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[narrator] this time
on master distiller...
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Battle of the backwoods...
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-I'm perspiring.
-Can't take the heat,
get out of the kitchen.
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Three of america's
favorite moonshiners,
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josh owens...
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-I got knives.
-I'm worried about that.
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...Mark rogers...
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When I get in the kitchen,
I make a lot of racket.
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And up-and-comer,
daniel maner...
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I've perfected
that shake test.
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...Compete to determine
who makes appalaches'
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most authentic
backwood shine.
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That's about 180 proof.
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-[mark] are you cheating?
-[daniel] no.
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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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With skills and recipes
passed down
from their forefathers,
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they carry on a legacy
of practicing their craft
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beyond the reach of the law.
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Quit drinking that liquor.
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It's like a 'tater chip,
can't eat just one.
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Now, three of the best
will face off to settle
a regional score...
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-Oh, [bleep].
-[laughs]
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...Judged by a jury
of their peers...
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[shudders]
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-it's got it, ain't it?
-That's a damn fine drink
of liquor.
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...To earn the ultimate
backwoods bragging rights.
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[digger] welcome, boys.
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Y'all said you want
a little action
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now here you are.
You goin' get it.
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You're gonna run
a little corn mash we built.
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We're going to see who's got
the best skills
to change that flavor profile
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with that copper still.
Timmy, got any words for me?
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You got three stills here.
They're all built the same.
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All of you got
the same mash build.
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So how do you fill your still?
How do you fill your doubler?
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How you run your heat?
How you make your cuts?
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One good jar
sitting on the table.
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That's what's going to make
the difference in y'all three.
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The winner of this round
gets to go
to the farm shed first,
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second, third,
however you finish
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and pick out your ingredients
for your apple pie flavor run.
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I know that you
are each very capable
to make an outstanding liquor.
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Thank you.
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You gonna win
your braggin' rights.
That's pretty much it
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except for I brought
a little something
from home.
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Whoever becomes
the master distiller
of this group wins this.
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A jar of
popcorn sutton liquor.
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-I just wanna taste it.
-Hell, yeah.
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And if I was you
I'd cherish it.
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'cause there ain't no more.
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Powerful [bleep].
Watch this.
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[narrator] popcorn sutton
was the most notorious
moonshiner of modern times.
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[popcorn sutton]
nobody can take me
like I am,
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they can just kiss my [bleep]
damn ass.
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I am popcorn [bleep] sutton.
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[narrator] not only
did he distill
the best white corn whiskey
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in all of appalachia...
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This right here
will be second to none.
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[narrator] he shared
the secrets of his craft
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with an entire generation
of backwood shiners...
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-Learn from the best.
-I ain't a braggin' or nothing
but you damn sure did.
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[narrator] ...While his legacy
lives on through
his moonshining proteges,
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jars of his infamously
smooth shine are
on the brink of extinction.
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Might fight over it.
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[digger] all right, fellers,
you've got four hours
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starting now.
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Good luck, y'all.
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[narrator] for the first time
in these shiners' careers,
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they'll run a mystery mash
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on stills
they haven't built
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to produce their best jar
of clear corn shine
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at a minimum of 100 proof.
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Does it have solids
in it, digger?
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[digger] I think
it's mostly strained out,
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but it don't hurt
to double strain.
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Whew! Doggone!
Smell that alcohol in there.
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She's in there.
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My name's josh owens,
I'm from columbus,
north carolina.
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I'm 100 miles an hour
on full throttle
with everything I do.
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-[bleep] damn near
tore my ass up!
-[bees buzzing]
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just a bee sting,
but that baby has swole up.
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I got a badass bite.
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I'm a very competitive person,
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but I lose
a lot more than I win.
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Here's my broken nose.
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But one of my happy places
is when I'm making moonshine.
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So I got
totally fascinated with it.
And then I met barney.
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He's a local moonshine legend.
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Bonnie was like
my mentor, man, he taught me
everything I knew.
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Once I got
to making moonshine,
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I fell in love,
it got in my veins.
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And once moonshine
gets in your veins,
you'll never get it out.
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Take you two hours
to strain that.
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It's taking
a little while for sure.
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You go on and strain that.
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I can run it
without forcing it though.
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I know you can't.
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He said I poured solids
and all in there.
To hell with that.
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That's what he said.
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He's catching mostly solids
in the bucket though,
he's doing it right.
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When I get in the kitchen
I make a lot of racket
is all I can tell ya.
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My name's mark rogers
and I'm from robbinsville,
north carolina.
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Well, I always
considered myself
being a mountain man.
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I've lived in the mountains
all my life.
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Survived...
Know about hunting,
fishing, making moonshine.
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My favorite liquor
is corn whiskey
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what I growed up on,
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but, you know,
I like peach brandy,
apple brandy.
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All of it's good.
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I'm getting at
a pretty good age now,
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and I'm gonna do it as long
as I'm able
to get darn doing it.
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I ain't never gonna quit.
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Whew!
I'm sweating, perspiring.
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[mark] this is a hell
of a lot different
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than running shine
in the backwoods.
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-Can't take the heat,
get out of the kitchen.
-That's exactly right.
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My name is daniel maner
and I'm from
sevierville, tennessee
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I learned how to make shine
when I was 14-15 year old.
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I actually run into
an old man running a still
when I was hunting.
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Hey, knew who I was, luckily.
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Or I'd have probably got
a shotgun barrell.
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He befriended me
and he trusted me enough
to teach me.
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The first time we lit a fire
under that still,
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I was hooked.
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You know, it'd feel real good
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to have bragging rights
to beat two
seasoned professionals.
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And me being, in their eyes,
the greenhorn.
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That's high quality h2o.
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-[josh] you put water
in yours?
-Just a little.
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About a gallon.
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[tim] now
that's a good strategy
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because this mash
has a lot of solids in it.
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So he's adding
some water to it
to thin it up a little bit.
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That's the idea.
Put a little bit of water
in it.
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Now you're cooking with smoke
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or gas, in this case.
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I lived in the mountains
all my life, you know,
I hardly use propane.
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I held some,
but I use wood way,
the way I run.
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Sometimes you just
gotta finesse it
a little bit, marky.
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Watch this.
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There, you got gas now.
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-It ain't gonna work.
-I need a flak vest on
in a minue.
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-Try now.
-I hear it.
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Turn it off, turn it off,
turn it off.
I'll blow us up.
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[digger] nah, you won't.
Give me some [bleep].
I ain't scare of it.
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Now we're cooking.
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What did you do?
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Aggravated my hernia.
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Josh's got his
thumping over here
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and he ain't got
the cap on it yet.
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Better not quit stirring
or she'll be stuck
and your put'll be ruined
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and your run will be ruined.
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[digger] well,
I'm gonna tell you
that heats you up faster.
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-Daniel better get him
some fire going.
-Yep.
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Gotta adjust your air, daniel.
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Yeah, now you're looking good.
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[narrator]
running on much smaller stills
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than when working
in the backwoods
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means shiners must take
extra care to control the heat
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as the mash approaches
173 degrees.
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Too much direct heat
could scorch
the remaining solids,
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imparting a burnt taste
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as the alcohol vapor
is stripped
from the remaining liquid.
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This soft flavor
follows the vapor
as it travels to the thump keg
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for a second distillation
before reaching the condenser,
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where it's cooled
into liquid shine.
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Oh, [bleep]
I'm running liquor
on the floor.
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[mark] how'd you do that?
Are you cheating?
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-No.
-[josh] how'd he do that?
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Mine was hotter before his.
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Josh is actually a wildcard.
He's gung-ho.
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He wants to do it right now
and if he don't watch
real close,
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he'll make some mistakes
because he's doing stuff
too fast.
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Let's see
if it's scorched or not.
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It's hotter than hades.
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-I just spit it out.
-Make sure
it's good and clear.
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That's about 180 proof.
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Ain't nobody here
tough enough
to swallow that [bleep].
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Whoo!
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Can I have my tongue back?
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I'm running now.
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If I run, it's getting flow.
There really ain't no way
to mess up.
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Just do the best I can and see
what it turns out like.
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[josh] ah, there it is.
Hot dang!
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We're all whiskey makers.
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And we're all
doing our own thing
our own way.
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But I'm up against
some stiff competition.
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-That your top end?
-I done put it over here.
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Oh, okay.
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Don't get in that too much.
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You'll be over,
laying against that wall.
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You never drink liquor
while at work.
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-Josh?
-Hey.
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[digger] back at throttle.
