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I heard digger say this,
"and I know way more about
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making liquor
than tim smith does."
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I can make damn better liquor
than you on a damn teapot.
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Have to run one of these stills
over here to find out.
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There still mash
over there.
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Want to do a little side
bet on that?
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All right, I'll match
whatever you put on the table.
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Well, well.
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Narrator: This time
on "master distiller"...
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Digger:
You touch that and you can say
if you haven't been shot before,
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"I've been shot before."
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narrator: Three of appalachia's
most notorious moonshiners...
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Tim:
You ain't ever seen nothing
like that.
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That's open-jar distilling.
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-Shoot.
-Whoo-wee.
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Narrator:
...Go head to head to determine
once and for all...
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You got five minutes, fellers.
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Narrator:
...Who can make the best liquor?
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It had a smooth taste.
In fact, I'd feed it to a baby.
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Narrator: For decades the best
moonshiners in america
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have built their reputations
on the smoothest liquor
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and finest heritage recipes.
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Now, for the first time ever...
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These master shiners
are staking their names...
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-My secret weapon.
-What are you sick?
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Look like you got a damn jar
of pepto-bismol.
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Narrator:
...And their hard-earned cash...
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I got $1,000
riding on this.
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...To present their best
signature shines
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to "moonshiners" fans...
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-Some of us cheat.
-No, that's you.
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Tim:
What are you talking about?
I'm standing over here.
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Narrator:
...In a competition...
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Digger: You better brought your
a game, tim.
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Narrator:...For
the ultimate bragging rights.
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Tim: I turn around
and mark and digger's
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over in the corner
making milkshakes.
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And there it
is again.
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Bring on the moonshine.
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now I've got a little old bitty
still out here
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we can put up for the trophy.
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All right, y'all want to do
a little side bet on this?
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Hey, a thousand bucks a piece,
if yinz gonna do a side bet.
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The thousand dollars
is between you two.
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I ain't a gambler,
I'm too stingy.
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We got to set up
some ground rules here.
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I think we use the same ones
we used for the contestants.
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House mash, equal stills,
4-hour time limit.
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Just like the contestants.
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We'll build
our own mash, too.
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All right. Looks like
we've got ourselves a challenge.
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We need somebody
to keep us up to date on time.
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I got the perfect person
to run this contest.
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Really?
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Hey, you know, this guy
knows his numbers.
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-[ chuckles ]
-okay.
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Well, all right, fellas,
we's here.
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What we got going on?
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We're gonna go over there
and run these three stills,
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and you're gonna time us.
Now the time is just 4 hours,
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all you got to do is tell us
when to start and when to stop.
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I ain't got no watch.
What am I gonna do,
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sit here and count?
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Damn, tickle, don't wander
off with my watch.
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All right, sounds good.
Y'all go over there.
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Yeah, we're
going over here.
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Okay. All right,
now what I do now?
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Tell us to start.
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You have 4 hours
starting...
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Now.
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Narrator:
Using the same corn mash
and equipment,
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the first run will showcase
the master moonshiners'
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unique technical skills.
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The winner will get
the first pick of ingredients
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to flavor the resulting spirit
for the next challenge.
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And at the end of the
competition, the flavored liquor
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will be judged alongside each
shiner's own signature recipe
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for the final prize.
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Watch this, I'm afraid
it'll fall out of my basket.
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I'm starting to believe
that's a bribe.
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Damn good one, though.
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I'm not boastful, but there's
not many people in this world
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that can carry my shoes
when it comes to making liquor.
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Our region, it's known as the
moonshine capital of the world.
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I work with some of the best
liquor men in the country.
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Back here in this old hole
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is where a lot of
the old liquor men
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came and got their sugar
and their corn, their jars.
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I was hanging around
working a little bit,
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and a little wiry feller
came in,
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you know, and he come over
and first thing he did,
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he squeezed my arm and said,
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"boy you're a strapping
young man, aren't you?"
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probably the first
recollections of meeting
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up with popcorn sutton.
"come see me,"
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he said, "I'll put you to work."
the rest was history.
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-He feels the spirit.
-Yeah I did, yeah.
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He feels the spirit.
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Digger: Making liquor gets
into your blood.
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Anybody that's ever made it
will tell you,
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it's in their blood,
and they're not lying.
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It's the smell that you got
in your nose when it's cooking.
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It's the noise
the stills make.
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It's really indescribable
how it makes you feel.
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What you doing
over there?
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I'm getting my
steeping bag ready.
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Mark: We ain't got
none of this stuff.
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I thought we had to play
by the same rules.
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You should have brought it.
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Looks like you ain't got
a barrel of mash tim.
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There's two barrels of mash --
my mash and mark's mash.
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Whatever. I knew this wasn't
gonna be a fair game, no way.
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That's okay, I got
something over here.
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I'm calling
bull [bleep].
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We're supposed to use
the same stuff
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that the other
contestants use.
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Equipment wise
with the stills.
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Yinz just go ahead
and have at it.
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Cheat like hell, I'm going
to beat the piss out of you.
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Mark: I don't give a damn
what they're doing.
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I like tim smith, I love digger.
It's a competition now.
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Mark: Now, I've knowed digger
for 40 years.
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This is where it all started,
mine and your friendship.
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I don't even remember
what we talked about that night.
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I remember we talked
maybe about camping
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a little bit
and some guns.
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This is where it took off.
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Right over yonder,
there by the stools.
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Mark: Digger's my partner.
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He's somebody that I trust
and he trusts me.
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We have each others back.
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Damn, popcorn, what
have you got us into?
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You ever miss popcorn?
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Oh, every day.
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He was a dear friend of mine.
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Man: Popcorn would be proud
of mark and digger,
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the way they've --
keeping the tradition going.
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I always said from the get go,
"I'm the still man."
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this the first time that
we've built one of these
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from scratch, digger.
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I think you're doin'
a beautiful job.
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Oh, he's a picasso.
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Mark: Being able to build
a still from scratch,
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it's just another way
of my honoring my heritage.
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This is a work of art.
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I'm the still man.
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But we're gonna have liquid
out of here any time, tickle.
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I know how to make liquor,
I can make liquor.
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You've got to boil the piss
out of that corn
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to break down
the starches in it.
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Smells delicious.
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This contest is
a 4-hour contest.
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When he brought out that pump,
he probably cut 30 minutes off
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because I'm slowly, gallon at
a time, putting it in there.
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You take a gallon a minute,
that's 30 minutes.
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I done lost 30 minutes already
just filling up the still.
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I'm out of town here.
This is their home turf,
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but I'm number 1 moonshiner
from where I'm from.
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There's money to be made at that
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as long as you don't
get caught at it.
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My name is tim smith.
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Through my dad
and through the family
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I kind of grew up
around moonshining all my life.
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My father didn't want me
to do moonshining.
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He always talked
about going legal.
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He always told me
that we had the best recipe
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and made the best moonshine
in the country.
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My dad passed away, and
I started thinking seriously,
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"I'm gonna do it
for my dad."
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that way I can keep
on the heritage
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and make money without
worrying about getting arrested.
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But you know
that costs money.
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Tim: Steve's one of the
goodest guys you'll ever find.
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I'm tickle,
I work with tim.
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Tim, this is a monumental
undertaking, huh?
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Oh, yeah.
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This bottle right here
is the first bottle
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of legal climax moonshine
right here.
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You see my dad
inside the bottle
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because that's his recipe.
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My knowledge from years back,
and my dad teaching me
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how to run moonshine stills.
I got this.
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Everything I got here is manual.
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I don't have no kind of
automated equipment like this --
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digger has over here.
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You justify it however
you want to, but...
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I'm backwoods, I don't
need no electricity.
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You can cut the lights out
if you want to.
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We're smart enough
to go buy a generator.
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Tickle:
Tim and digger, they've got
this side bet going on.
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I really think that
has really amped it up.
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It just got serious.
Tim done took his shirt off.
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We don't want
to see your man [bleep].
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I know tim smith, and I know
digger pretty good, too.
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And ain't neither one of them
gonna want to let go
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of $1,000.
-This is the first time
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I've ever run a still
this small.
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Kind of look like a toy,
don't it?
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I don't know if I got it
too hot or too cold yet.
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Tim bellyaching
about everything.
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Can't get my liquid out.
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Digger:
I keep hearing these noise
that sounds like a crying baby,
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will somebody please find it?
I think somebody's abandoned it.
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My drain is not working,
I'm telling you.
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And there it is again.
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This is gonna be the easiest
$1,000 I ever made.
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When I need some help now,
I want both of you...
