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[narrator] this time on a very
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merry master distiller...
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Merry christmas, y'all.
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Ho ho ho.
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Merry christmas.
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[narrator] it's a high-proof
holiday showdown...
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All we want for christmas
is a hundred-proof jar.
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[narrator] between three
of appalachians
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most dynamic moonshiners.
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Smells like liquor
coming off of there.
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[mike] that's
pouring out of there.
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Hotter than
the hinges of hell.
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[tickle chuckles]
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[josh] I just know
that we gotta make
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some killer moonshine.
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I can do that.
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Oh, yeah.
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[narrator] josh,
mike, and tickle
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fire up their pot stills...
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Yeah.
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Tickle, how does it feel to be
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on that side of the room?
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It's different.
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My still is gonna
kick y'alls rear ends.
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You know what,
you just might do it.
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[narrator]
to see whose holiday recipe
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will be named
the spirit of the season.
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It looked very good.
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[mark] that looks
like a whole lot like
christmas if you ask me.
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Christmas in a cup.
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I would want
this left on the table
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instead of milk and cookies.
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Yeah, buddy.
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[joyful music playing]
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[rock music playing]
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merry christmas, y'all.
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Ho ho ho.
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How you y'all fellers doing?
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All right.
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-Thank you.
-Yeah, buddy.
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We wanna welcome
our merry little moonshiners
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to our little festive contest.
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Joshy, you're our special
little tiny tim.
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I recently broke my foot.
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So I'm sitting here
with a freaking purple foot
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right now,
but I'm glad to be here.
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Man, we're gonna have a little
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friendly competition.
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Y'all gonna make us
a little liquor.
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[tim] first, you're going
to run a hash mash.
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Then you're gonna pick
a mystery gift basket.
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And you'll have
to make a cocktail
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for what you find inside.
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Whoever comes up with the top
christmas cocktail,
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got a little gift
over here on the table.
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Anybody wanna take
a stab at what's in there.
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[tickle] I mean,
it was a whole lot
bigger box last time.
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Jb was in it last time.
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There's your prize.
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[man] that's bound
to be a hell of a prize
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in a box that big.
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Go get it. See what it is.
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Oh.
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Merry christmas everybody.
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-Ho ho ho.
-Oh, yeah.
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The way the price of jars
is, I hope it's full of jars.
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I hope it's better than jars.
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If I got my wish
for what'd be in that box,
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it'd be a box full of cash.
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That's my christmas wish.
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But it could be anything
and I mean anything.
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All we want for christmas
is a hundred-proof jar.
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That's what we're
gonna test right here.
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When it's all said and done,
bring your skills.
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Any liquor man worth his salt
can proof a hundred-proof jar.
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It's the first time
that we've ever
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required a specific
proof without a hydrometer.
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How do you guys
feel about that?
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What if nobody
hits it a hundred exactly?
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It'll be the closest
and next closest and so on.
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You ain't gonna lose anything.
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You're just gonna get
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your pecking order
for picking your basket.
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And I wanna say
that all three of you are
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gonna be within five
points of each other.
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[tickle] I hope so.
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I sure do love you, mark.
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Men, you're going to have
three hours
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to get us that beautiful,
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clear hundred-proof
jar right up here.
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Your time starts now.
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Ho ho ho, boys. Get with it.
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Merry christmas.
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Oh, yeah.
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[upbeat music playing]
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the holidays
are all about getting
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family together
and loving everybody.
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Us moonshiners,
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while we might not be
blood related,
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we're more family than most
blood-related families are.
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And, to me,
the best gift you can have
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is the gift
of each other's time.
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All right.
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Ain't nothing to it now
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but this stuff
start heating up.
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-Tickle?
-Yes, sir.
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How does it feel to be
on that side of the room?
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It's different.
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I've never made liquor
under these time constraints.
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This will be
my first time competing,
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and I really think
the pressure's on.
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You know, it's my first time
over here on this side.
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Gotta figure out what all's
in this box and everything.
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You'd have thunk
I'd have snuck over here
one time
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and looked at it
but I ain't never done it.
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You should have.
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I should have but I didn't.
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I believe I'm gonna be held
to a certain standard,
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but all I can do
is come in here,
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do what I know how to do
the way I know
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how to do it because I know
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that's what my competitors
are gonna be doing.
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No matter where I come
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in this competitions,
I'm making liquor with two
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of my good buddies here
at the holidays,
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doing what I love
with people that I love.
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-Good to hear.
-[mark] what it's all about,
ain't it, brother?
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[tickle] that's right.
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[mark] like, we fixing
to make us some good liquor.
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Yeah.
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[dramatic music playing]
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growing up in mississippi,
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christmas was always
a short sleeve and shorts
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and flip-flops
kind of day, you know?
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[sighs]
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we had a great time.
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We always
had all the family over.
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Hmm, need a little
more... Little more than that.
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My grandfather would dress up
like santa claus
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for all of us little kids
and bring us little
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cheap toys and stuff
like that just to brighten
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our day up on christmas,
you know?
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I have no problem
running this alcohol
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'cause this is what
I've done all my life.
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All I can do here,
at this point,
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is try to make
the best 100 proof liquor
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as I possibly
can for the judges.
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Do what you're supposed
to do now.
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[tickle]
josh, are you leaking?
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Leaking from the head.
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[josh] this is dripping.
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[mike] gonna get my
hip waders on here
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in a little while.
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Stop playing.
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Christmas kind
of lost its fire for me,
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in a way because the world
changed a little bit.
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You know,
we kind of stopped getting
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together as a family.
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But now
that I got a little girl,
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it kind of put
the fire back in it for me.
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Oh, yeah.
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Now, I get to do it for her
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and I like that.
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How you making it
over there, josh?
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Good. Good.
Thank you for asking.
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[mike] if you need anything,
holler, brother.
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Same here, buddy.
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I'm really not sure
what would give me
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an edge in this competition.
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I just know
that brother mike's
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got some killer moonshine.
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Let her rip. I can do that.
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[sighs]
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we got some
heads starting to come up.
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There's some moonshiners
that never run
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their still twice
the same way.
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Me on the other hand,
I've got a pretty strict
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process in which
I run this still.
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I don't just fill it slam full
and cap it.
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I fill it slowly
and I'm cooking my heads off,
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running right up into the air.
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Takes a little longer
to get it capped
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but I'll be running
in no time after it's capped.
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It's all about your process,
and I think my process
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is really gonna be what sets
me apart from the other guys.
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You get
to steaming there, mandigo?
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It was hitting over a hundred
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and fifty degrees
the whole time
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so that means my head's
at a hundred and forty-five.
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It was rolling right out.
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How did you get
it hot that fast?
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He lit his still before
he put any liquid in it.
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He lit his still
before he put anything in it.
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[josh] you lit it before
you poured liquid in it?
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Nuh-uh.
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But then I put
something in it immediately.
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Heated a small
amount and built up on it.
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-Oh, man. Come on.
-[chuckling]
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[josh] tickle,
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you know you can burn
the bottom of that pot out.
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[tickle] here we go.
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Smells like liquor
coming off of there.
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You better not let them vapors
get to that flame,
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blow us up.
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[tickle] yeah.
I cut the flame back on there.
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I've learned
my lesson on that.
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Boy, it'll set
your eyebrows right up.
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[laughs]
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you know, this here
is my favorite time of year.
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I'm really tickled to get
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to be spending
it with you guys.
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-Same here.
-[mike] yes, sir.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[tickle] yes, sir,
we got liquor.
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[mike] all right.
That's pouring out of there.
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Hotter than
the hinges of hell.
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[tim] I'd say water that fast,
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you're probably right.
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[digger] yeah, man.
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[mark] I'd say
one thing, she's clear.
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I checked tickle's time
and it took him
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23 minutes and 36 seconds...
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-[mark] to get...
-Coming out the worm.
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And she's running
about where I want her now.
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What was the best christmas
present y'all ever got?
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Mine was when I've been
begging for a bb gun
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and they said,
"you'll shoot your eye out,
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there's no way we're getting
you a bb gun."
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and I got the bb gun.
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Yeah?
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You still got
both of your eyes?
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-Yeah.
-All right.
Well, good to hear.
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You remember them
blue and white go-karts?
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Yeah.
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I got one of those
for christmas one time,
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and I'll tell you what, son,
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I've turned that thing
over a time or two myself.
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Yeah.
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How about you, tickle?
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Well, having three brothers,
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I don't know how mom
and daddy did it all.
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But I'll come downstairs
one christmas morning
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and there was
several dirt bikes
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and a go-kart sitting there.
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I asked my daddy later on
how he did it, and he said,
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"I got them used, fixed
them up, repainted them."
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took him all year long
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to be able to get them
ready for us.
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I'll be damned.
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I believe
he was about as excited
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as we was for us to see them.
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Oh, I'm sure.
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[josh] where you
at on your still?
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00:09:19,026 --> 00:09:23,361
-I'm at 126.
-Really? Damn.
255
00:09:23,363 --> 00:09:25,363
How many gallons
y'all put in your still?
