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Ah-ha. I do have one leak.
I knew it.
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[narrator] this time
on master distiller...
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-Ooh.
-Ooh, boy.
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Yeah, we're gonna need
a little spring water.
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Pastis...
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I wanna say
it smells like licorice.
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An anise-based liqueur.
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There's a little bit of
numbing effect.
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A little bit of anesthetizing
effect because
it's, er, it's pretty hot.
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Created by distillers
in southern France
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to skirt the law
and stick it to the man
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after authorities banned
its notorious sister spirit...
Absinthe.
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It's just like us,
whenever something's outlawed,
we find a way.
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Now, three distillers
are competing
to make the best pastis
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that lives up to
its stormy past.
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Nothing about this is easy.
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[narrator] across the country,
a handful of
amateur distillers
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are heirs to
a centuries-old tradition.
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Some operate
on the legal side,
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others practice their craft
beyond the reach of the law.
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Now, they'll face-off
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to earn their place
in america's
liquor-making legacy.
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Is that a trash bag
you're using?
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[narrator] judged by three
legendary moonshiners,
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they'll go head-to-head
in a series of challenges...
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It is crooked. Oh, man!
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Didn't look like
it went so well there.
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To determine who has
what it takes.
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Ordovich is doing
a lot of tasting!
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-Cheers, dude.
-Yep.
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To be named master distiller.
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Now here comes the jesus here.
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So, you've got two
professional distillers
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and a member of moonshiners,
so I work from here.
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[plays blues]
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[digger] howdy, gentlemen.
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Boys, welcome.
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We're fixing to
put you all to a test.
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We wanna find out
which one of you all truly
is the next master distiller.
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You're playing for
your bragging rights
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and a lengthy run
of your liquor
in a major distillery.
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That's a pretty big
deal in itself right there.
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You're gonna make us
some pastis.
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It's an anise-based liquor
made in France.
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It's what they started making
whenever they
outlawed absinthe.
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It's just like us,
whenever something's outlawed,
we find a way.
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That's what these guys did.
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You know who could tell us
more about this?
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Tickle.
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Tickle, give us
a history package.
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Pastis.
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A liquor that was
literally invented
to stick it to the man.
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Now, anise-based spirits
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have been made around
the mediterranean basin
for a 1000 years,
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but France,
especially southern France,
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really took this
ancient spirit
and ran with it.
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First, they made absinthe
and it was beloved by
everyone in the country
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from factory workers
to artists.
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But in 1915,
the french government
banned absinthe.
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They claimed it turned people
into crazed murderers.
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Well, it didn't really,
but we all know how silly
the law can be.
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So, a guy
in the tough port town
of marseille,
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named paul ricard,
he was, like, "hey,
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I'm gonna make something
like absinthe,
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but without the wormwood.
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You know,
so I can get away
with selling."
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he called it pastis,
which means mash up
in southern french.
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He used lots
of fresh local herbs,
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like rosemary, sage,
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savory, thyme, and star anise.
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Pastis is yellow
or amber in color
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and super-high proof -
90 to 140.
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Unlike absinthe, it louches,
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or it clouds,
when cold water
is added to it.
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Sticking it to the man,
really paid off for paul.
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Pastis became
the national drink of France,
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and this iconic liquor
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is enjoyed by people
all over the world.
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Time to get busy.
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You've got your own
ingredients.
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You're gonna build us
your best mash.
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You don't got good mash,
you don't got good liquor.
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Plain and simple.
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You've got one hour,
your time starts now.
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Good luck, men.
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Ordovich, tell me what
you're working with
over there, buddy?
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Prickly pear cactus fruit
picked out of arizona.
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I've got 50lb of these.
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My name is
randall de souza
ordovich clarkson,
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but I go by ordovich
and I'm from phoenix, arizona.
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I'm an absolute dilettante.
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I'm a musician, I'm an artist,
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medical doctor,
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and on top of all that,
I make booze as well.
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So, this is my
prickly pear wine formulation.
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I run absinthe minded,
we're arizona's first
absinthe distillers.
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All I work with
is this copper still,
it's about 60 gallons.
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For 140-proof run,
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we usually yield
about 90 bottles per run.
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I would say that distilling
is a very artistic process,
it's very similar to music.
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You have different instruments
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that all come together
to create this, like,
harmonious product.
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That's good.
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What else you going with
in there?
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We've prickly pear,
and it's going to be a sugar
and a bunch of enzymes.
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I'm basically making a wine
that's going to be
turned into a spirit.
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It's really awesome right now,
we're in the midst of this
really cool movement
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for craft artisanal spirits.
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So, being able to
bring something
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that has such a rich history
out to a wider audience,
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I think it's fantastic.
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Juicebox?
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Is that a trash bag
you're using?
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No, that's a grain bag.
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I always put my grains in here
and just kind of fulcrum it
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to kinda steep them
a little bit
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and that way I can kinda
get it to agitate.
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My name's juicebox
and I'm from the east area
of san francisco, california.
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I am a bouncer at a saloon
at nights, part-time,
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and a full-time
moonshiner otherwise.
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So, it started out as a hobby
with a buddy of mine,
making moonshine,
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and we made a few batches
here and there just for fun.
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And then when
the pandemic hit,
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I was, like, "you know,
maybe it's time
to start this up full-time?"
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I've been distilling
about eight years.
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I try to get creative
with stuff, like
breakfast cereal and
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just getting creative
with ingredients really.
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If it's got sugar in it,
I'll turn it into booze.
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So, we've got a four-foot,
two-inch column still.
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A 50 gallon pot
will yield about two gallons
of 180 proof.
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That's enough,
we'll leave a little headspace
for foam.
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Winning master distiller
would be the high water mark
for me right now.
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It would set into motion
getting my foot in the door,
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hopefully, into the legal
distillation world.
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I am tired
of being a bootlegger,
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I am tired
of looking over my shoulder
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and I do wanna take things
to the next level.
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Well, tell us
what's in your mash bill?
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Cardamom pods,
star anise, fennel,
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liquid malt extract,
two madagascar vanilla beans,
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black licorice,
just trying to get
the flavors going.
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You've made this before?
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Not this exact recipe.
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This ain't the time
to experiment, juicebox!
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Usually, in a competition,
you do what's
tried and proved.
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[sighing] okay.
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Tyler, tell me about
your mash bill?
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I'm much more familiar
working with
an all-grain base.
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I've mixed some of my
botanicals, some star anise,
some cinnamon,
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some coriander
and licorice root
right in the mash.
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My name is tyler blackwelder,
I'm from fruita, colorado,
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I'm a professional distiller,
full-time.
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It kind of runs in the family
a little bit,
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my great uncle,
cecil blackwelder,
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he did time in prison
for bootlegging
he was running booze.
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And then growing up on a farm,
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doing mechanical stuff
kind of just fits in
with the nature of the beast.
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You know,
when something breaks,
gotta be able to fix it.
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Spirit is
absolutely fascinating
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and it amazes me
every time I do it that you
put in this ugly mash,
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and it comes out
as a crystal-clear spirit.
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I realize I liked liquor
like pastis,
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several years ago,
I went to the czech republic
to study abroad
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and I don't like
black licorice.
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But I like black licorice
in the spirits,
it complements well.
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Of course I'm here to win.
If you were to say I wasn't,
you'd be wrong.
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You know,
I am here to make friends,
but I'm here to beat 'em too.
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It's going to be fast
when I do it.
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[juicebox groans]
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two minutes, men,
you better be getting
where you need to be.
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[tyler] I'm down to the wire
and that spigot
ain't fast enough.
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40 seconds!
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[juicebox] and then the stuff.
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Boys, y'all done.
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You got five days,
we'll see y'all then.
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Chase on out.
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-Take a break.
-Good luck to you guys,
all of you.
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Cool off a little bit.
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[narrator] to produce pastis,
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our competitors will distill
their fermented mash
in the stripping run
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to make a neutral base spirit.
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Then, they will
macerate the spirit
with herbs and botanicals
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like star anise, licorice root
and angelica root.
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After 24 hours,
they'll re-distill
in a second run
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to produce the white pastis
that the judges will taste.
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Welcome, men.
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Hopefully that mash
you got there for your pastis
is ready to run?
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We're gonna strip it out,
see if we've got
some good liquor.
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We're going to measure
your volume of alcohol
and your proof.
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We're not going to be
doing a tasting
at the end of this round,
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we will be measuring
your proof gallons.
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The goal is to make
as much product as you can.
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Highest-proof gallons wins.
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Four hours starting now.
Good luck, guys.
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[sloshing]
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[bucket bangs]
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[metallic clank]
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[heavy tapping]
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guys, y'all bear in mind
we take off for racket.
[laughter]
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[mark] tyler, I'm going to
do you a little
solid favor, brother.
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What's up?
