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Tim: What is that
in that jar?
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That, gentlemen,
is a cubeb berry.
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A -- a what?
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Narrator: This time
on "master distiller"...
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Tony:
This is mountain brandy.
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Narrator:
Mountain brandy --
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the hillbilly hybrid
of fruit and grain.
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That's hotter than
a [bleep] wolf in a forest fire.
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Born of desperation,
its recipes vary
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in every corner
of appalachia.
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Tim: Looks like
we're gonna have apple pie,
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we're gonna have gin,
and I don't know what.
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That's gonna be
west virginia surprise.
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Narrator: But the best jars
of mountain brandy...
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Gonna be real cinnamony.
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...Could be the ultimate test
of heritage and skill.
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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
to earn their place
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in america's
liquor-making legacy.
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At this point, if I were you,
I'd be concerned.
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Judged by three
legendary moonshiners,
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they'll go head-to-head
in a series of challenges...
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Tim:
You know what sells.
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Yeah, and I know
what won't, too.
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There you go!
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Narrator: ...To determine
who has what it takes...
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Oh! Oh!
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...To be named
master distiller.
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It's gonna be the longest hour
of my [bleep] life.
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digger: Men, y'all know
why you're here.
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Tim smith,
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mark ramsey,
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and I'm digger manes.
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Y'all got to impress us.
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Your skills is what's
gonna separate you.
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Now y'all are gonna make us
some mountain brandy.
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Brandy, from the dutch word
for "burnt wine,"
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is traditionally distilled
from fermented fruit.
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But in remote areas
of appalachia,
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the high cost and limited
shelf life of fruit
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drove moonshiners
to experiment,
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combining seasonal fruits
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with cheaper,
longer-lasting grains.
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Old-timers now use the nickname
"mountain brandy"
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to describe any type
of hybrid moonshine
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that incorporates
regional produce
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into a grain-based mash.
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You're gonna prove to us
which one of you all
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is master distiller.
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The winner's gonna get
the bragging rights, of course,
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and you're gonna get
a limited label
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here at sugarlands
distilling company.
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Awesome.
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Tim: We've provided you
with a finished mash,
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so y'all got the same still,
same mash.
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The winner of this run
gets their choice of any parts
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they want to assemble
from our still stash house
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men, you got four hours
to bring us your best jar.
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Your time starts...
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Now.
Get with it.
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Narrator: Like the moonshiners
of centuries past,
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the first run
of the mystery house mash
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will showcase the distillers'
ability to adapt their skills
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to the untested
ingredients and equipment
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and serve as the base spirit
for the next flavor challenge.
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Zigzag --
he's doing good.
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He got the rubber band
around it.
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You know, he's got
his filter going on there.
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That's the good stuff
that gets you drunk.
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Name's bob zigai.
I'm from indiana.
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That's about as clean
as you can get,
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and I made this
with tap water.
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I go by the name zigzag.
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That's what everybody calls me.
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Right here, there's
some honeyshine I made.
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I would put my mountain brandies
up against anybody's.
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I call this tailgate still
because I can take it anywhere
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and try to stay
one step ahead of the law.
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I used to be a machinist,
fabricator.
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[ chain saw whirs ]
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I worked in the coal mines.
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I'm a jack of all trades,
master of none.
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I made this.
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You can put your apples,
your peaches and stuff in here.
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I've been running moonshine
for about 17 years now.
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I'm self-taught.
I use old-school techniques.
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I love cooking with fire.
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This is the part
I love right here --
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getting to watch magic happen.
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Years of practice, my friend.
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I give the neighbor a jar,
a couple of neighbors.
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Well, now I got
the whole town --
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they've all come together
trying to rob me,
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break in my house
and steal my shine.
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So I must be doing
something right.
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Look at that!
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Tim: Big boy, huh?
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I bet he'd skin
a feller up
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if you pissed him off.
Oh, yeah.
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Welcome to
loch & union distilling.
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My name is gian nelson.
I go by g.P.
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I'm the technical
cellar master here.
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Being in the napa valley,
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we have a lot of great resources
for used wine barrels.
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[bleep] always leaving [bleep]
over here.
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My mountain brandy's gonna be
kind of an interpretation
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of what I think
spices should be.
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Being a new-wave distiller,
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we kind of do things
a little differently,
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so I'm excited
to show the judges
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what we're all about out here.
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We basically built these stills
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out of the biggest piece
of ikea furniture
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with no instruction
you've ever seen.
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So, I've been distilling
for about three years now.
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I originally came
from winemaking,
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but before that,
I was in the marine corps.
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Really tense times out there,
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and I got hit
by an I.E.D. Out there,
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so I was in rehabilitation
after that,
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and I still am.
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I overcame some obstacles,
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thankfully to some
close friends and family.
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But also, I found my true love
of what I do.
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It saved my life because it
gave me a purpose in life again
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that I didn't really feel
when I got out of the military.
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I get to bang on these barrels
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and make spirits
with a bunch of cool guys.
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I mean, I'm a pretty lucky guy.
-[ laughs ]
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that's tasting good.
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Real good.
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I'm gonna tell you
what --
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old tony,
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he's got some severe alcohol
abuse going on over there.
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Tim:
[ laughing ] I know.
He's pulling that funnel.
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That screen funnel
ain't working too good.
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Has he got any
into the pot yet?
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Tony:
Dagnabbit. Oops!
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My name is tony perry.
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I make the best mountain brandy
in west virginia.
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In west virginia,
you've either got a coal miner,
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a logger, or a moonshiner
in your family.
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That's just a fact.
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We gonna go see
how the jits are doing,
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maybe make a little bit
of moonshine.
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What do you think, buddy?
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I got mixed up in the moonshine
world kind of bootlegging.
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I distill 'cause I feel
like it's a dying art.
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I call it the jit.
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It's kind of
one of them redneck,
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hillbilly ingenuity type things.
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I will take this still
when it's running,
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I will go one, two, three.
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If I can do that without
jerking, it ain't hot enough.
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I'm 55 years old
and I still hide stuff
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from my mommy out of respect.
I love her to death.
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I wouldn't want
to break her heart.
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I hope she don't pass out
or nothing
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when she finds out that
her only son is a moonshiner.
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[ chuckles ]
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this is really three
different countries.
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It couldn't be
no more diverse.
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♪
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what it'll all come
down to
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is if they run
at the right temperature
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and if they get it
tempered correctly,
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'cause everything else
is identical.
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Narrator: In order to complete
this challenge,
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the contestants must deliver
a crystal-clear spirit
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between 90- and 100-proof
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that can best be combined with
additional regional ingredients
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to further flavor
their mountain brandy.
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G.P.: There it is.
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Damn, I wish I'd brought
my glasses.
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Come on.
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Are you kidding me?
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Boy, I need
one of these burners.
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-[ laughs ]
-holy [bleep], I love it.
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You got to ask santa.
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I wish I had
something this fancy.
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You ought to come by
our store.
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Well, I got one --
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it's just different.
[ laughs ]
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narrator:
Once burners are lit,
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distillers have to
carefully control the heat
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as the mash approaches
173 degrees.
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The heat vaporizes
the alcohol from the mash,
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causing it to rise up
into the cap
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and then out through
a pipe called the arm
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and over
to the thump keg,
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where any residual water
is deposited.
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The purified alcohol vapor
then moves through another arm
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to the condenser,
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where it's cooled
into liquid mountain brandy.
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G.P.:
What's up, man?
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Just figured out something
I didn't do, I should've did.
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What's that?
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Man, forgot to use
my cheesecloth.
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I put my mash in,
and I thought, "oh, no."
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I noticed the cheesecloth,
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and I was wondering, I thought,
you know, this wire thing,
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I'm not getting all my sediment,
all my stuff out of my mash,
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and that's when I realized,
I thought,
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I don't have time to really
break this down a second time.
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So I thought
I'll run it slow.
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So I'm gonna make sure
that I don't scorch this,
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and I'm gonna get
that one perfect jar.
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Perfect.
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I'm kind of one
of those perfectionists,
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so I want to get it
just really nice.
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Zigzag: I'm ready to cut
this hose off right here.
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G.P.: [ laughs ]
that's what's gonna condense
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that vapor
back into alcohol.
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Do I got permission
to cut this hose?
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Yeah, just don't cut mine,
though, alright?
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Well, I just want
to cut this
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so I can drain it quicker
and keep the water.
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By the time it travels through
there, it's backing me up.
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No, that's what
I was doing, too.