Your drink's run over.
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No, don't do it, don't do it!
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Don't go in the liquor.
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Buy him books,
send him to school,
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what'd he do?
Eat the damn covers
off the books.
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I was busy
drinking the damn liquor.
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That's why he said
don't drink it.
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Just remember, boys,
we're just looking
for the best jar.
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Not a whole bunch of it.
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Ten minutes, fellers.
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Where do you think you're at?
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Between 110 and 120-something.
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I like my drink of like
at about 90-95.
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-Really?
-What about you, daniel?
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Looks pretty clear from here.
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I got one jar.
Won't be needing more anyway.
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That's all we need, mark.
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-Come, mr. Daniel.
-[digger] big d.
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And I don't mean down there.
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Best I can make
with what I had to work with.
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Okay.
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You head up on that cabin.
We'll get a decision,
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maybe we'll come get you.
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-[tim] here comes mark.
-[digger] bring that jar
in here, marky.
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-Got you a jar of liquor,
you're gonna like the heat.
-Outstanding.
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[mark] that's what
we're looking for, brother.
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-Corn liquor.
-How does it smell,
though, good?
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Clear jar of liquor.
I ain't proofed it.
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Something like this,
what I got to work with,
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there's only one way
I can do it.
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-All right, thank you, then.
-All right, buddy.
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This, this straight liquor.
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Look like you've been sampling
some of that.
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We've been hitting it
pretty hard.
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I didn't want
to overthink this,
but I do want to win.
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And I do want
that popcorn sutton jar
moonshine really bad.
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Get on up that cabin
with the rest of them boys.
232
00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:50,582
-Okay.
-Good luck, brother.
233
00:10:52,285 --> 00:10:55,086
[narrator] coming up...
One shiner gets burned...
234
00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:56,888
Ain't no use
even tasting that.
235
00:10:56,923 --> 00:10:59,290
...Cooking their way
to the final round.
236
00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:01,326
Tastes a little bit
like a charcoal briquette.
237
00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:03,528
He scorched the piss
out of that one.
238
00:11:05,966 --> 00:11:08,500
-All right, guys.
-Time to get
drinkin' a little liquor.
239
00:11:08,535 --> 00:11:11,903
[narrator] a veteran shiner,
a legacy liquor maker
240
00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:14,005
and a young
moonshining master
241
00:11:14,041 --> 00:11:16,608
have placed
their best jars of corn liquor
242
00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:19,144
in front of
a jury of their peers
243
00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:22,414
bringing them one step closer
to the ultimate prize,
244
00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:27,185
one of the last remaining jars
of popcorn sutton's
famous white whiskey.
245
00:11:27,954 --> 00:11:30,055
-Start with josh?
-Yup.
246
00:11:30,090 --> 00:11:32,123
[digger] josh just might have
the clearest jar ever.
247
00:11:32,159 --> 00:11:34,192
-[mark] I think he does.
-[tim] I think so, too, yeah.
248
00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:35,760
But that could be good
and bad.
249
00:11:35,796 --> 00:11:36,861
That could be high proof.
250
00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:38,596
[digger]
his proofs are pretty high.
251
00:11:38,632 --> 00:11:41,433
He might have been running.
It may be a little too fast.
252
00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:43,968
It ain't light on the proof.
253
00:11:44,004 --> 00:11:46,071
[digger]
josh went to drinking early.
254
00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:48,406
This alcohol
will cloud good judgment.
255
00:11:48,442 --> 00:11:50,575
I done hit my jar
so many times
256
00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:52,310
by the time it was time
to turn a jar in,
257
00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:54,679
I couldn't tell
what it tasted like no more.
258
00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:58,416
-Smells good.
-Oh, yeah, good smell.
259
00:12:05,459 --> 00:12:08,526
Not really that high.
Might be 105-110.
260
00:12:10,731 --> 00:12:13,398
-Definitely smooth.
-That's a damn fine drink
of liquor.
261
00:12:13,433 --> 00:12:15,400
That's 'cause he was
slowed it down to a drip,
262
00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:18,536
and I watched it, would drip,
then it'd run,
then it'd drip and it'd run.
263
00:12:18,572 --> 00:12:19,637
That's the right kind
of stream
264
00:12:19,673 --> 00:12:21,206
out of a little still
like that.
265
00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:24,209
-Daniel maner.
-Daniel's not as clear
as josh.
266
00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:27,178
-It is not.
-All right, mr. Daniel.
267
00:12:30,484 --> 00:12:31,950
It's got
a different smell to it.
268
00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:34,719
It ain't got
a whole lot of smell.
269
00:12:36,223 --> 00:12:37,789
They've got corn
in there, but...
270
00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,961
It's kind of falling flat
on proof a little bit.
271
00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:45,163
He may have added
a little bit of water to it.
272
00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:47,232
He's flattened it out
a little bit.
273
00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:48,666
They're both
a good drink.
274
00:12:48,702 --> 00:12:50,235
It's a good drink.
It's just a little cloudy.
275
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:52,537
All right, let's try
mr. Rogers'.
276
00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:54,072
-Ah!
-Ah!
277
00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,140
[tim] hm, nice proof.
278
00:12:55,175 --> 00:12:56,908
He's got the best beat
of the three.
279
00:12:56,943 --> 00:12:58,276
Yeah, it's a nice beat.
280
00:12:58,311 --> 00:13:00,078
95-100. Right on.
281
00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:07,485
There is scorch in that.
282
00:13:07,521 --> 00:13:09,320
You can get it
right off the hit.
283
00:13:09,356 --> 00:13:10,455
Oh, yeah.
284
00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:12,891
Oh, yeah, definitely. Yeah,
you see 'em tasting that.
285
00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:15,794
Can't get it past the nose,
it ain't going on the lips.
286
00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,195
That stuff right there
hurts you.
287
00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:21,199
-Oh.
-[tim] don't even go there.
288
00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:23,468
Tastes a little bit
like a charcoal briquette.
289
00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:25,703
He's scorched piss
out of them.
290
00:13:25,739 --> 00:13:27,572
He poured all of
them solids in there.
291
00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:30,441
He didn't strain 'em.
But most of the time,
292
00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:32,877
mark rogers cooks only
with wood.
293
00:13:32,913 --> 00:13:34,546
He never could figure out
how to burn around.
294
00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:35,713
He never did back down.
295
00:13:35,748 --> 00:13:38,650
I expected him to back it down
after I got it burned.
296
00:13:38,685 --> 00:13:40,485
They got a flavor,
this liquor now.
297
00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,686
Mark is going to have
298
00:13:41,721 --> 00:13:44,088
a very difficult time
fixing that.
299
00:13:44,124 --> 00:13:48,493
We're going to have apple pie,
apple pie, burnt apple pie.
300
00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:54,599
[digger] welcome back, boys.
301
00:13:54,634 --> 00:13:57,001
I'm going to hand my job
off to tim smith
302
00:13:57,037 --> 00:13:58,536
because I said
you're all my friends
303
00:13:58,572 --> 00:14:00,405
and I love you,
but he said,
304
00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:01,906
"I'll cut anybody's head off."
305
00:14:01,942 --> 00:14:03,208
[laughs]
306
00:14:03,243 --> 00:14:06,444
josh, uh, your liquor
307
00:14:06,479 --> 00:14:08,179
was the cleanest
on the table.
308
00:14:08,215 --> 00:14:09,180
Clear.
309
00:14:09,216 --> 00:14:11,649
And I think you hit it
on the money, 115 proof.
310
00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:14,319
And I think
that's going to carry
311
00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,020
a long ways
on the next run
312
00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:18,356
because you need
that high proof to work with.
313
00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:21,759
Now, daniel,
you've got a problem.
314
00:14:21,795 --> 00:14:25,196
Yours is about 85 or 90 proof
right now at the gate.
315
00:14:26,299 --> 00:14:27,632
So you may be
winding up with
316
00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:28,733
some of that
store-bought stuff,
317
00:14:28,768 --> 00:14:30,568
about 60 by the
end of the day,
318
00:14:30,604 --> 00:14:32,871
by the time you quit
your maceration.
319
00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:34,706
But you can use some
of your other product.
320
00:14:34,741 --> 00:14:36,074
Yeah, I've got six more jars.
321
00:14:36,109 --> 00:14:38,209
You still got a dog
in the fight.
322
00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:42,614
Now, mark, uh,
you burnt yours.
323
00:14:42,649 --> 00:14:44,849
You don't want to take
the time to strain it out.