256
00:09:25,365 --> 00:09:26,498
About halfway up the pot.
257
00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:27,866
[tickle]
I just went about halfway.
258
00:09:27,868 --> 00:09:30,402
-[mike] what about you?
-Wasn't quite halfway.
259
00:09:30,404 --> 00:09:31,369
Well, you know...
260
00:09:31,371 --> 00:09:32,637
And then I pull
a little bit out for...
261
00:09:32,639 --> 00:09:34,806
Yeah, I was gonna do that
but I had already
262
00:09:34,808 --> 00:09:36,107
poured mine in here
and I didn't feel
263
00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:37,342
like taking
it apart and do it.
264
00:09:37,344 --> 00:09:38,410
[tickle]
you didn't charge
265
00:09:38,412 --> 00:09:39,945
-your thump keg?
-Yeah, I had already charged
266
00:09:39,947 --> 00:09:42,347
it when I thought about
putting some hot mash in it.
267
00:09:42,349 --> 00:09:43,949
I've been trying
to cook mine slow too.
268
00:09:43,951 --> 00:09:45,250
I ain't wanna run it
wide open.
269
00:09:45,252 --> 00:09:46,551
[mike] me either.
270
00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:48,787
I'm just gonna let mine
gracefully warm up
271
00:09:48,789 --> 00:09:50,689
and do her thing.
272
00:09:50,691 --> 00:09:51,990
You running now.
273
00:09:51,992 --> 00:09:54,359
[josh] it's coming,
it's just coming slow.
274
00:09:54,361 --> 00:09:55,694
You gotta make
it through the worm
275
00:09:55,696 --> 00:09:57,228
and we'll have some liquor.
276
00:09:58,098 --> 00:09:59,264
I hate the waiting game.
277
00:10:01,702 --> 00:10:02,701
[narrator] coming up...
278
00:10:02,703 --> 00:10:04,803
Yeah, bud, that's high
as a giraffe's butt...
279
00:10:04,805 --> 00:10:06,638
-Right there.
-Yes, sir. She's high.
280
00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,707
[josh] tickle's done.
You're on jar two.
281
00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:10,442
And I'm just now
getting on my head.
282
00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:12,978
When it comes to the jar,
you just need one.
283
00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:15,113
I want it to be
as smooth as it can be.
284
00:10:17,351 --> 00:10:19,784
[dramatic music playing]
285
00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:22,120
[mike] you running now?
286
00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:24,789
[josh] almost. I can smell it.
There it goes.
287
00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:25,991
[tickle] hey, you're running?
288
00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:28,259
-[josh] yeah.
-[tickle] all right.
289
00:10:28,261 --> 00:10:29,794
I'm gonna
just take a jar that runs out
290
00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:30,996
at hundred proof.
291
00:10:31,898 --> 00:10:34,899
Guys, two hours left.
Plenty of time.
292
00:10:35,902 --> 00:10:38,303
[dramatic music playing]
293
00:10:44,645 --> 00:10:45,510
four jars.
294
00:10:45,512 --> 00:10:47,545
He's ran four?
295
00:10:47,547 --> 00:10:49,381
You've already ran four jars?
296
00:10:49,383 --> 00:10:50,482
Only need four.
297
00:10:50,484 --> 00:10:52,884
I don't know, tickle.
That's a lot of heat.
298
00:10:52,886 --> 00:10:54,719
Getting it, son.
He's getting it.
299
00:10:55,389 --> 00:10:56,588
[chuckles]
300
00:10:56,590 --> 00:10:58,356
guys, what y'all think
is in that box?
301
00:10:58,358 --> 00:11:01,026
You shake it and tell me
what you think is in it.
302
00:11:01,028 --> 00:11:03,094
I better not.
I don't wanna get called...
303
00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:04,329
Come on, mike.
304
00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:05,563
I don't wanna be called
a cheater.
305
00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:07,465
Come on.
Where's your team spirit?
306
00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:08,600
Jb rader was in it.
307
00:11:08,602 --> 00:11:10,735
Look, if they got him crammed
in that little box,
308
00:11:10,737 --> 00:11:11,936
-they must let him out.
-[laughs]
309
00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:13,605
I heard that.
310
00:11:15,942 --> 00:11:17,909
-Here we go.
-You got it now.
311
00:11:17,911 --> 00:11:20,011
[mike] it's going
[makes sound]
312
00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:20,879
[chuckles]
313
00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:24,049
[makes sound]
314
00:11:27,921 --> 00:11:30,121
[digger] tickle,
how's it going for you?
315
00:11:30,123 --> 00:11:32,891
This right here
is my fifth jar.
316
00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,292
I ran eight.
317
00:11:34,294 --> 00:11:37,462
[digger] well, all you need
is that one sweet jar.
318
00:11:37,464 --> 00:11:38,596
I'm not going down there.
319
00:11:40,133 --> 00:11:42,200
Yeah, bud, that's
high as a giraffe's butt...
320
00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:43,268
-Right there.
-Yes, sir.
321
00:11:43,270 --> 00:11:44,402
She's high.
322
00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:47,906
Yes, sir.
323
00:11:47,908 --> 00:11:49,908
Yeah, I believe that's what
I'm gonna go with.
324
00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:51,242
I think I'm done.
325
00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:53,578
Tickle's done.
You're on jar two.
326
00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:55,613
And I'm just now
getting on my heads.
327
00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:57,015
[tickle] won't be long now.
328
00:11:57,017 --> 00:11:58,917
We don't need
but one damn jar.
329
00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:00,618
One jar is all we gotta have.
330
00:12:00,620 --> 00:12:02,721
I want it to be
as smooth as it can be.
331
00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:06,324
[dramatic music playing]
332
00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:08,093
how's it going
for you, brother?
333
00:12:08,095 --> 00:12:08,927
[josh] it's good. Clear.
334
00:12:08,929 --> 00:12:10,395
When it comes to the jar,
335
00:12:10,397 --> 00:12:13,164
you just need one to build
your little cocktail with.
336
00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:15,300
But you wanna show them skills
so you can get
337
00:12:15,302 --> 00:12:16,868
the hundred proof.
338
00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:19,137
-Got you.
-Runaway liquor.
339
00:12:19,139 --> 00:12:21,606
-[bleep]
-[tickle] yes, sir.
340
00:12:21,608 --> 00:12:24,242
[mike] you know what,
the pressure is on here.
341
00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:27,145
I gotta present the perfect
jar of liquor here.
342
00:12:27,147 --> 00:12:29,614
I want to put
the smoothest jar of liquor
343
00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:31,816
I can put on the table
at a hundred proof.
344
00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:37,422
[josh] moonshiners do it
all night long.
345
00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:40,391
-[tickle] yes, sir.
-I'm done now.
346
00:12:43,597 --> 00:12:45,096
[mike] you come tell me
what this is.
347
00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:46,131
All right. Shake it.
348
00:12:46,133 --> 00:12:47,532
See what you think.
349
00:12:47,534 --> 00:12:49,334
That's probably
a hundred and twenty.
350
00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:51,603
A hundred and fifteen easy.
351
00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:54,005
Yeah.
This may be the jar here.
352
00:12:54,007 --> 00:12:56,374
[tickle] that might
be your jar right there, yeah.
353
00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:58,643
My confidence
is way up here now.
354
00:12:58,645 --> 00:13:01,713
I'm fixing to take a snort of
this just to see what...
355
00:13:01,715 --> 00:13:04,015
So not kick it in high gear.
356
00:13:04,017 --> 00:13:07,085
Not necessarily
to try to "beat" nobody.
357
00:13:07,087 --> 00:13:10,088
Just to put the best
jar of liquor on the table.
358
00:13:10,090 --> 00:13:11,689
That's my goal here.
359
00:13:11,691 --> 00:13:12,957
Damn.
360
00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:15,794
If it ain't a good jar
of liquor right there
by itself.
361
00:13:15,796 --> 00:13:17,395
-Mike?
-[mike] yo.
362
00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:19,164
You're finally needing a jar.
363
00:13:19,166 --> 00:13:20,799
I know. I just got done.
364
00:13:20,801 --> 00:13:22,934
Damn, boy. Y'all got there
in 15 minutes left.
365
00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:24,169
Was something after you?
366
00:13:24,171 --> 00:13:25,236
[chuckles]
367
00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:28,306
actually, I ran mine
as slow as I could get it.
368
00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,642
Damn. If I had that much time,
I'd be mister coffee.
369
00:13:30,644 --> 00:13:32,510
-I'd be dripping.
-Yeah?
370
00:13:32,512 --> 00:13:33,778
Boys, we'll be ready to test
371
00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:34,746
some liquor here
in a little bit.
372
00:13:34,748 --> 00:13:35,747
-All righty.
-[tickle] all right.
373
00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:38,016
Time to do some business.
374
00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:40,718
Every time I make moonshine,
375
00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,788
a little of piece
of me goes into every run.
376
00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:46,224
I'm not just making
something to drink.