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Now I can crank this up and go
get my water flow through there.
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'cause the colder
you can keep this,
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the better your alcohol
is gonna come out.
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I'm gonna make good liquor,
not [bleep].
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Monkey [bleep].
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Hey, that's what
I'm calling mine!
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I'll buy you a beer
after this, huh?
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I only drink shine.
Alright, I'll buy --
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every time I drink beer,
I go to jail.
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[ laughs ]
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tim: What you got going on
there, g.P.?
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G.P.:
I'm in the thumper now.
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You not nervous no more?
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I've been to combat.
This is nothing.
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Yeah? Oh, oh, okay.
[ laughs ]
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nobody's shooting at you
right now.
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Nah, not today.
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They might want
to arrest you,
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but they're not gonna
shoot you.
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[ laughs ]
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ooh, yeah. It's nice.
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Got a good mash flow
on that.
247
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Narrator: As alcohol runs
off the still,
248
00:10:11,912 --> 00:10:15,647
distillers make cuts to separate
the dangerous compounds
249
00:10:15,649 --> 00:10:17,148
found in the heads
250
00:10:17,150 --> 00:10:20,185
from the most desirable liquor
found in the hearts
251
00:10:20,187 --> 00:10:23,455
before reaching the flavorful
but lower-proof tails
252
00:10:23,457 --> 00:10:27,192
contained
at the end of the run.
253
00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:29,728
Spoon test coming up.
254
00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:31,062
I don't know
if that's an old-school
255
00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:33,898
or new-school technique.
[ laughs ]
256
00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:35,967
you know, different parts of
the country do things different.
257
00:10:35,969 --> 00:10:37,602
Digger: Yeah, I mean,
he is from indiana.
258
00:10:37,604 --> 00:10:40,071
Hey, zigzag?
We always consider ourselves
259
00:10:40,073 --> 00:10:42,474
learning all the time.
260
00:10:42,476 --> 00:10:44,109
Tell us about that spoon.
261
00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:47,746
When you light that,
if you instantly see red flame,
262
00:10:47,748 --> 00:10:50,181
-that's an impurity in it.
-That'll kill you.
263
00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:52,117
But if you light that and it's
just a pretty blue flame
264
00:10:52,119 --> 00:10:53,818
and it stays pretty blue,
go ahead
265
00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,320
and start drinking, boys.
266
00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:56,655
From watching this,
I can pretty much
267
00:10:56,657 --> 00:10:58,556
pick out the jar I want.
268
00:10:58,558 --> 00:11:00,358
Well, I'll be damned.
Now we know.
269
00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,193
Yeah, I'm digging
his chemistry end of it.
270
00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,262
Yeah. Now we know.
271
00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:06,731
-Tony, how you doing?
-Doing pretty good.
272
00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,466
-Yeah?
-Slow. That's okay.
273
00:11:08,468 --> 00:11:10,735
Don't run out of time now.
274
00:11:10,737 --> 00:11:14,506
You know, I ain't never had
a time set on this.
275
00:11:14,508 --> 00:11:16,007
-No, me neither.
-[ laughs ]
276
00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:17,776
just takes
as long as it takes.
277
00:11:17,778 --> 00:11:19,044
That's the time.
-Yes, sir.
278
00:11:19,046 --> 00:11:20,512
Zigzag: It's one of those
things, you don't rush it,
279
00:11:20,514 --> 00:11:24,649
because rushing could
cost you your life.
280
00:11:24,651 --> 00:11:25,884
Tim:
What do you think?
281
00:11:25,886 --> 00:11:28,353
Tony's gonna have to put
some more fire under his.
282
00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:32,123
G.P. Over there, he's already
got nearly a 750 full.
283
00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:34,025
Yeah, he's running his like
he gonna get out of town,
284
00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:35,994
like he stole it.
-[ laughs ]
285
00:11:35,996 --> 00:11:39,597
just making it fast
don't make it good, neither.
286
00:11:39,599 --> 00:11:42,534
Gentlemen, you're at
the one-hour-left mark.
287
00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:45,603
One hour to get us a jar
on this table.
288
00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:47,372
Tony got any liquor
running yet there?
289
00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:50,141
Tim: No, he ain't got
nothing going on.
290
00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:52,677
It's not none of our concern,
but at this point,
291
00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,979
if I were you,
I'd be concerned.
292
00:11:57,150 --> 00:11:58,316
Narrator:
Coming up...
293
00:11:58,318 --> 00:11:59,651
You need to get you
some of that.
294
00:11:59,653 --> 00:12:02,287
Slim shady over there
is gonna drink his best one.
295
00:12:02,289 --> 00:12:04,255
Narrator: ...Jars
hit the judging table...
296
00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:05,990
Where you at, tony?
Getting close over there?
297
00:12:05,992 --> 00:12:09,594
Narrator:
...And missing still parts
have one shiner running dry.
298
00:12:09,596 --> 00:12:10,762
Can't connect it.
299
00:12:10,764 --> 00:12:12,997
Looks like you're in
quite a pickle.
300
00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:16,134
Tim:
You just got it dripping?
301
00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,136
Just starting?
It's starting.
302
00:12:18,138 --> 00:12:21,206
Narrator: Two outlaw shiners
and one legal distiller
303
00:12:21,208 --> 00:12:23,274
are locked in
a mountain brandy battle
304
00:12:23,276 --> 00:12:26,644
to claim the title
of master distiller.
305
00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:29,647
But a simple mistake
has one former bootlegger
306
00:12:29,649 --> 00:12:31,015
falling behind.
307
00:12:31,017 --> 00:12:33,218
Run it slow,
so I'm gonna make sure
308
00:12:33,220 --> 00:12:34,552
that I don't scorch this.
309
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:35,820
G.P. Over there
has probably got --
310
00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:37,355
how many jars you got,
g.P.?
311
00:12:37,357 --> 00:12:39,190
One jar of hearts right now.
312
00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:42,994
Digger: Jars on the table
in 30 minutes.
313
00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:45,163
Oh, man, you need to get you
some of this.
314
00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:47,932
Slim shady over there
is gonna drink his best one.
315
00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:50,769
Digger: I believe he about drunk
about a whole jar.
316
00:12:50,771 --> 00:12:54,739
I'd love to have a job
doing this.
317
00:12:54,741 --> 00:12:57,709
G.P.'s messed with them jars
an awful lot, ain't he?
318
00:12:57,711 --> 00:13:00,378
Keep rubbing, there's gonna be
a damn genie pop out of it.
319
00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,914
When I proof at work,
we use hydrometers,
320
00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:04,249
we use density meters.
321
00:13:04,251 --> 00:13:06,184
We do things that are
a little bit more technical.
322
00:13:06,186 --> 00:13:08,119
But at the end of the day,
when you don't have any tools,
323
00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:09,287
you got to rely on yourself.
324
00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:12,090
Alright, I'm done.
325
00:13:12,092 --> 00:13:13,792
You got your pick
of the litter?
326
00:13:13,794 --> 00:13:15,293
Pick of the litter.
327
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,896
-Gentlemen.
-Yeah.
328
00:13:17,898 --> 00:13:19,531
-Here you go, man.
-Zigzag!
329
00:13:19,533 --> 00:13:20,999
I hope it meets
your approval.
330
00:13:21,001 --> 00:13:24,202
-Alright.
-Z-z.
331
00:13:24,204 --> 00:13:26,671
Where you at, tony?
Getting close over there?
332
00:13:26,673 --> 00:13:28,573
Time's starting to run down,
333
00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:31,376
so I thought, I'm gonna go
with the one I got,
334
00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,044
and I believe
it's good enough.
335
00:13:33,046 --> 00:13:35,547
This feller's the best
I can do today.
336
00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:42,620
This is zigzag's.
337
00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:44,923
I'm telling you, this one's got
a heck of a bead on it.
338
00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:46,424
Yeah.
339
00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:48,126
[ dramatic music playing ]
340
00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:53,431
for high-proof liquor,
it's good liquor.
341
00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:55,166
It ain't fiery, is it, tim?
-Yeah, no.
342
00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,334
Yeah.
A little.
343
00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:57,669
I mean, it's a little bit
because of the proof.
344
00:13:57,671 --> 00:13:59,037
Yeah, but if you drink
about half of that
345
00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:00,338
right there,
you'd be fiery.
346
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:01,873
Oh, yeah,
you drank right down to there,
347
00:14:01,875 --> 00:14:03,441
you'd be outside
in the damn weeds.