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You holler.
I will not...
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I want both of you
over here.
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-I'll come and help you.
-I'll come help you.
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I'll come and help you
tighten your nut, tim.
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Okay.
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Gentlemen, and I use
this term very loosely now,
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2 hours left.
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Well, digger,
he's way ahead.
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I see you're already heated up
over here to about what,
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about 150 degrees?
-Yup.
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Digger's came out of the gate
like a racehorse.
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There's 1,000 different
ways to run a still.
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The end result's what counts.
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What you got
going on here, tim?
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Checking my mash as
I'm heating it up.
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My dad told me
slow and cold,
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and we're gonna get
the perfect jar
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out of this little still.
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Tim: My dad always told me,
if you can't put your finger
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three times in it,
then it's hot.
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One, two, three.
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I just can get three,
so it's almost ready to cap.
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Okay.
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See these guys over here
don't know anything about that.
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They just went ahead
and capped the still off
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and turned the heat on.
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You don't want to put
the cap on it till it's ready.
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Tim might be trying
to get in my head.
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He don't know the combination
to get into that dusty dungeon.
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Narrator:
Once burners are lit,
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the distillers must carefully
control the heat
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in order to reach 173 degrees
244
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when the alcohol vapors
are stripped
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from the remaining liquid.
246
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The vapors travel to the thump
keg for a second distillation,
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before reaching the condenser,
248
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where they're cooled
into liquid alcohol.
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Digger: I crank my still up
where I think
250
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it would start running quicker.
251
00:09:55,896 --> 00:09:58,229
You've got to get your feet wet.
You got to feel that still,
252
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and you've got to get a feel
for what it does.
253
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Seems to be digger's a
specialist on these gas burners.
254
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He knows more about these
things than anybody.
255
00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:06,371
Honestly, I run mine
a little hot
256
00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:10,442
because I can correct
that heat if I need to.
257
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Digger:
Your honor, let the record
reflect, I have liquor running.
258
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Oh.
259
00:10:18,885 --> 00:10:22,187
You touch that and you can say,
if you hadn't been shot before,
260
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"I've been shot before."
261
00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:27,092
just looking at it.
262
00:10:27,094 --> 00:10:30,629
God, I think you're just
scared, that's all.
263
00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,634
Mark:
You get that burner to quit
going and coming,
264
00:10:35,636 --> 00:10:37,035
but I think it's heating okay.
265
00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:40,005
Did you adjust
you're airflow?
266
00:10:40,007 --> 00:10:43,074
Let me work
on that just a skosh.
267
00:10:43,076 --> 00:10:46,845
I'm running pretty liquor.
My liquor's coming off so clear,
268
00:10:46,847 --> 00:10:48,313
I'm having trouble
seeing if there's anything
269
00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:50,582
even in the jar.
This is wonderful.
270
00:10:50,584 --> 00:10:55,820
It's here now, it's coming here.
Got anything, mark?
271
00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,355
Nope, not yet.
272
00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:58,990
I don't even have anything
coming out yet,
273
00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:01,726
and digger's
on four jar.
274
00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:03,094
Let's count together, tim.
275
00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:07,732
One, two, three, four, five.
I'm on number five.
276
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Narrator: Coming up...
277
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It can only get better.
278
00:11:12,039 --> 00:11:13,271
Narrator:
...Blind taste tests...
279
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A red one, a yellow one
and a blue one.
280
00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,042
Narrator:
...And backstabbing.
281
00:11:17,044 --> 00:11:18,476
They ain't left me [bleep].
282
00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:21,179
Hey, this is a competition,
you know, I'm in it to win it.
283
00:11:24,151 --> 00:11:26,251
Tim: Everything I got here
is manual.
284
00:11:26,253 --> 00:11:28,186
Hell, we're smart enough
to go buy a generator.
285
00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:30,755
Narrator: It's hot stills
and dirty deals...
286
00:11:30,757 --> 00:11:32,190
I'm starting to believe
that's a bribe.
287
00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:35,627
Narrator:
...As three of america's
best moonshiners battle
288
00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:38,830
to bring their best jars
to a public competition.
289
00:11:38,832 --> 00:11:40,765
Tim:
This first time I ever run
still this small.
290
00:11:40,767 --> 00:11:42,634
Gonna be the easiest
$1,000 I ever made.
291
00:11:42,636 --> 00:11:45,704
Narrator:
Using the same corn mash
and still set up...
292
00:11:45,706 --> 00:11:47,272
It just got
serious.
293
00:11:47,274 --> 00:11:50,175
...The shiner with the best jar
from this challenge
294
00:11:50,177 --> 00:11:52,243
will get first pick
of their ingredients
295
00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:54,379
for the next flavor run.
296
00:11:56,817 --> 00:11:58,249
What are you doing
over there, poot?
297
00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:00,085
I'm tampering.
298
00:12:00,087 --> 00:12:03,421
Narrator:
Over the course of a run,
shiners make cuts
299
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to separate the harsh high proof
heads from the cleanest,
300
00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:10,295
most desirable alcohol
found in the hearts,
301
00:12:10,297 --> 00:12:13,965
before reaching the lower proof,
but flavorful tails.
302
00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:16,534
The mark of a true
master distiller
303
00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:18,470
is how they choose to blend
304
00:12:18,472 --> 00:12:20,572
these cuts
for the final product,
305
00:12:20,574 --> 00:12:23,341
including adding water
to bring down the proof
306
00:12:23,343 --> 00:12:25,543
in a process known as tempering.
307
00:12:25,545 --> 00:12:26,878
Digger:
I'm not a cuts guy.
308
00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,514
I pull a little bit of the
foul-tasting heads out,
309
00:12:29,516 --> 00:12:31,349
run the back, and save me
a little back ends
310
00:12:31,351 --> 00:12:32,717
to use in the thump keg,
311
00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,185
and then I spring water
temper it.
312
00:12:34,187 --> 00:12:36,321
When I got a good sweet jar...
313
00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:42,293
...I just call it good
and go turn my jar in.
314
00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:43,828
Alright,
one jar in, huh?
315
00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:46,965
I wouldn't be ashamed
to sell 10,000 cases of it.
316
00:12:46,967 --> 00:12:48,466
Well, there you go.
317
00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:53,905
So it's done come down to this,
we have 1 hour left.
318
00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:56,007
Time flies when you having fun,
don't it?
319
00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:58,376
Mark:
Yeah, I wish it'd slow
down just a dab.
320
00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:02,180
I may have to turn my heat
up a little bit then.
321
00:13:02,182 --> 00:13:04,549
Tickle: Mm-hmm,
you might have to.
322
00:13:04,551 --> 00:13:06,050
I don't like
to turn mine up.
323
00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:08,353
I ain't gonna be where
I need to be in an hour.
324
00:13:08,355 --> 00:13:09,821
I ain't
got no choice.
325
00:13:09,823 --> 00:13:11,790
This is the time
in every moonshiners
326
00:13:11,792 --> 00:13:14,926
run when mistakes
can be made very easily.
327
00:13:17,430 --> 00:13:19,664
Mark:
I turned mine up
a little, tim.
328
00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:20,698
Yeah, I turned
mine up, too.
329
00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:22,333
I don't like running it
that high.
330
00:13:22,335 --> 00:13:24,369
I've got it up
to 200 degrees now.
331
00:13:24,371 --> 00:13:28,273
That's actually about 10,
15 degrees higher than I like.
332
00:13:30,677 --> 00:13:32,310
We've got a drip.
333
00:13:36,516 --> 00:13:38,349
Finally, something's
coming out.
334
00:13:38,351 --> 00:13:39,717
I did make
a little bit mistake.
335
00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:41,419
I went ahead and filled
my still up like
336
00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:43,154
I was gonna make
a whole full run,
337
00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:44,622
but we're gonna get there.
338
00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:46,357
I finally got
a drip over here.
339
00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:48,726
I'm a little
crunched for time.
340
00:13:48,728 --> 00:13:50,161
Pressure's on.
341
00:13:51,331 --> 00:13:53,031
Tim:
I'm running in the heads
right now,
342
00:13:53,033 --> 00:13:55,400
just trying to balance it out,
trying to adjust my heat
343
00:13:55,402 --> 00:13:57,168
a little bit,
my worm condenser,
344
00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:59,204
just make sure I got
everything running right
345
00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:01,539
before I really
get serious with it.
346
00:14:03,376 --> 00:14:06,244
I've caught just a few heads.
I didn't catch many.
