1020 00:40:54,696 --> 00:40:56,162 Congratulations to all of you. 1021 00:40:56,164 --> 00:41:01,334 So this prize over here, is a functioning still, is going home... 1022 00:41:03,638 --> 00:41:04,670 With mark rogers. 1023 00:41:04,672 --> 00:41:06,973 -[clapping] -congratulations, brother. 1024 00:41:06,975 --> 00:41:08,741 I know that look good over the fireplace. 1025 00:41:08,743 --> 00:41:09,942 -But I thank you. -There you go, mark. 1026 00:41:09,944 --> 00:41:12,178 -I sure thank you. -[all] congratulations, brother. 1027 00:41:12,180 --> 00:41:15,147 -It's pretty little rig, ain't she? -Yes, it is. 1028 00:41:15,149 --> 00:41:16,148 I got her, boy. 1029 00:41:16,150 --> 00:41:19,118 Got my little still to put over at the farmhouse. 1030 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:23,089 Outstanding job, guys. All of you guys, outstanding job. 1031 00:41:23,091 --> 00:41:24,824 Let's scatter on out of here and we'll take care of you. 1032 00:41:24,826 --> 00:41:27,059 -All right. -Sounds good, fellers. 1033 00:41:27,061 --> 00:41:29,262 -Hey, I know where the bars at. Follow me. -Yeah boy.