348
00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:04,809
Ready to
tear something up.
349
00:14:04,811 --> 00:14:07,145
Well,
this is old g.P.'s.
350
00:14:07,147 --> 00:14:08,313
Yeah, it got
a good smell to it.
351
00:14:08,315 --> 00:14:11,349
Yeah, it don't smell bad
at all.
352
00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:13,017
That's real low-proof,
huh?
353
00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:18,223
♪
354
00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:19,557
it ain't fiery at all,
355
00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:23,194
but I don't think
it's enough proof to be fiery.
356
00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:25,496
Smells like backins
to me.
357
00:14:25,498 --> 00:14:26,831
I mean, it ain't bad.
358
00:14:26,833 --> 00:14:29,534
It's just enough proof,
you'd bust your damn head.
359
00:14:29,536 --> 00:14:31,236
Oh, now tony. Oh.
360
00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:36,875
Got a little different
smell to it.
361
00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:39,143
That's surprising
for the same mash.
362
00:14:39,145 --> 00:14:40,812
That might not have been
a handkerchief
363
00:14:40,814 --> 00:14:41,946
he used
to filter it through.
364
00:14:41,948 --> 00:14:43,748
Might've been
his damn socks.
365
00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:45,650
[ chuckles ]
366
00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:47,151
he didn't strain his,
and I believe
367
00:14:47,153 --> 00:14:49,187
he just got a little bit
of scorch in there.
368
00:14:49,189 --> 00:14:50,622
It ain't hot.
369
00:14:50,624 --> 00:14:51,756
No.
No, it ain't fiery.
370
00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:55,026
It just got a funny aftertaste
to it to me.
371
00:14:55,028 --> 00:14:56,761
Alright, boys,
we're pretty rock-solid
372
00:14:56,763 --> 00:14:59,030
on which one
we're gonna go with?
373
00:14:59,032 --> 00:15:00,732
I think so.
374
00:15:02,869 --> 00:15:06,371
As yinz know, only one can win
these challenges.
375
00:15:06,373 --> 00:15:10,541
Tony, yours has incredible
taste profile,
376
00:15:10,543 --> 00:15:13,378
totally different
from anyone else.
377
00:15:13,380 --> 00:15:16,648
But I think you know
what the problem was on this.
378
00:15:16,650 --> 00:15:19,350
You got a little bit of your raw
goods in there from the mash.
379
00:15:19,352 --> 00:15:21,252
Didn't want to burn it,
'cause I know if it burned,
380
00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:24,522
it was gonna be
the bullet to the head.
381
00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:26,824
Well, I think no matter
how bad you dodged,
382
00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:30,094
you still scorched
a little bit.
383
00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:33,097
Zigzag over here
with the spoon trick, now.
384
00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:35,266
We all three have learned
something from you.
385
00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:36,567
Thank you, sirs.
386
00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:40,338
I want to say it's a little bit
precise, you know?
387
00:15:40,340 --> 00:15:42,140
I mean, it's kind of
like you tuned it in
388
00:15:42,142 --> 00:15:44,409
because of that spoon trick
that you're doing.
389
00:15:44,411 --> 00:15:47,345
For me personally, it's too
high-proof for drinking.
390
00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:48,446
Yeah, yeah.
391
00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:50,281
When you're selling
118-proof liquor,
392
00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:51,716
you're losing money.
393
00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,985
Yeah, I know it. Yeah.
394
00:15:53,987 --> 00:15:56,454
G.P., let's go with you.
395
00:15:56,456 --> 00:16:00,325
Yours is actually incredible
smooth -- incredible smooth.
396
00:16:00,327 --> 00:16:01,392
Thank you.
397
00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:03,494
By no means is it cloudy,
398
00:16:03,496 --> 00:16:06,431
but I think it has
more water molecules in it.
399
00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:07,465
-Yes, sir.
-You know?
400
00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:08,800
Makes sense. Yes, sir.
401
00:16:08,802 --> 00:16:12,470
It tastes good, but I think
it's just too low-proof.
402
00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:17,942
♪
403
00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:19,644
-zigzag?
-Yes, sir.
404
00:16:21,614 --> 00:16:23,915
You get pick of the litter
of the still parts.
405
00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:24,916
Thank you, sir.
406
00:16:24,918 --> 00:16:27,085
I'm excited
they like my liquor.
407
00:16:27,087 --> 00:16:29,020
Means the world to me
coming from them guys.
408
00:16:29,022 --> 00:16:32,023
Come with me, and we'll take you
to the still stash house.
409
00:16:32,025 --> 00:16:33,791
You pick the parts
that you want.
410
00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:35,159
You go first.
411
00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:37,962
G.P., you'll go second.
Tony, you'll pick third.
412
00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:39,297
This loss,
this is gonna be something
413
00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:41,366
that's gonna make me
concentrate a little more.
414
00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:43,901
I ain't gonna make these
little, silly rookie mistakes.
415
00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:47,238
Follow me.
We'll go get them.
416
00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,908
Narrator: From small copper pots
used on family farms
417
00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:54,645
to giant submarine pots
popularized during prohibition
418
00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:56,581
to supply the masses,
419
00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:59,617
moonshiners have traditionally
matched their stills
420
00:16:59,619 --> 00:17:01,119
to the mash.
421
00:17:01,121 --> 00:17:04,722
Like the shiners before them,
the distillers must pick parts
422
00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:08,192
to assemble a still best-suited
for a second flavor run
423
00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:10,461
of the house mash
that will determine
424
00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:13,598
who will run their own
mountain brandy from scratch.
425
00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:14,665
Mark:
Alright, guys.
426
00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:16,701
Zigzag, you got
five minutes, buddy.
427
00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:19,203
Go to it.
428
00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:21,205
G.P.: Leave some
for the rest of us.
429
00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:31,115
♪
430
00:17:31,117 --> 00:17:33,851
alright, zigzag.
You're down to 30 seconds, man.
431
00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:38,656
I hope they got a big one.
[ laughs ]
432
00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:41,793
alright, zigzag.
You're done, buddy.
433
00:17:41,795 --> 00:17:44,495
Alright, g.P.
434
00:17:44,497 --> 00:17:47,131
As I got into that stash house
and I thought I had
435
00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:48,966
a lot more time than I did...
436
00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:52,336
G.P., you better get with it.
You're down to one minute.
437
00:17:52,338 --> 00:17:54,338
One minute. Oh, boy.
438
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:56,007
Second they said
"one minute,"
439
00:17:56,009 --> 00:17:57,575
you know, the heart rate started
going up a little bit
440
00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:58,776
and I just started
grabbing things
441
00:17:58,778 --> 00:18:00,411
that I knew I could work with.
442
00:18:02,449 --> 00:18:05,249
Mark: Time! You're done!
Come on out of there, g.P.
443
00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:06,584
[ exhales sharply ]
444
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:08,419
tony.
445
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,621
Tony: There wasn't
a whole lot of choosing.
446
00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:13,491
When I went in,
it was like survival mode.
447
00:18:13,493 --> 00:18:16,360
Like, I need something
that will work.
448
00:18:16,362 --> 00:18:18,663
30 seconds, my man.
449
00:18:18,665 --> 00:18:20,431
Tony:
Oh, it's going quick.
450
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:22,934
Alright, tony, you're done.
Come out of there.
451
00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:24,602
You've got what you need.
452
00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:28,239
Let's head on back
and put them together.
453
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:31,242
Narrator: The contestants will
now have to configure a still
454
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:33,811
that can best impart
their signature flavors
455
00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:35,413
into their mountain brandy.
456
00:18:35,415 --> 00:18:37,081
Welcome back,
gentlemen.
457
00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:40,418
You've got one hour
to get these stills together.
458
00:18:40,420 --> 00:18:42,887
If you ain't got what you need,
you'd better squat [bleep]
459
00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:44,722
because your time's past.
460
00:18:44,724 --> 00:18:47,859
And that one hour
starts now.
461
00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:53,064
G.P., man, he's stacking up
something.
462
00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:56,567
He's making him a column still,
ain't he?
463
00:18:56,569 --> 00:18:58,936
Tony's got
an in-line one, too.
464
00:18:58,938 --> 00:19:01,739
It looks like he's got
three condensers and a shotgun.
465
00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:02,974
He's got a doubler.
466
00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:04,909
He got a shotgun
and a worm.
467
00:19:04,911 --> 00:19:06,177
Yeah, I know it.
468
00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:07,778
He got a totally wrong cap
for what he's making.