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Well, I'm gonna stop
this big leak you've got
right here.
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Whether it's not tight enough
or the gasket's crooked.
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-There's more than one way
to skin a cat, ain't it?
-[tyler] it is crooked.
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[flustered] oh, man!
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Now, y'all watch your heat.
You got four hours
for a reason.
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-[flames whooshes]
-whoo!
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So, don't burn it up
in the first hour.
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Oh, there's no airflow.
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[gurgling]
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didn't look like it went
so well there, juicebox?
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No, I was trying to filter out
the solids and it's being
a pain in the ass, so...
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[juicebox] when I came in
this morning,
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I knew that
my mash was healthy
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and completely worked off
and gone completely dry.
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So, I had no concerns
over the alcohol content.
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Let's turn on this juice
and see what shakes loose.
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There we go!
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I think he's got
a pig in a bag, ain't he?
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Looks like a big sackful
of monkey nuts.
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[laughter]
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I am really happy
about the outcome.
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It's what I expect
out of my homemade mash.
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Boys, y'all got three hours.
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What temps you guys at?
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[tyler] I'm getting close
to 140.
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[ordovich] I'm at 150.
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-Checking out pretty soon.
-Oh!
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-Already happening.
-Yeah, you got drips?
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-[ordovich] yep.
-[tyler] oh, wow!
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Ah-ha! I do have
a [bleep] leak, I knew it.
232
00:11:16,152 --> 00:11:18,286
That sucks, man,
I'm sorry, dude.
233
00:11:18,288 --> 00:11:21,823
Use gloves
and don't blow steam
in your face, man.
234
00:11:21,825 --> 00:11:25,159
I thought that darn c-clamp
was on there, and it wasn't.
235
00:11:25,161 --> 00:11:28,262
The worst thing you can do
after you start it running,
236
00:11:28,264 --> 00:11:31,265
all the parts are hot
and you gotta undo everything.
237
00:11:31,267 --> 00:11:35,369
If you don't have at least
one thing go wrong in a run,
then it ain't a run.
238
00:11:35,371 --> 00:11:36,637
[tyler] exactly.
239
00:11:40,076 --> 00:11:42,243
Ah-ha! I do have
a [bleep] leak, I knew it.
240
00:11:42,245 --> 00:11:45,246
[tyler] let me
get my gloves,
I'll help you out.
241
00:11:45,248 --> 00:11:47,415
-There we go,
that's a better seal.
-Are you sure?
242
00:11:47,417 --> 00:11:49,917
[juicebox] all right. Behave.
243
00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:52,320
-You good enough, buddy?
-Yeah, I think so.
244
00:11:52,322 --> 00:11:53,988
[flame whooshes]
245
00:11:53,990 --> 00:11:57,358
any second.
There she goes,
oh, she's puking, I knew it.
246
00:11:58,061 --> 00:11:59,427
I'll get her dialed in.
247
00:12:00,130 --> 00:12:02,997
Guys, two hours left
in your run.
248
00:12:02,999 --> 00:12:05,266
[ordovich plays harmonica]
249
00:12:06,536 --> 00:12:08,269
whoa-we.
250
00:12:08,271 --> 00:12:09,937
[tyler] hold on, what's this?
251
00:12:09,939 --> 00:12:12,039
[fast-tempo blues]
252
00:12:12,175 --> 00:12:13,641
[drumming]
253
00:12:16,780 --> 00:12:18,813
-you're supposed
to sing, man!
-Yeah!
254
00:12:18,815 --> 00:12:22,049
I'll be over to join you
as soon as I can, brother.
[laughter]
255
00:12:22,051 --> 00:12:25,920
I gotta take it slow
because I'm tired
of it puking.
256
00:12:25,922 --> 00:12:28,422
[ordovich] I don't know why
these guys wanted
to do slow and steady
257
00:12:28,424 --> 00:12:31,125
'cause I get it, like,
slow and steady wins the race,
258
00:12:31,127 --> 00:12:34,162
but at the same time
it's, like, I cranked it up
as high as I could because
259
00:12:34,164 --> 00:12:36,330
I want to crank out
as much booze as possible.
260
00:12:36,332 --> 00:12:38,032
-[juicebox] are you done?
-I'm almost there, man.
261
00:12:38,034 --> 00:12:39,100
Are you serious?
262
00:12:39,102 --> 00:12:41,068
-[juicebox laughs]
-I almost have a gallon.
263
00:12:41,070 --> 00:12:43,504
There we go,
I can see some formulation.
264
00:12:49,913 --> 00:12:53,781
I am pretty amazed
how much the botanicals
came through on here already.
265
00:12:53,783 --> 00:12:55,850
I'm pretty happy
with what I've got, man.
266
00:12:55,852 --> 00:12:57,985
-And we've got one
coming to the front.
-I believe ordovich.
267
00:12:57,987 --> 00:12:59,554
Turning in, you ready, boss?
268
00:13:00,190 --> 00:13:01,322
I said my prayers.
269
00:13:01,324 --> 00:13:02,390
Thanks, gentlemen.
270
00:13:02,392 --> 00:13:03,391
-Good luck, ordovich.
-Thank you.
271
00:13:03,393 --> 00:13:05,126
30 minutes, y'all.
272
00:13:06,196 --> 00:13:07,995
I think I'm almost
making sweet water
at this point,
273
00:13:07,997 --> 00:13:09,997
I think that's about all
she's gonna give me.
274
00:13:09,999 --> 00:13:13,501
Big juicebox over there's
putting a cap
on his bust.
275
00:13:13,503 --> 00:13:16,537
-You bringing her in, juice?
-Yes, sir.
276
00:13:18,508 --> 00:13:19,974
There we go.
277
00:13:19,976 --> 00:13:21,409
-Good luck.
-Good luck, buddy.
278
00:13:21,411 --> 00:13:25,213
Tyler, five minutes,
you've used every second left.
279
00:13:25,215 --> 00:13:27,815
We don't care
as long as you get that
pear before it ticked.
280
00:13:27,817 --> 00:13:30,017
[eric] right straight up
and down for a while.
281
00:13:30,019 --> 00:13:34,155
He was hoping, if I'm correct,
to get a gallon
of good liquor.
282
00:13:34,157 --> 00:13:36,858
-Mm-hmm.
-[mark] you happy or you think
you're at that point?
283
00:13:36,860 --> 00:13:38,192
[tyler] not quite to a gallon,
284
00:13:38,194 --> 00:13:40,895
-but it, uh,
tastes nice and clean.
-[mark] okay.
285
00:13:40,897 --> 00:13:42,997
-So, I'm happy about that.
-[eric] ten,
286
00:13:43,299 --> 00:13:47,401
nine, eight, seven, six,
287
00:13:47,403 --> 00:13:52,707
five, four, three, two, one.
288
00:13:52,709 --> 00:13:54,942
-Attaboy.
-One to spare!
289
00:13:54,944 --> 00:13:57,044
Not bad. Good luck, tyler.
290
00:13:57,046 --> 00:14:00,047
Well, we just got to get
our scales, get going.
291
00:14:00,049 --> 00:14:03,451
I am 100 percent
not concerned at all
with what I made.
292
00:14:03,453 --> 00:14:05,319
You think you're going
in there first?
293
00:14:05,321 --> 00:14:07,922
I don't know, man.
We'll see. [laughs]
294
00:14:07,924 --> 00:14:09,724
all right, boys.
295
00:14:09,726 --> 00:14:13,060
-You got us some utensils?
-I got a bunch of stuff.
296
00:14:13,062 --> 00:14:15,162
You boys gonna take
all the readings, ain't you?
297
00:14:15,164 --> 00:14:16,764
And you gonna do all right.
298
00:14:16,766 --> 00:14:19,533
[narrator] to calculate
individual proof gallons
299
00:14:19,535 --> 00:14:23,271
each bucket is weighed
and the alcohol content
is measured
300
00:14:23,273 --> 00:14:25,139
using a hydrometer.
301
00:14:25,141 --> 00:14:27,675
The weight of each bucket
is then multiplied
302
00:14:27,677 --> 00:14:30,077
by the percent of alcohol
by volume.
303
00:14:30,079 --> 00:14:34,849
This number is then
multiplied by two
and divided by 100.
304
00:14:34,851 --> 00:14:40,154
A complicated equation
not usually attempted
by shiners in the backwoods.
305
00:14:40,490 --> 00:14:42,490
[eric] this is ordovich.
306
00:14:42,492 --> 00:14:44,392
We're looking at a total
307
00:14:45,295 --> 00:14:47,895
seventeen pounds even.
308
00:14:47,897 --> 00:14:50,231
All right,
let's get the proof.
309
00:14:50,233 --> 00:14:53,301
-Looks like
it's right on the money.
-100.2.
310
00:14:53,303 --> 00:14:54,268
[tim] damn.