347
00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:08,746
I don't know if I want
to do any blending yet
348
00:14:08,748 --> 00:14:11,616
or just wait
until I get a sweet jar
349
00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,785
and leave it at that.
I don't know yet.
350
00:14:13,787 --> 00:14:17,121
If I like it, then maybe
everybody else will, too.
351
00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:22,393
You got 5 minutes left.
352
00:14:22,395 --> 00:14:24,062
Honk, we're running out
of time, huh?
353
00:14:24,064 --> 00:14:25,730
We sure as hell are.
354
00:14:28,902 --> 00:14:30,869
Tim: I'm playing a game here
with this alcohol.
355
00:14:30,871 --> 00:14:32,203
I'm putting it
in this container,
356
00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:34,405
rather than putting it in a jar
and putting a seal on it
357
00:14:34,407 --> 00:14:38,142
because if you put the top on,
another alcohol can vapor out,
358
00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:40,378
so I'm actually letting
some air get to it
359
00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:42,881
and let some of that
alcohol vapors come off of it,
360
00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:44,515
letting it dissipate
a little bit.
361
00:14:44,517 --> 00:14:46,818
Hopefully it's gonna make
a little bit smoother taste.
362
00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:47,886
Pretty high proof,
363
00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:49,487
but it's the way
we did it in the woods.
364
00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:51,055
Here you go, tickle.
-All right.
365
00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:54,359
That's the winner,
tim smith, md.
366
00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:56,661
-Md? Moonshine doctor?
-Master distiller.
367
00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:57,962
Master distiller!
368
00:14:59,232 --> 00:15:02,333
Mark: Running out of time here.
It's still at 120 proof.
369
00:15:02,335 --> 00:15:04,202
Just a little touch
of spring water
370
00:15:04,204 --> 00:15:06,070
will bring it down
really quick.
371
00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,106
I just need one jar.
372
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,876
All right,
mr. Ramsey.
373
00:15:11,878 --> 00:15:13,511
All right,
here we go.
374
00:15:13,513 --> 00:15:17,315
Well, I've got a great idea
on how we can keep this fair.
375
00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:23,721
All right fellers,
y'all can come on in here.
376
00:15:26,293 --> 00:15:27,825
Tim: What you got
going on here now?
377
00:15:27,827 --> 00:15:30,561
I got a red one, a yellow one,
and a blue one.
378
00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,263
I've got the names
covered up on top,
379
00:15:32,265 --> 00:15:33,765
so we don't know whose is what.
380
00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:35,700
Everybody vote for the jar
they liked the best.
381
00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:38,269
We don't know whose the hell
either one of them is.
382
00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:41,406
A blind taste test
is extremely fair on this.
383
00:15:41,408 --> 00:15:43,641
Honestly, if I taste
a better jar of liquor than me,
384
00:15:43,643 --> 00:15:44,809
I'll tip my hat to him.
385
00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:48,246
This is gonna tell us
who on your next run
386
00:15:48,248 --> 00:15:52,517
gets to go into the pantry and
pick all your goodies out...
387
00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:54,752
-On our flavor..
-...On your flavored run.
388
00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:57,588
That being said,
let's start tasting.
389
00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:01,359
Smells good.
390
00:16:01,361 --> 00:16:05,563
♪
391
00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:06,931
digger:
Pretty good.
392
00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:09,901
Tim: My jar, I could actually
tell the flavor profile
393
00:16:09,903 --> 00:16:12,403
because by me airing it out
a little bit
394
00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:13,905
and letting some of those vapors
come off,
395
00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:15,139
it actually made it smoother.
396
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:17,442
All right, now let's try
the yellow jar.
397
00:16:19,546 --> 00:16:21,913
Mark:
That's pretty good jar of liquor
right there.
398
00:16:24,351 --> 00:16:25,850
Tim: Still smooth.
399
00:16:25,852 --> 00:16:28,753
Tickle: The smell is very close,
but on those two jars,
400
00:16:28,755 --> 00:16:31,389
there's a definite difference
in the flavor on them.
401
00:16:31,391 --> 00:16:32,657
You know,
I don't know how,
402
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:35,693
but I see this really
being a cluster.
403
00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:39,364
Nobody here is a rookie, and it
shows right here in these jars.
404
00:16:39,366 --> 00:16:42,700
Honestly, I couldn't tell a lot
of difference in any of them.
405
00:16:42,702 --> 00:16:45,737
The only thing that woulda
really made any difference
406
00:16:45,739 --> 00:16:48,172
to made it easier is if
somebody'd scorched
407
00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:49,607
their liquor,
nobody scorched their liquor,
408
00:16:49,609 --> 00:16:51,709
everybody
run their liquor, fine.
409
00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:55,046
I'd be proud to claim
any of them jars.
410
00:16:55,048 --> 00:16:57,849
-Any of them jars, yeah.
-I think all of them are good.
411
00:16:57,851 --> 00:17:00,918
Tim: All of them are very close
to the taste profile,
412
00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,320
but I got this.
413
00:17:02,322 --> 00:17:06,891
I'm gonna go one, two, three --
red, yellow, blue.
414
00:17:06,893 --> 00:17:09,994
I'm in 100% agreement
with tim.
415
00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:11,095
I'm pretty much
there, too.
416
00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:12,096
Red...
-Red.
417
00:17:12,098 --> 00:17:13,131
...Tastes better
to me.
418
00:17:13,133 --> 00:17:14,866
Okay.
419
00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:20,371
The first person going
into our pantry...
420
00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:22,974
...Is tim smith.
421
00:17:22,976 --> 00:17:25,076
Good job, tick,
I knew you could do it.
422
00:17:25,078 --> 00:17:27,378
Tim: It was kind of shocking
that mark and digger
423
00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,847
actually picked my jar.
You know, it's kind of exciting.
424
00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:32,517
These guys have been making
moonshine longer than I have.
425
00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:35,553
The second jar, much as I hate
to admit it, is digger.
426
00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:36,721
Tim: There.
427
00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:37,822
Tickle: He done a fine job,
which means...
428
00:17:37,824 --> 00:17:39,824
Would you look how long
it took me to get done.
429
00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:41,893
-You can only got third.
-Hey, I'm...
430
00:17:41,895 --> 00:17:44,462
At least you
got third place.
431
00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:47,698
Tim's the winner and now
I need to be worrying about him.
432
00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:50,968
When we go to our pantry,
tim will go in first,
433
00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:52,403
digger will go in second,
434
00:17:52,405 --> 00:17:54,705
and mark,
if they leave you anything...
435
00:17:54,707 --> 00:17:55,973
-If I got anything left.
-...You go in third.
436
00:17:55,975 --> 00:17:57,775
Thing about it is,
you know, on the flip,
437
00:17:57,777 --> 00:17:59,310
hell, I can't do
no worse.
438
00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:00,912
That's right.
You know what?
439
00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:02,680
You know,
it can only get better.
440
00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:05,383
I'm the first one
to go to the pantry,
441
00:18:05,385 --> 00:18:08,419
I've got 5 minutes.
There's vegetables in here,
442
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:14,225
fresh fruit, and then, my eye
goes to the horehound candy.
443
00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:17,261
Thinking about grandma's recipe
and making a cough syrup,
444
00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:18,596
this is what I want.
445
00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:21,566
Then I see all the other things
I could add to it.
446
00:18:21,568 --> 00:18:23,367
Then I see some things
I really didn't know
447
00:18:23,369 --> 00:18:28,239
if I needed to use it or not,
but I grabbed it anyway
448
00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:30,208
because I knew
if I had them in my basket,
449
00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:31,809
mark and digger can't use them.
450
00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:35,046
Hey, this is a competition.
I'm in it to win it, right?
451
00:18:37,317 --> 00:18:40,651
Even though tim's tried to take
everything out of the pantry
452
00:18:40,653 --> 00:18:44,422
that he could to sabotage
everybody,
453
00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:49,026
he didn't take anything
I needed, it's all right there.
454
00:18:49,028 --> 00:18:50,261
He didn't get the cherries.
455
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:53,898
There they are,
so I just gather up what I need.
456
00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:57,268
I come out with three things
in my basket and I'm done.
457
00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:01,639
It ain't bad enough to come
in third place, sad,
458
00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,941
but they ain't left me
[bleep].
459
00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:06,844
I'm really grasping straws
at this point.
460
00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:09,547
I got to get whatever I cans.
461
00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:14,852
I get a few bananas,
some maple syrup, some pecans,
462
00:19:14,854 --> 00:19:17,155
and I don't at this point have
a clue what the hell
463
00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:18,456
I'm gonna do with them,
464
00:19:18,458 --> 00:19:20,925
but it's what I got,
so I'll make something.