377
00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:49,327
I'm making
a representation of me.
378
00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:51,796
I care about every drop
of it,
379
00:13:51,798 --> 00:13:54,899
about every aspect
of my process.
380
00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:56,267
And I like to think
381
00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:59,370
that that's shines
through in the end.
382
00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:00,505
Yeah. Sure.
383
00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:02,941
The best bet where I wanna be.
384
00:14:02,943 --> 00:14:04,676
-That the one?
-Yeah, sir.
385
00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:05,643
That's all we need.
386
00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:09,080
I believe that's the one
right there, fellers.
387
00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,915
All right. Stevie ray,
you go over and curl up
388
00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:12,150
under the christmas tree.
389
00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,118
We'll be right in there
to get you in a little bit.
390
00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,721
That christmas tree
is in the barn.
391
00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:17,989
[mark] that's a helpful
little tip.
392
00:14:17,991 --> 00:14:20,325
Definitely. I know where
that's at. Good.
393
00:14:20,327 --> 00:14:21,826
-All right.
-Y'all have a good time
with that.
394
00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:22,694
We will.
395
00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:25,964
About done about all I can do.
396
00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:28,499
Oh, yeah? That's all
we ask of you, mike.
397
00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:30,635
All right.
Your prize for coming in
398
00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:32,237
the second jar right here,
399
00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:34,906
it's up to you to you go
over there and adjust
400
00:14:34,908 --> 00:14:37,008
the throttle
on tickle while he's drinking.
401
00:14:37,010 --> 00:14:38,176
[laughs] okay.
402
00:14:38,178 --> 00:14:39,911
I'll keep him under wraps.
403
00:14:40,447 --> 00:14:42,146
-Hey, mike?
-Yo.
404
00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:43,882
Keep tickle
under christmas wraps.
405
00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:46,150
I will get him. I promise you.
406
00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:50,722
Here it comes.
The ol' western crude.
407
00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:52,190
Uh-oh. [makes sound]
408
00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:55,660
now, your job
is to watch both of them.
409
00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:56,694
[chuckles]
410
00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:58,630
this is the christmas miracle.
411
00:14:58,632 --> 00:15:00,565
When it comes
to going there to them two,
412
00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:02,533
you are the voice
of reason, sir.
413
00:15:02,535 --> 00:15:04,602
I don't think I've been
ever been told that before.
414
00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:05,837
Go on out and get busy.
415
00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:07,038
We'll come get you
in a little bit.
416
00:15:10,877 --> 00:15:12,210
[laughs]
417
00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,212
outstanding.
418
00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:17,882
Well, them are three crystal
419
00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:19,584
clear jars of liquor.
420
00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:21,519
You know what I like?
They're full.
421
00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:22,654
-They're full.
-They're full.
422
00:15:22,656 --> 00:15:24,055
-They're clear.
-[tim] yeah.
423
00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:27,058
[digger] that's the mark
of moonshiners right there.
424
00:15:27,060 --> 00:15:29,160
I wonder what them three
in there are doing.
425
00:15:29,162 --> 00:15:31,663
Well, I reckon
they're tasting it and,
426
00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:33,998
most of all,
seeing what proof it is.
427
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,233
I hope
they're in there deciding
428
00:15:35,235 --> 00:15:37,101
that y'all's jars was no good.
429
00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:39,370
[laughter]
430
00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:41,773
[upbeat music playing]
431
00:15:44,978 --> 00:15:46,844
see what mr. Josh is.
432
00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:48,646
I think we need a true reading
433
00:15:48,648 --> 00:15:52,717
with their hydrometer
benchmark, 100 proof.
434
00:15:54,220 --> 00:15:56,721
One eleven. Full jar.
435
00:15:56,723 --> 00:16:00,291
Let's un-full it and then see
what we're working with.
436
00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:02,160
[sighs] here we go.
437
00:16:03,697 --> 00:16:04,796
Corn liquor.
438
00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:06,564
Oh, it sure
smells like it though.
439
00:16:06,566 --> 00:16:07,966
[tim] good smell.
440
00:16:07,968 --> 00:16:10,168
[digger] not bad.
441
00:16:10,170 --> 00:16:12,136
I wanna kick y'all's butts
and I don't even care
442
00:16:12,138 --> 00:16:13,171
what's in the box.
443
00:16:13,173 --> 00:16:15,039
I just wanna know
that I smoked y'all.
444
00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:18,443
Well, you know,
bragging rights is one thing
445
00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:20,478
but I don't think
they fit in that box.
446
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,214
Josh, if I was to win,
I'll tell you what,
447
00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:25,016
I'll let you help me
open the present.
448
00:16:25,018 --> 00:16:26,584
Thought you're gonna be
real nice and give me
449
00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:28,586
-what was in the box.
-I may even do that.
450
00:16:28,588 --> 00:16:31,189
I ain't gonna let him
help unwrap it after he done
451
00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:33,224
sit here and said
he hopes he kicks my butt.
452
00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:34,859
-[laughter]
-uh-uh.
453
00:16:34,861 --> 00:16:36,594
It's a little uppity,
that's for sure.
454
00:16:36,596 --> 00:16:38,463
It's effing proofed
but it's not horrible.
455
00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:39,831
-[mark] yeah. It's...
-Smells nice.
456
00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:41,632
[mark] yeah.
It's a good drink.
457
00:16:41,634 --> 00:16:44,002
When josh ran his slow,
everybody else went at it
458
00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:45,937
like it was a damn foot race.
459
00:16:45,939 --> 00:16:48,973
Now that heat hangs out
on your backend a little bit.
460
00:16:48,975 --> 00:16:50,241
Yeah. It's a good taste.
461
00:16:50,243 --> 00:16:53,111
It's a good taste,
but it's a little fiery.
462
00:16:53,113 --> 00:16:54,379
A little hot.
463
00:16:55,648 --> 00:16:57,215
Steven ray tickle.
464
00:16:59,686 --> 00:17:02,086
He is at 93.
465
00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:04,522
[mark] ninety-three?
466
00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:06,324
Ninety-three for stevie ray.
467
00:17:09,763 --> 00:17:10,995
[tim] it looks good.
468
00:17:10,997 --> 00:17:14,232
This is stevie ray's first
time in the competitor seat.
469
00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:15,566
Yes, it is.
470
00:17:15,568 --> 00:17:17,568
And it's about time.
471
00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:20,071
I did something
I don't normally do
472
00:17:20,073 --> 00:17:22,106
which is I really
didn't drink nothing...
473
00:17:22,108 --> 00:17:23,374
-Right.
-You know?
474
00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:26,511
Because I've learned
from watching other guys
475
00:17:26,513 --> 00:17:28,379
be in this position.
476
00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:31,349
It's easy to go to sipping
on that jar
477
00:17:31,351 --> 00:17:33,518
-then your taste buds don't...
-[mike] burn your taste buds.
478
00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,653
-Burn that palate up.
-Yeah. They don't do
what they're supposed to do.
479
00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:37,188
Uh-uh. It's gone.
480
00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:39,824
And so I tried
to refrain from that,
481
00:17:39,826 --> 00:17:41,692
and I think
I did a pretty decent job.
482
00:17:43,363 --> 00:17:44,629
It's a good smell too.
483
00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:50,368
It ain't got
the heat that josh's has.
484
00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:52,470
-It's a bit lower proof.
-Yeah.
485
00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:57,275
I'd say after tasting it,
he's come in way under josh.
486
00:17:57,277 --> 00:17:58,509
It's still got a good taste.
487
00:17:58,511 --> 00:18:01,312
It has, but it's not near
as hot as josh.
488
00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:04,782
There's mikey.
489
00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:07,085
Mike cockrell.
490
00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:09,921
One-o-five... One-o-four.
491
00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:12,657
We don't round up,
but he's 104
492
00:18:12,659 --> 00:18:14,992
so he's closer to a hundred.
493
00:18:14,994 --> 00:18:16,761
Looks good.
494
00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:18,096
Let's see what it tastes like.
495
00:18:18,098 --> 00:18:19,497
[mark] yeah, they're
all great-looking jars.
496
00:18:19,499 --> 00:18:21,766
And they had a good time
running them boys.
497
00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:23,468
They had some fun.
498
00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:26,304
It's actually super,
super fun, man and a blessing
499
00:18:26,306 --> 00:18:28,106
for all three of us
to be able to, you know,
500
00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,541
do this together
and have dadgum good time
501
00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:32,110
doing it for christmas,
you know?
502
00:18:32,112 --> 00:18:33,377
That's right.
503
00:18:33,379 --> 00:18:35,446
-[mark] same smell.
-Same nose.
504
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:37,515
-Same nose.
-[digger] not harsh.
505
00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:40,852
Buttery. Spicy.
506
00:18:40,854 --> 00:18:43,154
And pretty doggone smooth.
507
00:18:43,156 --> 00:18:44,589
[mark] it's a good drink.
508
00:18:44,591 --> 00:18:47,325
Ain't much difference
in all three jars.
509
00:18:47,327 --> 00:18:48,826
All of them is good.