469
00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:09,113
Tim: Well, he's got
this cap, too.
470
00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,482
He can't hook that one up
to his thumper.
471
00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:14,485
Ziggy -- he didn't
change nothing.
472
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:17,855
He was happy
with his damn still.
473
00:19:17,857 --> 00:19:19,090
G.P.:
What you got going on?
474
00:19:19,092 --> 00:19:21,526
I don't have nothing to connect
this to this.
475
00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:23,528
Digger: What's going on,
gentlemen?
476
00:19:23,530 --> 00:19:25,730
I want that.
477
00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:27,198
I can't connect it.
478
00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,533
Yeah, you could
get this connect,
479
00:19:28,535 --> 00:19:31,569
but you won't be able
to get a jug under that.
480
00:19:31,571 --> 00:19:33,204
Looks like you're in
quite a pickle.
481
00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:36,140
Yeah, it's like having a
500-horsepower motor in your car
482
00:19:36,142 --> 00:19:37,675
and no damn drive shaft.
483
00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:40,678
It ain't worth a nickel
if you can't make it run.
484
00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,748
Mark: G.P. Ain't got
no condenser, does he?
485
00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:45,750
Tim: Tony over there
has got three of them.
486
00:19:45,752 --> 00:19:48,519
How you gonna condense liquor
without a condenser?
487
00:19:48,521 --> 00:19:49,921
That's a fine question.
488
00:19:49,923 --> 00:19:51,789
I wish I would've thought
about that in my five minutes.
489
00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:52,790
[ chuckles ]
490
00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:54,292
mm.
491
00:19:54,294 --> 00:19:56,294
Narrator: Coming up...
I'm gonna get up.
492
00:19:56,296 --> 00:19:59,063
-...Pressure builds...
-There you go.
493
00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:01,532
...And knives are out
for elimination.
494
00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,001
G.P.: At this point,
it's up to the lord.
495
00:20:06,973 --> 00:20:08,973
This ain't the time
to experiment.
496
00:20:08,975 --> 00:20:10,508
Nope, not the time
to experiment.
497
00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:12,143
Narrator:
Two backwoods shiners
498
00:20:12,145 --> 00:20:15,246
and one combat veteran
turned legal liquor maker
499
00:20:15,248 --> 00:20:17,148
are going still-to-still
500
00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:19,884
to see who makes
the best mountain brandy.
501
00:20:19,886 --> 00:20:21,352
I want that.
502
00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:22,553
Can't connect it.
503
00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:24,522
Mark: G.P. Ain't got
no condenser, does he?
504
00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:27,191
How you gonna condense liquor
without a condenser?
505
00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:28,359
That's a fine question.
506
00:20:28,361 --> 00:20:31,729
But two contestants
are missing vital parts.
507
00:20:31,731 --> 00:20:34,198
You're not gonna be able
to thump, no matter what,
508
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,033
so just go straight
in your condenser.
509
00:20:36,035 --> 00:20:37,301
I can.
I can go to the condenser.
510
00:20:37,303 --> 00:20:39,904
And then, hey,
at least right now --
511
00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:42,006
I can run.
...You're running liquor.
512
00:20:42,008 --> 00:20:45,109
Well, I had overlooked
how to connect it,
513
00:20:45,111 --> 00:20:48,779
and he brought that to
my attention, and he's spot on.
514
00:20:48,781 --> 00:20:51,949
Narrator: A single-pot setup
that runs alcohol vapor
515
00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:53,351
straight to the condenser
516
00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:55,720
without the intermediary
thump keg
517
00:20:55,722 --> 00:20:58,856
means any flavoring
must happen in the main pot
518
00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:01,759
or after distillation.
519
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,761
You can't get
to your condenser.
520
00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:06,130
He can't get to condenser,
'cause he ain't got one.
521
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:07,665
-I got a condenser, buddy.
-I'm helping you out...
522
00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:09,367
-I got a condenser.
-How about helping me out?
523
00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:11,902
I'm gonna help you.
Brother.
524
00:21:11,904 --> 00:21:15,072
You're my man.
I just need this.
525
00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,475
You're the man, tony.
I love you, man.
526
00:21:17,477 --> 00:21:18,809
They give each other
a little love.
527
00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:20,578
That's what it's all about.
528
00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:23,147
At this point,
it's up to the lord, so...
529
00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:24,815
I thought he turned water
into wine.
530
00:21:24,817 --> 00:21:26,317
I didn't know
he turned it into liquor.
531
00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:28,653
-That was popcorn's job.
-No, you're absolutely right.
532
00:21:28,655 --> 00:21:30,021
I used to make it
into some wine,
533
00:21:30,023 --> 00:21:32,290
but now I'm making it
into some shine.
534
00:21:32,292 --> 00:21:34,592
Well, I'm glad we've got
three different people,
535
00:21:34,594 --> 00:21:37,228
three different places,
and three different setups.
536
00:21:37,230 --> 00:21:39,897
Three completely
different setups.
537
00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:42,466
I'm just gonna go with
a standard pot still here
538
00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:44,969
with kind of a lyne arm
condenser.
539
00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:47,938
Zigzag:
It's got a big thump where
I can get more flavor in it.
540
00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:49,307
Don't try
to second-guess stuff.
541
00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:51,942
Just go with what you know.
Keep it simple.
542
00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:54,045
Tony: I think I've done
all I can do here
543
00:21:54,047 --> 00:21:56,380
with what I got.
544
00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:58,416
I think I'll name
her wildebeest. [ laughs ]
545
00:22:00,887 --> 00:22:03,954
yinz all done a good job
of assembling your stills.
546
00:22:03,956 --> 00:22:05,790
This is your flavor run.
547
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:08,859
When this run
is said and done,
548
00:22:08,861 --> 00:22:11,028
we're gonna say goodbye
to one of you.
549
00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,363
Time to go the pantry.
550
00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:14,098
You're gonna have
five minutes each.
551
00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:17,768
Good luck to all of you.
552
00:22:17,770 --> 00:22:19,937
Narrator: When ingredients
become so scarce
553
00:22:19,939 --> 00:22:22,373
there isn't enough to fill
a mash barrel,
554
00:22:22,375 --> 00:22:24,875
backwoods shiners
can stretch their yields
555
00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:26,977
by infusing additional flavors
556
00:22:26,979 --> 00:22:30,715
to their mountain brandy
during or after distillation.
557
00:22:30,717 --> 00:22:32,616
Following in this tradition,
558
00:22:32,618 --> 00:22:34,752
the contestants will have
to make the most
559
00:22:34,754 --> 00:22:36,921
out of the limited
pantry options
560
00:22:36,923 --> 00:22:39,256
to complete their own
unique mountain brandy
561
00:22:39,258 --> 00:22:42,226
by flavoring
the mystery house mash.
562
00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:48,032
I'm making sour apple, peach,
cinnamon, and sour honey.
563
00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:55,573
So, first thing I see
is the apple cherry cider,
564
00:22:55,575 --> 00:22:58,142
and I thought I can do
something with that.
565
00:22:58,144 --> 00:23:01,278
I got to sweeten it a little,
so I saw the jar of raw honey,
566
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,147
and then I saw the almond.
567
00:23:05,118 --> 00:23:06,550
G.P.: If I want to really
impress these judges,
568
00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:09,687
I got to think on my feet
and just go with my gut.
569
00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:12,957
Spices, spices, spices,
spices, spices.
570
00:23:12,959 --> 00:23:14,959
I'm seeing juniper.
I'm seeing coriander.
571
00:23:14,961 --> 00:23:17,228
I'm seeing all the other spices
that I'm used to working with.
572
00:23:17,230 --> 00:23:18,662
Hell yeah.
573
00:23:18,664 --> 00:23:20,431
But I also know that
I'm not in california anymore.
574
00:23:20,433 --> 00:23:22,166
I'm in eastern tennessee,
so I'm gonna make sure
575
00:23:22,168 --> 00:23:23,667
that I'm gonna give
a little flavor profile
576
00:23:23,669 --> 00:23:26,971
that's more kind of
congruent to them.
577
00:23:26,973 --> 00:23:28,472
Yeah, I could work
with that, too.
578
00:23:28,474 --> 00:23:29,840
So I wanted to make sure
that I had something
579
00:23:29,842 --> 00:23:31,275
that was really complex,
580
00:23:31,277 --> 00:23:34,645
but also something that would
showcase my skill set, too.