465
00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:22,426
I don't know what
it'll be just yet,
466
00:19:22,428 --> 00:19:23,794
but I'll come up with something.
467
00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:26,330
Narrator: Coming up...
468
00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,299
-I'm trying to flavor.
-Well, you need to.
469
00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:29,967
Narrator:
...The recipes get heated...
470
00:19:29,969 --> 00:19:31,802
Digger: I'm just worried about
making enough to beat you.
471
00:19:31,804 --> 00:19:34,372
Narrator:
...And paranoia boils over.
472
00:19:34,374 --> 00:19:35,806
All of a sudden,
I can't smell anything,
473
00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:38,809
and then mark, he's like,
"I got the same symptoms."
474
00:19:41,481 --> 00:19:43,714
narrator:
Three of america's best
moonshiners are competing
475
00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:45,583
for the ultimate
bragging rights...
476
00:19:45,585 --> 00:19:47,084
Finally, something's
coming out.
477
00:19:47,086 --> 00:19:49,320
...And $1,000 side bet.
478
00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:51,222
Gonna be the easiest $1,000
I ever made.
479
00:19:51,224 --> 00:19:54,358
Narrator: After the initial run
of the house corn mash,
480
00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:58,996
tim smith won first pick of the
pantry for the next flavor run.
481
00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:00,565
They ain't
left me [bleep].
482
00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:01,766
I'm in it to win it.
483
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:04,201
I'm really grasping straws
at this point.
484
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:08,005
All right, y'all have one hour
to make y'all flavors,
485
00:20:08,007 --> 00:20:10,875
starting now.
486
00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:14,378
Narrator:
Moonshiners are forced to
improvise their techniques
487
00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,581
when operating
in the backwoods.
488
00:20:16,583 --> 00:20:19,650
For this challenge, the shiners
must flavor the liquor
489
00:20:19,652 --> 00:20:21,619
they collected
in the first round
490
00:20:21,621 --> 00:20:23,521
without the use of a still.
491
00:20:23,523 --> 00:20:25,690
Mark:
It's bad enough for me to come
in third,
492
00:20:25,692 --> 00:20:27,758
tim got every ingredient
in the pantry.
493
00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,327
Tim: Hey, you got to do
what you got to do.
494
00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:31,329
First come, first served
is what they told me.
495
00:20:31,331 --> 00:20:34,065
Didn't have enough faith
in winning on your own.
496
00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:37,201
Narrator:
The resulting shine will be
judged by the public
497
00:20:37,203 --> 00:20:41,038
along with the moonshiner's
own signature recipes.
498
00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,608
Digger: Ain't making but a quart
of liquor, tim, hellfire.
499
00:20:43,610 --> 00:20:46,410
-I'm trying to flavor though.
-You need to.
500
00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:49,080
Mark: Maybe you need all that
then to flavor that jar up.
501
00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:52,483
I'm making my top secret recipe
that I learned from my dad,
502
00:20:52,485 --> 00:20:54,385
and the base is horehound.
503
00:20:54,387 --> 00:20:57,521
Horehound's probably one of
the oldest old-fashioned candies
504
00:20:57,523 --> 00:20:58,756
that you ever see out.
505
00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:02,059
So I'm using straight moonshine,
no water,
506
00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:05,196
but I'm using a container
to heat my jar with inside.
507
00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:07,999
You can see the color's
already changing already.
508
00:21:08,001 --> 00:21:09,600
Digger, what
are you making?
509
00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:10,868
I'm making the finest liquor
510
00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:13,004
you've ever had
the opportunity to taste.
511
00:21:13,006 --> 00:21:15,306
We're cooking up our syrups
to use for our flavors,
512
00:21:15,308 --> 00:21:17,241
and all I needed
was a steeping bag.
513
00:21:17,243 --> 00:21:18,843
My cherries,
I pulled the stems off
514
00:21:18,845 --> 00:21:22,113
so they don't give
any bitterness to it.
515
00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:23,581
Put a little pectin in there
516
00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:27,985
that I had to help break down
the fibers in those cherries.
517
00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:30,154
And I'll steep them,
and the other stuff,
518
00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:31,756
I'm not gonna tell you about.
519
00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:33,691
I just knew it. That digger
liked those cherries.
520
00:21:33,693 --> 00:21:34,959
I should've
grabbed those cherries,
521
00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:36,327
and then he would've been lost.
522
00:21:38,164 --> 00:21:42,566
Digger: Look at that
purty bloody color.
523
00:21:42,568 --> 00:21:46,037
Mark: I'm gonna make what I hope
will be a maple, banana,
524
00:21:46,039 --> 00:21:49,707
pecan pancake liquor.
525
00:21:49,709 --> 00:21:52,176
I simply chop up some bananas,
526
00:21:52,178 --> 00:21:55,212
dice up some pecans,
put my maple syrup in it,
527
00:21:55,214 --> 00:21:57,214
a little bit of water
to thin it down,
528
00:21:57,216 --> 00:21:58,683
and start simmering it
real slow.
529
00:21:58,685 --> 00:22:02,019
Squeeze out the renderings
and see what I've got.
530
00:22:02,021 --> 00:22:04,422
You never had nothing
like this before.
531
00:22:04,424 --> 00:22:06,791
Hope nobody catches me do it
because next thing I know,
532
00:22:06,793 --> 00:22:09,126
they're gonna know
the recipe.
533
00:22:09,128 --> 00:22:11,295
Tim:
I use some different techniques
to the other guys.
534
00:22:11,297 --> 00:22:13,964
They put everything in a pot
and cook it up like some soup.
535
00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:15,933
Hey, I put my jar
in the middle
536
00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:17,968
and I melted down
my candies in there,
537
00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:20,538
and then I did the apples
and stuff on the side.
538
00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:22,606
Because you want to use that
to water it down with,
539
00:22:22,608 --> 00:22:25,042
and that adds
a taste profile to it.
540
00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:29,313
Oh, man, look at that run off
that blade right there.
541
00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:31,182
Boys, I don't know what
I'm making here,
542
00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:34,585
but it smells
goosey pud.
543
00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:35,953
Look at that stuff
distilling right there.
544
00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,723
Look at that, hmm? Look at that.
-Look at it, what?
545
00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:41,559
You ain't never seen
nothing like that, huh?
546
00:22:41,561 --> 00:22:45,262
That's open jar distilling.
Smell that.
547
00:22:45,264 --> 00:22:47,698
I can smell what tim's
putting down over there,
548
00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,166
and it don't smell good.
549
00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:50,735
Whoo-wee!
550
00:22:50,737 --> 00:22:53,003
I can smell what mark's
putting down over there
551
00:22:53,005 --> 00:22:55,506
and I can smell it, and it
smells like breakfast cooking.
552
00:22:55,508 --> 00:22:58,642
It smelled like pancakes
fixing to hit the table.
553
00:22:58,644 --> 00:23:01,512
Whoo, satan, get away
from my door.
554
00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:02,980
Tickle: What you got going on
over here, digger?
555
00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:03,981
This is what,
556
00:23:03,983 --> 00:23:06,016
secret proprietary
ingredients?
557
00:23:06,018 --> 00:23:07,251
Yeah.
558
00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:08,853
Yeah, wouldn't even
tell your mama, would you?
559
00:23:08,855 --> 00:23:09,987
Nope.
560
00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:11,989
No, well, I can understand
how that goes.
561
00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:13,190
Course it'd be
kind of tough,
562
00:23:13,192 --> 00:23:14,525
you know, her being dead
and everything.
563
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:18,129
Oh, well, well, that's
the safest one to tell, then.
564
00:23:18,131 --> 00:23:21,699
Fellers, good luck.
Y'all have 5 minutes left.
565
00:23:21,701 --> 00:23:24,235
-Oh, hell.
-All right?
566
00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:25,970
Tim: Hell, I'm about
done anyway.
567
00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:30,274
I don't smell anything
y'all cooking.
568
00:23:30,276 --> 00:23:32,109
I can't smell anything for
all this good I got over here.
569
00:23:32,111 --> 00:23:34,011
All I'm smelling
is this right here.
570
00:23:36,682 --> 00:23:37,982
Damn, boys,
I wanted to beat you,
571
00:23:37,984 --> 00:23:39,950
but I didn't want
to beat you this bad.
572
00:23:39,952 --> 00:23:44,955
♪
573
00:23:44,957 --> 00:23:46,323
I'm done.
574
00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:48,192
Well, I knew that before
you ever got started.