510
00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:50,895
You know, the taste profile
is all the same.
511
00:18:50,897 --> 00:18:52,096
Same house mash.
512
00:18:52,098 --> 00:18:53,898
I mean, the taste
isn't gonna change.
513
00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:55,600
It's just the heat.
514
00:18:55,602 --> 00:18:57,735
You know,
I'm used to my own mash.
515
00:18:57,737 --> 00:19:00,638
Now it's probably a good thing
we all had the same.
516
00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:01,706
That's equal playing field.
517
00:19:01,708 --> 00:19:02,840
-[josh] yeah.
-Yeah, I believe it is,
518
00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:04,041
'cause that mean
it makes it...
519
00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:06,144
Makes it 100%
fair across the board.
520
00:19:06,146 --> 00:19:07,445
Yeah.
521
00:19:07,447 --> 00:19:08,913
[mike] we're running
the same mash, just...
522
00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:10,481
It's all in the cooking then.
523
00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:11,716
It's all in the cooking.
524
00:19:11,718 --> 00:19:13,651
The techniques that each one
of us have
525
00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:15,953
that's a little bit different
from the other one, you know?
526
00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:17,688
-Mmm-hmm.
-And all three of them
527
00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:19,190
taste a little bit different.
528
00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:21,359
All three of these guys
are winners anyway.
529
00:19:21,361 --> 00:19:22,693
All three of them
has made a good drink.
530
00:19:22,695 --> 00:19:24,061
Yeah,
they're winners all right.
531
00:19:24,063 --> 00:19:25,863
[chuckles] they're good.
532
00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,899
I would want this left
on the table
533
00:19:27,901 --> 00:19:29,600
instead of milk and cookies.
534
00:19:30,703 --> 00:19:33,604
The way it falls is mikey's
535
00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:37,875
the number one jar,
tickle's number two jar,
536
00:19:37,877 --> 00:19:39,644
and josh
is the number three jar.
537
00:19:39,646 --> 00:19:40,611
We all in an agreement
on that?
538
00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:41,546
-Yeah.
-Yes, sir. Yeah.
539
00:19:41,548 --> 00:19:42,847
-[digger] fair enough.
-Numbers don't lie.
540
00:19:42,849 --> 00:19:44,649
-Number don't lie.
-No, numbers don't lie.
541
00:19:44,651 --> 00:19:46,083
I'm gonna go fetch them.
542
00:19:47,220 --> 00:19:49,220
We'll get them ready
for their next challenge.
543
00:19:49,222 --> 00:19:51,556
We get
to taste something good.
544
00:19:51,558 --> 00:19:53,324
[narrator] coming up...
545
00:19:53,326 --> 00:19:55,193
Pick any basket that you want.
546
00:19:55,195 --> 00:19:58,462
You gotta run what you brung
with what's in your basket.
547
00:19:58,464 --> 00:20:00,598
I'll probably
get the bag full of coal.
548
00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:05,303
[upbeat music playing]
549
00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:08,406
move out. Move out.
550
00:20:09,876 --> 00:20:11,175
[makes sound]
551
00:20:15,148 --> 00:20:16,847
all right. Thank you, buddy.
552
00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:21,852
Welcome back, boys.
553
00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:22,987
We tasted your liquor.
554
00:20:22,989 --> 00:20:24,188
We proofed your liquor.
555
00:20:24,190 --> 00:20:26,090
Of course,
taste was no criteria,
556
00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:28,059
but everybody's liquor is...
557
00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:29,894
What was that word?
558
00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:31,462
Satisfactory.
559
00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:34,799
It's suitable for drinking
and will make a fine cocktail.
560
00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:36,434
That's your next challenge.
561
00:20:36,436 --> 00:20:39,203
Hands down
a pretty damn good job
562
00:20:39,205 --> 00:20:41,339
at hitting the proof
with your eye.
563
00:20:41,341 --> 00:20:42,206
Really good.
564
00:20:42,208 --> 00:20:44,242
There's no lack
of experience here.
565
00:20:44,244 --> 00:20:47,945
And all three of you,
you're pretty doggone good.
566
00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:49,647
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
567
00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:50,948
Appreciate it.
568
00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:53,050
Before we give
y'all the pecking order,
569
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:55,353
anybody wanna look
at your bead and give us
570
00:20:55,355 --> 00:20:57,355
their guess before
we throw it out there?
571
00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:01,859
I say a hundred and two.
572
00:21:04,764 --> 00:21:05,896
One-o-three.
573
00:21:06,699 --> 00:21:07,865
When I look at it and I see
574
00:21:07,867 --> 00:21:10,401
that bridge,
that tells me 110.
575
00:21:10,403 --> 00:21:11,269
All right.
576
00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:14,939
Tickle, your proof was 93.
577
00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:17,608
Mikey, your proof was 104.
578
00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:19,810
Josh you're 111.
579
00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:23,648
No [bleep] if I had left
this stupid jar alone,
580
00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:25,483
it had been
a ride home to money.
581
00:21:26,719 --> 00:21:29,387
That being said,
mikey you was closer to 100,
582
00:21:29,389 --> 00:21:31,622
so you'll pick first.
583
00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:33,424
Tickle,
you were seven points away,
584
00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:34,725
you'll pick second.
585
00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:36,193
Josh,
you're eleven points out,
586
00:21:36,195 --> 00:21:37,295
so you'll pick third.
587
00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:38,296
Okay.
588
00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:39,597
Now, let me lay just a couple
589
00:21:39,599 --> 00:21:40,731
of ground rules for you.
590
00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,933
I'm gonna go
get the ingredients.
591
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:45,569
Pick any basket
that you want, mike,
592
00:21:45,571 --> 00:21:48,205
then you tickle,
then you josh.
593
00:21:48,207 --> 00:21:51,375
Do not open them.
Set them on your table.
594
00:21:51,377 --> 00:21:53,678
You can open them
when time starts.
595
00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:56,814
No trading ingredients.
596
00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:59,884
You gotta run what you brung
with what's in your basket.
597
00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:02,953
We didn't bring it.
598
00:22:02,955 --> 00:22:04,522
-I'm bringing it.
-He's bringing it.
599
00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:05,790
-I'm bringing it.
-You mean we run
600
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:07,091
-what you brung.
-You mind that, sir.
601
00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:09,694
You're gonna run what I brung.
602
00:22:09,696 --> 00:22:11,395
[digger] what's laid
in your lap
603
00:22:11,397 --> 00:22:12,730
is what you're riding with.
604
00:22:12,732 --> 00:22:14,732
Fixing to get real.
605
00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:21,072
[upbeat music playing]
606
00:22:22,909 --> 00:22:24,642
well, christmas time
is coming.
607
00:22:25,545 --> 00:22:27,545
[mark]
jingle bell. Jingle bell.
608
00:22:27,547 --> 00:22:29,547
[josh]
pretty ribbon, pretty paper.
609
00:22:29,549 --> 00:22:31,949
[mark] don't let the mystery
fool you.
610
00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:34,085
Now, boys,
611
00:22:34,087 --> 00:22:36,420
you do not know
what's in what.
612
00:22:36,422 --> 00:22:38,022
You can't see anything
at them.
613
00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:40,391
Pick what you want,
which one you want.
614
00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:42,526
Don't open it.
Just one apiece?
615
00:22:42,528 --> 00:22:43,794
Just one each.
616
00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:46,063
And we're gonna have a holiday
617
00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:48,265
christmas cocktail
618
00:22:48,267 --> 00:22:50,301
out of what's in your basket.
619
00:22:50,303 --> 00:22:52,636
[tickle] I'll probably get
the bag full of coal.
620
00:22:52,638 --> 00:22:54,138
[laughter]
621
00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:55,473
[mark] all right.
622
00:22:55,475 --> 00:22:59,210
You cannot trade
or swap ingredients.
623
00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:01,278
You have to use 100%
624
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,014
what is in the basket
you choose.
625
00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:07,017
And when your time starts,
you can get busy.
626
00:23:08,221 --> 00:23:10,020
Mikey.
627
00:23:10,022 --> 00:23:11,889
All right.
628
00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:14,225
[chuckles]
pretty intimidating, huh?
629
00:23:14,227 --> 00:23:16,727
Yeah. Pretty much. [chuckles]
630
00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:19,296
[digger] remember,
bigger ain't always better.
631
00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:25,336
[mark] oh, now I wished
you had picked
632
00:23:25,338 --> 00:23:26,837
any basket than that.
633
00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:28,906
Tickle.
634
00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:30,174
All right.
635
00:23:30,176 --> 00:23:31,709
Quick question,
do I gotta use everything
636
00:23:31,711 --> 00:23:32,977
-in the basket?
-You don't
637
00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:34,245
-have to use everything.
-[digger] no.
638
00:23:34,247 --> 00:23:35,780
You just use something
that's in there.
639
00:23:35,782 --> 00:23:37,782
Okay. All right.
640
00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:40,217
Any of whatever is in your
basket that you choose it.