581
00:23:34,647 --> 00:23:36,514
I'm ready as I will ever be.
582
00:23:39,185 --> 00:23:42,753
Welcome back, men.
Y'all got all your goodies?
583
00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:44,221
Time to do
that flavor run.
584
00:23:44,223 --> 00:23:45,523
You're gonna have
your four hours,
585
00:23:45,525 --> 00:23:47,525
like you did
on your first run.
586
00:23:47,527 --> 00:23:51,128
Unfortunately, one of you
gonna go home.
587
00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:53,030
You got four hours.
588
00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:55,566
And your time starts...
589
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:57,368
Now.
590
00:23:57,370 --> 00:23:58,836
Narrator:
For this flavor run,
591
00:23:58,838 --> 00:24:01,572
the distillers can use
their unfinished jars
592
00:24:01,574 --> 00:24:02,907
from the first run,
593
00:24:02,909 --> 00:24:05,476
as well as the additional
unused house mash
594
00:24:05,478 --> 00:24:07,645
to further hone
the flavor profile
595
00:24:07,647 --> 00:24:10,881
of the final mountain brandy.
596
00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:12,616
Tim: What's tony doing?
He's turning the still over now.
597
00:24:12,618 --> 00:24:15,252
He's double-straining
his mash.
598
00:24:15,254 --> 00:24:17,555
-Ohh.
-He scorched that last time.
599
00:24:17,557 --> 00:24:18,889
I double-filtered my mash.
600
00:24:18,891 --> 00:24:21,892
I'm not screwing up
on that again.
601
00:24:21,894 --> 00:24:24,929
I'm gonna make a good liquor,
and I'm gonna win this thing.
602
00:24:24,931 --> 00:24:26,397
There ain't no damn
jibber-jabber
603
00:24:26,399 --> 00:24:28,032
between them right now
at this point, are they?
604
00:24:28,034 --> 00:24:29,467
No,
it's serious business.
605
00:24:29,469 --> 00:24:33,003
G.P.'s over here
having a snack.
606
00:24:33,005 --> 00:24:35,940
He's got a lot of different,
like, little spices and stuff.
607
00:24:35,942 --> 00:24:37,608
He had a lot
of little jars.
608
00:24:37,610 --> 00:24:39,944
He been handling
a teabag.
609
00:24:39,946 --> 00:24:43,147
I'm gonna steep
the botanicals into the mash.
610
00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:44,548
I'm gonna get the oils out.
611
00:24:44,550 --> 00:24:46,116
I'm gonna distill
the botanicals.
612
00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:47,751
And while that's working,
I'm gonna try to see
613
00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:49,487
if I can come with
some kind of syrup or juice
614
00:24:49,489 --> 00:24:52,456
to kind of blend that out.
615
00:24:52,458 --> 00:24:55,125
He is making a gin.
616
00:24:55,127 --> 00:24:58,128
Narrator: Flavoring shine with
juniper and other botanicals
617
00:24:58,130 --> 00:25:00,931
was first done
for medicinal purposes.
618
00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:03,267
But as with
all mountain brandies,
619
00:25:03,269 --> 00:25:07,071
using local herbs and spices
has evolved into another way
620
00:25:07,073 --> 00:25:10,040
to increase the palatability
of a base spirit.
621
00:25:10,042 --> 00:25:13,043
See, that's california.
You go over here,
622
00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:14,745
tony's not gonna know
anything about that.
623
00:25:14,747 --> 00:25:17,414
Same as zigzag, making some
kind of apple something.
624
00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:19,617
I think he's gonna make
an apple pie or something.
625
00:25:19,619 --> 00:25:21,452
Apple cinnamon
toast crunch.
626
00:25:21,454 --> 00:25:24,788
Zigzag:
That's good stuff there.
Gonna be real cinnamony.
627
00:25:24,790 --> 00:25:26,423
Put too much cinnamon
on there.
628
00:25:26,425 --> 00:25:28,459
I mean, if I was him,
I'd be careful.
629
00:25:28,461 --> 00:25:32,263
If he ain't careful,
he's gonna overpower it.
630
00:25:32,265 --> 00:25:33,764
He knows what he's doing.
631
00:25:33,766 --> 00:25:35,299
He's making something
he knows how to make.
632
00:25:35,301 --> 00:25:38,235
Put every bit of the stuff
he mixed up in the thumper.
633
00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:40,271
I put my still beer here.
634
00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:44,875
I put all my flavor
in the thump.
635
00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:48,846
That way, I don't scorch it
over here in the pot.
636
00:25:48,848 --> 00:25:50,347
Don't you spill
one drop of that.
637
00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:52,082
I won't.
638
00:25:52,084 --> 00:25:54,985
Well, it looks like
we're gonna have apple pie,
639
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:58,122
we're gonna have gin,
and I don't know what.
640
00:25:58,124 --> 00:26:00,524
That's gonna be
west virginia surprise.
641
00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:06,130
This is honey, toasted almond,
cherry, apple.
642
00:26:06,132 --> 00:26:08,899
If you win, tony, I don't know
if you have a big enough jar
643
00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,601
to put a label on
and say all that.
644
00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:14,338
Well, that wouldn't be
my problem if I win.
645
00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:17,007
I crushed the almonds.
I put them in a gin basket,
646
00:26:17,009 --> 00:26:20,744
try to infuse almond oils
into my shine.
647
00:26:20,746 --> 00:26:23,681
And then after I get a product,
648
00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:28,252
I'm gonna introduce my apple,
cherry, and my honey.
649
00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:30,354
Zigzag's getting ready
to light it up.
650
00:26:30,356 --> 00:26:33,857
I'm gonna get up
so I can be ready to run.
651
00:26:33,859 --> 00:26:36,360
-There you go! Yep.
-[ laughs ]
652
00:26:36,362 --> 00:26:39,063
you're blowing pure gas,
no fire.
653
00:26:39,065 --> 00:26:41,031
Ain't nothing
smells no damn worse
654
00:26:41,033 --> 00:26:43,901
than on-fire hillbilly.
-Yeah.
655
00:26:47,306 --> 00:26:48,639
Narrator: Coming up...
656
00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:50,874
One shiner falls from grace.
657
00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:52,810
A lot of good liquor
here on the table.
658
00:26:52,812 --> 00:26:55,245
And a little bit
of [bleep] liquor.
659
00:26:55,247 --> 00:26:57,581
And the remaining two
put all their dreams
660
00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,483
of becoming
master distiller
661
00:26:59,485 --> 00:27:01,352
in one pot.
662
00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:06,390
I'm glad they finally started
cooking something.
663
00:27:06,392 --> 00:27:08,158
Narrator:
It's spicy versus sweet
664
00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,761
in the race to turn
a mystery house mash
665
00:27:10,763 --> 00:27:13,097
into a signature
mountain brandy
666
00:27:13,099 --> 00:27:17,134
and win the title
of master distiller.
667
00:27:17,136 --> 00:27:20,571
Ohh, man! That's fiery.
668
00:27:20,573 --> 00:27:23,407
Digger:
20 minutes, men.
669
00:27:23,409 --> 00:27:27,211
Winning the title of master
distiller, that'd blow me away.
670
00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:29,179
That fruit's really starting
to come through now.
671
00:27:29,181 --> 00:27:32,182
It's right where I want it.
672
00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:34,118
That's gonna be the jar.
673
00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:35,486
Now we're getting there, bud.
674
00:27:35,488 --> 00:27:37,755
I'm concerned
seeing tony and zigzag.
675
00:27:37,757 --> 00:27:39,623
You can't discount years
of experience,
676
00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:41,659
whereas I come from
a new train of thought
677
00:27:41,661 --> 00:27:45,162
where spices and botanicals
really kind of run the game.
678
00:27:45,164 --> 00:27:48,899
Tony: I'm thinking number four
is gonna be the one.
679
00:27:48,901 --> 00:27:51,802
Just good enough
is not good enough for this.
680
00:27:51,804 --> 00:27:53,437
-Here comes zigzaggy.
-Here comes zigzag.
681
00:27:53,439 --> 00:27:55,506
Here you go, man.
Hope you enjoy it.
682
00:27:55,508 --> 00:27:58,308
Tim: That's a pretty-looking
jar, now.
683
00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:00,077
And g.P.'s coming up
to the table.
684
00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:02,112
-Fellas.
-Ah!
685
00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:07,785
Good luck.
686
00:28:07,787 --> 00:28:09,553
That's mr. Zigzag,
right there.