311
00:14:54,270 --> 00:14:59,206
Ordovich is coming in
at 1.85 proof gallon.
312
00:14:59,208 --> 00:15:02,109
-Pretty good,
pretty good deal.
-[tim] it's good, right. Yeah.
313
00:15:02,111 --> 00:15:05,680
Juicebox. Big man.
Quiet as a mouse.
314
00:15:05,682 --> 00:15:10,117
And total weight
we're looking at right here
is 16.6 pounds.
315
00:15:10,353 --> 00:15:11,652
[mark] okey-dokey.
316
00:15:11,654 --> 00:15:13,521
[juicebox] I'm feeling
pretty good
about that bucket.
317
00:15:13,523 --> 00:15:16,157
-[tyler] why's that?
-I had a lot of liquor in it.
318
00:15:17,193 --> 00:15:18,592
Hopefully, more than you.
319
00:15:20,196 --> 00:15:23,064
Ninety-two proof
on the barrel over here.
320
00:15:23,066 --> 00:15:25,366
All right, juicebox comes in
321
00:15:25,368 --> 00:15:29,403
with a total
of 1.61 proof gallon.
322
00:15:29,405 --> 00:15:31,572
[tim] yeah, you can tell
it's a little bit light.
323
00:15:33,776 --> 00:15:36,177
Tyler knows he's behind
the eight ball.
324
00:15:36,179 --> 00:15:38,446
He knew he wasn't gonna get
a big yield and he has
325
00:15:38,448 --> 00:15:41,082
-[eric] twelve point eight
pounds.
-Total?
326
00:15:41,084 --> 00:15:42,750
-[eric] total, yes.
-I'm a little nervous
327
00:15:42,752 --> 00:15:44,518
just because I had
more liquor to pull off
328
00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,288
and I didn't get to it
just trying to go
low and slow.
329
00:15:48,091 --> 00:15:49,690
[mark] he's up there, too.
330
00:15:49,692 --> 00:15:52,026
He's come to jesus here.
331
00:15:52,729 --> 00:15:55,096
He's about 128.
332
00:15:55,098 --> 00:15:57,465
Tyler's total proof gallon
333
00:15:57,734 --> 00:15:59,834
is 1.76.
334
00:15:59,836 --> 00:16:02,136
I'll clean up this stuff,
I'll set it back here.
335
00:16:02,138 --> 00:16:04,105
-Until I know
what the verdict is.
-I'll go fetch 'em.
336
00:16:12,181 --> 00:16:13,347
[eric] welcome, men.
337
00:16:13,349 --> 00:16:15,916
What this gives us
is the pecking order
338
00:16:15,918 --> 00:16:18,519
that you all go
to the stillhouse
and pick your parts.
339
00:16:18,521 --> 00:16:21,188
One point eight-five
proof gallons,
340
00:16:22,291 --> 00:16:24,091
ordovich.
341
00:16:24,093 --> 00:16:26,927
One point seven-six
proof gallons,
342
00:16:26,929 --> 00:16:31,032
[mark] tyler. Juicebox, 1.61.
343
00:16:31,034 --> 00:16:34,435
Don't get swole up
with yourself,
young fellow, because
344
00:16:34,437 --> 00:16:38,439
-[mark] this can go either way
really quick.
-[laughs]
345
00:16:38,441 --> 00:16:41,242
I think tim's got
somebody that he needs
346
00:16:41,244 --> 00:16:43,477
-to introduce you to.
-Tickle.
347
00:16:46,015 --> 00:16:47,348
How's it going, fellas?
348
00:16:47,350 --> 00:16:49,483
[tickle] I gotta reconfigure
some things here.
349
00:16:49,485 --> 00:16:53,120
-I got all kinds of parts.
-Tickle, just so you know,
350
00:16:53,122 --> 00:16:55,022
[mark] ordovich goes first,
351
00:16:55,024 --> 00:16:57,358
tyler second,
juicebox goes three.
352
00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,593
Fellas, y'all come on with me.
353
00:17:00,229 --> 00:17:01,328
-Good luck, guys.
-Good luck.
354
00:17:01,330 --> 00:17:02,997
-Thank you.
-[tyler] thanks, gentlemen.
355
00:17:02,999 --> 00:17:04,999
[tim] I hope you make it back.
356
00:17:05,001 --> 00:17:09,637
All right, fellas,
it is now time
to pick your still parts.
357
00:17:09,639 --> 00:17:11,705
You're gonna have
three minutes in there.
358
00:17:11,707 --> 00:17:14,675
I believe ordo, you're up
first and your time
starts now.
359
00:17:15,845 --> 00:17:18,012
Do I get nervous sometimes?
All the time.
360
00:17:18,014 --> 00:17:20,114
[tickle] you finding
what you need in there, ordo?
361
00:17:20,116 --> 00:17:21,315
-Yep.
-[tickle] all right.
362
00:17:21,317 --> 00:17:23,250
All right,
there is a pot right there.
363
00:17:23,252 --> 00:17:25,920
It's nerve wracking.
I'm, like, competing
against some really great guys
364
00:17:25,922 --> 00:17:27,288
who are very talented.
365
00:17:27,290 --> 00:17:29,824
[tickle] you got
a minute-and-a-half left,
ordo.
366
00:17:29,826 --> 00:17:31,525
-You're scaring me, man.
-I'm telling you.
367
00:17:31,527 --> 00:17:33,294
You're gonna have
to hurry up, ordo.
368
00:17:33,296 --> 00:17:35,029
-All right, are you done?
-I'm done, man.
369
00:17:35,031 --> 00:17:37,965
You are done.
Tyler, you got three minutes
370
00:17:37,967 --> 00:17:39,100
[tickle] starting now.
371
00:17:39,102 --> 00:17:41,368
[dramatic music playing]
372
00:17:43,539 --> 00:17:45,139
-are you finding
what you need?
-[tyler] yes, sir.
373
00:17:45,141 --> 00:17:47,108
My strategy is to
374
00:17:47,110 --> 00:17:51,245
bump the proof up a bit
and find a place
to put botanicals in.
375
00:17:51,247 --> 00:17:53,114
I'm hearing some beating
and banging around in there.
376
00:17:53,116 --> 00:17:54,281
I don't know
if he's working on a car
377
00:17:54,283 --> 00:17:56,917
or if he's trying
to build a still. All right.
378
00:17:56,919 --> 00:18:00,354
All right, we've got
a still part out.
Whole lot better now.
379
00:18:00,356 --> 00:18:03,057
-All right, you got
15 seconds.
-Is there anything else
380
00:18:03,059 --> 00:18:04,425
fun in here
I should throw in there?
381
00:18:04,427 --> 00:18:06,260
[tickle] I don't know,
is there anything else
you need?
382
00:18:06,262 --> 00:18:11,398
Five, four, three, two, one.
383
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,068
All right.
All right, juicebox,
384
00:18:14,070 --> 00:18:16,170
[tickle] you've got
three minutes starting now.
385
00:18:17,273 --> 00:18:20,141
Tell you what.
That's a big man
moving very fast.
386
00:18:20,143 --> 00:18:21,976
He looks like
he means business.
387
00:18:23,446 --> 00:18:27,281
My strategy is to be able
to trade the other contestants
388
00:18:27,283 --> 00:18:29,016
for parts that
they're short on
389
00:18:29,018 --> 00:18:32,419
in order to produce
a configured still for myself.
390
00:18:32,421 --> 00:18:34,922
I mean, there was a moment
in my head
where everything was like,
391
00:18:34,924 --> 00:18:36,657
"shift, take everything,"
so I did.
392
00:18:37,226 --> 00:18:38,325
[objects clattering]
393
00:18:40,363 --> 00:18:43,731
this is a man
on a mission right here.
I tell you what,
394
00:18:43,733 --> 00:18:47,168
I think he just cleaned
the stillhouse out.
395
00:18:47,170 --> 00:18:52,072
Five, four, three...
All right, are you done?
396
00:18:52,074 --> 00:18:54,208
-I think so.
-Uh, get a forklift
397
00:18:54,210 --> 00:18:56,110
-[tickle] move all your stuff
over there.
-[juicebox laughs]
398
00:18:56,112 --> 00:18:57,912
and, uh...
399
00:18:57,914 --> 00:19:00,915
Lead the way on out,
'cause we gotta put
some stills together.
400
00:19:00,917 --> 00:19:02,082
All right, let's do it.
401
00:19:02,151 --> 00:19:03,450
All right.
402
00:19:03,452 --> 00:19:05,886
I'll have to say
we got some still parts.
403
00:19:05,888 --> 00:19:07,988
[mark] holy moly.
404
00:19:07,990 --> 00:19:10,057
-[eric] in the name of saint--
-[tim] what you doing
405
00:19:10,059 --> 00:19:12,059
[tim] picking up
all the scrap parts
along the road?