324
00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:47,051
I think you had some of the
solids in the bottom there,
325
00:14:47,087 --> 00:14:48,486
-so...
-That's a problem.
326
00:14:48,521 --> 00:14:50,321
-Yeah.
-I tried the change.
327
00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:51,956
It's different from running
in the mountains,
328
00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:53,424
you know, running propane.
329
00:14:53,460 --> 00:14:55,426
It ain't just exactly
right for me.
330
00:14:55,462 --> 00:14:58,129
But for the jar-old
popcorn flakers,
331
00:14:58,164 --> 00:14:59,330
I'm gonna try to beat 'em.
332
00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:01,532
That may cause you a little
bit of problem down the road
333
00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:02,967
'cause you're gonna
have to cover that up
334
00:15:03,003 --> 00:15:05,904
with the apple, cinnamon,
or whatever you can get.
335
00:15:05,939 --> 00:15:08,106
Josh, you're the number one
man standing in front.
336
00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:09,607
Danny, you're number two.
337
00:15:09,643 --> 00:15:11,142
Mark, you're number three.
338
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:12,877
So you're still in the game.
339
00:15:12,913 --> 00:15:14,946
Ain't nobody going home
on this one,
340
00:15:14,981 --> 00:15:16,981
or any of these,
for this matter.
341
00:15:17,017 --> 00:15:19,484
All you're getting around here
is a trip to the fruit stand
342
00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:22,220
first and foremost to make
you have your apple pie.
343
00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:23,855
Well, you forgot the jar.
344
00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:26,557
I ain't tell you. Shh,
adults are talking right now.
345
00:15:27,494 --> 00:15:29,594
-I'm actually...
-[digger] shh, shh.
346
00:15:29,629 --> 00:15:31,396
Shh. When I get done talking,
347
00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:33,598
-you talk.
-My lips are sealed.
348
00:15:33,633 --> 00:15:36,534
The big prize, that
popcorn sutton jar liquor.
349
00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:38,036
That's what you're
fighting for.
350
00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:40,471
Boys, you've got to go
to the fruit stand.
351
00:15:40,507 --> 00:15:42,607
You can't walk
because it's too far.
352
00:15:42,676 --> 00:15:44,742
So I had to get somebody
to take you.
353
00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:45,743
Uh-oh.
354
00:15:46,179 --> 00:15:47,378
Tickle!
355
00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:49,013
You might want to walk.
356
00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:50,281
Y'all call me?
357
00:15:50,317 --> 00:15:52,283
-Yeah.
-Guess what?
358
00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:53,117
What's that?
359
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:54,852
We got three young
gentleman here
360
00:15:54,888 --> 00:15:56,788
that need to go
to the fruit stand.
361
00:15:56,823 --> 00:15:58,256
-Yeah.
-The farmers' market.
362
00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,424
Is he driving?
363
00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:00,792
-He's driving.
-Oh, hell.
364
00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:02,093
[tickle] yeah, yeah.
365
00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,429
All right, fellas,
look, y'all come on with me
366
00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:05,997
and we'll get you
what you need.
367
00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:08,132
-Thank you, gentlemen.
-See you in the next round.
368
00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:14,172
Now, that's a damn trio
of misfit children.
369
00:16:14,207 --> 00:16:16,274
[tim] I bet they don't make
the date today.
370
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:17,642
Oh, no.
371
00:16:18,945 --> 00:16:20,378
[tickle]
I'll tell you what, fellas.
372
00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:23,081
When that raccoon come jumping
up out of that mash barrel,
373
00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:25,817
I just knew it was naked
just right dead on that.
374
00:16:25,852 --> 00:16:27,552
You know, I bet
that was funny as hell.
375
00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:31,122
Well, you know,
it wasn't the best thing.
376
00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:34,525
We got all kinds of
ingredients in here.
377
00:16:34,561 --> 00:16:36,027
Take whatever you want.
378
00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:38,629
You're each going
to have three minutes.
379
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:39,697
[josh] right on.
380
00:16:39,733 --> 00:16:41,532
All right, josh,
381
00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:42,900
you've got three minutes.
382
00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:47,438
It's three real minutes,
josh, I'd run.
383
00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:49,007
We'll see what all we've got.
384
00:16:49,042 --> 00:16:51,442
Brown sugar,
granulated sugar.
385
00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,945
You've got to have apple cider
to make apple pie.
386
00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:56,047
[tickle] you've got
two minutes, josh.
387
00:16:57,617 --> 00:16:58,916
When you're messing
with cinnamons,
388
00:16:58,952 --> 00:17:00,618
there's a fine line
between just enough
389
00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:01,619
and too much.
390
00:17:01,654 --> 00:17:03,721
[tickle] yes, sir, apples.
391
00:17:03,757 --> 00:17:05,356
Key ingredient.
392
00:17:05,392 --> 00:17:07,058
Very good, very good.
393
00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:09,727
One minute.
394
00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:13,698
-Are you done?
-Yeah.
395
00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:16,401
You have five seconds
left to spare.
396
00:17:16,436 --> 00:17:18,503
Daniel, you have
got three minutes.
397
00:17:21,741 --> 00:17:22,774
[tickle] that's a peach.
398
00:17:22,809 --> 00:17:24,042
You're gonna eat that,
ain't you?
399
00:17:24,077 --> 00:17:25,109
I'm going to eat that.
400
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:26,577
Eh, a big old boy
like that,
401
00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:28,112
he got to have
a snack, right?
402
00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:30,415
[daniel] I've got apple juice,
403
00:17:30,450 --> 00:17:32,750
-cinnamon sticks.
-Two minutes.
404
00:17:32,786 --> 00:17:33,918
[daniel] I can handle it.
405
00:17:33,953 --> 00:17:36,187
I've made a lot of apple pie,
but I'm in between
406
00:17:36,222 --> 00:17:38,456
two real strong
competitors right here.
407
00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:40,458
And, you know,
I'm not intimidated
408
00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:41,492
by either one of them.
409
00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:43,594
I don't know what that is.
410
00:17:43,630 --> 00:17:44,629
One minute.
411
00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:45,863
[daniel] I'm getting
me some apples.
412
00:17:45,899 --> 00:17:47,298
[tickle] you're not
gonna go with coconut?
413
00:17:47,333 --> 00:17:48,666
[daniel] no.
414
00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:49,567
I'm done.
415
00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:51,402
You made it
with 30 seconds left.
416
00:17:51,438 --> 00:17:52,870
Great job, brother.
417
00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:55,406
Mark, you're going
to have three minutes.
418
00:17:55,442 --> 00:17:56,908
[mark] there's a lot
of stuff in there.
419
00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:59,043
There's apple cider,
apple juice,
420
00:17:59,079 --> 00:18:00,178
cinnamon sticks.
421
00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:02,146
Trying to make us
an apple pie
422
00:18:02,182 --> 00:18:04,282
as good as I can,
but I might mess up,
423
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:05,383
you never know.
424
00:18:05,418 --> 00:18:06,417
One minute left.
425
00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:09,854
All right. Well, mark
going for green apples.
426
00:18:11,024 --> 00:18:12,256
Oh, yes.
427
00:18:12,292 --> 00:18:14,559
Some of that sour apple candy.
428
00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:15,827
Taking whole jars.
429
00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:17,528
-And are you done, mark?
-I think I am.
430
00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:19,931
Forty-five seconds
left to spare.
431
00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:22,200
Let's take your
stuff on back in,
432
00:18:22,235 --> 00:18:25,036
and I can't wait to see
what you all make.
433
00:18:25,872 --> 00:18:28,005
All right, men,
welcome back.
434
00:18:28,041 --> 00:18:31,843
Time to make us some east
tennessee apple pie liquor.
435
00:18:31,878 --> 00:18:33,377
That's gonna be tough
on you guys
436
00:18:33,413 --> 00:18:35,146
from the north carolina area.
437
00:18:35,181 --> 00:18:38,149
Daniel might have a little bit
of an upside on you here,
438
00:18:38,184 --> 00:18:40,485
so you might all be careful,
he's a sneaky snake.
439
00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,520
The winner of this round
will get an extra 30 minutes
440
00:18:42,555 --> 00:18:43,754
to run their mash
441
00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,690
and make us the best
possible liquor they can.
442
00:18:45,725 --> 00:18:47,758
Make us some good apple pie.
443
00:18:47,794 --> 00:18:48,793
That's all we're asking.
444
00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:51,996
One jar, tempered out,
cool, crisp.