687
00:28:11,557 --> 00:28:13,157
Go for it.
688
00:28:15,594 --> 00:28:17,628
Smells like apple pie.
[ sniffs ]
689
00:28:20,766 --> 00:28:23,067
and it tastes like apple pie.
Really?
690
00:28:23,069 --> 00:28:25,436
It's nothing that you can buy
at the grocery store.
691
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,908
I don't know, that back end's
a little funky.
692
00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:33,477
That cinnamon's
what did it.
693
00:28:33,479 --> 00:28:37,481
That's hotter that a [bleep]
wolf in a forest fire.
694
00:28:37,483 --> 00:28:39,817
-Whose is that?
-This is g.P.
695
00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:42,419
-I ain't no gin guy.
-I can smell that over here.
696
00:28:44,356 --> 00:28:47,424
It ain't horrible.
697
00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:49,526
I ain't ever seen gin
look like that, though.
698
00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:53,864
He used way too much
citrus peel.
699
00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:57,034
You may fall in love
with that.
700
00:28:57,036 --> 00:28:59,203
I get more pepper
than anything.
701
00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:00,804
Think about it --
we got to drink it,
702
00:29:00,806 --> 00:29:02,706
and we got to sell it.
703
00:29:02,708 --> 00:29:04,875
Let's go to old tony.
704
00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:07,444
Now, that's dandy right there
on the nose.
705
00:29:09,782 --> 00:29:13,550
I would put it in the lines
of one of them kiddie juice bags
706
00:29:13,552 --> 00:29:15,686
that you poke a straw in.
707
00:29:15,688 --> 00:29:17,521
I mean,
you can drink that.
708
00:29:17,523 --> 00:29:20,224
You know what sells.
709
00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:22,426
Yeah, and I know
what won't, too.
710
00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:27,765
Honestly, a lot of good
liquor here on the table.
711
00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:30,734
And a little bit
of [bleep] liquor.
712
00:29:30,736 --> 00:29:33,737
This has been the toughest
bunch, I think --
713
00:29:33,739 --> 00:29:36,140
and I didn't park my vehicle
nowhere close by,
714
00:29:36,142 --> 00:29:38,675
so don't y'all think
you're gonna go put a nail
715
00:29:38,677 --> 00:29:42,212
or a knife in my tire.
[ laughter ]
716
00:29:42,214 --> 00:29:44,414
tony, you got
a good liquor here,
717
00:29:44,416 --> 00:29:45,916
a little light.
718
00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:48,252
You put ice in this,
you got a good kool-aid.
719
00:29:48,254 --> 00:29:51,221
Now, g.P., you've got
a little start of a gin,
720
00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,457
a little
flavor-infused gin.
721
00:29:53,459 --> 00:29:56,226
I love gin.
It's just a little bit
722
00:29:56,228 --> 00:30:00,731
on the peppery side for me
on the back end.
723
00:30:00,733 --> 00:30:04,902
Zigzag, when you were
walking over here with this,
724
00:30:04,904 --> 00:30:07,638
we saw the perfect jar
of liquor.
725
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:08,972
Thank you.
726
00:30:08,974 --> 00:30:11,775
You know, right off the bat,
you get a good fore-flavor.
727
00:30:11,777 --> 00:30:14,478
And then on the back,
it's a little...
728
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,413
Well, it's a lot harsh.
729
00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:17,548
Yeah.
730
00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:18,882
I think the cinnamon
is what killed you.
731
00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:20,284
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
732
00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:23,787
I think that you've been used
to the, as I call it,
733
00:30:23,789 --> 00:30:26,190
the dollar-store cinnamon...
-Right.
734
00:30:26,192 --> 00:30:28,358
...That's just bark
that's been sprayed
735
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,227
with cinnamon oil.
736
00:30:30,229 --> 00:30:31,962
And, old buddy...
737
00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,733
It bought you
a ticket home.
738
00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:38,202
-Okay.
-I'm sorry, old buddy.
739
00:30:38,204 --> 00:30:39,703
That's alright.
740
00:30:39,705 --> 00:30:42,172
When I was making it,
I took a sip,
741
00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:44,842
and I could feel the cinnamon
on the back of it,
742
00:30:44,844 --> 00:30:46,977
and it burnt the back
of my throat.
743
00:30:46,979 --> 00:30:49,880
And I didn't understand why,
'cause I only used two sticks,
744
00:30:49,882 --> 00:30:52,916
but it was different cinnamon
I'm not used to.
745
00:30:52,918 --> 00:30:54,751
All the best.
746
00:30:54,753 --> 00:30:56,587
It's been
a humbling experience.
747
00:30:56,589 --> 00:30:58,155
You taught us
an important lesson
748
00:30:58,157 --> 00:30:59,723
we're gonna carry through
in our work.
749
00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:00,791
Thank you.
750
00:31:00,793 --> 00:31:03,193
You may get to see
this spoon again.
751
00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:05,095
Other than my kids being born,
752
00:31:05,097 --> 00:31:07,130
one of the best days of my life,
753
00:31:07,132 --> 00:31:10,968
and I want to thank y'all.
754
00:31:10,970 --> 00:31:13,470
Narrator: For the final round,
the distillers will
755
00:31:13,472 --> 00:31:17,241
mash in their own original
mountain brandy recipes.
756
00:31:17,243 --> 00:31:20,177
Using water and heat
to break down the ingredients
757
00:31:20,179 --> 00:31:21,678
they brought from home,
758
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:25,282
this process will set the stage
for fermentation.
759
00:31:27,319 --> 00:31:30,153
Tony: This is mountain brandy.
I got sugar.
760
00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:33,991
I use ground corn,
the malted barley,
761
00:31:33,993 --> 00:31:37,628
and one of my ingredients
that not a lot of people use,
762
00:31:37,630 --> 00:31:39,963
is I like to use rice --
white rice.
763
00:31:39,965 --> 00:31:41,832
I think it gives it
a little sweet taste.
764
00:31:41,834 --> 00:31:44,668
It kind of knocks the edge
off the corn.
765
00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:46,169
Planning on doing a blackberry
766
00:31:46,171 --> 00:31:48,171
'cause a lot of people
seem to like it.
767
00:31:48,173 --> 00:31:50,140
This is kind of
a west virginia thing.
768
00:31:50,142 --> 00:31:52,109
I feel like mine's the best.
769
00:31:52,111 --> 00:31:53,777
'course,
probably everybody does,
770
00:31:53,779 --> 00:31:55,779
but I'm the only one right.
771
00:31:55,781 --> 00:31:57,147
[ laughs ]
772
00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:01,952
g.P.: My ingredients for
my final mash will be caraway,
773
00:32:01,954 --> 00:32:06,390
allspice, cubeb berry, nutmeg
with 100% malted barley.
774
00:32:06,392 --> 00:32:08,292
The barley comes from
the other side of the mountains
775
00:32:08,294 --> 00:32:09,793
in the sacramento valley.
776
00:32:09,795 --> 00:32:11,862
I have a great relationship
with the maltster,
777
00:32:11,864 --> 00:32:14,097
and they have a great
relationship with the farmer,
778
00:32:14,099 --> 00:32:16,767
so it really showcases
what california's all about.
779
00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:18,869
Oh, she's sugary.
That's good.
780
00:32:18,871 --> 00:32:23,974
This west virginia yeast maybe
is a little tougher than most.
781
00:32:23,976 --> 00:32:27,744
Alrighty.
-That's a wrap.
782
00:32:27,746 --> 00:32:29,546
Narrator:
Once the yeast is added,
783
00:32:29,548 --> 00:32:32,649
the mash is allowed
to ferment for five days.
784
00:32:32,651 --> 00:32:34,284
If conditions are right,
785
00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:37,854
the yeast will consume the sugar
and starches in the mix,
786
00:32:37,856 --> 00:32:40,791
releasing alcohol
as a byproduct.
787
00:32:40,793 --> 00:32:45,162
Once the mash's alcohol content
reaches 10% to 20%,
788
00:32:45,164 --> 00:32:50,834
the yeast dies off and is ready
to distill into mountain brandy.
789
00:32:50,836 --> 00:32:53,737
Welcome back, boys.
This is your day.
790
00:32:53,739 --> 00:32:56,540
It might not be the most
important day of your life,
791
00:32:56,542 --> 00:32:58,608
but by damn, it's gonna be
the most important
792
00:32:58,610 --> 00:33:00,310
four hours
of your life right now.