406
00:19:12,061 --> 00:19:15,062
All right, we'll see y'all.
I'm gonna leave him
with y'all now.
407
00:19:15,064 --> 00:19:18,098
All right, guys,
build us a functioning still
408
00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:22,336
in less than one hour.
Your time starts... Now.
Good luck, boys.
409
00:19:22,338 --> 00:19:24,405
[banjo music playing]
410
00:19:24,407 --> 00:19:26,707
[objects clattering]
411
00:19:33,816 --> 00:19:36,984
[mark] we just thought
he made a racket before.
412
00:19:36,986 --> 00:19:40,087
-[objects clattering]
-[eric] yeah,
I needed earplugs for this.
413
00:19:40,089 --> 00:19:44,191
Well... That's definitely
not gonna work. [laughs]
414
00:19:45,428 --> 00:19:49,697
that goes straight
to the condenser.
You got nothing.
415
00:19:49,699 --> 00:19:52,233
You're building a recipe
for disaster.
416
00:19:52,235 --> 00:19:54,335
And he's over here
struggling to put
417
00:19:54,337 --> 00:19:57,104
[eric] one pipe on there
that nobody's
helping him with.
418
00:19:57,106 --> 00:19:59,206
-[chuckles]
-juicebox,
419
00:19:59,208 --> 00:20:01,909
[eric] while you're over there
rattling, tell us your plan.
420
00:20:01,911 --> 00:20:04,078
I didn't have the luxury
of a thumper,
421
00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,314
so I'm gonna end up putting
additional mash in
with my distillate.
422
00:20:07,316 --> 00:20:08,949
Botanical's here
in this gin basket
423
00:20:08,951 --> 00:20:12,186
and I should be able
to pull flavor
as I distill over.
424
00:20:12,188 --> 00:20:15,256
I hope it works.
If it doesn't, I'm screwed.
425
00:20:15,258 --> 00:20:18,325
Guys, you're halfway through,
you got 30 minutes left.
426
00:20:18,327 --> 00:20:20,294
There's plenty of clamps
in here for you, ordovich,
427
00:20:20,296 --> 00:20:21,996
if you still need anything.
428
00:20:21,998 --> 00:20:25,299
Oh, I'm good, man.
I think I've got
everything set up now.
429
00:20:25,301 --> 00:20:27,701
[tyler] the moment you're not
working on your own equipment,
430
00:20:27,703 --> 00:20:29,737
you're just gonna
have to remember
what you know.
431
00:20:30,106 --> 00:20:31,438
This is the right one.
432
00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,341
[tyler] all distillation
stills pretty much
run the same.
433
00:20:34,343 --> 00:20:37,645
-So, just remembering that
and not panicking...
-All right.
434
00:20:38,047 --> 00:20:40,147
There she is. Whoo!
435
00:20:40,149 --> 00:20:43,250
All right, men,
y'all satisfied
with what you got over there?
436
00:20:43,252 --> 00:20:44,551
I'm a happy boy.
437
00:20:46,389 --> 00:20:48,822
I think I've got
something in here
that just doesn't really taste
438
00:20:48,824 --> 00:20:50,291
like it belongs
in pastis to me.
439
00:20:50,293 --> 00:20:53,694
The sucky part of our job
is cutting somebody
out of the herd.
440
00:20:57,199 --> 00:20:59,466
The big step in making pastis
441
00:20:59,468 --> 00:21:02,936
of course y'all probably know,
is the maceration
of your botanicals.
442
00:21:02,938 --> 00:21:05,973
You got your botanicals
that you brought with you.
443
00:21:05,975 --> 00:21:09,043
You're gonna take that
and macerate that
into your spirits
444
00:21:09,045 --> 00:21:12,012
[tim] and then you're gonna
let it rest for 24 hours
445
00:21:12,014 --> 00:21:15,149
and you're gonna come back
and run it in those stills
that you built.
446
00:21:15,151 --> 00:21:20,354
Tomorrow, you're gonna
run us some beautiful,
aromatic, tasty pastis.
447
00:21:20,356 --> 00:21:22,856
But now going
into maceration...
448
00:21:22,858 --> 00:21:26,660
Y'all got one hour.
Your time starts... Now.
449
00:21:27,263 --> 00:21:28,562
[eric] get with it.
450
00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:32,700
What do you got
over there, ordo?
451
00:21:33,069 --> 00:21:35,703
-[ordovich] ginger.
-[eric] looked like a whole
hand of it.
452
00:21:35,705 --> 00:21:38,272
-What are you cutting up,
juicebox?
-Angelica root.
453
00:21:38,274 --> 00:21:39,406
[tyler] yeah, me, too.
454
00:21:39,408 --> 00:21:42,176
This adds a bitter flavor
to the final product.
455
00:21:42,178 --> 00:21:44,278
Typical in pastis.
456
00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,313
-You got a lot
of lemon balm in it.
-Oh, yeah.
457
00:21:46,315 --> 00:21:47,848
I don't know,
from the looks of it,
458
00:21:47,850 --> 00:21:49,149
you better hide it
from tickle.
459
00:21:49,151 --> 00:21:51,251
-[chuckles]
-[mark] what is that, tyler?
460
00:21:51,253 --> 00:21:52,820
This is shredded
licorice root.
461
00:21:52,822 --> 00:21:54,188
You like black licorice?
462
00:21:54,190 --> 00:21:56,890
-I don't like any licorice.
-[laughs]
463
00:21:56,892 --> 00:21:59,159
I'm sure you can smell
that anise smell right now.
464
00:21:59,161 --> 00:22:01,795
-I can.
-I'll try to make it
sweet for you.
465
00:22:01,797 --> 00:22:03,731
[tyler] with pastis,
the anise flavor,
466
00:22:03,733 --> 00:22:05,933
black licorice flavor
is gonna be most prominent.
467
00:22:05,935 --> 00:22:08,001
It should be,
but I really wanted
to ground it out
468
00:22:08,003 --> 00:22:09,403
with some more robust flavor.
469
00:22:09,572 --> 00:22:11,205
[tyler] in the maceration,
I used just a touch
of cinnamon,
470
00:22:11,207 --> 00:22:13,173
uh, a little bit of coriander.
471
00:22:13,175 --> 00:22:15,409
A little bit of orange peel,
sweet and bitter
472
00:22:15,411 --> 00:22:18,212
and then, a little bit
of fennel
and plenty of licorice root.
473
00:22:20,216 --> 00:22:23,117
Halfway home, guys.
You got 30 minutes left.
474
00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,754
Juicebox got about
five jars over there
with stuff in it.
475
00:22:26,756 --> 00:22:30,424
I've got a total
of eight botanicals
if you count the vanilla bean
476
00:22:30,426 --> 00:22:32,893
and I'm adding
wild felt flower honey
as well.
477
00:22:32,895 --> 00:22:35,929
I like to think that
if you do work from the heart,
478
00:22:35,931 --> 00:22:38,632
the final product has soul.
479
00:22:38,634 --> 00:22:41,301
I noticed that
you're just grabbing stuff
and putting in there
480
00:22:41,303 --> 00:22:44,805
and these other guys
are very sensitive about that.
481
00:22:44,807 --> 00:22:46,073
They have all the scales.
482
00:22:46,075 --> 00:22:48,375
So you got two
professional distillers
483
00:22:48,377 --> 00:22:50,677
and another moonshiner,
so I work from here.
484
00:22:50,679 --> 00:22:52,146
Twenty minutes, folks.
485
00:22:53,749 --> 00:22:55,416
[mark]
I'll tell you one thing.
486
00:22:55,418 --> 00:22:59,286
Ordovich don't give a damn,
to drink anything he makes.
487
00:22:59,288 --> 00:23:03,190
-Are you already trying it?
[laughs]
-oh, yeah.
488
00:23:03,192 --> 00:23:05,959
-Gotta make sure it's good.
-[eric] ten minutes, guys.
489
00:23:05,961 --> 00:23:07,394
Y'all feel like
you getting that direction?
490
00:23:07,396 --> 00:23:08,429
[knocking]
491
00:23:08,431 --> 00:23:10,364
I think ordovich is done.
492
00:23:10,366 --> 00:23:11,932
-Are you happy with your...
-I'm done.
493
00:23:11,934 --> 00:23:14,701
-You're done. Juicebox,
he's pleased in his area.
-Yeah.
494
00:23:14,703 --> 00:23:16,970
He's packing his bags.
495
00:23:16,972 --> 00:23:19,373
-[mark] you happy, tyler?
-[tyler] I am happy.
496
00:23:19,375 --> 00:23:21,241
In 24 hours,
you're gonna come back in here
497
00:23:21,243 --> 00:23:23,477
and you're gonna
distill those spirits.