445
00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:54,966
One hour starts now.
446
00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:56,901
-Gentlemen, good luck.
-Good luck.
447
00:18:56,936 --> 00:18:59,637
Organized chaos
right here on out.
448
00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:03,141
[narrator] coming up,
one bad apple spoils the jar.
449
00:19:03,176 --> 00:19:04,208
Oh, [bleep]!
450
00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:06,144
It's supposed to taste
of apples, it's apple pie.
451
00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:12,884
Five minutes in, no burns
or bloodshed yet.
452
00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:14,552
[narrator]
three experienced shiners
453
00:19:14,587 --> 00:19:17,555
are making their plain
corn shine stand out
454
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:20,424
with their own take on
the classic moonshine flavor,
455
00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:21,626
apple pie.
456
00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:23,161
The winner of this challenge
457
00:19:23,196 --> 00:19:25,296
gets extra time
in the final round,
458
00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:26,998
bringing them
that much closer
459
00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:30,168
to winning one of the
last jars of popcorn sutton's
460
00:19:30,203 --> 00:19:31,536
famous corn whiskey.
461
00:19:32,972 --> 00:19:34,805
-Hey, josh.
-[josh] hey, buddy.
462
00:19:34,841 --> 00:19:35,773
No bloodshed.
463
00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,074
-I got knives.
-I know,
464
00:19:37,110 --> 00:19:38,409
I'm worried about that.
465
00:19:38,444 --> 00:19:40,678
I don't want to find
no finger in my liquor.
466
00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,480
That might change
its flavor,
467
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:43,981
and everybody
might like it more
468
00:19:44,017 --> 00:19:45,016
with a little blood in it.
469
00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,127
Oh, yeah,
you've got some fire now.
470
00:19:57,897 --> 00:20:01,666
And I'm telling them boys...
That's it!
471
00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:03,100
Any time I ever do this,
472
00:20:03,136 --> 00:20:04,535
I always have
more than an hour.
473
00:20:04,571 --> 00:20:06,270
Right now, I'm up
against these guys.
474
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:08,306
You know, daniel
already had a recipe.
475
00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:09,840
He knew what
he was gonna do.
476
00:20:09,876 --> 00:20:11,542
I didn't really have
a recipe wrote down.
477
00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:13,778
I just knew how
to throw it in here,
and I'm just doing it.
478
00:20:16,616 --> 00:20:18,549
What you got there,
mark, peppermint?
479
00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:21,352
That's apple cider candy.
480
00:20:21,387 --> 00:20:22,553
Apple cider candy?
481
00:20:22,589 --> 00:20:24,989
Yep. It might happen,
it might not, I don't know.
482
00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:29,093
Daniel keeps pulling stuff
from jar after jar.
483
00:20:29,128 --> 00:20:31,028
I can see him mixing stuff
in the jar.
484
00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:33,297
I used light brown sugar,
dark brown sugar,
485
00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:35,299
just a little bit
of black sugar,
486
00:20:35,335 --> 00:20:38,603
and cinnamon, and just
a little bit of nutmeg.
487
00:20:38,638 --> 00:20:41,205
[digger] you know, josh,
he had the top jar.
488
00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:43,207
He just got to make sure
he don't make up
489
00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,142
a big bucket of swill
over there,
490
00:20:45,178 --> 00:20:46,911
and just complement it
a little bit.
491
00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:48,980
Every time I ever
make apple pie,
492
00:20:49,015 --> 00:20:50,448
I put all this stuff in there,
493
00:20:50,483 --> 00:20:52,316
and when I'm done,
it's overpowering,
494
00:20:52,352 --> 00:20:54,852
so I'm just kind of
going at it light and easy,
495
00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:57,121
and then I have to work my way
to where I need to be.
496
00:20:57,156 --> 00:20:59,290
That's probably a smart move.
497
00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:01,626
I've made a lot of apple pie,
but I'm in between
498
00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:04,195
two real strong
competitors right here.
499
00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:06,430
But I'm gonna give it,
uh, I'm gonna give it my all
500
00:21:06,466 --> 00:21:08,432
and see how good
I can do 'em.
501
00:21:08,468 --> 00:21:09,834
Twenty minutes, boys.
502
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:12,003
And you got a flame
over there like a campfire.
503
00:21:12,038 --> 00:21:13,170
[josh] yeah, buddy.
504
00:21:13,206 --> 00:21:15,906
You can't sat around and wait
on a slow burn on this.
505
00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:17,942
If we just gotta hire,
we gonna do it.
506
00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:19,510
I love a good thaw.
507
00:21:19,545 --> 00:21:20,811
I don't care
what I've been doing,
508
00:21:20,847 --> 00:21:22,179
I love to get the part.
509
00:21:23,416 --> 00:21:24,715
[josh] when you're
messing with cinnamon,
510
00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:25,783
you've gotta be careful
511
00:21:25,818 --> 00:21:27,618
because there's a fine line
between just enough
512
00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:28,319
and too much.
513
00:21:29,589 --> 00:21:30,788
Oh, [bleep]!
514
00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:33,958
What am I going to do?
515
00:21:33,993 --> 00:21:35,393
I just dumped
about a half a pound
516
00:21:35,428 --> 00:21:37,228
of damn cinnamon
in this thing.
517
00:21:37,263 --> 00:21:39,897
How can I get that
out of there?
518
00:21:39,932 --> 00:21:41,165
Oh!
519
00:21:47,273 --> 00:21:49,073
I hope them boys
like that stuff
520
00:21:49,108 --> 00:21:50,141
'cause it sure is strong.
521
00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:53,244
Josh already got his jar
in the ice.
522
00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:55,212
[mark] okay, here we go.
523
00:21:55,248 --> 00:21:56,514
All right,
mark's getting ready
524
00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:57,648
to pull it in there.
Look at that.
525
00:21:57,684 --> 00:21:59,684
Here we go. Uh-oh.
526
00:21:59,719 --> 00:22:01,252
I've got a strange feeling.
527
00:22:01,287 --> 00:22:02,953
Mark, can we
hold that for you?
528
00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:04,021
[mark] well,
I'd appreciate it.
529
00:22:04,057 --> 00:22:05,289
[daniel] then I'mma coming.
530
00:22:05,325 --> 00:22:07,325
[laughter]
531
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,163
just don't pour it
on his hand.
532
00:22:12,699 --> 00:22:13,864
Hell, yeah.
533
00:22:13,900 --> 00:22:16,133
I'll tell ya, it smells good.
534
00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:17,702
Fifteen minutes, gentlemen.
535
00:22:17,737 --> 00:22:18,936
-[mark] dang.
-You better go
536
00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:20,237
and cool that
stuff down, mark.
537
00:22:20,273 --> 00:22:22,139
[mark] I know,
I'm thinking on it.
538
00:22:25,812 --> 00:22:27,678
I've got it on ice
over here, boys.
539
00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:30,214
[digger] let it get good
and cold, then bring it to us.
540
00:22:30,249 --> 00:22:31,949
Boys, you've got five minutes.
541
00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:36,087
Keep it in there, under here.
542
00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:39,623
[indistinct]
543
00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:41,759
to flavor it,
putting the right amount
544
00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:43,527
of alcohol
in this first.
545
00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:44,929
Three minutes, brother.
546
00:22:49,569 --> 00:22:50,968
-Keep it here.
-That's the best I can do
547
00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:52,203
-with what I had.
-All right.
548
00:22:52,238 --> 00:22:53,471
I hope it's cool enough.
549
00:22:53,506 --> 00:22:56,207
-I hope it is enough.
-It is what it is.
550
00:22:56,242 --> 00:22:59,410
I got all the faith in the
world in you, brother.
551
00:22:59,445 --> 00:23:00,311
[josh] thank y'all.
552
00:23:00,346 --> 00:23:01,512
Bring it in here, marky.
553
00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:03,914
Guess I can do it right.
554
00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:05,816
-Okay.
-[mark] that's far enough.
555
00:23:05,852 --> 00:23:07,918
-We'll come and get you.
-All righty.
556
00:23:07,954 --> 00:23:10,020
All right, tim smith,
pour us up some.
557
00:23:11,090 --> 00:23:15,092
-[tim] mr. Mark.
-Kind of looks like gatorade.
558
00:23:15,128 --> 00:23:17,595
Well, ain't no score clicker
smell in here this time.
559
00:23:17,630 --> 00:23:19,029
Well, he cleaned it up good.