575
00:23:48,194 --> 00:23:50,494
This [bleep] right here is
the recipe that stopped
576
00:23:50,496 --> 00:23:52,797
the damn
hatfield-mccoy feud.
577
00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:54,799
-Stop it.
-Stopped it.
578
00:23:54,801 --> 00:23:56,300
I'm bringing an old
fashioned recipe.
579
00:23:56,302 --> 00:23:59,103
I would like to call it
daddy's whole ham delight.
580
00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:00,604
This is the winning jar,
no doubt.
581
00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:03,274
So I just made the best
of a bad situation,
582
00:24:03,276 --> 00:24:07,411
and I call it maple, banana,
pecan pancake.
583
00:24:07,413 --> 00:24:09,780
I like it a lot.
584
00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,982
Look at that.
It's beautiful, it's red.
585
00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:15,386
This has probably stopped
more divorces
586
00:24:15,388 --> 00:24:19,623
than anything in east tennessee.
It's love juice.
587
00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:21,792
You get ahold of it,
I don't give a damn
588
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:24,895
who you're mad at.
Tim, I love you.
589
00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:28,332
[ laughter ]
590
00:24:28,334 --> 00:24:29,733
oh, my god.
591
00:24:29,735 --> 00:24:32,002
All right, fellers,
are you guys done here?
592
00:24:32,004 --> 00:24:33,270
Yeah, I got the winning jar
right here.
593
00:24:33,272 --> 00:24:34,805
Well, I guess
we'll see about that.
594
00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:39,677
Tickle: All right, fellas.
It has come down to this.
595
00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:41,545
Right there's the winning jar,
stevie ray tickle.
596
00:24:41,547 --> 00:24:44,081
It's what I had to work with
on the spur of the moment.
597
00:24:44,083 --> 00:24:45,583
I'm happy with it.
598
00:24:45,585 --> 00:24:47,184
I have to say, that ain't bad,
right yonder.
599
00:24:47,186 --> 00:24:49,420
That smells like
the pancake pantry.
600
00:24:49,422 --> 00:24:50,654
Tim:
Mark's tastes pretty sweet.
601
00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,223
It's got
some "alchy-hol."
602
00:24:52,225 --> 00:24:53,724
tim:
You added some kind of syrup
to it, didn't you?
603
00:24:53,726 --> 00:24:56,961
Maple banana,
with pecan.
604
00:24:56,963 --> 00:25:01,432
Digger:
There was 900 little cherries
give up their all for that jar.
605
00:25:01,434 --> 00:25:02,833
Pretty good right there.
606
00:25:02,835 --> 00:25:04,768
But it ain't a very pretty jar
of liquor though, is it?
607
00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:08,239
Tickle: That doesn't mean
that it ain't good.
608
00:25:08,241 --> 00:25:09,940
Tastes a little bit red
on my tongue.
609
00:25:09,942 --> 00:25:11,509
Tickle: Digger, I hate
to tell you this.
610
00:25:11,511 --> 00:25:13,377
It reminds me a whole lot
of a cough syrup.
611
00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:14,578
Tastes like some koolaid.
612
00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:16,080
I don't give a [bleep]
what anybody calls it.
613
00:25:16,082 --> 00:25:17,948
I know when I make it,
I can't keep it.
614
00:25:17,950 --> 00:25:19,316
It goes too fast.
615
00:25:19,318 --> 00:25:20,417
Now, y'all done got
all that out of the way,
616
00:25:20,419 --> 00:25:21,852
let's taste the real stuff
right here.
617
00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:23,587
Daddy's horehound delight.
618
00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:25,122
Whoa. Damn.
619
00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:26,690
Digger: They call it
horehound for a reason.
620
00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,759
It looks like a dog that
can't get nobody to love it.
621
00:25:28,761 --> 00:25:31,095
Tim: You ain't never tasted
nothing like that.
622
00:25:31,097 --> 00:25:33,097
-You're right.
-That's the real deal.
623
00:25:33,099 --> 00:25:34,532
It's got bite.
624
00:25:34,534 --> 00:25:35,966
It's got a little bit of bite to
it, but she got a good flavor.
625
00:25:35,968 --> 00:25:38,369
Taste that vanilla
I put in there?
626
00:25:38,371 --> 00:25:40,104
Digger: Can't taste it
for the horehound.
627
00:25:40,106 --> 00:25:42,106
I'd like it better
if it had cooled off good.
628
00:25:42,108 --> 00:25:43,474
I don't like
horehound candies.
629
00:25:43,476 --> 00:25:46,210
It tastes like a damn
buffalo's ass to me.
630
00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:50,581
Well, the way I see it,
they all taste good.
631
00:25:50,583 --> 00:25:52,016
Let the people decide it.
632
00:25:52,018 --> 00:25:54,318
This jar right here
is your flavored run,
633
00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,821
and we'll have your run that's
your own signature recipe.
634
00:25:57,823 --> 00:25:59,857
-The last run.
-The last run.
635
00:25:59,859 --> 00:26:02,526
You do what you want to with it.
That is your signature run.
636
00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:05,996
It ain't none of their business
what I'm doing.
637
00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,398
Narrator:
The final run...
638
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,433
Digger: I'm just worried about
making enough to beat you.
639
00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:11,368
Narrator:
...Leads to the final straw.
640
00:26:11,370 --> 00:26:12,870
Tim: I mean,
digger's killing us.
641
00:26:12,872 --> 00:26:16,607
He's done sabotaged
his best buddy for 42 years.
642
00:26:18,811 --> 00:26:19,944
You guys done here?
643
00:26:19,946 --> 00:26:20,945
Yeah, I got the winning jar,
right here.
644
00:26:20,947 --> 00:26:22,079
I guess we'll
see about that.
645
00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,214
Narrator: Three of the country's
top shiners
646
00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:26,817
are putting their reputations
to the test
647
00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:29,286
to see who can make
the best liquor.
648
00:26:29,288 --> 00:26:30,454
Look at that.
649
00:26:30,456 --> 00:26:32,356
They'll each bring two jars
to the table.
650
00:26:32,358 --> 00:26:33,891
Mark: That's a pretty good jar
of liquor.
651
00:26:33,893 --> 00:26:37,795
Narrator: In the last challenge,
they created a flavored shine.
652
00:26:37,797 --> 00:26:40,965
For the final challenge,
our distillers are crafting
653
00:26:40,967 --> 00:26:43,233
a signature shine
from scratch
654
00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:47,905
to be judged by "moonshiners"
fans in a blind taste test.
655
00:26:47,907 --> 00:26:49,340
[bleep] I can make liquor
in a coffee cup.
656
00:26:49,342 --> 00:26:51,609
But with suspicions
running high,
657
00:26:51,611 --> 00:26:53,744
two of the shiners
are insisting
658
00:26:53,746 --> 00:26:57,815
on mashing in their
original recipes side by side.
659
00:26:57,817 --> 00:27:00,484
I ain't seen nobody offer
no money up yet.
660
00:27:00,486 --> 00:27:03,554
Wait a minute, now. I thought
it was a friendly wager.
661
00:27:03,556 --> 00:27:05,656
You can't win the wager
if you don't win.
662
00:27:05,658 --> 00:27:09,360
I hope so.
I got $1,000 riding on this.
663
00:27:09,362 --> 00:27:11,295
Hell yeah.
664
00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,631
Digger:
All I'm using is just plain
old cherry pie filling,
665
00:27:13,633 --> 00:27:16,133
a little bit of sugar just
to boost the alcohol content,
666
00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:19,370
and then an old strain of yeast
we've used for some time now.
667
00:27:19,372 --> 00:27:20,671
I can't be telling
all my secrets,
668
00:27:20,673 --> 00:27:23,507
but this right here helps
the fruit along really good.
669
00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,476
It's actually an enzyme
that breaks down
670
00:27:25,478 --> 00:27:27,044
some of the pectins
in the fruit.
671
00:27:27,046 --> 00:27:29,880
That's where your flavor's at.
It's tasty.
672
00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:33,550
You better have brought
your "a" game, tim.
673
00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:34,918
I'm making milkshake
over here.
674
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:36,453
I don't know
what you talking about.
675
00:27:36,455 --> 00:27:39,023
I don't know what am I doing,
but I tasted this right here,
676
00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:40,457
I thought I'd cheated
on my wife.
677
00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:41,925
We're gonna make
some peach cobbler.
678
00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:44,395
Old fashioned recipe back
from my grandmother, actually.
679
00:27:44,397 --> 00:27:45,996
We always love
eating peach cobbler.