498
00:23:23,479 --> 00:23:26,180
[mark] you're stuff
will be here waiting for you
when you're ready.
499
00:23:32,922 --> 00:23:34,121
So, welcome back, guys.
500
00:23:34,156 --> 00:23:37,424
And now,
let's get down to business
with your spirit run.
501
00:23:37,426 --> 00:23:41,695
The last time that we dealt
with anise-based spirits,
we were dealing with absinthe.
502
00:23:41,697 --> 00:23:44,164
[mark] we asked
a friend of ours,
ted breaux,
503
00:23:44,166 --> 00:23:45,933
to come in
and help us with it.
504
00:23:45,935 --> 00:23:50,137
Ted is the reason
that absinthe is legal
in the united states.
505
00:23:50,139 --> 00:23:53,140
And he knows
all about pastis as well.
506
00:23:53,142 --> 00:23:55,709
Pastis is the successor
507
00:23:56,445 --> 00:23:57,978
to absinthe in France.
508
00:23:57,980 --> 00:24:03,417
There are very few
actual artisanal distilleries
of pastis today.
509
00:24:03,419 --> 00:24:06,019
[ted] so you have
the unique distinction
510
00:24:06,021 --> 00:24:08,489
of showing us what you can do.
511
00:24:08,491 --> 00:24:10,958
I wish you all
the best of luck.
512
00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,593
Four hours.
513
00:24:12,595 --> 00:24:16,930
On the table, your best jar.
Your time starts now.
514
00:24:16,932 --> 00:24:18,165
[mark] get busy, guys.
515
00:24:19,935 --> 00:24:22,302
Now, ted, do we have
a minimum proof we need?
516
00:24:22,304 --> 00:24:25,105
As far as the distillate goes,
517
00:24:25,107 --> 00:24:29,209
one hundred and forty
would be minimum.
518
00:24:29,211 --> 00:24:32,246
[ted] pastis is bottled
at a lower proof
than absinthe.
519
00:24:32,248 --> 00:24:38,385
But still it's high enough
to keep the anise component,
the anethole in solution.
520
00:24:38,387 --> 00:24:42,055
I expect we're going to see
three distinctly different
results here.
521
00:24:44,994 --> 00:24:47,928
Ordovich, have you ever
bottom-fired
a still like this
522
00:24:47,930 --> 00:24:49,863
with that many botanicals?
523
00:24:49,865 --> 00:24:52,799
I usually use electric plates,
so, I might start turning
the heat down just a bit,
524
00:24:52,801 --> 00:24:55,302
just so I don't get
any scorching.
525
00:24:55,304 --> 00:24:57,638
Always a concern
with the direct-fired stills.
526
00:25:01,110 --> 00:25:02,376
Thank you, sir.
527
00:25:02,378 --> 00:25:05,078
I really didn't want
my green flavors
coming through
528
00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,148
on the final run,
so I assembled that
thumper in there
529
00:25:08,150 --> 00:25:09,716
to try and get it
a little more neutral
530
00:25:09,718 --> 00:25:12,152
and then,
I pulled all those botanicals
off my maceration
531
00:25:12,154 --> 00:25:13,921
and put 'em into that thumper
532
00:25:13,923 --> 00:25:15,956
[tyler] just to make sure that
any oils that were lingering
533
00:25:15,958 --> 00:25:18,058
would carry through
on the...Station.
534
00:25:18,060 --> 00:25:20,794
I did do a hot bag,
it had a little bit
of licorice,
535
00:25:20,796 --> 00:25:23,063
um, coriander and star anise.
536
00:25:23,065 --> 00:25:26,199
-We'll see what comes out
of all this.
-I'm excited.
537
00:25:26,201 --> 00:25:29,269
-[eric] ordovich,
you're not running liquor.
-I am.
538
00:25:29,271 --> 00:25:31,405
-You are.
-So let's...
539
00:25:31,407 --> 00:25:32,940
No puking today.
540
00:25:32,942 --> 00:25:34,207
[laughs]
541
00:25:34,209 --> 00:25:35,709
[juicebox] oh, there it goes.
542
00:25:35,711 --> 00:25:37,911
-Yeah...Got distillate?
-It's starting to drip.
543
00:25:37,913 --> 00:25:40,314
Guys, two hours left
in your run.
544
00:25:41,250 --> 00:25:42,382
There's your thumping.
545
00:25:42,952 --> 00:25:44,851
[speaking indistinctly]
546
00:25:44,853 --> 00:25:47,087
-think I just saw a leak.
-[dramatic music playing]
547
00:25:47,089 --> 00:25:49,156
[tyler] it is,
it's coming out of the...
548
00:25:49,158 --> 00:25:51,291
[juicebox] that's not good.
Bummer.
549
00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,327
This is a lot of alcohol.
550
00:25:57,833 --> 00:26:00,133
[tyler] think I just saw
a leak.
That's not good.
551
00:26:04,340 --> 00:26:07,708
I think it's just wobbling
stuff loose with that thumper.
552
00:26:07,710 --> 00:26:09,943
-Yeah.
-That's why
it's getting loose.
553
00:26:09,945 --> 00:26:13,046
Nothing I can do about it.
I got it as tight
as I can get it.
554
00:26:13,048 --> 00:26:15,382
Yeah, it's still leaking.
Son of a gun.
555
00:26:17,019 --> 00:26:19,152
[gasps] whoa!
556
00:26:19,154 --> 00:26:21,021
-Oh, my god!
-Cover your face.
557
00:26:22,324 --> 00:26:25,559
At least 170.
Look how quick
that's breaking.
558
00:26:25,561 --> 00:26:30,030
That is 100 percent
juicebox pastis.
559
00:26:30,032 --> 00:26:31,298
That's stupid high.
560
00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:32,466
Yes.
561
00:26:32,468 --> 00:26:34,301
Oh, we're gonna... [groans]
562
00:26:35,137 --> 00:26:37,104
the question is, is how far
563
00:26:37,106 --> 00:26:39,006
are you willing to run
564
00:26:39,008 --> 00:26:42,342
before you start getting
just too much in the way
of all flavors?
565
00:26:42,344 --> 00:26:46,213
In the end,
it's got to have enough
566
00:26:46,215 --> 00:26:50,984
of an anise flavor,
enough anethole in it
to cloud as expected.
567
00:26:50,986 --> 00:26:53,353
Because if it doesn't,
it's not really pastis.
568
00:26:55,157 --> 00:26:58,091
-Boys, you got one hour left.
-Okay.
569
00:27:08,203 --> 00:27:11,772
-My tongue's numb
just trying to taste it.
-I know, dude, the anethole...
570
00:27:11,774 --> 00:27:13,874
-[tyler] yeah.
-It'll start killing
your taste buds.
571
00:27:13,876 --> 00:27:16,343
So, with anise-based spirits
is, you get that anethole
572
00:27:16,345 --> 00:27:19,079
and it's a numbing effect
on your tongue
573
00:27:19,081 --> 00:27:21,048
and it just wrecks your palate
574
00:27:21,050 --> 00:27:23,583
as far as trying
to continue tasting
or picking things apart.
575
00:27:24,353 --> 00:27:27,487
Oh, man, I can't tell.
[laughs]
576
00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:31,158
I'm gonna make a fourth jar.
[laughs]
577
00:27:32,061 --> 00:27:34,227
boys, you're down
to 20 minutes.
578
00:27:34,229 --> 00:27:37,164
-[eric] all in, all done
at that point.
-Yes, sir.
579
00:27:37,166 --> 00:27:38,699
Six and eight might be it.
580
00:27:39,935 --> 00:27:41,201
Oh, yeah.
581
00:27:41,203 --> 00:27:43,904
I'm louching all the way down,
I'm happy.
582
00:27:43,906 --> 00:27:46,673
Juicebox seems to be ready
to turn his end.
583
00:27:46,675 --> 00:27:50,077
Quite possibly the most
important jar of my life
right there.
584
00:27:50,079 --> 00:27:52,412
-I hope you guys enjoy it.
-Thank you, juicebox.
585
00:27:52,414 --> 00:27:53,847
One down and two to go.
586
00:27:53,849 --> 00:27:56,149
Tyler's still
in the mixing lab
587
00:27:56,151 --> 00:27:59,486
and ordovich is doing
a lot of tasting.
588
00:27:59,488 --> 00:28:02,823
I'm trying to figure out
if I wanna give you guys
my 50-50 blend
589
00:28:02,825 --> 00:28:04,825
or if I wanna add
to the mouthfeel.
590
00:28:04,827 --> 00:28:07,461
When it comes to assessing
whether or not
591
00:28:07,463 --> 00:28:10,030
an anise-based spirit
is "good",
592
00:28:10,032 --> 00:28:12,332
you're not always
gonna please the experts,
593
00:28:12,334 --> 00:28:15,001
and you're not always
gonna please laymen.