560
00:23:19,065 --> 00:23:20,664
He's hiding behind
that cinnamon stick.
561
00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:21,966
And all that candy
he put in it.
562
00:23:22,001 --> 00:23:23,601
That candy was
really good, though.
563
00:23:23,636 --> 00:23:26,103
Only thing that
I'm worried about
564
00:23:26,139 --> 00:23:27,138
is my score.
565
00:23:27,173 --> 00:23:29,407
I was trying
to get the taste right.
566
00:23:29,442 --> 00:23:31,742
I still taste just a dab
of the scorch,
567
00:23:31,778 --> 00:23:34,078
but not much.
He's done excellently.
568
00:23:34,147 --> 00:23:36,247
I think it's a little bit
light on the alcohol.
569
00:23:36,282 --> 00:23:37,848
I think he was scared
570
00:23:37,884 --> 00:23:39,850
'cause he scorched it.
571
00:23:39,886 --> 00:23:41,085
-He put more in it.
-Yeah.
572
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,586
That scorch is gonna
be a friend.
573
00:23:42,622 --> 00:23:45,156
I'm gonna give him really good
marks for overcoming it.
574
00:23:45,191 --> 00:23:47,591
Yeah, he dressed that up
like he was going to church.
575
00:23:47,627 --> 00:23:49,827
Let's move on to josh.
576
00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:51,529
I don't get a lot
of cinnamon.
577
00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,696
I smell moonshine.
578
00:23:52,732 --> 00:23:54,031
A little bit of cinnamon.
579
00:23:58,271 --> 00:24:00,805
[tim]
I'm tasting apple in here.
580
00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,574
Getting good,
strong apple in it.
581
00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:05,509
-Strong apple.
-There's a bushel in there.
582
00:24:05,545 --> 00:24:07,778
That's what I'm saying,
I'm tasting a lot of apple.
583
00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:09,680
Yeah, it's got
some liquor in it.
584
00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:12,183
-It's got some horsepower.
-Pretty tasty.
585
00:24:12,218 --> 00:24:14,485
All right, let's go to daniel.
586
00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,787
Well, that smells
really good, too.
587
00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:19,256
Now, daniel's has got
a lot of damn liquor in it.
588
00:24:19,292 --> 00:24:21,525
[digger] yeah,
and a lot more nutmeg.
589
00:24:21,561 --> 00:24:23,060
Yeah, I smell it, too.
590
00:24:25,531 --> 00:24:27,064
I don't smell nothing
but moonshine here.
591
00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:28,032
The lowest proof.
592
00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,633
-Whoa.
-Oh, that's good.
593
00:24:29,669 --> 00:24:31,202
You know, you won
the last time,
594
00:24:31,237 --> 00:24:33,003
what they said,
by 140 proof?
595
00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:35,639
Well, I put a quart and a half
and one egg in less,
596
00:24:35,675 --> 00:24:36,740
so it ought
to kick your ass.
597
00:24:40,446 --> 00:24:42,213
Yeah, you can taste
the alcohol in that one.
598
00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:44,915
I think daniel
re-blended his jars.
599
00:24:44,951 --> 00:24:46,417
Oh, that's the way it is.
600
00:24:46,452 --> 00:24:48,686
That's what it is.
He had some mellow shine.
601
00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:49,587
He did.
602
00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:50,988
Boy, that'll work you over
right quick.
603
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:52,490
I really like that.
604
00:24:52,525 --> 00:24:55,292
Oh, I'd judge you if you
gotta put these in order.
605
00:24:58,965 --> 00:25:00,764
[digger] welcome back, boys.
606
00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:02,600
Y'all all did a damn fine job.
607
00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:04,201
I'm going to tell you that
right off the bat.
608
00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:06,504
Marky, your liquor
was fantastic.
609
00:25:06,539 --> 00:25:09,373
You overcome that scorch
really good.
610
00:25:09,408 --> 00:25:12,209
There's just barely a
little hint of it in there.
611
00:25:12,245 --> 00:25:14,445
So you did a good job.
That green apple candy
612
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,746
that you was talking about,
613
00:25:15,781 --> 00:25:17,815
that really worked good
in this.
614
00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:20,651
The down side of it,
a little light on the alcohol.
615
00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:23,787
Daniel, really good drink.
616
00:25:23,823 --> 00:25:25,322
You had plenty of liquor.
617
00:25:25,358 --> 00:25:26,490
We looked at it
and thought,
618
00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:28,125
"well, it's gonna have
a lot of cinnamon."
619
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:28,826
it didn't.
620
00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:30,995
That might be the downside.
621
00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:33,030
That might need
more cinnamon,
622
00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:35,432
but had plenty
octane in it.
623
00:25:35,468 --> 00:25:37,401
That horsepower's there.
624
00:25:37,436 --> 00:25:41,505
Josh, I'm telling you, you was
worried about that cinnamon,
625
00:25:41,541 --> 00:25:42,673
you don't need
to worry about it.
626
00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:45,409
It's there, it's got plenty
of cinnamon, front to back
627
00:25:45,444 --> 00:25:47,978
to complement that apple
and that brown sugar.
628
00:25:48,014 --> 00:25:48,979
Good, solid drink.
629
00:25:49,015 --> 00:25:50,080
Thank you, both.
630
00:25:50,116 --> 00:25:52,283
Josh, put too many
apples in it.
631
00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:54,285
It's supposed to taste
of apples, it's apple pie.
632
00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,153
[tim] you could have put
more alcohol in it.
633
00:25:56,188 --> 00:25:58,188
There's about 140 proof
I poured in there.
634
00:25:58,224 --> 00:25:59,523
You should have put
a little bit more.
635
00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:01,258
And I believe the apples
sucked it out.
636
00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:03,294
I don't think so.
They had a lot of time
637
00:26:03,329 --> 00:26:05,763
to suck the damn juice out.
I just made it.
638
00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:08,032
-Come on now.
-Let me tell you what.
639
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,400
Ain't none of you going home.
640
00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:11,168
We're just going to name
one winner here.
641
00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:13,504
Boys, the winner of this round
will get an extra 30 minutes
642
00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:16,507
to run their mash and make
the best possible liquor
643
00:26:16,542 --> 00:26:18,309
-they can.
-With that being said,
644
00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:19,577
the decision here is...
645
00:26:22,214 --> 00:26:24,148
...Daniel, you're going
to get the time.
646
00:26:24,984 --> 00:26:27,751
You other two guys,
great job.
647
00:26:27,787 --> 00:26:30,554
And I advise you, just drink
the hell out of them all
648
00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:31,689
'cause they're good.
649
00:26:31,724 --> 00:26:34,358
All right, boys,
time to run your own mash.
650
00:26:39,966 --> 00:26:42,900
Well, boys, here you are.
You've got one hour
651
00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:46,170
to build the best mash
we've seen y'all ever make,
652
00:26:46,205 --> 00:26:47,671
starting now.
653
00:26:56,616 --> 00:26:59,283
This is a little bit of
history being made here.
654
00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:01,952
They're three of the best
[bleep] against each other.
655
00:27:03,089 --> 00:27:04,655
It's gonna be interesting.
656
00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:07,458
Well, boys, here you are.
657
00:27:07,493 --> 00:27:08,993
[narrator]
three veteran shiners
658
00:27:09,028 --> 00:27:11,695
are mashing in their
signature shine recipes
659
00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:14,531
using ingredients
they brought from home,
660
00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:16,266
bringing them
one step closer
661
00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:18,702
to winning a jar
of popcorn sutton's
662
00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:20,004
famous liquor.
663
00:27:22,908 --> 00:27:24,241
Mark, what are you making?
664
00:27:24,276 --> 00:27:25,142
Liquor.
665
00:27:25,177 --> 00:27:26,944
What kind? I mean,
what are you making?
666
00:27:26,979 --> 00:27:27,878
[mark] corn.
667
00:27:27,913 --> 00:27:28,712
This straight corn?
668
00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:29,880
-Yeah.
-How about you?
669
00:27:29,915 --> 00:27:32,082
-You makin' apple brandy?
-Apple brandy.
670
00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:34,451
I ain't never making
a complicated mash.
671
00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:37,721
I'm just using water
from the creek.
672
00:27:37,757 --> 00:27:39,223
You bring your own water?
673
00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:41,091
I brought mine from creek.
I know it's--
674
00:27:41,127 --> 00:27:42,660
hurry up, boys.
675
00:27:42,695 --> 00:27:44,828
Really, I have no strategy.