680
00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:48,632
My dad said, "why don't we
turn it into a moonshine?"
681
00:27:48,634 --> 00:27:50,734
peaches, some sugar,
malted barley here.
682
00:27:50,736 --> 00:27:53,370
We're gonna mix it up
with the drill, add my yeast.
683
00:27:53,372 --> 00:27:55,272
40 years been using
the same yeast.
684
00:27:55,274 --> 00:27:56,640
Yeah, you better hope
you got yeast
685
00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,442
to stand up
all that sugar in there.
686
00:27:58,444 --> 00:27:59,677
I hope so.
687
00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:03,714
You know we got to have
this done in five days.
688
00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:05,282
That's a lot
to be finishing up.
689
00:28:05,284 --> 00:28:06,884
I'll be done in four.
690
00:28:06,886 --> 00:28:08,419
Digger:
I ain't worried about making
a lot of liquor.
691
00:28:08,421 --> 00:28:12,656
I'm just worried about
making enough to beat you.
692
00:28:12,658 --> 00:28:14,591
Tim: This comes out as good
as that tastes right there,
693
00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,160
we're gonna have
something good.
694
00:28:16,162 --> 00:28:17,761
Digger:
[bleep] I've had people drink
this cherry liquor,
695
00:28:17,763 --> 00:28:19,563
and it changed their life.
696
00:28:19,565 --> 00:28:22,399
Tim ain't no competition.
I see what he's doing,
697
00:28:22,401 --> 00:28:23,534
and I know where
it's gonna end,
698
00:28:23,536 --> 00:28:25,436
and it ain't gonna end well.
699
00:28:25,438 --> 00:28:27,004
I need to be worrying
about mark.
700
00:28:27,006 --> 00:28:28,706
I wanted to do mine away
from them
701
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,841
because it ain't none of
their business what I'm doing.
702
00:28:32,111 --> 00:28:35,379
I'm gonna make a mash
to beat these other two farts.
703
00:28:35,381 --> 00:28:38,882
They don't know it yet,
but armageddon is on its way.
704
00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:42,986
I'm gonna try to keep mine
very, very simple.
705
00:28:42,988 --> 00:28:47,624
Very little sugar, a maple base
smash, white ground corn meal.
706
00:28:47,626 --> 00:28:49,660
Not gonna use a lot of it.
It does,
707
00:28:49,662 --> 00:28:52,429
it smells like a pancake.
I hope the good lord,
708
00:28:52,431 --> 00:28:54,064
when I stand in front
of my maker,
709
00:28:54,066 --> 00:28:56,366
he can look at me and say,
"mark, it was really fun
710
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,635
when you beat
digger and tim smith".
711
00:28:58,637 --> 00:29:00,904
Because that would be
the ultimate prize.
712
00:29:04,477 --> 00:29:08,145
Narrator:
Once the yeast is added,
the shiners have only five days
713
00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:10,447
to allow for fermentation
to occur.
714
00:29:10,449 --> 00:29:12,516
If the ingredients are right,
715
00:29:12,518 --> 00:29:14,451
the yeast will consume
the sugars
716
00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:16,186
and starches in the mash,
717
00:29:16,188 --> 00:29:18,655
releasing alcohol
as a byproduct.
718
00:29:18,657 --> 00:29:22,392
If the alcohol levels
in the mash reach 10% to 20%,
719
00:29:22,394 --> 00:29:25,362
the yeast will die off,
and it's ready to distill.
720
00:29:26,632 --> 00:29:30,601
An incomplete fermentation
will result in low proof shine
721
00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:32,669
and affect the final flavor.
722
00:29:32,671 --> 00:29:36,473
Fellas, this is y'all signature
mash, y'all's final run.
723
00:29:36,475 --> 00:29:38,575
What we've got here
is the trophy
724
00:29:38,577 --> 00:29:40,077
that y'all are going
to be playing for.
725
00:29:40,079 --> 00:29:41,712
It's a little baby still.
726
00:29:41,714 --> 00:29:44,014
I believe you two fellers
has got a little side bet
727
00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:46,450
of $1,000
going on right here.
728
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,886
Y'all have 4 hours
to get us a jar
729
00:29:48,888 --> 00:29:50,220
to get out
into the tasting room.
730
00:29:50,222 --> 00:29:53,023
All right?
Your time starts...
731
00:29:53,025 --> 00:29:54,558
Now.
732
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:55,793
My trophy.
733
00:29:55,795 --> 00:29:57,427
You leave that alone.
734
00:29:59,498 --> 00:30:03,400
-Boy, that smells good.
-Tell you what, digger,
735
00:30:03,402 --> 00:30:05,669
that is definitely
a great tasting mash.
736
00:30:05,671 --> 00:30:07,437
Do you know
what you just did?
737
00:30:07,439 --> 00:30:09,573
-What's that?
-You tasted the winning mash.
738
00:30:09,575 --> 00:30:17,314
♪
739
00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:19,516
just so cold.
Oof.
740
00:30:19,518 --> 00:30:21,819
I'm running an old fashioned
peach cobbler brandy.
741
00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:23,053
I'm running it cold.
742
00:30:23,055 --> 00:30:24,988
It's looking good,
it smells good.
743
00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:28,592
Mark: I'm gonna try it.
Might put fruit in there.
744
00:30:28,594 --> 00:30:30,127
-Thumper.
-Thumper.
745
00:30:30,129 --> 00:30:34,264
Hey, I may put a little
bit in mine, too.
746
00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:38,101
Digger put some cherries
into his thumper, so I thought,
747
00:30:38,103 --> 00:30:40,103
"well, why shouldn't
I just put some peaches in?"
748
00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:43,473
kind of enhance the flavor
just a little bit.
749
00:30:43,475 --> 00:30:45,576
It's competitive,
we're in a contest,
750
00:30:45,578 --> 00:30:47,978
so I don't want to be left out
in the cold here.
751
00:30:47,980 --> 00:30:53,317
♪
752
00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:58,589
♪
753
00:30:58,591 --> 00:31:03,093
the majority of the flavoring
in it is maple and vanilla.
754
00:31:03,095 --> 00:31:06,964
My nose is so stopped up,
I can't even smell my mash.
755
00:31:06,966 --> 00:31:10,634
One thing I feel just a tiny bit
handicapped about today is,
756
00:31:10,636 --> 00:31:12,536
I'm gonna be turning
in a jar of liquor
757
00:31:12,538 --> 00:31:14,204
that I don't have any idea
758
00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:16,006
what it smells like
or tastes like.
759
00:31:19,078 --> 00:31:21,345
I tell you what,
I can taste the maple in there.
760
00:31:21,347 --> 00:31:22,479
It's gonna be
so damn good
761
00:31:22,481 --> 00:31:23,947
you'll have to lay down
to drink it.
762
00:31:23,949 --> 00:31:25,749
Well I tell you what,
I'm looking forward to it.
763
00:31:28,254 --> 00:31:30,621
All right, fellas, 1 hour.
764
00:31:32,791 --> 00:31:35,359
I've made cherry brandy
for 30 years.
765
00:31:35,361 --> 00:31:38,161
My go-to recipe, it's illegal
in seven states.
766
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:39,730
Is it?
767
00:31:39,732 --> 00:31:43,400
I've got a secret weapon
in my holster.
768
00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:47,571
Tim ain't got a clue
what's coming his way.
769
00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:49,239
You got 5 minutes, fellers.
770
00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:54,378
-5 minutes?
-No, no, no. I'm just kidding.
771
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:55,579
Y'all still got
plenty of time.
772
00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:57,114
Damn, we got to send
him back to school.
773
00:31:57,116 --> 00:31:59,216
Well, if we got 5 minutes you
know what you got over here?
774
00:31:59,218 --> 00:32:00,317
Three losers.
775
00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:02,019
Have you got liquor?
776
00:32:02,021 --> 00:32:03,687
Digger:
I got wicker.
777
00:32:03,689 --> 00:32:05,789
Ain't nothing wrong with that
except need to run
778
00:32:05,791 --> 00:32:10,260
a little bit out, start getting
into that sweet [bleep].
779
00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:13,030
You got wicker?
-It's coming in by pairing.
780
00:32:13,032 --> 00:32:15,165
Mark got a cold,
he's stopped up.
781
00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:17,501
He can't smell,
he can't taste.
782
00:32:17,503 --> 00:32:19,303
Then I looked over here
and tim's starting to sniffle,
783
00:32:19,305 --> 00:32:21,104
and snot, and whine
about it a little bit.
784
00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:22,906
Tim: All of a sudden
I can't smell anything.
