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Guys, welcome to
Master Distiller.
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[Tickle] All right, fellas.
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We're all very
well-versed in corn and rye,
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but now this is a horse
of a whole different color.
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Ancient grains.
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You're going to take those,
and you're going to make us
a more modern whiskey.
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I'm really
interested in seeing,
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what y'all's mash bills
are going to contain,
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but I'm even more
interested in tasting it.
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You know, people's been
making alcohol from these
grains for a long, long time.
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Tickle.
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-[Tickle] Yeah, yeah.
-Tickle.
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-I'm right here.
-Hey. Oh!
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-I'm right here.
-[Tim] Well, Tickle,
tell them all about it.
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[Tickle] All right.
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Here in the US, it used
to be that whiskeys could
only be made with corn,
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wheat, rye and barley.
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In 2019, the TTB updated
labeling for whiskeys,
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allowing them to be
made out of ancient
grains like amaranth,
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buckwheat and quinoa.
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This has ushered in
a whole new era of spirits
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with ancient grain mash bills,
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and it's really
a growing section of
both the illegal market
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and the legal one.
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Mmm.
Tastes ancient.
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[Digger] All right, guys,
what you got at stake here?
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The winner will get their
bragging rights, of course.
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But after that, you win
a limited ground of your
liquor at a major distillery.
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It's a pretty big deal.
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You heard what we got to say.
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Make it tough on us.
We want a contest.
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You have one hour
to build your mash,
five days to ferment.
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Your time starts now.
Good luck, guys.
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[Tickle] I think, we're gonna
have a real unique contest.
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Because for one, every one
of these liquors is going
to be brand new to me.
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[Tim] They're gonna be
brand new to me, too.
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I'm imagining he's bringing
in some of his own water.
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Hey, Brandon, you care
to tell me where you
brought you water from,
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is that English Mountain
Spring water?
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Yes, sir.
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It could might have been
from your... your sacred
heart honey hole.
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[Digger] Oh, okay.
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I'm Brandon Buffington.
I'm from Seymour, Tennessee.
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I am a finance manager
at a coffee company,
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so I literally
count the beans.
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I also have a degree in
piano performance,
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so I am a freelance pianist.
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I've been distilling about
15 years,
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started out with just
a little homemade pot still,
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and have graduated up
through my current setup.
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And I try
all different flavors,
all different combinations,
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depending on what
people enjoy and what
I want to experiment with.
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So, I've got a copper pot
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and then I've got
a stainless steel thumper
here, a doubler.
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The whole purpose
behind this doubler is
simply to add flavor.
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I've developed my skills
to a point, where I feel
comfortable competing.
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And I feel comfortable
that I can put out a good
product whenever I distill.
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So, I'll be making
a Kamut wheat recipe
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that also has some
honey malt in there.
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I'm using the Kamut in it
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and it has a little bit
softer flavor than
regular wheat.
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And I'm also using some
white wheat.
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It kind of adds
a little bit of sweetness,
it's like a honey wheat.
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Whenever somebody
tastes it, they're like,
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"Man, that tastes like
honey wheat bread."
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And so, that's my goal at
this point is to try to
replicate that in moonshine.
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[Tim] Brandon is dumping
some more grain in.
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Hey, it looks like he's just
dumping a little and stirring,
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dumping and stirring.
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[Brandon] I want the water
to be able to get in there
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and soak into those grains.
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So, instead of milling
those into fine powder,
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I just kind of crack them.
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Slow but sure.
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This thing run?
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He's got the gas running,
but no fire yet.
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-It'll go in a minute.
-Are you gonna blow this yet?
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[Tim] His is lit?
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-[bleep]
-[Tickle] Yeah. Yeah.
There is the gas...
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[Tim] Lord!
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I almost blew myself up
on the first episode.
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My name is Marquas.
Marquas Ashworth.
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I'm from Des Moines, Iowa.
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I'm a music artist, distille
and recently a developer.
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I think in the world of
moonshine and distillation,
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I'm probably on
the younger end
than probably,
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I think what a lot of people
would imagine a moonshiner
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to even look or move like,
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but I know what
good liquor tastes like.
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I have two lines out
right now
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that are distributed
in the Midwest
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called Burn the Boats
and Silk Road.
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Scan the thing, take
you directly to
the site to purchase
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to buy download the album.
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Every bottle is an album.
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[song playing background]
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♪ I can tell they plot
my demise, listen♪
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♪ Prayin' that I live to be
much older than this recipe♪
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[Marquas] If you go up
with your instincts
and just trust them
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in your own
moonshine-making ability,
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you should come out
with something that's
good and drinkable.
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That's... that's
the technique, you know.
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My mash bill is 70%
quinoa, about 30% farro.
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That sounds like
a whole seed that...
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-It sounds like popcorn.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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[Marquas] But I decided
to use quinoa whole,
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because I thought it
would pull more of
the natural flavors
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out of it without
trying to really alter
it or overcook it.
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[Tickle] Let's see, he--
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He ain't going
to let us see it.
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-He ain't letting us see
what he got in there.
-[Tim] Oh, I'm tripping.
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[Tickle] Yeah, yeah,
let me see what you got.
All right.
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[Tim] Some big old seed...
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[Marquas] I wanted to actually
try to create a new experience
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and a new spirit just
purely on some ancient
grain type of energy.
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[Tim] Jud ain't
blowing up nothing yet.
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[Tickle] It's lighting,
but it ain't staying lit.