676
00:27:44,864 --> 00:27:48,132
I just figured it be easier
just to go
the traditional corn.
677
00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:49,533
Just keep it clean and simple
678
00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:52,703
and just make the best whiskey
that I can with what I got.
679
00:27:54,607 --> 00:27:55,939
Hey, you got another stick?
680
00:27:55,975 --> 00:27:58,776
Josh will show his true colors
'cause he don't help anybody.
681
00:27:58,811 --> 00:28:00,744
I figured you needed
all the help you can get.
682
00:28:00,780 --> 00:28:01,712
You're damn right.
683
00:28:03,249 --> 00:28:06,383
[daniel] I'm making
apple brandy. I like brandy
better than anything.
684
00:28:06,419 --> 00:28:09,453
I'm not really worried about
what the next man's doing.
685
00:28:09,488 --> 00:28:12,489
I'm just worried about being
in the zone
and doing what I do,
686
00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:13,457
match my click.
687
00:28:14,293 --> 00:28:16,760
I think you got it, boy.
688
00:28:16,796 --> 00:28:19,763
Mark's got a lot of meal...
689
00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:22,032
Yeah, he's got probably
50 pounds.
690
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:25,202
I've got a strategy...
This new thing's
the way I wanna do it.
691
00:28:25,237 --> 00:28:27,137
You know,
see how it turns out.
692
00:28:27,173 --> 00:28:29,440
We coming up the steam.
Won't be too long.
693
00:28:29,475 --> 00:28:31,441
Got 15 minutes, boys.
694
00:28:31,444 --> 00:28:34,745
I'm gonna dissolve my corn
sugar in the the bucket.
695
00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:37,715
-[digger] what you got there,
josh? Just a sugar.
-[josh] corn sugar.
696
00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:38,916
-[digger] corn sugar?
-[josh] yep.
697
00:28:38,951 --> 00:28:43,320
Corn sugar, white corn,
and, uh, corn malt.
698
00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:45,789
-Yeah.
-And bourbon whiskey yeast.
699
00:28:45,825 --> 00:28:47,658
[digger] that's a slick move
on josh's part.
700
00:28:47,693 --> 00:28:50,627
Corn sugar will ferment
completely away.
701
00:28:50,663 --> 00:28:52,429
Cane sugar leaves
a little bit behind.
702
00:28:53,232 --> 00:28:54,732
[daniel]
I'd rather have it myself,
703
00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:57,701
but I wanted to put some brown
and that'd change the flavor.
704
00:28:57,737 --> 00:29:00,170
Yep. Make it more rum-y.
705
00:29:00,206 --> 00:29:02,172
So we've got three
different sugars in.
706
00:29:02,208 --> 00:29:04,842
Yeah, we've got corn sugar,
we've got brown sugar,
707
00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:07,578
and we got granulated
white corn liquor, you know.
708
00:29:07,613 --> 00:29:13,350
It's corn sugar. It's really
the easiest liquor.
709
00:29:15,054 --> 00:29:16,887
You got five minutes.
710
00:29:16,922 --> 00:29:18,489
Better get to
where you need to be.
711
00:29:20,693 --> 00:29:24,328
They got tired...
712
00:29:24,363 --> 00:29:28,031
I got mine mixed up.
Malt, black corn,
bourbon whiskey yeast.
713
00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:32,836
-[grunts]
-a little bit more.
714
00:29:42,448 --> 00:29:46,683
[digger]
uh, four, three, two, one!
715
00:29:46,719 --> 00:29:49,019
Let go of your paddles, boys.
Y'all are done.
716
00:29:51,524 --> 00:29:54,858
Boys, we're going to wait.
Let it cool down.
717
00:29:59,331 --> 00:30:02,800
[narrator]
after a five-day ferment
to work off their mash,
718
00:30:02,835 --> 00:30:06,670
the shiners returned to set up
their final signature run.
719
00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:12,776
[digger]
welcome back, boys.
720
00:30:12,812 --> 00:30:13,911
This is the last of it.
721
00:30:13,946 --> 00:30:16,446
Your run,
your signature mash.
722
00:30:16,482 --> 00:30:19,983
Corn liquor, apple liquor,
whatever you made.
723
00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:21,552
Bring us a jar.
724
00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:25,322
We want the best on this table
in less than four hours.
725
00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,157
Daniel, you got
an extra 30 minutes.
726
00:30:27,193 --> 00:30:28,992
Other than
the bragging rights,
727
00:30:29,028 --> 00:30:32,296
what you stand to win
is that right up there.
728
00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:35,399
Jar on the popcorn sutton.
729
00:30:35,434 --> 00:30:37,534
That was years and years ago.
730
00:30:37,570 --> 00:30:40,003
Share it, drink it,
just don't drop it.
731
00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:41,471
That'd be alcohol abuse.
732
00:30:41,507 --> 00:30:42,606
[laughter]
733
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,474
four hours, guys.
734
00:30:44,977 --> 00:30:46,109
One jar each.
735
00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:48,045
Your time starts now.
736
00:30:54,086 --> 00:30:55,419
Mark's got
a good-looking mash.
737
00:30:56,021 --> 00:30:57,354
It's settled down good.
738
00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:58,455
Everybody straining.
739
00:30:58,490 --> 00:31:02,726
Looks like mark is
double-straining his.
740
00:31:02,761 --> 00:31:03,994
Gonna be
no scorch in there today.
741
00:31:07,499 --> 00:31:09,600
-[digger]
josh has got his still run.
-Yeah.
742
00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:14,271
What are you doing, josh?
You got that still lit up.
743
00:31:14,306 --> 00:31:18,141
What's going on?
Close your eyes again?
[laughs]
744
00:31:18,177 --> 00:31:21,378
-we're in a competition,
ain't we?
-Yes, sir.
745
00:31:21,413 --> 00:31:23,780
How many gallons are you
gonna put your still?
746
00:31:23,816 --> 00:31:26,049
I'd say I'm somewhat
right in here right now.
747
00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:27,851
-[digger] okay.
-I'm going to leave headspace.
748
00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:30,420
Yeah, more you put in,
the longer it takes
to heat up.
749
00:31:30,456 --> 00:31:32,289
[daniel] you dang right.
750
00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:33,857
Daniel, you're getting ready
to light up?
751
00:31:38,130 --> 00:31:42,132
Ah, look.
There's fire in the hole.
752
00:31:43,369 --> 00:31:46,136
You're right now
at two hours, boys.
753
00:31:46,171 --> 00:31:50,540
Marky, damn,
you're cadillac-ing
in that thumper there, buddy.
754
00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:52,876
-Over here.
-The thing's going...
[mimicking]
755
00:31:52,912 --> 00:31:54,111
[laughs]
756
00:31:55,648 --> 00:31:56,546
it's a dripping bowl.
757
00:31:57,650 --> 00:32:00,684
You cut the power button,
and you just drip her out.
758
00:32:00,719 --> 00:32:03,587
Yeah, I'm okay to back
a little more. I'll get them
heads out of the way.
759
00:32:03,622 --> 00:32:07,291
Mark rogers, he likes to run
and just a drip, drip, drip.
760
00:32:11,397 --> 00:32:13,563
I'm turning mine up.
I'm sick of waiting.
761
00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:17,100
-Hey, the turtle won the race,
didn't he?
-I hope he does today.
762
00:32:17,136 --> 00:32:19,169
Slow down, stay in your lane.
763
00:32:19,838 --> 00:32:21,104
I got liquor running.
764
00:32:21,140 --> 00:32:23,006
I got it coming up.
765
00:32:23,042 --> 00:32:24,775
[josh] can get impatient
making moonshine.
766
00:32:24,810 --> 00:32:26,476
I mean,
that's just the bottom line.
767
00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:30,547
-...We packed the baby josh.
-Oh, yeah. There she is.
768
00:32:30,582 --> 00:32:32,816
-[digger] it looks clear.
-It does.
That's good and clear.
769
00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:38,555
[digger]
you smell the corn.
770
00:32:42,161 --> 00:32:43,660
There's going to be
a stiff competition.
771
00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,332
-[daniel]
I'd give a dollar for it.
-Hey, be nice.
772
00:32:48,367 --> 00:32:50,534
I've perfected
that shake test.
773
00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,803
I trust myself pretty good.
774
00:32:52,838 --> 00:32:55,138
It's got five...
[speaks indistinctly]
775
00:32:55,174 --> 00:32:56,773
-so it's...
-That's 150.
776
00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:58,442
That's 150.