793
00:33:00,312 --> 00:33:02,245
Y'all are gonna make us
some mountain brandy.
794
00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:03,580
This is where
we're gonna find out
795
00:33:03,582 --> 00:33:05,682
which one of you is
master distiller.
796
00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:09,019
You get the bragging rights,
and you get your signature run
797
00:33:09,021 --> 00:33:11,688
in a major distillery.
798
00:33:11,690 --> 00:33:15,192
And your time starts now.
799
00:33:15,194 --> 00:33:17,160
Good luck, buddy.
[ sighs ]
800
00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:22,499
I want his cap, and I want
to hook it to my thumper.
801
00:33:25,971 --> 00:33:28,638
Ooh, that smells good.
Huh!
802
00:33:30,309 --> 00:33:33,810
He's making a bucket
to strain his mash in.
803
00:33:33,812 --> 00:33:36,146
That's new.
What's big man doing?
804
00:33:36,148 --> 00:33:38,181
Old g.P.'s making
another gin bag.
805
00:33:38,183 --> 00:33:40,183
But with different --
with different spices.
806
00:33:40,185 --> 00:33:41,518
Different spices.
807
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,355
G.P.: My plan for the final run
here is take my mash
808
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:47,290
and steep them
with the botanicals
809
00:33:47,292 --> 00:33:49,593
that I brought from home.
810
00:33:49,595 --> 00:33:52,229
What in the world
is g.P. Doing?
811
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:54,131
G.P., what is that
in that jar?
812
00:33:54,133 --> 00:33:56,033
G.P.: That, gentlemen,
is a cubeb berry.
813
00:33:56,035 --> 00:33:57,801
-A -- a what?
-A cubeb berry.
814
00:33:57,803 --> 00:34:01,605
They're these somewhat peppery
and kind of fruity spices
815
00:34:01,607 --> 00:34:04,307
that you find --
I believe it's in indonesia.
816
00:34:07,913 --> 00:34:10,180
You know, I'll tell you what.
You got two people here
817
00:34:10,182 --> 00:34:13,417
that is from both ends
of the universe.
818
00:34:13,419 --> 00:34:15,285
You might as well say
I'm backwoods,
819
00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:18,121
and man, he's got more recipes
in his head
820
00:34:18,123 --> 00:34:21,425
than I've ever heard of.
[ laughs ]
821
00:34:21,427 --> 00:34:23,560
hey, but you know what?
You've been distilling longer
822
00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:26,196
than I've been alive,
so that counts for something.
823
00:34:26,198 --> 00:34:27,798
My still setup
for the final run
824
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,534
is something that
I'm really comfortable with.
825
00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:33,003
Charging that water's gonna
bring my proof up.
826
00:34:33,005 --> 00:34:35,272
I'm hoping to get
a little cleaner liquor.
827
00:34:35,274 --> 00:34:37,274
That's my goal.
828
00:34:37,276 --> 00:34:39,476
Steady.
-Damn, g.P.
829
00:34:39,478 --> 00:34:41,812
That's an awful big bucket
there, buddy.
830
00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:43,146
Oh! Oh!
831
00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:46,616
Well, I don't have a lot
of mash to work with today,
832
00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:50,253
so I'm gonna get every
single ounce out of this.
833
00:34:53,959 --> 00:34:55,959
Uhp! [ muttering ]
834
00:34:55,961 --> 00:34:58,795
tony's got a fire.
835
00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:01,197
Tim: Tony, what are you doing?
What are you, eating something?
836
00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:02,532
I'm eating a blackberry.
837
00:35:02,534 --> 00:35:03,767
You're eating
blackberries?
838
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,302
I'm gonna make
a blackberry.
839
00:35:05,304 --> 00:35:06,603
Where's the blackberries
come in?
840
00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:08,138
Blackberries
come in at the end.
841
00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:09,639
But not distilled
blackberry?
842
00:35:09,641 --> 00:35:11,641
Not distilled blackberry.
843
00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:13,210
We got nutty flavor
over here,
844
00:35:13,212 --> 00:35:14,744
and we're gonna have
blackberry flavor over here.
845
00:35:14,746 --> 00:35:16,079
Gonna have
a blackberry.
846
00:35:16,081 --> 00:35:17,380
What poor old tony
don't know --
847
00:35:17,382 --> 00:35:18,715
I hate blackberries.
848
00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,150
You hate blackberries?
Uh-oh!
849
00:35:20,152 --> 00:35:21,985
[ both chuckle ]
850
00:35:21,987 --> 00:35:25,622
gentlemen, you're at
the one-hour-left mark.
851
00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,825
It's gonna be the longest hour
of my [bleep] life.
852
00:35:32,397 --> 00:35:34,364
You always get a raccoon
in the mash.
853
00:35:34,366 --> 00:35:36,566
That's the number-one animal
that gets in that, is raccoons.
854
00:35:36,568 --> 00:35:38,268
But raccoons are
really smart, though.
855
00:35:38,270 --> 00:35:39,970
I'm telling you,
they're problem solvers.
856
00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,038
They get down in it, fall in it,
and they can't get out.
857
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,473
Hell,
they don't want to!
858
00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:45,008
Hell, they're in there
paddling around, drinking.
859
00:35:45,010 --> 00:35:47,110
He's in between loving you
and biting you.
860
00:35:47,112 --> 00:35:48,411
Biting the hell
out of you.
861
00:35:48,413 --> 00:35:51,214
Yeah, he's mad,
but he's happy.
862
00:35:51,216 --> 00:35:55,051
He's like, he's happy and he's
like, "my instinct tells me
863
00:35:55,053 --> 00:35:58,722
I'm supposed to be aggressive.
I'm supposed to growl, bite,
864
00:35:58,724 --> 00:36:00,824
scratch, eat."
but then he's like --
865
00:36:00,826 --> 00:36:02,359
can't bring himself to do that,
can he?
866
00:36:02,361 --> 00:36:05,162
Yeah, then he can't
stand up straight.
867
00:36:07,466 --> 00:36:09,032
Tim: That's your first jar?
First drip?
868
00:36:09,034 --> 00:36:11,568
Yeah, first drips,
going low and slow.
869
00:36:11,570 --> 00:36:13,570
Narrator: An up-and-coming
legal distiller
870
00:36:13,572 --> 00:36:15,772
and an experienced
backwoods shiner
871
00:36:15,774 --> 00:36:17,340
are going jar-to-jar
872
00:36:17,342 --> 00:36:20,477
to prove who makes
the best mountain brandy.
873
00:36:20,479 --> 00:36:21,811
G.P.: The only reason
I'd get sent home
874
00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:24,114
is 'cause it's just not
traditional.
875
00:36:24,116 --> 00:36:28,018
But as far as smell,
876
00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:30,253
I'm close to getting
into the hearts.
877
00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:32,222
Tony: I'm wanting to get
into my hearts.
878
00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:34,624
I'm wanting to get that one
that just kind of --
879
00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:36,059
it's the money jar.
880
00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:37,394
Yeah, y'all down
to 10 minutes.
881
00:36:37,396 --> 00:36:39,262
Digger: I'll tell you where
10 minutes is a long time --
882
00:36:39,264 --> 00:36:41,932
when you sitting in
the back seat of a patrol car.
883
00:36:41,934 --> 00:36:44,434
[bleep] is going now.
884
00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:47,370
This is a delicate
business, man.
885
00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:49,606
If you really want to be
a master distiller,
886
00:36:49,608 --> 00:36:52,542
you know, you got to think about
every single detail here.
887
00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:54,010
So I'm gonna give you
the best hearts
888
00:36:54,012 --> 00:36:56,546
I can give you with this,
and [bleep].
889
00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:58,582
All up to the gods now.
890
00:37:01,420 --> 00:37:03,587
I'm wishing g.P.
The best of luck.
891
00:37:03,589 --> 00:37:05,322
I want him to put out
the best jar of liquor
892
00:37:05,324 --> 00:37:06,656
he's ever put.
893
00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:09,926
And I want mine to be
that much better.
894
00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:12,896
Lids on the jars,
jars on the tables.
895
00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:15,899
Five minutes.
896
00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:17,334
You're running close
but you're good.
897
00:37:17,336 --> 00:37:18,735
-You're close.
-I believe that's the one.
898
00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:19,970
-Thank you, tony.
-That's the one.
899
00:37:19,972 --> 00:37:23,473
G.P.:
Oh, yeah! Let's go.
900
00:37:23,475 --> 00:37:25,141
You're down
to about 10 seconds.