641
00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,686
I think I'm gonna pick
this one.
642
00:23:42,688 --> 00:23:44,755
I'm a big fan of keep
it simple
643
00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,323
and there can't be
but so much in there.
644
00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:48,926
Well, he got the second
worst one of the lot.
645
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:51,061
Well, good.
That'll match the liquor.
646
00:23:51,063 --> 00:23:53,597
-It's heavy. I can say that.
-[mark laughs]
647
00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:55,166
joshy.
648
00:24:01,607 --> 00:24:02,673
[digger] yeah, boy.
649
00:24:02,675 --> 00:24:04,775
[mark]
best basket in the bunch.
650
00:24:08,314 --> 00:24:10,381
All right, guys.
You good with your choice?
651
00:24:10,383 --> 00:24:12,082
'cause I'm taking this
out of here.
652
00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,051
We don't know yet.
We ain't opened it.
653
00:24:14,053 --> 00:24:17,521
Well, if you wanna swap,
now is your time.
654
00:24:17,523 --> 00:24:18,956
Going once.
655
00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:20,458
Going twice.
656
00:24:21,661 --> 00:24:23,961
Santa claus is out the door.
657
00:24:25,898 --> 00:24:28,232
You know not everyone
can back a wagon up.
658
00:24:28,234 --> 00:24:30,935
[digger] he did a damn
fine job with that.
659
00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:35,739
All right, boys.
You know the deal,
660
00:24:35,741 --> 00:24:38,776
a delicious, festive
christmas cocktail
661
00:24:38,778 --> 00:24:40,311
in less than one hour.
662
00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:42,780
Whoever mixes
the winning cocktail,
663
00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:44,715
you get the little gift
over here on the table.
664
00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:48,052
Your time starts now.
665
00:24:48,054 --> 00:24:49,353
Good luck, boys.
666
00:24:56,896 --> 00:25:00,297
I got some limes, lemon...
667
00:25:00,299 --> 00:25:02,433
[sighs] I got a pineapple.
668
00:25:02,435 --> 00:25:04,535
That's good stuff right there.
669
00:25:04,537 --> 00:25:06,070
Great flavor.
670
00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:07,605
You know,
I don't have any idea
671
00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:08,772
what's in my basket.
672
00:25:08,774 --> 00:25:09,907
I'm sitting here thinking,
673
00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,375
"man, it could be a toad,"
674
00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:12,710
just to throw a twist and...
675
00:25:12,712 --> 00:25:14,278
You know,
or something like that on us.
676
00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,514
Habanero honey.
677
00:25:16,516 --> 00:25:18,949
[chuckles] yeah, buddy.
678
00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:22,019
Club soda. Cherries.
679
00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:23,387
There's a lot of trickery
with these guys.
680
00:25:23,389 --> 00:25:25,189
These judges, you know,
they're gonna throw us
681
00:25:25,191 --> 00:25:27,791
for a damn loop
any which way they can.
682
00:25:27,793 --> 00:25:29,894
What in the hell am I gonna do
with a damn pepper?
683
00:25:29,896 --> 00:25:31,161
You can't build a house
with it.
684
00:25:31,163 --> 00:25:32,596
Build us some damn drink.
685
00:25:32,598 --> 00:25:33,964
[josh] you want these, mike?
686
00:25:33,966 --> 00:25:35,399
I can't take them.
687
00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:38,402
Simple syrup. Lime.
688
00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:40,804
Cranberry juice.
689
00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,406
All right.
690
00:25:43,276 --> 00:25:44,308
Agave.
691
00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:46,243
-Agave.
-Agave.
692
00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:47,978
Maraschino cherries.
693
00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:49,847
Candied ginger.
694
00:25:49,849 --> 00:25:52,049
Red sugar.
695
00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:53,517
Club soda.
696
00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:56,587
Pineapple juice. I like it.
697
00:25:56,589 --> 00:26:00,357
Ginger beer, oranges,
and limes.
698
00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:04,128
And some lemon lime soda.
699
00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:07,231
I've got some rosemary
and mint.
700
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,233
Mmm-hmm.
701
00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:10,768
Here we go.
702
00:26:13,339 --> 00:26:16,574
Let's see here,
what do we want to use?
703
00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:24,048
You're gonna build us
a cocktail or something?
704
00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:26,183
I'm sitting here trying
to figure out what to do
705
00:26:26,185 --> 00:26:27,885
but I don't know what to do.
706
00:26:27,887 --> 00:26:29,753
I really don't.
I don't have the slightest
707
00:26:29,755 --> 00:26:31,088
clue at all.
708
00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:32,756
I mean, on a scale
of one to ten,
709
00:26:32,758 --> 00:26:34,191
I'm on a zero.
710
00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,193
I have no idea.
711
00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:37,761
I really didn't feel like
712
00:26:37,763 --> 00:26:40,364
I knew what to do
with my ingredients.
713
00:26:40,366 --> 00:26:41,832
As soon as I've seen
pineapple,
714
00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,901
I thought I'm screwed.
715
00:26:45,504 --> 00:26:46,837
I've messed with pineapple
716
00:26:46,839 --> 00:26:49,239
a whole lot
with moonshine and,
717
00:26:49,241 --> 00:26:51,475
I don't know, it's kind
of hard to hit it just right.
718
00:26:51,477 --> 00:26:53,143
[tickle]
get her done, brother.
719
00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:55,379
You got this.
720
00:26:55,381 --> 00:26:57,915
I've made a lot
of moonshine with josh
721
00:26:57,917 --> 00:27:00,584
and once he sets his mind
on something,
722
00:27:00,586 --> 00:27:02,252
he's gonna get it done.
723
00:27:02,254 --> 00:27:05,356
You got this, brother man.
Don't let it defeat you.
724
00:27:06,692 --> 00:27:07,891
But then again,
725
00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:10,227
once he sets his mind
against something,
726
00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:11,929
it ain't happening either.
727
00:27:11,931 --> 00:27:14,531
Hey, josh,
you burnt 15 minutes.
728
00:27:14,533 --> 00:27:16,533
Don't make no more
damn excuses.
729
00:27:16,535 --> 00:27:19,370
I'mma make a buzz
is what I'mma make.
730
00:27:19,372 --> 00:27:20,838
I was sitting there
and I was trying to think
731
00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,373
about what to do,
and I was like,
732
00:27:22,375 --> 00:27:24,074
"I'm gonna drink this
moonshine
733
00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:27,478
till I figure it out
or I get drunk as a skunk."
734
00:27:28,848 --> 00:27:30,748
I'm feeling pretty screwed
right off the rip.
735
00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:32,149
I ain't gonna lie about it.
736
00:27:35,921 --> 00:27:38,188
[dramatic music playing]
737
00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,892
guys, you got 30 minutes.
738
00:27:41,894 --> 00:27:44,194
We're gonna need a glass
on the table.
739
00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:47,631
Hey, josh,
you're gonna build us
740
00:27:47,633 --> 00:27:48,799
a cocktail or something?
741
00:27:48,801 --> 00:27:50,601
They are. I'm gonna drink.
742
00:27:50,603 --> 00:27:51,802
Get them feet down
743
00:27:51,804 --> 00:27:53,303
and get to building us
some drink.
744
00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:54,905
You ain't gonna wanna
drink it.
745
00:27:54,907 --> 00:27:58,075
I don't have nothing
but pineapple to work with.
746
00:27:58,077 --> 00:28:00,577
Then build us
a pineapple drink.
747
00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:02,713
Anytime I ever make
just a pineapple drink,
748
00:28:02,715 --> 00:28:04,148
it tastes like ass.
749
00:28:05,418 --> 00:28:07,851
Well, make them
an ass drink, josh.
750
00:28:07,853 --> 00:28:09,486
You gotta make something,
josh.
751
00:28:09,488 --> 00:28:10,754
It's always like this
with josh.
752
00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:11,955
Not putting down on the guy,
753
00:28:11,957 --> 00:28:13,057
but so what?
754
00:28:13,059 --> 00:28:14,525
We all had to choose baskets.
755
00:28:14,527 --> 00:28:16,860
We didn't know what was
in any of them.
756
00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:18,328
Come on, man.
You can build something
757
00:28:18,330 --> 00:28:19,396
out of nothing.
758
00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:20,864
That's what we do.
759
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,234
Make some [bleep] up, josh.
760
00:28:24,236 --> 00:28:26,003
Digger kept busting my balls,
761
00:28:26,005 --> 00:28:28,672
telling me that I needed
to get off my rear end,
762
00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:30,774
quit drinking the moonshine,
and mix a drink
763
00:28:30,776 --> 00:28:32,543
whether it was gonna
win or lose.
764
00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:34,011
Get your cork jar
765
00:28:34,013 --> 00:28:35,846
and blend us up something
over there.
766
00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,183
So I did.
767
00:28:40,753 --> 00:28:42,820
You gotta give us
some complexity now.
768
00:28:42,822 --> 00:28:45,155
Challenge our palates.
769
00:28:46,492 --> 00:28:48,459
I'm gonna put a little
of this.