785
00:32:22,908 --> 00:32:25,642
Then mark, he's like,
"I can't smell anything neither.
786
00:32:25,644 --> 00:32:27,210
I can't taste anything."
787
00:32:27,212 --> 00:32:31,348
and I'm like,
"I got the same symptoms."
788
00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:32,449
you got any wicker, tim?
789
00:32:32,451 --> 00:32:33,951
Tim: No, we got
a little pee coming out.
790
00:32:33,953 --> 00:32:36,386
Tim: Both of us are coming down
with the flu symptoms
791
00:32:36,388 --> 00:32:38,121
while we're running a still,
792
00:32:38,123 --> 00:32:41,191
so I'm thinking,
"man, what's wrong with digger?"
793
00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:43,393
he's like, "I'm good.
Nothing's wrong with me."
794
00:32:43,395 --> 00:32:44,828
mark: You're coming
at you, puss.
795
00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:46,997
Digger:
I'm [bleep] like a buffalo.
796
00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:49,099
I'm thinking, "sabotage again."
797
00:32:49,101 --> 00:32:51,902
I mean, he's done rubbed
something off onto mark.
798
00:32:51,904 --> 00:32:55,038
Then mark's done rubbed it
off onto me or something.
799
00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,606
It's hard to make those cuts.
800
00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:59,242
I mean, you can't smell it,
you can't taste it.
801
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,277
I mean, what else
you gonna do?
802
00:33:00,279 --> 00:33:02,079
Only thing I can do
is look at it.
803
00:33:02,081 --> 00:33:04,648
I mean digger's killing us.
He's killing both of us.
804
00:33:04,650 --> 00:33:08,785
He's done sabotaged mark,
his best buddy for 42 years.
805
00:33:11,523 --> 00:33:12,689
Tickle:
I hate to tell you all this
806
00:33:12,691 --> 00:33:14,591
but y'all done got
a half hour left now.
807
00:33:14,593 --> 00:33:17,227
-What? Half hour?
-Yes. All right.
808
00:33:17,229 --> 00:33:20,497
-You sure your clock's right?
-I am 100% sure.
809
00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:26,803
♪
810
00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:30,140
I'm just gonna wait
and pull my secret weapon
811
00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:31,808
out when the time comes.
812
00:33:33,579 --> 00:33:35,612
Is this your 19th time
through here?
813
00:33:35,614 --> 00:33:38,215
Narrator: The shiners present
the cream of the crop...
814
00:33:38,217 --> 00:33:40,117
Looks like you got a damn jar
of pepto-bismol.
815
00:33:40,119 --> 00:33:41,351
Tim: It's a kid's drink.
816
00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:44,154
Narrator: ...For a shot
at the trophy, the glory,
817
00:33:44,156 --> 00:33:46,456
and the $1,000 prize.
818
00:33:46,458 --> 00:33:49,493
Y'all voted
for what you liked.
819
00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:51,995
And I reckon everybody liked...
820
00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:56,766
You in here?
Tim?
821
00:33:56,768 --> 00:34:00,771
When I get up here,
I can't find no damn body.
822
00:34:02,908 --> 00:34:05,375
That's a good batch.
It's ready to run, too.
823
00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:06,410
Hey.
824
00:34:07,446 --> 00:34:10,313
Oh, yeah.
825
00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:12,449
I actually found me
a jar of moonshine,
826
00:34:12,451 --> 00:34:15,452
so I didn't find tim,
but hell, a jar of moonshine's
827
00:34:15,454 --> 00:34:18,655
just as good I reckon.
That'll do.
828
00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:22,359
That'll do right there.
Yeah, yeah. That aught to do.
829
00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:26,563
If you can't take it
don't lay it out.
830
00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:29,399
Narrator:
Three of america's most
notorious moonshiners
831
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:32,736
are finishing a run
of their best signature shines.
832
00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:34,171
[bleep] like a buffalo.
833
00:34:34,173 --> 00:34:37,908
The resulting jars will be
judged by moonshiners' fans
834
00:34:37,910 --> 00:34:40,744
in a blind taste test
to determine once
835
00:34:40,746 --> 00:34:43,980
and for all
whose shine is finest.
836
00:34:46,151 --> 00:34:48,518
That's getting into some tails
come out of that right now,
837
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:49,820
which is giving me
some good flavor.
838
00:34:49,822 --> 00:34:52,556
Tim: It looks good. Best I can
tell it tastes good
839
00:34:52,558 --> 00:34:53,990
and it smells good.
840
00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:57,427
We both done lost that.
I turn around and I look,
841
00:34:57,429 --> 00:35:01,131
mark and digger's over in
the corner making milkshakes.
842
00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:04,067
Mark: I've got a surprise for
them, so...
843
00:35:04,069 --> 00:35:05,602
-Say, you do?
-Well I think I do.
844
00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:07,871
I got one last trick
up my sleeve.
845
00:35:07,873 --> 00:35:12,042
I brought my cream with me.
I call it winter fest
846
00:35:12,044 --> 00:35:14,644
because it tastes
so much like,
847
00:35:14,646 --> 00:35:17,681
and reminds me of
when I was a kid, snow cream.
848
00:35:17,683 --> 00:35:19,516
I think it's gonna be so good
849
00:35:19,518 --> 00:35:21,952
but I might have plans for it
somewhere down the road.
850
00:35:24,256 --> 00:35:26,490
That [bleep] right there will
cure anything
851
00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:28,725
from itchy ankles
to sore [bleep].
852
00:35:31,897 --> 00:35:34,898
Time to pull
my secret weapon out.
853
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:38,268
My cherry vanilla cream.
Everybody begs for it.
854
00:35:38,270 --> 00:35:43,039
60% of the moonshine
consumer market is a woman.
855
00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:45,509
You've got probably 20% to 25%
856
00:35:45,511 --> 00:35:47,777
that either have boyfriends
that are trying to impress them,
857
00:35:47,779 --> 00:35:50,447
they're gonna vote their way,
or they got henpecked husbands.
858
00:35:50,449 --> 00:35:51,748
I know where
I'm going with this.
859
00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:54,584
I'm shooting
for that target market.
860
00:35:54,586 --> 00:35:55,986
What are you sick?
861
00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:59,256
Look like you got a damn jar
of pepto-bismol over there.
862
00:35:59,258 --> 00:36:01,958
I mean, no way they're going
to come out with a pepto-bismol
863
00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:05,028
and put it on the table
as moonshine.
864
00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:09,599
Your final run of moonshine?
No way.
865
00:36:09,601 --> 00:36:12,169
Digger:
People might say, "it's not
making true moonshine liquor."
866
00:36:12,171 --> 00:36:14,471
yeah, it is. I start
with the moonshine liquor.
867
00:36:14,473 --> 00:36:16,806
I take it to a higher level
868
00:36:16,808 --> 00:36:19,142
because if you're gonna be
successful in this market,
869
00:36:19,144 --> 00:36:20,410
you're gonna adapt.
870
00:36:20,412 --> 00:36:23,880
I'm not just some dumb
hillbilly moonshiner.
871
00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:26,850
Tim: It's a kid's drink, right?
It's a kid's drink.
872
00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:30,253
If you put it in the freezer
it'll freeze solid.
873
00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:32,289
That's one fresh jar
of peach brandy.
874
00:36:32,291 --> 00:36:34,958
Okay, fellers,
we have one jar in.
875
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,628
Here comes the winning jar
of cherry vanilla sipping cream.
876
00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:40,697
All right.
877
00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:42,499
We're just waiting
on yours, brother.
878
00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:44,301
We're getting down
to the wire now.
879
00:36:44,303 --> 00:36:45,635
You know how brave I am?
880
00:36:45,637 --> 00:36:47,037
I'm bringing you
the winning jar,
881
00:36:47,039 --> 00:36:50,006
and I don't have any idea
what it tastes like.
882
00:36:50,008 --> 00:36:52,642
-All right.
-It is nice and light.
883
00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:54,277
-Snow cream.
-Awww.
884
00:36:56,882 --> 00:36:59,316
Narrator:
For the final judgment,
each distiller
885
00:36:59,318 --> 00:37:01,851
has two jars
in the competition.
886
00:37:01,853 --> 00:37:05,522
Their flavored house shine
and their own special recipe.
887
00:37:05,524 --> 00:37:08,358
Tim smith, mark ramsey,
888
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:12,963
and digger will be competing
for this trophy still.
889
00:37:12,965 --> 00:37:18,568
We have alcohol a, alcohol b,
and we have alcohol c.