901
00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:27,911
You better hurry
there, g.P.
902
00:37:27,913 --> 00:37:30,947
Four, three, two...
903
00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:33,316
That's what you call being down
to the damn second.
904
00:37:33,318 --> 00:37:35,218
Here comes the fun part.
905
00:37:35,220 --> 00:37:36,720
G.P.'s got the best bead
906
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:39,256
I've seen on a jar of liquor
to date.
907
00:37:39,258 --> 00:37:42,292
You judge it on clarity
and the beads,
908
00:37:42,294 --> 00:37:44,561
I'd give him a damn blue ribbon
right now.
909
00:37:44,563 --> 00:37:48,999
That smell, it's just...
It's a rye or pumpernickel.
910
00:37:52,337 --> 00:37:53,903
It's got too much spice
in it,
911
00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:56,172
just like zigzag's did.
912
00:37:56,174 --> 00:37:59,276
It's a really strong cinnamon
that lays right in there
913
00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:02,212
with you, and that's from them
cubeb berries, I guarantee.
914
00:38:02,214 --> 00:38:03,780
Tell you what --
it's a little...
915
00:38:03,782 --> 00:38:06,149
[ laughs ]
it's a little much.
916
00:38:06,151 --> 00:38:07,951
It's different.
He's putting stuff in there
917
00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:10,553
I ain't never heard of
before.
918
00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:11,955
Check tony's out.
919
00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:14,457
Now, this right here looks
pretty, too, just looking at it.
920
00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:15,825
This ain't over 80.
921
00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:17,160
No.
922
00:38:17,162 --> 00:38:19,095
Now, it smells
like raspberry.
923
00:38:19,097 --> 00:38:20,463
Mm-hmm.
924
00:38:20,465 --> 00:38:23,166
He put blackberries in,
but it smells like raspberry.
925
00:38:26,738 --> 00:38:29,572
I don't know how it did it,
but it's raspberry.
926
00:38:29,574 --> 00:38:31,408
It's a smooth taste.
927
00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:34,611
It covers your tongue
perfect.
928
00:38:34,613 --> 00:38:37,280
It's raspberry.
Oh, yeah, I like that.
929
00:38:37,282 --> 00:38:39,015
This is backwoods
of west virginia
930
00:38:39,017 --> 00:38:41,718
and, you know,
phd of california.
931
00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:44,621
[ dramatic music plays ]
932
00:38:44,623 --> 00:38:48,425
boys, pretty good showing
out of both of you.
933
00:38:48,427 --> 00:38:50,160
Tony: I do have butterflies
in my stomach
934
00:38:50,162 --> 00:38:53,530
'cause, mark, tim, and digger --
I look up to them.
935
00:38:53,532 --> 00:38:56,700
And I would just be honored
to be mentioned
936
00:38:56,702 --> 00:38:59,202
in the same sentence
as those guys.
937
00:38:59,204 --> 00:39:00,537
At the end of the day,
938
00:39:00,539 --> 00:39:03,106
only one of you can be
the next master distiller.
939
00:39:03,108 --> 00:39:05,809
A master distiller, to me, is
a title that really gets earned.
940
00:39:05,811 --> 00:39:06,843
I mean, coming
from the marine corps,
941
00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:08,345
we earn that title
of marine.
942
00:39:08,347 --> 00:39:11,047
Once a marine, always a marine,
and I'm really proud of that.
943
00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:12,782
I'm doing this for them,
and I want to make sure
944
00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:14,451
that in my life,
945
00:39:14,453 --> 00:39:17,253
that I get to become
the master distiller.
946
00:39:17,255 --> 00:39:18,788
Pretty jars
on the table there.
947
00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:21,758
I mean we've got two
fine-looking jars of liquor.
948
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,793
Tony, I don't want
to worry you,
949
00:39:23,795 --> 00:39:26,162
but you got two sitting here
on the panel
950
00:39:26,164 --> 00:39:27,564
don't like blackberries.
951
00:39:27,566 --> 00:39:28,898
Mm!
952
00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:31,401
It's got great flavor.
You know, you look at it,
953
00:39:31,403 --> 00:39:32,869
you're seeing blackberries.
You're gonna think,
954
00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:34,471
well, you gonna get
a drink of blackberry.
955
00:39:34,473 --> 00:39:36,172
Then you take a sip,
and it fools you.
956
00:39:36,174 --> 00:39:37,607
There's raspberry
in there.
957
00:39:37,609 --> 00:39:39,275
-It's cranberry.
-Oh, cranberry.
958
00:39:39,277 --> 00:39:40,610
It's got cranberry
in it with it.
959
00:39:40,612 --> 00:39:42,579
-Ah!
-That's my little...
960
00:39:42,581 --> 00:39:45,281
Trick.
961
00:39:45,283 --> 00:39:47,650
G.P., now, you look
at this jar right here
962
00:39:47,652 --> 00:39:50,587
and you think you've got
the perfect jar of white liquor.
963
00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:52,288
You know, it's got
a great nose on it.
964
00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:53,757
I mean, it's like
opening an oven
965
00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:56,359
with a big loaf of bread
that just come out of it.
966
00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:58,194
Something I ain't ever smelt.
Yeah.
967
00:39:58,196 --> 00:39:59,496
That's something
different right there.
968
00:39:59,498 --> 00:40:01,931
-This is a pretty complex drink.
-Thank you.
969
00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:05,135
I think you might've overdone it
on your cubeb berries.
970
00:40:05,137 --> 00:40:07,070
-Okay.
-They're a powerful spice.
971
00:40:07,072 --> 00:40:08,571
-Yes, sir.
-It's really prominent.
972
00:40:08,573 --> 00:40:09,873
Okay.
973
00:40:09,875 --> 00:40:13,042
Boys, at the end of the day,
somebody's got to go home.
974
00:40:13,044 --> 00:40:15,912
[ dramatic music playing ]
975
00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:18,715
tony...
976
00:40:18,717 --> 00:40:20,383
You're the next
master distiller.
977
00:40:20,385 --> 00:40:22,018
Good job.
978
00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:23,553
-Congratulations, buddy.
-Thank you.
979
00:40:23,555 --> 00:40:25,622
Tony: Thank you.
Means a lot.
980
00:40:25,624 --> 00:40:27,424
I'm the new master distiller!
981
00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:29,459
I'm from west -- by god,
stand up and shout,
982
00:40:29,461 --> 00:40:30,927
where the men are men,
the sheep know it,
983
00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:35,899
and a man can drive good woman
hog wild, sooey! -- Virginia.
984
00:40:35,901 --> 00:40:37,700
I'm proud to lose to you
there, big guy.
985
00:40:37,702 --> 00:40:39,736
Being here as a combat veteran
and a wounded warrior,
986
00:40:39,738 --> 00:40:42,939
that, you know, resilience
is everything to us.
987
00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:45,975
You have a got
the damn know-how.
988
00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:50,380
In a few short years,
you, g.P.,
989
00:40:50,382 --> 00:40:53,183
are gonna be a force to be
reckoned with in this world.
990
00:40:53,185 --> 00:40:55,785
You know, I thought I came here
just with one objective,
991
00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:57,720
but I'm leaving
with a new appreciation
992
00:40:57,722 --> 00:40:59,122
for these old-time guys
993
00:40:59,124 --> 00:41:00,923
that are really making it
happen out there.
994
00:41:00,925 --> 00:41:04,194
Tony: So, mom,
I got to confess --
995
00:41:04,196 --> 00:41:06,095
you're the mother of
a moonshiner.
996
00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:07,363
And not only that --
997
00:41:07,365 --> 00:41:11,568
you're the mother
of the next master distiller.
998
00:41:14,372 --> 00:41:15,638
Mark: You ain't never seen
nothing like that.
999
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:16,673
Narrator: Next time...
1000
00:41:16,675 --> 00:41:18,174
Better brought
your "a" game, tim.
1001
00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:19,709
...On "master distiller"...
1002
00:41:19,711 --> 00:41:21,411
I turn around, and mark
and digger's over in the corner
1003
00:41:21,413 --> 00:41:22,612
making milkshake.
1004
00:41:22,614 --> 00:41:25,114
Narrator: It's digger
versus mark versus tim
1005
00:41:25,116 --> 00:41:27,350
in a never-before-seen
showdown
1006
00:41:27,352 --> 00:41:30,987
to prove once and for all
who makes the best liquor.
1007
00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:34,324
You touch that, and you can say,
"I've been shot before."