770
00:28:48,461 --> 00:28:50,461
See what it tastes like
with a little bubbly.
771
00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:52,996
Damn. You might have put
a bubble in there.
772
00:28:52,998 --> 00:28:54,331
You didn't put plural.
773
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:55,966
[tickle] well, I ain't trying
to overdo it.
774
00:28:55,968 --> 00:28:59,103
I'm a firm believer
in simple is better.
775
00:28:59,105 --> 00:29:01,071
Just look at it.
776
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:03,207
I mean, you don't get much
simpler than this.
777
00:29:04,810 --> 00:29:07,244
What kind of cocktail
are you gonna make for us?
778
00:29:07,246 --> 00:29:08,912
Now, I think
I got really lucky
779
00:29:08,914 --> 00:29:11,782
with this cranberry juice
780
00:29:11,784 --> 00:29:15,652
because it just turned
a very pretty color of red
781
00:29:15,654 --> 00:29:17,121
that reminds you of christmas.
782
00:29:17,123 --> 00:29:18,689
I wanna use some
of the cherries
783
00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:20,591
but I'm also aware that cherry
784
00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:24,027
can turn something
to medicine-flavored.
785
00:29:24,029 --> 00:29:26,597
So I'm gonna be very light
on that.
786
00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:29,533
Wanna add just a touch
of sparkle
787
00:29:29,535 --> 00:29:31,568
with a little club soda.
788
00:29:31,570 --> 00:29:35,372
And rosemary might make
for a great garnish.
789
00:29:35,374 --> 00:29:37,674
Cool.
Sounds like you've got a plan.
790
00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:39,510
Tastes good.
791
00:29:39,512 --> 00:29:41,745
-[chuckles]
-well, that's what we want.
792
00:29:41,747 --> 00:29:44,882
When you're with your friends
around the holidays,
793
00:29:44,884 --> 00:29:46,817
that's really just
the best thing.
794
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,353
Damn. That's not bad.
795
00:29:49,355 --> 00:29:51,555
Gifts,
they don't meaning nothing.
796
00:29:51,557 --> 00:29:53,390
They're gonna go away.
797
00:29:53,392 --> 00:29:55,025
But friends,
798
00:29:55,027 --> 00:29:57,294
they'll eventually go away
799
00:29:57,296 --> 00:30:01,165
but the memories that you have
with those people,
800
00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:02,733
that's what lasts a lifetime.
801
00:30:03,736 --> 00:30:04,935
Well, I ain't gonna lie
to you,
802
00:30:04,937 --> 00:30:06,303
that looks a whole lot
like christmas
803
00:30:06,305 --> 00:30:07,971
if you ask me.
804
00:30:07,973 --> 00:30:10,174
[upbeat music playing]
805
00:30:17,483 --> 00:30:19,283
[gasps] [bleep].
806
00:30:19,285 --> 00:30:20,551
-Did you see that?
-What's that?
807
00:30:20,553 --> 00:30:22,085
-He blow up on it?
-He made an explosion.
808
00:30:22,087 --> 00:30:23,554
I've got a little soda
in it, yeah.
809
00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:25,689
Yeah, you don't shake
carbonated stuff.
810
00:30:25,691 --> 00:30:28,559
No. [laughs]
811
00:30:28,561 --> 00:30:30,861
josh, I see you're about
to put something
812
00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:32,496
together down there, buddy.
813
00:30:32,498 --> 00:30:34,064
Forget the damn pineapple
itself.
814
00:30:34,066 --> 00:30:35,899
I ain't got time
to mess with it.
815
00:30:35,901 --> 00:30:38,869
Just take the pineapple juice,
strain it into a cup.
816
00:30:38,871 --> 00:30:40,137
Just use a little bit of it,
817
00:30:40,139 --> 00:30:41,438
pour some of that soda
in there.
818
00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:42,773
See how it tastes.
819
00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:44,474
Pour some of that
ginger beer.
820
00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:45,843
Mix those up.
821
00:30:45,845 --> 00:30:47,945
Have you used any
of that good agave yet?
822
00:30:47,947 --> 00:30:50,180
Uh, it's the only thing
I got sugar with.
823
00:30:50,182 --> 00:30:52,015
It tastes pretty good.
824
00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:53,884
[tim] looks like lemonade.
825
00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:57,487
Fifteen minutes left.
826
00:30:57,489 --> 00:30:58,922
Better get with it.
827
00:30:58,924 --> 00:31:01,959
[intense music playing]
828
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:05,395
I won the bet.
829
00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:07,164
I know you did.
830
00:31:07,166 --> 00:31:10,133
I am good to go on my glasses.
831
00:31:10,135 --> 00:31:11,869
Always been fond of cup.
832
00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:15,372
Being in this...
833
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,507
In these glasses,
I'm just gonna call it
834
00:31:17,509 --> 00:31:18,809
the christmas milk.
835
00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:23,146
Are those the glasses for us
to drink out of, josh?
836
00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:27,985
-What are you trying to say?
-[tim] those are our glasses.
837
00:31:27,987 --> 00:31:29,353
I know.
I'm supposed to fill them up,
838
00:31:29,355 --> 00:31:30,554
put them up right there,
ain't I?
839
00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:35,359
All right.
This comes as absolutely
840
00:31:35,361 --> 00:31:37,194
no surprise to me.
841
00:31:37,196 --> 00:31:40,364
Your presentation,
always spot on.
842
00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:42,032
-I try hard.
-[digger] mmm-hmm.
843
00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:46,603
I mean, you have never ever
let us down on presentation.
844
00:31:46,605 --> 00:31:48,405
What did you have
in your basket?
845
00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:51,041
Well, what I had in my basket
was some pineapple juice,
846
00:31:51,043 --> 00:31:53,644
a little white sugar,
some lemon lime soda,
847
00:31:53,646 --> 00:31:55,479
a little touch
of habanero honey,
848
00:31:55,481 --> 00:31:58,949
lemon lime kool-aid,
and some green cherries.
849
00:31:58,951 --> 00:32:01,251
So I actually just took
a little bit
850
00:32:01,253 --> 00:32:03,020
of everything that I had here
851
00:32:03,022 --> 00:32:04,988
and just mixed it all
together,
852
00:32:04,990 --> 00:32:08,025
and garnished them
with limes and cherries,
853
00:32:08,027 --> 00:32:09,826
and put a little bit
of the red sugar
854
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:11,361
to pop that red
with the green.
855
00:32:11,363 --> 00:32:13,830
It's actually pretty
doggone tasty.
856
00:32:13,832 --> 00:32:15,232
I noticed that you just...
857
00:32:15,234 --> 00:32:17,534
You did not blend
your liquor in
858
00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:18,869
with your mix and juice.
859
00:32:18,871 --> 00:32:22,039
I stirred in
and tasting as I go.
860
00:32:22,041 --> 00:32:23,907
As always, looks good.
861
00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:25,142
Thank you, sir.
862
00:32:28,981 --> 00:32:30,614
When I tasted it
after I mixed it,
863
00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:32,649
I was pleasantly surprised
I have to say.
864
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,620
I fooled myself.
865
00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:41,191
[digger] look at how pretty
they look.
866
00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:42,492
[tim] it looks good.
867
00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:45,228
Don't tell me you can't do
something no more.
868
00:32:45,331 --> 00:32:47,998
[mark] it's got liquor
and it's got pineapple in it.
869
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,700
Hell, that's all it needs.
870
00:32:51,537 --> 00:32:53,537
I'm 100% confident.
871
00:32:53,539 --> 00:32:55,973
I want them to taste
that and go,
872
00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:58,909
"wow, I've never tasted
anything like this."
873
00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:00,377
looky there.
874
00:33:00,379 --> 00:33:02,379
Now I'm telling you right
there are six pretty drinks.
875
00:33:02,381 --> 00:33:03,847
We're getting there.
876
00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:05,716
All I'll tell you is this,
877
00:33:05,718 --> 00:33:07,718
I'm sipping on the same thing.
878
00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:12,389
[josh whistles]
879
00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:16,059
you guys enjoy...
880
00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:18,228
I hope.
881
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:22,165
Nine cocktails on the table.
882
00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:24,735
Can't argue with that logic.
883
00:33:24,737 --> 00:33:26,169
We all know the deal.
884
00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:27,671
We gotta taste and deliberate
885
00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:29,439
with y'all outside.
886
00:33:29,441 --> 00:33:30,874
So head on out.
887
00:33:30,876 --> 00:33:32,876
We'll come get you
when we got a decision made.
888
00:33:32,878 --> 00:33:34,678
-Sounds good.
-[josh] good luck, guys.
889
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,346
-You got it.
-Looking good.
890
00:33:41,286 --> 00:33:42,753
I know the science
of making liquor.
891
00:33:42,755 --> 00:33:44,187
When it comes to making
a mixed drink,
892
00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:45,489
you gotta think about it.
893
00:33:45,491 --> 00:33:48,358
Everybody's got their
own different taste.
894
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,760
-They do.