594
00:28:15,003 --> 00:28:17,704
But sometimes you might
please both of them
595
00:28:17,706 --> 00:28:19,706
and that's what I'm trying
to strive towards.
596
00:28:19,708 --> 00:28:22,676
-Just make sure you
leave some for us.
-[ordovich laughs]
597
00:28:22,678 --> 00:28:25,746
-I can't make any
promises I can't keep.
-[ted] yeah, I know. Okay.
598
00:28:25,748 --> 00:28:28,715
Guys, you got five minutes.
Make 'em count.
599
00:28:28,717 --> 00:28:31,251
I think I'm ready. This is
the closest I'm gonna get.
600
00:28:32,254 --> 00:28:34,354
[eric] put your name
on your jar? Yes, you did.
601
00:28:34,356 --> 00:28:36,423
-[ordovich] I think
I'm ready too.
-You're on point?
602
00:28:36,425 --> 00:28:40,727
Ah... I said my prayers.
I think she's the one.
603
00:28:40,729 --> 00:28:42,996
-Good luck.
-All right, thank you, guys.
604
00:28:42,998 --> 00:28:45,499
All that tasting they've been
doing, it's our turn now.
605
00:28:45,501 --> 00:28:46,600
Yes, it is.
606
00:28:46,602 --> 00:28:49,169
I'm not gonna lie.
I am exhausted.
607
00:28:49,171 --> 00:28:53,140
I have not sampled so much
as I have today trying to
get that blend right.
608
00:28:53,142 --> 00:28:55,609
I have brought with me this...
609
00:28:56,078 --> 00:28:58,779
Absinthe fountain/pastis
fountain
610
00:28:58,781 --> 00:29:02,048
like absinthe, you
don't drink pastis right
out of the bottle.
611
00:29:02,050 --> 00:29:05,152
Pour shot into a glass
and you add enough
ice water to make it...
612
00:29:05,487 --> 00:29:06,720
Cool and cloudy.
613
00:29:06,722 --> 00:29:10,023
So I'm expecting what
we'll taste in here
614
00:29:10,025 --> 00:29:12,492
is basically a fiery
anise spirit.
615
00:29:12,494 --> 00:29:14,361
It can be hot at this point
616
00:29:14,363 --> 00:29:16,730
but the flavor
should be smooth.
617
00:29:16,732 --> 00:29:19,166
We'll start with juicebox,
he's the first one to turn in.
618
00:29:19,168 --> 00:29:20,200
Works for me.
619
00:29:20,202 --> 00:29:23,770
-[tim] all right, let's
shake it.
-Ooh, boy!
620
00:29:23,772 --> 00:29:25,405
Well, he's brought it
pretty close to 140.
621
00:29:25,407 --> 00:29:27,207
I guess it's gonna
be a little intimidating
622
00:29:27,209 --> 00:29:30,143
to have ted taste our stuff
and get his opinion.
623
00:29:30,145 --> 00:29:31,344
[ted] it's a nice
thick affect.
624
00:29:31,346 --> 00:29:33,713
He's definitely got some
botanical content in it.
625
00:29:33,715 --> 00:29:36,149
Should have a...
A strong anise flavor.
626
00:29:36,151 --> 00:29:39,386
Little hot right up front, but
that's okay. That's normal.
627
00:29:39,388 --> 00:29:41,721
I wanna say it
smells like liquorice.
628
00:29:41,723 --> 00:29:45,258
It's got a buttery mouthfeel.
I really like that.
629
00:29:45,260 --> 00:29:47,327
It has little bit
of a numbing effect.
630
00:29:47,329 --> 00:29:50,564
A little bit of anaesthetizing
effect because it's, uh,
631
00:29:50,566 --> 00:29:52,933
-pretty hot.
-[mark] honestly, juicebox's
632
00:29:52,935 --> 00:29:54,868
-it's pretty pleasant, right?
-Kinda nailed it.
633
00:29:54,870 --> 00:29:56,570
Let's get another jar.
634
00:29:56,572 --> 00:29:57,671
-Tyler.
-[mark] tyler.
635
00:29:58,707 --> 00:30:01,007
Oh...
636
00:30:01,009 --> 00:30:02,442
It's 140-ish.
637
00:30:02,444 --> 00:30:04,945
[tyler] yeah, I'm a little
worried. I do this
for a living,
638
00:30:04,947 --> 00:30:06,446
and so I feel like I have
something to prove.
639
00:30:06,448 --> 00:30:08,114
And if I don't win,
I'll be, you know...
640
00:30:08,483 --> 00:30:09,816
Feel pretty beaten up.
641
00:30:09,818 --> 00:30:11,585
Look at that thing fall.
Look at that.
642
00:30:12,888 --> 00:30:15,055
-[tim] here you go.
-It's nice and thick.
643
00:30:15,190 --> 00:30:16,590
Big cloudy white.
644
00:30:19,094 --> 00:30:20,794
It's a little bit lighter
on the nose.
645
00:30:20,796 --> 00:30:24,164
The intensity of-
of flavor is a little softer.
646
00:30:24,166 --> 00:30:27,234
And one thing that
we need to keep in mind
647
00:30:27,236 --> 00:30:31,571
is once you...Go to the next
step and add more botanicals,
648
00:30:31,573 --> 00:30:33,006
will it become too
soft in the end?
649
00:30:33,008 --> 00:30:35,008
To me, it's very
anise forward.
650
00:30:35,010 --> 00:30:37,711
That's not necessarily
a bad thing 'cause
generally speaking
651
00:30:37,713 --> 00:30:40,213
pastis is fairly...
Straightforward.
652
00:30:40,215 --> 00:30:42,515
I'd be quicker to drink
a second glass of this
653
00:30:42,517 --> 00:30:44,351
than I would,
the first thing I tasted.
654
00:30:44,353 --> 00:30:46,386
Now on to the next one.
655
00:30:46,388 --> 00:30:48,455
-All right, here we go.
-Ordovich.
656
00:30:50,025 --> 00:30:51,992
Ah... She's 140.
657
00:30:51,994 --> 00:30:55,462
I was debating whether or not
I should use a 50-50 blend.
658
00:30:55,464 --> 00:30:57,030
That's eventually
what I submitted.
659
00:30:57,032 --> 00:30:59,065
I wanted to stay true
to what I would've
660
00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:01,935
done in a commercial
production.
661
00:31:01,937 --> 00:31:04,404
It's louching very quickly
because it's...
662
00:31:05,274 --> 00:31:08,308
Got, uh, quite a bit
of anise content.
663
00:31:10,045 --> 00:31:12,545
It appears a little
harsher to me.
664
00:31:12,547 --> 00:31:16,116
And I'm getting
a minty vegetal note
665
00:31:16,118 --> 00:31:18,385
almost like a touch of salad.
666
00:31:18,387 --> 00:31:20,754
Probably came from
all that lemon ball.
667
00:31:20,756 --> 00:31:23,924
I think that the one thing
that could hurt ordovich
668
00:31:23,926 --> 00:31:25,892
is, I think, I've got
something in here that just
669
00:31:25,894 --> 00:31:28,094
doesn't really taste
it belongs in pastis to me.
670
00:31:28,096 --> 00:31:29,829
-Okay.
-Okay. I think you've got
671
00:31:29,831 --> 00:31:31,865
several different
instruments here.
672
00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:35,068
And he got a trumpet
or something there that's
just kinda playing a
673
00:31:35,070 --> 00:31:38,038
sour note that's
a little bit flat.
674
00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,240
If everybody's in agreement
I'mma go fetch 'em.
675
00:31:40,375 --> 00:31:41,441
Here it goes.
676
00:31:49,117 --> 00:31:51,718
Welcome back, men. We'll
move through rather quickly
677
00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,486
we've all got a lot to say.
678
00:31:53,488 --> 00:31:56,790
Juicebox, yours had
a nice mouthfeel.
679
00:31:56,792 --> 00:31:59,359
You brought proof up.
It was great, juicebox
680
00:31:59,361 --> 00:32:02,762
the way you added
your botanicals and
stuff at the end there
681
00:32:02,764 --> 00:32:05,065
to enhance in that gin basket.
682
00:32:05,067 --> 00:32:10,036
Juicebox, I was wondering
if you'd get enough flavor
but you definitely did.
683
00:32:10,038 --> 00:32:12,205
Really interesting
with the anise...
684
00:32:12,207 --> 00:32:14,407
You definitely had
something to work with there.
685
00:32:15,978 --> 00:32:18,345
Tyler, yours was-
was a little...
686
00:32:18,347 --> 00:32:19,579
Less boom. [chuckles]
687
00:32:19,982 --> 00:32:22,182
it was a milder taste
688
00:32:22,184 --> 00:32:25,151
refreshing on the tongue.