777
00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:00,310
[josh] pour me little shot
out of here.
778
00:33:00,346 --> 00:33:02,079
-This right here?
-Yeah.
779
00:33:02,114 --> 00:33:04,815
-You surely
don't want drink it.
-Yeah.
780
00:33:04,850 --> 00:33:07,250
Well...
781
00:33:07,286 --> 00:33:08,485
Ah, it's good.
782
00:33:12,191 --> 00:33:13,957
[daniel] what do you think?
783
00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,728
[exhales sharply] whoo!
[bleep]
784
00:33:17,763 --> 00:33:19,663
-nobody drink this.
-That put you down...
785
00:33:20,899 --> 00:33:23,500
-Damn!
-Cut that [bleep].
786
00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:25,202
What do you think?
787
00:33:25,237 --> 00:33:26,703
Here.
788
00:33:30,609 --> 00:33:33,143
Looks like 158.
789
00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,145
Is that the first one?
Yeah, it's what you want.
790
00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:37,881
Mine's has a lot of alcohol
per volume in your mash.
791
00:33:40,119 --> 00:33:41,985
[digger]
that's still pretty stout
there, daniel.
792
00:33:42,021 --> 00:33:43,620
Got plenty
of oomph in there...
793
00:33:43,655 --> 00:33:45,856
Yeah, boy, you're still
running good liquor.
794
00:33:46,458 --> 00:33:48,058
45 minutes.
795
00:33:48,093 --> 00:33:49,626
Daniel, where you at, buddy?
796
00:33:49,661 --> 00:33:52,763
Jar five. I'm working on
right there,
and it's still hot.
797
00:33:52,798 --> 00:33:54,664
He's in good,
sweet liquor there.
798
00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:55,966
You're headed that way.
799
00:33:56,935 --> 00:33:58,101
Quit drinking that liquor.
800
00:33:58,137 --> 00:34:00,337
Josh's supposed taste it
and then spit it out.
801
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:01,438
[indistinct]
802
00:34:01,473 --> 00:34:03,206
I didn't learn my lesson
about that.
803
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:05,308
-Obviously not.
-Just like a tater tip.
804
00:34:05,344 --> 00:34:06,943
You just can't eat this one.
805
00:34:06,979 --> 00:34:09,046
Marquis,
you're checking around along.
806
00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:11,948
You running slower
than anybody I've seen so far,
I believe.
807
00:34:11,984 --> 00:34:14,084
You got half shot
into your second jar.
808
00:34:14,119 --> 00:34:16,453
-You're getting there.
-[exhales]
809
00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:20,323
everybody seems to be
where they want to be,
810
00:34:20,359 --> 00:34:22,192
...Run a lot of liquor,
ain't he?
811
00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:25,028
Yep. He runnin'
a little faster than I would.
812
00:34:25,064 --> 00:34:26,696
-How many jar have you got?
-Eight.
813
00:34:26,732 --> 00:34:28,865
Eight? Oh, damn.
814
00:34:28,934 --> 00:34:30,600
-It's still hot.
-It's still hot.
815
00:34:30,636 --> 00:34:32,469
This is still hot proof.
816
00:34:32,504 --> 00:34:36,106
I might not be able to produce
one good jar for the judges
to judge.
817
00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:43,547
I hate that stuff,
but I got to have it back.
818
00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:44,915
-[indistinct]
-yeah.
819
00:34:44,950 --> 00:34:48,151
I hate it,
but it gets in the way
of every five we got to have.
820
00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:50,187
Well, I'm trying my best
to play it, mark.
821
00:34:50,222 --> 00:34:52,222
I ain't going to quit
making a lot.
822
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:54,391
-You never quit making a lot.
-No.
823
00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:56,326
...Fine by it for me a lot.
824
00:34:56,361 --> 00:35:00,464
Drinking, cussing, biker.
825
00:35:01,033 --> 00:35:03,266
...Fine by it a lot.
826
00:35:03,302 --> 00:35:06,369
And if he's fine, good for me.
They don't forever work.
827
00:35:06,405 --> 00:35:08,472
-[all laughing]
-never work out.
828
00:35:10,909 --> 00:35:12,442
20 minutes, gentlemen.
829
00:35:12,478 --> 00:35:15,745
[narrator] three backwoods
shiners are working
the straight and narrow
830
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:18,849
with the first legal run
of their signatures shine.
831
00:35:18,884 --> 00:35:23,019
The one with the best
tasting jar will win
the ultimate bragging rights.
832
00:35:23,055 --> 00:35:28,058
And one of the last drinks
from popcorn sutton's
moonshine empire.
833
00:35:28,093 --> 00:35:29,693
We all need one good jar.
834
00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:33,296
Have you got you want,
you're going to get him?
835
00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:35,565
I just don't know
which direction to go here.
836
00:35:37,035 --> 00:35:39,769
-You're just
making them twirl?
-Yeah.
837
00:35:39,805 --> 00:35:41,638
I just have to get
good liquor out there.
838
00:35:41,673 --> 00:35:43,273
[indistinct]
839
00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:47,477
we're going to get three
really good jars.
840
00:35:47,513 --> 00:35:49,880
I don't have a tip
to see who is laying
before us.
841
00:35:50,916 --> 00:35:52,883
Well, they ain't got
no more time left.
842
00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:54,684
They ain't no time
for no blending.
843
00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:55,785
Two minutes.
844
00:35:56,555 --> 00:35:58,054
You just got the sweet jar.
845
00:35:58,090 --> 00:35:59,990
[indistinct]
846
00:36:00,025 --> 00:36:01,124
I figured
I might as well.
847
00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:02,993
Go and park at your
rocking chair and lay back,
848
00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:05,228
we'll come and get you
in a little bit when we
get to this decision.
849
00:36:05,264 --> 00:36:06,630
-Good luck, brother.
-Thank you.
850
00:36:06,665 --> 00:36:08,431
-Marky.
-I got bored.
851
00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:09,733
Got to get it out and running.
852
00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:12,235
All right buddy, get their,
find your rocking chair
853
00:36:12,271 --> 00:36:13,270
I bet I would.
854
00:36:14,339 --> 00:36:16,506
Daniel, you got
an extra 30 minutes.
855
00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:19,042
I was thinking to myself,
I've got that time.
856
00:36:19,077 --> 00:36:20,944
So I said, "hey, there.
I'm gonna keep running."
857
00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:23,046
I stand down jar.
858
00:36:23,081 --> 00:36:25,482
-You've got a production run
over there.
-I try.
859
00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:29,019
-You'd run a damn four barrel.
-After jar number ten,
860
00:36:29,054 --> 00:36:31,788
-I've gotta run what I've got.
-15 minutes.
861
00:36:31,823 --> 00:36:33,156
I've got ten jars.
862
00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:34,558
All they want is one jar,
863
00:36:34,593 --> 00:36:37,928
but I've got to pick out
the perfect jar
for the judges to judge.
864
00:36:37,963 --> 00:36:40,030
Bot them up.
Get them ready.
865
00:36:40,065 --> 00:36:41,264
I'm going to say we're done.
866
00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:43,033
Big day.
867
00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:46,636
-Well, it's a pretty jar.
-Hmm. Yeah, pretty.
868
00:36:46,672 --> 00:36:48,972
Daniel, just head
on that porch.
869
00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:50,740
We'll be getting you
in a little bit, brother.
870
00:36:52,911 --> 00:36:54,511
All right.
Let's start with mr. Josh.
871
00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:58,248
-Chilled, of course.
-Yeah, looks good.
872
00:36:58,283 --> 00:36:59,783
I'm gonna drink it
a little later.
873
00:37:05,057 --> 00:37:06,256
All right.
874
00:37:09,828 --> 00:37:12,729
-Not the best smell.
-No. It ain't corn liquor.
875
00:37:16,301 --> 00:37:17,234
That's like sweet corn.
876
00:37:17,269 --> 00:37:19,769
It ain't got
no fire in it at all.
877
00:37:19,805 --> 00:37:21,638
And it's damn good proof.
878
00:37:21,673 --> 00:37:23,240
Might be a little under
a hundred.
879
00:37:23,275 --> 00:37:25,875
That's an excellent jar
for anybody.
880
00:37:25,911 --> 00:37:27,377
All right. You want to move on
to mark?
881
00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:28,778
You're the...
882
00:37:28,814 --> 00:37:30,780
This is a pretty clear jar.
883
00:37:30,816 --> 00:37:32,849
That's a little higher proof
than josh's, ain't it?