-What are the odds
895
00:33:49,762 --> 00:33:52,763
of mixing one drink
that all three of them love?
896
00:33:52,765 --> 00:33:55,298
As long as it tastes good,
looks good,
897
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:56,933
and it's presentable
on the table.
898
00:33:56,935 --> 00:33:58,035
-Mmm-hmm.
-In other words,
899
00:33:58,037 --> 00:33:59,336
with a cocktail, first thing,
900
00:33:59,338 --> 00:34:00,971
you want that person
that's looking at it
901
00:34:00,973 --> 00:34:02,372
to want it.
902
00:34:02,374 --> 00:34:03,640
-Mmm-hmm.
-That's what draws them
903
00:34:03,642 --> 00:34:04,908
to the cocktail.
904
00:34:04,910 --> 00:34:07,144
Now, whether they like it
or not now,
905
00:34:07,146 --> 00:34:08,678
that's strictly up to them.
906
00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,981
What if it looks real good
then they taste it
907
00:34:10,983 --> 00:34:13,183
and the taste don't quite
match the looks?
908
00:34:13,185 --> 00:34:14,851
Is that not more
of a disappointment?
909
00:34:14,853 --> 00:34:16,520
Yeah, I guess so.
But, you know,
910
00:34:16,522 --> 00:34:18,388
looks can always be deceiving.
911
00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:19,823
Yeah. It can look good
and taste bad.
912
00:34:19,825 --> 00:34:21,058
It can look bad
and taste good.
913
00:34:21,060 --> 00:34:23,193
-Taste good.
-[both laughter]
914
00:34:23,195 --> 00:34:24,861
[mike]
that's what I'm talking about.
915
00:34:26,432 --> 00:34:29,232
[upbeat music playing]
916
00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:33,103
well, looks like we have
three festive
917
00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:35,739
holiday cocktails.
918
00:34:35,741 --> 00:34:37,107
They look very good.
919
00:34:37,109 --> 00:34:38,608
[digger] christmas in a cup.
920
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:40,911
I actually enjoy making
cocktails.
921
00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:42,412
Get to think outside the box.
922
00:34:42,414 --> 00:34:44,314
-Mmm-hmm.
-Making a cocktail
923
00:34:44,316 --> 00:34:45,782
to taste like christmastime,
924
00:34:45,784 --> 00:34:47,484
I like that challenge.
925
00:34:47,486 --> 00:34:49,619
Well, boys, you just might
have me on this one here
926
00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:52,122
because I ain't never made
a cocktail
927
00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:53,590
in my entire damn life.
928
00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:56,226
It wasn't just like a whiskey
and a soda
929
00:34:56,228 --> 00:34:57,327
or something or another.
930
00:34:57,329 --> 00:34:59,463
Yeah. I'm normally doing
a brandy
931
00:34:59,465 --> 00:35:00,897
or something like that.
932
00:35:00,899 --> 00:35:02,799
-[mike] right.
-As far as I go for cocktails,
933
00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:04,534
I throw an ice cube over in.
934
00:35:04,536 --> 00:35:06,336
Cocktail is a little bit
different than a damn
935
00:35:06,338 --> 00:35:07,871
flavored moonshine.
936
00:35:07,873 --> 00:35:10,307
[mark]
let's drink josh's first.
937
00:35:10,309 --> 00:35:12,576
The lemonade,
it's got ice in it
938
00:35:12,578 --> 00:35:13,910
and it keeps getting weaker
and weaker
939
00:35:13,912 --> 00:35:15,178
the longer we wait.
940
00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:18,148
It's got eye appeal.
941
00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:20,183
You know, he doubts himself
so much
942
00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:21,818
and he usually does fire.
943
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,253
I really like this.
944
00:35:23,255 --> 00:35:25,021
You can taste the alcohol
and it's just right.
945
00:35:25,023 --> 00:35:26,490
It doesn't jump out at you.
946
00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:28,225
You find it under
that agave nectar
947
00:35:28,227 --> 00:35:29,826
-he put in there.
-[mark] it's good.
948
00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:31,895
[digger] that's a good drink
all the way around.
949
00:35:31,897 --> 00:35:34,397
I think the judges been mad
at me here lately
950
00:35:34,399 --> 00:35:35,999
'cause I haven't
been qualifying,
951
00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:38,268
but I still wanna kick
y'all's rear ends.
952
00:35:38,270 --> 00:35:40,637
-What?
-[all laughter]
953
00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:42,839
you know what?
You just might do it.
954
00:35:42,841 --> 00:35:44,774
Well, who do you wanna go
with next?
955
00:35:44,776 --> 00:35:46,243
[tim] I'm sitting here
looking at mike's.
956
00:35:46,245 --> 00:35:48,278
[mark] yeah, mike knows
how to present something.
957
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,881
That's a pretty presentation
right there.
958
00:35:50,883 --> 00:35:53,083
Doesn't settle out
of proportion.
959
00:35:53,085 --> 00:35:55,619
It's the right color
for a christmas drink.
960
00:35:55,621 --> 00:35:57,754
Yup. Plus, he's got a little
extra for you.
961
00:35:57,756 --> 00:35:58,889
He's got red, green,
and a little white
962
00:35:58,891 --> 00:36:00,357
on the ride.
963
00:36:00,359 --> 00:36:01,892
-Wow.
-I'll tell you what,
964
00:36:01,894 --> 00:36:03,460
mine tasted really good
965
00:36:03,462 --> 00:36:06,029
so I thought I put it
on the counter.
966
00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:09,199
-Got plenty of liquor in it.
-That's loaded.
967
00:36:09,201 --> 00:36:11,034
For a holiday drink,
968
00:36:11,036 --> 00:36:13,136
I don't think it's really
sweet enough.
969
00:36:13,138 --> 00:36:15,438
-That's a "get drunk" drink.
-Yeah. I ain't had
nothing to eat.
970
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,541
I gotta set that down
or I'm gonna be...
971
00:36:17,543 --> 00:36:19,876
I won't be able hit that floor
right there with my hat.
972
00:36:19,878 --> 00:36:21,511
It's all about being together,
man.
973
00:36:21,513 --> 00:36:22,712
It's the holidays.
974
00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:24,247
Have a good time and be happy
975
00:36:24,249 --> 00:36:27,250
that we can do this
and be together to do it.
976
00:36:27,252 --> 00:36:28,752
You're a hundred percent
right.
977
00:36:28,754 --> 00:36:29,953
[tim] you're gonna pick
tickles now?
978
00:36:29,955 --> 00:36:31,922
I think I would go
for tickles now.
979
00:36:31,924 --> 00:36:32,989
[mark]
you know, that pretty red
980
00:36:32,991 --> 00:36:34,157
from a cranberry that he used
981
00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:35,458
and he put it in those mugs
982
00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:36,726
and you can't see it.
983
00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:38,295
-[tim] yeah.
-He just didn't think
984
00:36:38,297 --> 00:36:39,596
that presentation through.
985
00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:44,634
He did, however,
drench his lemon slices
986
00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:46,169
in the maraschino cherry juice
987
00:36:46,171 --> 00:36:48,338
to give them
a little pink hue.
988
00:36:48,340 --> 00:36:50,273
-That's cranberry.
-Oh.
989
00:36:50,275 --> 00:36:51,608
[tim] no doubt about it.
990
00:36:51,610 --> 00:36:53,310
[mark]
yeah, it's a good drink.
991
00:36:53,312 --> 00:36:55,011
I did make some good liquor.
992
00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:57,447
I put something in it.
It's bound to be good too.
993
00:36:57,449 --> 00:36:59,649
Not a mixologist
but a shinetologist.
994
00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:01,084
A shinetologist.
995
00:37:01,086 --> 00:37:03,053
I'm right there.
I don't know about y'all.
996
00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:04,254
I know where I'm at.
997
00:37:04,256 --> 00:37:05,455
I know where I'm at.
998
00:37:05,457 --> 00:37:06,890
Amen. Amen.
999
00:37:06,892 --> 00:37:09,092
I'm gonna go fetch them
youngins.
1000
00:37:09,094 --> 00:37:11,494
I can say we've all had
a dadgum blast.
1001
00:37:11,496 --> 00:37:13,296
Man, I'm glad to be able
to be part of it.
1002
00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:14,631
Merry christmas, y'all.
1003
00:37:14,633 --> 00:37:15,765
Merry christmas, brother.
1004
00:37:19,071 --> 00:37:22,305
[dramatic music playing]
1005
00:37:22,307 --> 00:37:24,207
all right.
1006
00:37:27,012 --> 00:37:29,179
All right. Sit up straight.
Don't be slouching.
1007
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:32,749
Welcome back.
1008
00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:35,218
Here we are
with our christmas drinks
1009
00:37:35,220 --> 00:37:36,620
in our bellies,
1010
00:37:36,622 --> 00:37:38,555
our christmas elves
right in front of...
1011
00:37:38,557 --> 00:37:40,290
We have two elves
and tiny tim.
1012
00:37:40,292 --> 00:37:42,225
God bless us, everyone.