Had a nice back end to it
689
00:32:25,153 --> 00:32:27,887
I think you did a great job
on what you put in your still
690
00:32:27,889 --> 00:32:30,724
and then you also added
some to your thumper,
I'll say,
691
00:32:30,726 --> 00:32:33,493
to enhance that profile
all the way through.
692
00:32:33,495 --> 00:32:35,929
Ordovich, yours
was kinda... Boom...
693
00:32:35,931 --> 00:32:38,064
For me, you know.
694
00:32:38,066 --> 00:32:41,835
I assume that's because
you cooked all
the botanicals in with.
695
00:32:41,837 --> 00:32:43,803
For me, it's very complex.
696
00:32:43,805 --> 00:32:47,073
I'm tasting
a lot of different things
out of your jar.
697
00:32:47,075 --> 00:32:50,844
There was just a little bit of
something botanical in there
698
00:32:50,846 --> 00:32:53,079
that was just a touch
of a sour note.
699
00:32:53,081 --> 00:32:55,949
All that being said,
the sucky part of our job is
700
00:32:55,951 --> 00:32:57,450
cutting somebody
out of the herd.
701
00:33:01,256 --> 00:33:04,157
Ordovich...Unfortunately,
your jar...
702
00:33:04,159 --> 00:33:07,127
Bought you a ticket home,
buddy. I'm awfully sorry.
703
00:33:07,129 --> 00:33:09,729
I'm definitely
heart broken right now.
704
00:33:09,731 --> 00:33:11,431
And, you know, it
just so happens that
705
00:33:11,433 --> 00:33:14,501
we all did a great job,
but I didn't quite cut it.
706
00:33:14,503 --> 00:33:17,337
All right, guys... Final step
of your competition.
707
00:33:17,906 --> 00:33:19,072
Coloration.
708
00:33:19,508 --> 00:33:22,308
The winner gets a limited run
709
00:33:22,310 --> 00:33:26,346
of your signature pastis
at a major distillery.
710
00:33:26,348 --> 00:33:29,482
Y'all got one hour.
Your time starts...
711
00:33:29,484 --> 00:33:31,584
Now... Good luck, men.
712
00:33:37,025 --> 00:33:38,858
-Hey, ted?
-Yes, sir.
713
00:33:38,860 --> 00:33:40,994
Is there a range of color
714
00:33:40,996 --> 00:33:43,063
that we can exist in?
715
00:33:43,065 --> 00:33:45,698
Or is there a specific color?
716
00:33:45,700 --> 00:33:48,802
The way things are made today,
it's just artificial dye
717
00:33:48,804 --> 00:33:51,905
for the most part,
but to do it artisanally
718
00:33:51,907 --> 00:33:54,407
-you'd have to accept
a range of color.
-Okay.
719
00:33:54,409 --> 00:33:57,243
And it's very difficult
to predict what
one's going to get.
720
00:33:57,245 --> 00:34:00,080
Nothing about this... Is easy.
721
00:34:05,687 --> 00:34:07,353
I've got a little
bit of fennel.
722
00:34:07,355 --> 00:34:09,656
And then I've got
a little bit of yarrow
723
00:34:09,658 --> 00:34:11,958
for the green flavor.
I'm just trying to do
724
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:16,029
minimal amounts of
the botanicals that I used
for making my pastis
725
00:34:16,031 --> 00:34:17,997
to try and just enhance
some of the flavors.
726
00:34:17,999 --> 00:34:20,467
I can already see
that pretty green...
727
00:34:20,469 --> 00:34:22,869
I got going there, so...
That's where I'm at.
728
00:34:22,871 --> 00:34:24,270
[light tapping]
729
00:34:24,272 --> 00:34:28,141
don't break the jar, juicebox.
Don't break that jar. [sighs]
730
00:34:28,143 --> 00:34:31,111
I wanted to stay as close to
731
00:34:31,113 --> 00:34:33,246
what an expected
pastis would be.
732
00:34:33,248 --> 00:34:35,181
I've added additional
star anise
733
00:34:35,183 --> 00:34:37,350
as well as
black licorice root.
734
00:34:37,352 --> 00:34:40,153
I also added my last black
madagascar vanilla bean.
735
00:34:40,155 --> 00:34:42,055
The bean itself is
going to lend some
736
00:34:42,057 --> 00:34:44,224
color as well from
the hot water bath.
737
00:34:44,226 --> 00:34:47,127
Very, uh, interested
to see how this turns out.
738
00:34:48,330 --> 00:34:49,996
30 minutes, you all.
739
00:34:52,234 --> 00:34:54,200
I've already got some
good color out of that.
740
00:34:54,202 --> 00:34:55,401
You see that color?
741
00:34:56,104 --> 00:34:58,838
Making absinthe?
It's ballsy man.
742
00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:02,075
So I'm trying to stay
on the yellow... Spectrum.
743
00:35:02,077 --> 00:35:04,077
I don't want them
thinking it's absinthe.
744
00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:06,112
It's definitely one
of the most complex
745
00:35:06,114 --> 00:35:09,482
-things I've ever made.
-I've made amaros
that have like
746
00:35:09,484 --> 00:35:11,784
-27 ingredients in them.
-[juicebox chuckles]
747
00:35:11,786 --> 00:35:14,320
oh. Distiller... Moonshiner.
748
00:35:14,322 --> 00:35:16,623
I'm a guy who doesn't really
measure a lot of stuff.
749
00:35:16,625 --> 00:35:18,424
I measure with my eyeballs.
750
00:35:18,426 --> 00:35:22,395
Um, and then, if it
feels right in the heart,
it goes into the pot.
751
00:35:22,397 --> 00:35:25,198
Don't screw this up, juicebox.
Don't screw this up.
752
00:35:25,901 --> 00:35:27,867
Understanding... These spirits
753
00:35:27,869 --> 00:35:30,703
really requires to understand
754
00:35:30,705 --> 00:35:33,706
key botanicals. One thing
that makes pastis...
755
00:35:34,176 --> 00:35:36,142
Pastis and unique
756
00:35:36,144 --> 00:35:39,179
is that unlike absinthe
which has a green color,
757
00:35:39,181 --> 00:35:42,182
pastis traditionally
has an amber tint.
758
00:35:42,184 --> 00:35:45,018
When absinthe was banned,
there was a law
759
00:35:45,287 --> 00:35:47,187
in France, that said that
760
00:35:47,189 --> 00:35:50,323
any anise flavored spirit
could not be green.
761
00:35:50,325 --> 00:35:52,792
They didn't even want it
to look like absinthe.
762
00:35:52,794 --> 00:35:55,828
So one thing that
paul ricard did...
763
00:35:55,830 --> 00:35:59,399
Is... He used something
called licorice root.
764
00:35:59,401 --> 00:36:02,702
That little dark nugget...
Taste...
765
00:36:02,704 --> 00:36:06,940
That is pure
licorice root extract.
766
00:36:06,942 --> 00:36:09,008
But it has none
of the taste of
767
00:36:09,010 --> 00:36:10,677
to what I've been
led to believe that
768
00:36:10,679 --> 00:36:12,212
-licorice was.
-[ted] right.
769
00:36:12,214 --> 00:36:14,614
What'd you think, tim?
770
00:36:14,616 --> 00:36:17,650
-Not what I would
wanna suck on everyday.
-[laughter]
771
00:36:18,820 --> 00:36:21,888
patience. Patience, patience.
772
00:36:21,890 --> 00:36:24,457
I still feel like I could
use just touch
of more orange. I know it
773
00:36:24,459 --> 00:36:26,693
I've not been using
it very much because
774
00:36:26,695 --> 00:36:28,261
I don't want it to
overpower anything.
775
00:36:28,897 --> 00:36:31,331
A little bit can
go a long way.
776
00:36:31,333 --> 00:36:33,700
Those botanicals
can go way too far.
777
00:36:33,702 --> 00:36:35,868
And so you have to be careful
not to overpower on one.
778
00:36:35,870 --> 00:36:37,370
Ten minutes, guys.
779
00:36:39,241 --> 00:36:42,208
-Pretty color, ain't it?
-Yeah.
780
00:36:42,210 --> 00:36:44,510
Looking like a lightly
aged whiskey.
781
00:36:46,414 --> 00:36:47,847
That it, boss?
782
00:36:47,849 --> 00:36:49,649
Here you are,
gentlemen. Enjoy.
783
00:36:50,885 --> 00:36:53,019
Wasn't as quite as
brownish as I would like
784
00:36:53,021 --> 00:36:55,722
-but in time that'll fade.
-Good luck, tyler.
785
00:36:57,959 --> 00:37:00,360
One minute. If you ain't
ready, you ain't gonna be.
786
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,200
Bringing it in, big man?
787
00:37:07,202 --> 00:37:09,269
-Bringing it in, brothers.