884
00:37:32,884 --> 00:37:34,951
Mark likes his liquor
a little higher.
885
00:37:34,987 --> 00:37:36,052
Could be dangerous.
886
00:37:36,088 --> 00:37:37,988
Retro roared.
887
00:37:38,023 --> 00:37:39,823
It's all
for now someone to know.
888
00:37:39,858 --> 00:37:42,325
They don't put that much
distinct corn in this.
889
00:37:42,361 --> 00:37:44,594
[indistinct]
890
00:37:44,630 --> 00:37:45,762
here we go.
891
00:37:48,433 --> 00:37:50,133
Whoo!
892
00:37:50,168 --> 00:37:51,735
Is that enough
to land in a corner, must be.
893
00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:55,038
I think mark brought that
I'd be back from...
894
00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:57,207
-Deep.
-I don't know
where he brought it from,
895
00:37:57,242 --> 00:37:59,075
that's a good drinking liquor
and I ain't kidding.
896
00:37:59,111 --> 00:38:01,344
That's damn fine liquor
out there, boy.
897
00:38:01,346 --> 00:38:02,846
Well we're through
the corn liquor section,
898
00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:04,314
we'll move on into the apple.
899
00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:05,749
-Here we go.
-Yeah, here we go.
900
00:38:05,784 --> 00:38:07,350
Now, this is brandy now.
901
00:38:07,386 --> 00:38:09,386
That's a good 120 any.
902
00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:12,622
-Easy.
-If it's good and smooth,
I'm on this corner.
903
00:38:12,658 --> 00:38:13,823
She going to be dangerous.
904
00:38:20,365 --> 00:38:21,898
I don't think it's done
like those two.
905
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:28,104
-[shudders]
-yeah bo, it's got it any.
906
00:38:28,140 --> 00:38:30,874
Dan knows it. It's a base
a lot on the nose,
907
00:38:30,909 --> 00:38:33,310
it's damn fierce in the mouth.
908
00:38:33,345 --> 00:38:34,577
You cannot drink much of that.
909
00:38:34,613 --> 00:38:36,613
No, it's harder than
the the three peg to billy go.
910
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:37,947
He run it off hard,
911
00:38:37,983 --> 00:38:40,183
too afraid there's no
coming through of that.
912
00:38:40,218 --> 00:38:42,252
Mark rogers's
out of excellent jar later.
913
00:38:42,287 --> 00:38:43,486
It's clean.
914
00:38:43,522 --> 00:38:44,587
[sniffs] it smells good.
915
00:38:44,623 --> 00:38:45,789
Got a good nose on it.
916
00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:47,757
It was a little trickery
going on with josh
917
00:38:47,793 --> 00:38:49,893
'cause his jar's ice cold.
918
00:38:50,696 --> 00:38:52,162
No doubts.
919
00:38:52,197 --> 00:38:53,930
There's a one, two, three
on the table.
920
00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:55,532
They're definitely there.
921
00:38:57,336 --> 00:38:58,668
Boys, welcome back.
922
00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:01,738
Thank you for giving us
a damn hard job.
923
00:39:01,773 --> 00:39:04,274
Josh, good, clear jar liquor.
924
00:39:04,309 --> 00:39:06,910
He cooled it off
really good force, and...
925
00:39:06,945 --> 00:39:10,647
You proved, you danced around
that jar when I was worried
about you.
926
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:11,748
Can't get them confused.
927
00:39:11,783 --> 00:39:13,817
Well, you've got confused...
928
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:17,420
Correctly. I've tried to find
something negative
to throw in there,
929
00:39:17,456 --> 00:39:21,524
but, uh, only thing I can
figure out, you did bring us
to josh.
930
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,793
Josh, good job.
931
00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:26,296
I can't really tell you
how much that means to me
to hear you say that.
932
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:28,398
I just hope you've got
more of it over there.
933
00:39:28,433 --> 00:39:29,532
Outstanding.
934
00:39:29,568 --> 00:39:32,702
Daniel,
you made fine apple brandy.
935
00:39:32,738 --> 00:39:34,637
Unfortunately,
I think it's over there.
936
00:39:34,673 --> 00:39:36,773
-Yeah, you think you do.
-I do.
937
00:39:36,808 --> 00:39:39,676
I think you was afraid of that
low proof you made last time.
938
00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:41,010
You brought us
a little high proof,
939
00:39:41,046 --> 00:39:43,446
and, uh, when it
gets in your mouth
940
00:39:43,482 --> 00:39:45,382
it's your boom,
it's all over the place.
941
00:39:47,085 --> 00:39:50,220
But, in spite of that,
that high proof
is damn fine liquor.
942
00:39:50,255 --> 00:39:52,155
-Oh, yeah.
-Proof it down a little bit.
943
00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:53,123
Set it all day long.
944
00:39:53,158 --> 00:39:55,592
-Oh, yeah.
-Marky, corn liquor.
945
00:39:55,627 --> 00:39:59,462
I watched you run it .
It's slow and it is good.
946
00:39:59,498 --> 00:40:02,332
But I don't think you got
any hard stuff just yet.
947
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:04,401
That means you already
ran out.
948
00:40:04,436 --> 00:40:06,136
I had little over.
949
00:40:06,171 --> 00:40:07,771
It's damn fine corn liquor.
950
00:40:07,806 --> 00:40:09,472
Just a little bit hot.
951
00:40:09,508 --> 00:40:13,543
You bought us what?
Number three? If you got into
the fifth and sixth jar,
952
00:40:13,578 --> 00:40:15,211
probably have been
another story.
953
00:40:15,247 --> 00:40:17,514
This is really hard
for us to do.
954
00:40:17,549 --> 00:40:18,548
It's all good.
955
00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:20,417
All right,
swing that axe, digger.
956
00:40:20,452 --> 00:40:22,385
[digger] and boys,
when it comes down to it,
957
00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:25,455
we don't declare
any of our bunch
being the master distiller.
958
00:40:25,490 --> 00:40:27,023
We're master moonshiner.
959
00:40:27,058 --> 00:40:29,325
Somebody's going
to take this home.
960
00:40:29,361 --> 00:40:32,762
I need the you, josh.
You knocked her out of
the park, son.
961
00:40:32,798 --> 00:40:34,798
Don't get that jar
mixed up.
962
00:40:34,833 --> 00:40:37,133
[josh] winning that jar of
popcorn sutton liquor
963
00:40:37,169 --> 00:40:40,170
put me over the top today.
I'm flying high right now.
964
00:40:40,205 --> 00:40:42,906
It's yours.
You do what you
want to with it.
965
00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:44,407
We're going
to split three ways.
966
00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:45,408
[mark] wait a damn minute.
967
00:40:47,479 --> 00:40:49,279
Oh, okay, let's do that.
968
00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:50,947
Get your shot glasses out.
969
00:40:50,982 --> 00:40:54,984
I'm proud of josh for winnin'
but I'm ready for a rematch
970
00:40:55,020 --> 00:40:56,119
at any point in time.
971
00:40:56,154 --> 00:40:57,320
All he's gotta do
is give me a call.
972
00:40:57,355 --> 00:40:58,721
[josh] popcorn's liquor.
973
00:40:58,757 --> 00:41:00,757
There won't never be
no more of this.
974
00:41:00,792 --> 00:41:02,025
Old josh.
975
00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:03,660
He's learned a lot
over the years,
976
00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:05,195
and I'm just tickled
that he won.
977
00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:07,230
Hell, yeah.
978
00:41:07,265 --> 00:41:08,398
[mark] good job.
979
00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:09,732
Drink up.
980
00:41:12,771 --> 00:41:14,103
[bleep] dawg, that was good.
981
00:41:14,139 --> 00:41:16,439
[narrator]
next on, master distiller...
982
00:41:16,475 --> 00:41:18,842
That's probably one of
the most complex liquors
983
00:41:18,877 --> 00:41:19,976
we've ever tasted.
984
00:41:20,011 --> 00:41:22,011
-Gin...
-It's making me sweat.
985
00:41:22,046 --> 00:41:25,014
From medieval plague cure
to bootlegger favorite.
986
00:41:25,050 --> 00:41:28,017
-Never anybody who wants
to take a thump keg apart.
-In the middle of the brew.
987
00:41:28,053 --> 00:41:30,220
It's complex flavors challenge
988
00:41:30,255 --> 00:41:32,322
even the most
diligent distiller.
989
00:41:32,357 --> 00:41:34,157
Wow, I've been missing out.