890
00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:23,573
There may be about $1,000 side
bet on this, too.
891
00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:25,542
Narrator: The distiller with
the most votes
892
00:37:25,544 --> 00:37:27,844
after two rounds
of tasting wins
893
00:37:27,846 --> 00:37:34,050
the entire competition
and the $1,000 side bet.
894
00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:36,720
-Y'all enjoying it so far?
-Yes.
895
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:40,190
A was a distinct flavor.
It was wonderful, smooth.
896
00:37:40,192 --> 00:37:43,260
I didn't like it too much.
Had a little texture to it.
897
00:37:43,262 --> 00:37:44,995
I liked b.
I think it was my favorite.
898
00:37:44,997 --> 00:37:47,764
Really well balanced.
-I tasted cherry and cinnamon.
899
00:37:47,766 --> 00:37:49,733
And those are just really
strong, good flavors.
900
00:37:49,735 --> 00:37:50,867
They were my favorite.
901
00:37:50,869 --> 00:37:52,202
They're enjoying the hell
out of yours.
902
00:37:52,204 --> 00:37:53,703
You might have to have
to give them more sippy cups.
903
00:37:53,705 --> 00:37:55,138
Man:
The nose was really good on it,
904
00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:57,073
so I had some really
great expectations.
905
00:37:57,075 --> 00:38:01,077
The finish was not as great.
It was actually a little chunky.
906
00:38:01,079 --> 00:38:04,047
C, it kind of reminded me a
little bit more about apple pie.
907
00:38:04,049 --> 00:38:06,216
It had like a pop of flavor
at the end.
908
00:38:06,218 --> 00:38:07,651
It's supposed to be 20 people,
909
00:38:07,653 --> 00:38:09,319
so there should be
20 cups over there.
910
00:38:09,321 --> 00:38:12,322
Maybe the damn first two were
so bad they didn't want another.
911
00:38:12,324 --> 00:38:14,891
C was way too strong.
912
00:38:14,893 --> 00:38:16,493
I got a whole thing still left
over there.
913
00:38:16,495 --> 00:38:17,994
Maybe you had more
to start with.
914
00:38:17,996 --> 00:38:19,896
-Somebody's cheating.
-Hell, it's you.
915
00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:21,865
Tim: What you talking about,
I'm standing over here.
916
00:38:21,867 --> 00:38:25,568
All right folks, this next
round that we've got,
917
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:29,506
without further ado,
let's bring on the moonshine.
918
00:38:29,508 --> 00:38:31,041
A was just kind of mediocre.
919
00:38:31,043 --> 00:38:33,410
Man: It had a nice balance
of sweet and strong,
920
00:38:33,412 --> 00:38:36,212
so it felt sort of like a smoky
mountain christmas to me.
921
00:38:36,214 --> 00:38:38,181
Very easy going down.
922
00:38:38,183 --> 00:38:41,217
Ma'am, is this your 19th time
through here?
923
00:38:41,219 --> 00:38:43,219
-24th.
-24th. Oh, okay.
924
00:38:43,221 --> 00:38:46,256
All right.
925
00:38:46,258 --> 00:38:48,258
B was the one I liked the best.
926
00:38:48,260 --> 00:38:50,527
-You could taste the cherry.
-It was very flavorful.
927
00:38:50,529 --> 00:38:52,762
Man:
Had a little bit of a bitter
finish to it,
928
00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:54,597
which to me was detracting.
929
00:38:54,599 --> 00:38:58,034
It had a smooth taste.
In fact, I'd feed it to a baby.
930
00:38:58,036 --> 00:39:01,204
I thought about my wife,
she'd probably like that a lot.
931
00:39:01,206 --> 00:39:03,073
Digger:
I'm watching them going through,
tasting it.
932
00:39:03,075 --> 00:39:05,175
I'm seeing the big eyes
on the women,
933
00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:06,409
and turn around
and tellin' her husband,
934
00:39:06,411 --> 00:39:07,577
"this is even better."
935
00:39:07,579 --> 00:39:09,412
tickle: Get your votes
in right down here.
936
00:39:09,414 --> 00:39:13,183
God knows I would help you all
out or I can't count later on.
937
00:39:13,185 --> 00:39:15,685
Tickle needs to fill up
some on the a slot.
938
00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:18,421
After you drink 20 that's it,
you don't get no more.
939
00:39:18,423 --> 00:39:19,456
That's enough votes.
940
00:39:19,458 --> 00:39:21,358
Well, hell,
why not, right?
941
00:39:24,229 --> 00:39:27,430
Hell, I believe
I'd vote for that one.
942
00:39:27,432 --> 00:39:29,366
C was like a true moonshine.
943
00:39:29,368 --> 00:39:30,633
A little too strong.
944
00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:32,035
You could tell it definitely
come from the backwoods.
945
00:39:32,037 --> 00:39:34,971
The peach did come through.
It has a good flavor.
946
00:39:34,973 --> 00:39:38,508
Hoo, because you taste it
from your tongue to your tummy.
947
00:39:38,510 --> 00:39:39,776
You know what?
I ain't gonna lie to you,
948
00:39:39,778 --> 00:39:41,144
I'll vote
for that one, too.
949
00:39:41,146 --> 00:39:44,314
-Should have been even.
-Here we go. Calling a foul.
950
00:39:44,316 --> 00:39:45,515
What's that noise again?
951
00:39:45,517 --> 00:39:46,816
I keep hearing
that crying baby again.
952
00:39:46,818 --> 00:39:47,984
It's a foul.
953
00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:53,089
All right, well, hell, I reckon
the only thing left for me to do
954
00:39:53,091 --> 00:39:54,691
is count all this up.
955
00:39:54,693 --> 00:39:59,863
♪
956
00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:02,999
does he know his abcs?
957
00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:04,334
Tim: Hell, he ain't
got to shuffle them.
958
00:40:04,336 --> 00:40:05,835
What comes out
is what comes out.
959
00:40:05,837 --> 00:40:09,139
This one's gonna be a lot
closer than what I was thinking.
960
00:40:09,141 --> 00:40:10,807
You all come up here.
961
00:40:10,809 --> 00:40:14,277
I'm gonna win.
I mean, how else can I lose?
962
00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:17,080
Hey, I'm getting
a new set of tires.
963
00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:18,982
Mark: I'm not scared of either
one of them.
964
00:40:18,984 --> 00:40:22,419
Mark is winning the still.
965
00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:25,455
I'm confident
but I'm not certain.
966
00:40:25,457 --> 00:40:28,625
You all voted
for what you liked.
967
00:40:30,729 --> 00:40:33,530
And I reckon everybody likes
pepto-bismol.
968
00:40:33,532 --> 00:40:34,764
Digger!
969
00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:36,366
[ cheering ]
970
00:40:36,368 --> 00:40:37,400
you know,
I mean, I'm humble.
971
00:40:37,402 --> 00:40:38,835
I don't take anything
for granted.
972
00:40:38,837 --> 00:40:41,337
[ cheering ]
973
00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:44,174
I work hard at this.
I don't think it's easy.
974
00:40:44,176 --> 00:40:47,610
Congratulations,
my brother.
975
00:40:47,612 --> 00:40:49,546
Tim:
I don't know where his recipe
came from,
976
00:40:49,548 --> 00:40:53,416
but, hey, people voted on it,
it was fair.
977
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:57,554
The old liquor men that I've
known since I was just a kid,
978
00:40:57,556 --> 00:41:00,190
they were always the ones
that were first in line to give.
979
00:41:00,192 --> 00:41:02,592
They helped somebody out
when they were in need.
980
00:41:02,594 --> 00:41:04,828
And we're gonna auction
this off
981
00:41:04,830 --> 00:41:07,030
and give it to the
wounded warrior project.
982
00:41:07,032 --> 00:41:08,064
Amen!
983
00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:10,433
[ cheering ]
984
00:41:10,435 --> 00:41:12,135
I've said it for years,
there's a lot of people
985
00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:14,137
made way more liquor
than I have,
986
00:41:14,139 --> 00:41:15,872
but I'm good at what I do.
987
00:41:15,874 --> 00:41:18,741
Tim smith, he and I've
got $1,000 side bet.
988
00:41:22,314 --> 00:41:23,613
[ laughter ]
989
00:41:23,615 --> 00:41:27,183
I guess I'm gonna have
to go sell my tires.
990
00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:29,586
You made a bet and didn't
have no money on you?
991
00:41:29,588 --> 00:41:31,020
I was planning on winning.
992
00:41:31,022 --> 00:41:33,156
[ laughter ]