-All right, sir.
788
00:37:09,304 --> 00:37:10,703
Enjoy.
789
00:37:11,072 --> 00:37:14,207
Head on out with tyler
and we'll come get you
when we reach a verdict.
790
00:37:14,209 --> 00:37:15,375
-Sounds good.
-All right, man.
791
00:37:15,377 --> 00:37:17,143
Thank you.
792
00:37:17,145 --> 00:37:20,980
Ted, I understand right that
pastis can be amber?
793
00:37:20,982 --> 00:37:24,183
And the grain's not out of...
Out of line either?
794
00:37:24,185 --> 00:37:26,052
Not really out of kilter.
795
00:37:26,054 --> 00:37:28,354
Give it a little
bit of light exposure,
that will become amber.
796
00:37:28,356 --> 00:37:29,956
-Really?
-Yes.
797
00:37:29,958 --> 00:37:32,125
-Whose is that one?
-Juicebox.
798
00:37:32,127 --> 00:37:33,626
Let's see what happens.
799
00:37:33,628 --> 00:37:37,163
Yeah, it is gonna be
a little bit intimidating
to have ted taste our stuff.
800
00:37:37,165 --> 00:37:40,166
-It's intimidating to have
any of them taste that stuff.
-Right.
801
00:37:42,704 --> 00:37:44,070
I like how it layers.
802
00:37:44,072 --> 00:37:47,240
And when that clear layer
on top disappears
803
00:37:47,242 --> 00:37:50,076
just like it is right
about now. You're done.
804
00:37:53,081 --> 00:37:55,615
It- it smells really nice.
805
00:38:02,691 --> 00:38:04,257
-Wow.
-The mouthfeel that it was
806
00:38:04,259 --> 00:38:06,025
once there,
is not there anymore.
807
00:38:06,027 --> 00:38:08,194
I think it still falls
flat on the rear.
808
00:38:08,196 --> 00:38:11,898
I taste botanicals, but
it doesn't do anything
for the finish.
809
00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:14,267
Yeah, it's all up front.
I don't have anything
on the back.
810
00:38:14,269 --> 00:38:17,403
So let's see how
we do, uh, with tyler.
811
00:38:17,405 --> 00:38:21,074
Yeah, I'm a little worried.
I don't mind experimenting
all day long...
812
00:38:21,076 --> 00:38:23,409
With botanicals and different
grains of my own set up.
813
00:38:23,411 --> 00:38:26,679
Then you get to
new stuff and... It...
814
00:38:26,681 --> 00:38:28,081
Doesn't always
come out the same.
815
00:38:28,083 --> 00:38:31,951
One of the things that he did
to, really, give
it a green tint,
816
00:38:31,953 --> 00:38:34,487
and I'm not sure why he chose,
it was that yarrow--
817
00:38:34,489 --> 00:38:38,057
-that's a soft smell.
-Quite soft and
powdery on the nose.
818
00:38:38,059 --> 00:38:39,625
It's really got
a great mouthfeel.
819
00:38:40,362 --> 00:38:41,994
See how it smoothed out?
820
00:38:41,996 --> 00:38:43,896
It's really light. Not
heavy on any botani--
821
00:38:43,898 --> 00:38:46,165
it don't hit you so
hard in the front.
822
00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:47,967
Goes across
the palate quite evenly.
823
00:38:47,969 --> 00:38:51,504
And you know what each...
One of them could have done
that I don't think either did,
824
00:38:51,506 --> 00:38:53,473
is they could've added
a bit of sugar to it.
825
00:38:53,475 --> 00:38:55,675
-Really?
-Yeah. Pastis...
826
00:38:55,677 --> 00:38:58,111
Generally has a little bit
of sugar added to it.
827
00:38:58,113 --> 00:38:59,879
Well, you know, at
the end of our decision
828
00:38:59,881 --> 00:39:02,315
what we have to take
into consideration,
829
00:39:02,317 --> 00:39:05,385
will it sell not only once
but will it sell twice?
830
00:39:05,387 --> 00:39:07,120
But all things considered,
831
00:39:07,122 --> 00:39:10,156
I do think there's one that I
would have a second glass.
832
00:39:10,158 --> 00:39:11,391
Well, let's get
this finished up
833
00:39:11,393 --> 00:39:13,526
-so we can go so that.
-Imma go fetch 'em.
834
00:39:24,139 --> 00:39:25,872
Welcome back, men.
835
00:39:25,874 --> 00:39:28,141
This is the end.
This is the tough job.
836
00:39:28,143 --> 00:39:31,210
Before we get to any of that,
I wanna thank both of you for
837
00:39:31,212 --> 00:39:34,013
giving us the opportunity
to try your drink.
838
00:39:34,015 --> 00:39:36,282
I think both of you
did a good job.
839
00:39:36,284 --> 00:39:38,217
Both of you did
a real good job.
840
00:39:39,053 --> 00:39:40,987
Now, tyler, great drink.
841
00:39:40,989 --> 00:39:44,390
One sip was cold chilled.
It was refreshing.
842
00:39:44,392 --> 00:39:47,326
You know, I could-
I could sit in the hot sun
and drink a little of that.
843
00:39:47,328 --> 00:39:48,494
Good.
844
00:39:48,496 --> 00:39:50,263
I think, you know, tried to
work some creativity in the
845
00:39:50,265 --> 00:39:52,365
color and I think there's
some pros and cons to it
846
00:39:52,367 --> 00:39:55,168
and just the botanicals
used and the ratios, but
847
00:39:55,170 --> 00:39:57,236
-I think you had
a very fine effort.
-Thank you.
848
00:39:58,039 --> 00:39:59,205
Juicebox.
849
00:39:59,908 --> 00:40:01,874
Yours was a beautiful color
850
00:40:01,876 --> 00:40:03,242
but that looks
like aged whiskey
851
00:40:03,244 --> 00:40:05,445
which hits me right
in the wheelhouse.
852
00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:08,147
But... At the very end,
you dropped off again.
853
00:40:08,149 --> 00:40:09,816
You didn't...
You didn't bring
854
00:40:09,818 --> 00:40:12,185
I think as much as you
should on that tail end.
855
00:40:12,187 --> 00:40:15,254
[ted] I really liked your
color. Really liked the nose
in the product.
856
00:40:15,256 --> 00:40:18,825
I think maybe
somethings in your
in the anise distillation
857
00:40:18,827 --> 00:40:20,393
could use
a little bit of polish,
858
00:40:20,395 --> 00:40:22,128
but, you know,
that's part of the game.
859
00:40:23,698 --> 00:40:27,066
I think you both had some
very good qualities
in your products.
860
00:40:27,068 --> 00:40:29,902
I mean I'm impressed that
you've both done as well
as you have. I really am.
861
00:40:29,904 --> 00:40:32,238
You know, I expected somebody
to really fall out of this
862
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,307
it just didn't happen and it
made our jobs more difficult.
863
00:40:34,309 --> 00:40:36,609
-Thank you.
-That being said...
864
00:40:39,013 --> 00:40:42,114
Tyler... You are the next
master distiller, my friend.
865
00:40:42,116 --> 00:40:44,951
Congratulations.
You win a limited run
866
00:40:44,953 --> 00:40:49,055
of your liquor at
sugarlands distilling company
in gatlinburg, tennessee.
867
00:40:49,057 --> 00:40:51,424
-[clapping]
-juicebox, I'm sorry,
old buddy.
868
00:40:51,426 --> 00:40:54,126
-[all clapping]
-wohoo.
869
00:40:54,128 --> 00:40:56,229
I've worked for
a legal distillery, but
870
00:40:56,231 --> 00:40:57,864
you know, I've always
wanted to go out on my own.
871
00:40:57,866 --> 00:40:59,999
I really think that
winning master distiller,
872
00:41:00,001 --> 00:41:03,836
I hope is a step on
the journey towards one day
opening a place of my own.
873
00:41:03,838 --> 00:41:07,440
Juicebox, taking nothing
away from you, my friend.
874
00:41:07,442 --> 00:41:09,408
-Excellent.
-It was a tough decision.
875
00:41:09,410 --> 00:41:10,443
It was honorable.
876
00:41:10,445 --> 00:41:13,246
I only had everything to
gain from this experience,
877
00:41:13,248 --> 00:41:16,315
and I've learned so much in
these short few days here.
878
00:41:16,317 --> 00:41:19,218
And there are exciting
new things on the horizon
879
00:41:19,220 --> 00:41:22,421
from dr. Juicebox's
high octane tonics,
let me tell you that.
880
00:41:22,423 --> 00:41:25,558
Good luck, gentlemen and
thank you very much.
881
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,460
You all chase on
out of here and share your
882
00:41:27,462 --> 00:41:29,562
-drinks with one another.
-[chuckles] thank you.
Thank you.