1013
00:37:42,227 --> 00:37:44,561
All right, boys, we're gonna
run down the drinks.
1014
00:37:44,563 --> 00:37:46,863
We can get it out.
We've sampled right smart.
1015
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:48,498
Tickle.
1016
00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:50,066
Beautiful presentation.
1017
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:53,336
That's a great touch
swabbing them lemon slices
1018
00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:54,704
down in the cherry juice.
1019
00:37:54,706 --> 00:37:56,339
I'd have probably went
with the mint
1020
00:37:56,341 --> 00:37:57,874
instead of the rosemary,
1021
00:37:57,876 --> 00:38:00,443
but, you know,
it's dealer's choice.
1022
00:38:00,445 --> 00:38:03,847
But all around,
fine, adult beverage.
1023
00:38:03,849 --> 00:38:06,216
I think yours was an awful
pretty color
1024
00:38:06,218 --> 00:38:07,684
to hide it in that mug.
1025
00:38:08,654 --> 00:38:10,120
The copper mugs are great
1026
00:38:10,122 --> 00:38:12,355
but you hid all
that pretty color.
1027
00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:14,357
The cranberry,
that was missing
1028
00:38:14,359 --> 00:38:15,825
a little bit of something,
1029
00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:17,093
but I think you hit it
right on the money
1030
00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:18,161
with the proof.
1031
00:38:18,163 --> 00:38:19,763
The mixture was just right,
1032
00:38:19,765 --> 00:38:22,032
but it needed maybe
a little sweeter
1033
00:38:22,034 --> 00:38:23,133
taste for me on it.
1034
00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:27,470
Mikey. Pretty presentation.
1035
00:38:27,472 --> 00:38:28,872
Damn fine job.
1036
00:38:28,874 --> 00:38:31,007
We didn't expect nothing else,
didn't we?
1037
00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:32,742
I found it was very,
very attractive.
1038
00:38:32,744 --> 00:38:34,544
Really appealing on the eye.
1039
00:38:34,546 --> 00:38:36,346
Plenty of liquor.
1040
00:38:37,416 --> 00:38:39,249
It wouldn't take
but a couple of them
1041
00:38:39,251 --> 00:38:41,551
and your holiday cheer
would be over.
1042
00:38:42,521 --> 00:38:44,954
But it looks good
and it tastes good,
1043
00:38:44,956 --> 00:38:46,189
but I'd probably be toasted
1044
00:38:46,191 --> 00:38:47,724
after about two
of them drinks.
1045
00:38:47,726 --> 00:38:49,726
Maybe should have blended it
in the mixer
1046
00:38:49,728 --> 00:38:50,827
and then poured it in.
1047
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,195
But, hey, still a good job.
1048
00:38:53,198 --> 00:38:54,998
Josh...
1049
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,634
You gotta be your own
worst enemy.
1050
00:38:57,636 --> 00:38:59,869
You built a beautiful drink.
1051
00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:02,072
You could have done a little
more on your presentation.
1052
00:39:02,074 --> 00:39:05,342
But the agave nectar
with that pineapple juice
1053
00:39:05,344 --> 00:39:07,210
had just the right amount
of alcohol.
1054
00:39:07,212 --> 00:39:08,945
-Appreciate it.
-[digger] damn fine job.
1055
00:39:08,947 --> 00:39:10,380
-It was great.
-It was like
1056
00:39:10,382 --> 00:39:11,681
drinking lemonade, really.
1057
00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,583
I mean,
you did a really good job
1058
00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:15,418
at like masking
your moonshine.
1059
00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:17,220
Plus, you had a hundred
and ten proof.
1060
00:39:17,222 --> 00:39:18,488
It was really good.
1061
00:39:18,490 --> 00:39:20,857
-Thank you.
-I'd like to get more of it.
1062
00:39:20,859 --> 00:39:22,926
-Thank you.
-You done a heck of a job.
1063
00:39:22,928 --> 00:39:24,894
But that little tantrum
that you throw down...
1064
00:39:24,896 --> 00:39:26,429
-I wasn't throwing a tantrum.
-Just a minute.
1065
00:39:26,431 --> 00:39:28,064
I was trying to figure out
what to do.
1066
00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:30,200
Shh. Adults are talking.
1067
00:39:30,202 --> 00:39:31,568
The little tantrum
1068
00:39:31,570 --> 00:39:33,803
has got you on the naughty
list for a year.
1069
00:39:33,805 --> 00:39:35,505
What are you gonna do
about that?
1070
00:39:35,507 --> 00:39:37,040
I promise I wasn't pouting.
I was just trying
1071
00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:38,541
to figure out what to do
and I was thinking,
1072
00:39:38,543 --> 00:39:40,510
-"I gotta taste this drink."
-well, this wasn't call,
1073
00:39:40,512 --> 00:39:42,512
big boy.
This was santa's call.
1074
00:39:42,514 --> 00:39:45,181
I don't catch no slack
from y'all.
1075
00:39:45,183 --> 00:39:46,549
Let's light this candle,
digger.
1076
00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:49,853
Yup. We got somebody that
needs to be made a winner.
1077
00:39:49,855 --> 00:39:52,188
[intense music playing]
1078
00:39:54,659 --> 00:39:57,594
josh, you won the cocktail
challenge, bro.
1079
00:39:57,596 --> 00:40:00,830
Yes. I did it. Oh, yeah.
1080
00:40:00,832 --> 00:40:02,399
[mike]
don't break another foot.
1081
00:40:02,401 --> 00:40:04,134
Don't break the other
damn leg.
1082
00:40:04,136 --> 00:40:05,869
Hotdog!
1083
00:40:05,871 --> 00:40:08,405
Well, today, I actually won
master distiller
1084
00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:09,939
and it feels pretty good.
1085
00:40:09,941 --> 00:40:11,741
It kind of feels like
it's a christmas miracle.
1086
00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:14,411
Now, you gotta eat
every bite of this
1087
00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:15,478
in one sitting.
1088
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,313
It ain't no fruitcake, is it?
1089
00:40:17,315 --> 00:40:19,382
[digger] well, maybe.
1090
00:40:19,384 --> 00:40:22,719
[dramatic music playing]
1091
00:40:24,556 --> 00:40:26,856
ho ho ho. Merry christmas.
1092
00:40:26,858 --> 00:40:27,991
[laughter]
1093
00:40:27,993 --> 00:40:29,726
yes.
1094
00:40:29,728 --> 00:40:32,662
The last thing I expected out
of this little bitty box
1095
00:40:32,664 --> 00:40:34,431
was jb's head
to come out of it.
1096
00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:36,699
That was an even better
christmas present.
1097
00:40:36,701 --> 00:40:38,902
-Good job, boss man.
-Congratulations, bro.
1098
00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:41,004
Yeah. I appreciate it.
And all I can say
1099
00:40:41,006 --> 00:40:44,541
is josh has got a wealth
of moonshine knowledge
1100
00:40:44,543 --> 00:40:45,909
to take home with him.
1101
00:40:45,911 --> 00:40:47,243
Boys, I'm thirsty.
1102
00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:48,645
-Hell yeah.
-[laughter]
1103
00:40:48,647 --> 00:40:50,079
that's the winning...
That's the winning glass
1104
00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:51,948
-right in there.
-Those three dudes, man,
1105
00:40:51,950 --> 00:40:53,950
we was in there having
a blast together.
1106
00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:55,952
Couldn't be competing
with better guys
1107
00:40:55,954 --> 00:40:57,086
in the whole wide world.
1108
00:40:57,088 --> 00:40:58,855
I'm as happy as I can be.
1109
00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:00,890
Fellers,
I'm having a good time.
1110
00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:02,525
-Ho ho ho, brother.
-Good to see, man.
1111
00:41:02,527 --> 00:41:04,727
There can only be one
master distiller
1112
00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:05,795
in these competitions.
1113
00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:07,697
And this year, I won it.
1114
00:41:07,699 --> 00:41:09,732
Merry christmas to everyone.
1115
00:41:09,734 --> 00:41:11,367
-Cheers, mikey.
-Cheers, marky.
1116
00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:12,669
-Merry christmas.
-Merry christmas, buddy.
1117
00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:13,736
Merry christmas, digger.
1118
00:41:13,738 --> 00:41:15,338
-Merry christmas, rader.
-Yeah.
1119
00:41:15,340 --> 00:41:17,540
Merry christmas, rader.
Yeah. Merry christmas.
1120
00:41:17,542 --> 00:41:19,442
-Merry christmas, tim.
-Merry christmas.
1121
00:41:19,444 --> 00:41:20,877
Merry christmas.
1122
00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:22,545
-And happy holidays.
-Congratulations.
1123
00:41:22,547 --> 00:41:24,747
-I sure love all y'all.
-[cheering]
1124
00:41:24,749 --> 00:41:26,649
happy holidays.
1125
00:41:26,651 --> 00:41:28,051
Get over here
and build us another drink.
1126
00:41:28,053 --> 00:41:30,253
[laughter]