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[Tim] Yeah,
I know how that is.
I hear gas running.
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Gas tank. Gas tank.
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[Digger] Yeah.
Adjust your damper there.
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There you go. You need
help getting up on
the floor there, Jud.
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You got a crane.
That would be nice
for a fat guy.
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[Digger] Yeah.
Just all I can get is
what I tell people.
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I'm Jud Henderson.
I'm from Sugar Grove, Ohio.
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I install and repair
commercial kitchen equipment
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I've been distilling
for about six years.
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I started out with
a little stovetop
pressure cooker system,
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and then I moved up to
a fully copper system, now.
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This is an onion top
round pot.
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The vapor collects in
throughout the copper.
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It removes a lot of
the impurities
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that you would get when you're
making a grain-based alcohol.
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I like being able to look
at some raw material of
any sort and go,
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"What can I do with that?
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What's that going to
taste like?"
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It's good stuff right there.
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So, I try to put it on
the coarsest cut,
grind it as.
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That way it doesn't
turn into like a total flour.
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I grind my grains down so,
that I can
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break the starches down and
convert them to sugar quicker.
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And the sugars to
feed your yeast.
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And as we all know, yeast is
what makes the funny drinks.
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Today I'll be making
a buckwheat rye using
mainly buckwheat,
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little bit of rye and some
buckwheat honey.
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It should have more of
the buckwheat flavor
in the front
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and I'm hoping
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that the rye will just slide
a little peppery in the end.
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Making the biggest pot of
buckwheat grits you had
ever done witnessing.
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Jud over here, his
seed was ground.
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[Tim] His look like a flour.
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You're halfway there?
You got 30 minutes left.
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Take your time.
Good luck to you.
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[Marquas] The quinoa.
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They move sort of like rye,
if that makes sense.
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-Where it's...
-[Brandon] Yeah, yes.
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...it's sticky.
Where I can tell a little
gelatin and I was like...
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-[Brandon] Yeah. It's starting
to break down a little bit.
-Yeah.
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[Digger] Marquas,
he's got a good
flavor profile.
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The only thing concerns me,
he didn't grind these grains.
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-It's not busted up.
-I... I saw that, yeah.
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[Digger] And I don't
think he's got the time
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needed to get any benefit
of that uncrushed grain,
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you know, you got to cook it
for hours just to get any of
the starches out of it.
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None of us is familiar
with this quinoa.
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-It very possibly could maybe.
-Maybe softening it up.
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Maybe... maybe work a little
bit different than anything
we know. Who knows?
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This is going to be
some tasty [bleep].
I can already feel it.
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Jud over here.
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He's got one gallon
of buckwheat, honey.
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He said it's got a very unique
flavor unlike any other honey.
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I never really heard
of buckwheat honey.
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I didn't know that
there was any
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pollen there much for bees
to gather up on buckwheat,
but maybe there is.
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[Tim] I could see that being
a tasteful recipe really.
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I use honey quite a bit.
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It tends to make the moonshine
a bit smoother, I think.
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And of course, I spilled
a little bit of honey, so
now I got sticky feet.
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-Oh, there.
-[Jud slurping]
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Yep, yep.
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Two minutes, men.
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You're gonna make it?
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[Brandon]
You're gonna be ready?
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I'm gonna be ready.
How about you?
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Oh, yeah, I'll be ready.
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[Digger] Ten seconds.
Taking them out.
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Five, four, three, two, one.
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Kill your fire and step
away from your kettle.
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All right, guys.
We'll monitor
your temperature,
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when it comes time, we'll come
get you to pitch your yeast.
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Then we'll see
you in five days.
Good luck.
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All right, men, welcome back.
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You know what today is,
Stripping Run day.
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All right, guys, I wasn't able
to be here for your mash bill,
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but Digger, he's informed me
and filled me in
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on what you're working with.
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And I got to tell you, these
may be ancient grains,
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but I promise you,
they're new to me.
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At the end of this
Stripping Run,
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you're going to be judged
simply on your proof gallons.
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[Tim] If you need
a thumper or other parts
for your next run,
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then you need to bring us
a bucket with enough
volume and proof
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to put you in
the first place.
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Well, you know, I just
can't wait to taste it.
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What else is new?
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No tasting.
It's all weighing.
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Well, if we're not tasting,
what y'all bring me for?
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All right, guys,
you got four hours.
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Time starts now.
Good luck. Get with it.
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[Tickle] I don't know how
that quinoa breaks down.
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I can see how
it's breaking down,
it's foaming at the mouth.
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[Tickle] Oh, yeah.
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[Digger] Your mash
still working that hard.
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It's got three inches
foam on top of it.
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Yeah.
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[Tim] If it foams in that
he don't have a thumper,
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it's going to come
out that warm.
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It probably will.
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[Marquas] We're all working
with the time constraint,
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and it probably just
needed a couple more
days to actually just
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finish processing and breaking
down all those sugars.
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[Tim] This is not good
for a basic pot setup.
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Well, there, look,
I see Jud over here.
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I like the color of what
he's got going on there.
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It looks a whole
lot like a beer.
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Well, he's leaking
off the top,
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so I can't really tell
what he's doing there.
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[Jud] My mash is
all over the floor.
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So, the more I lose,
the less goes in the pot,
229
00:10:34,801 --> 00:10:36,935
the less I'm going to
have at the end.
230
00:10:36,937 --> 00:10:38,970
I think it's coming off this..
the bag.
231
00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:43,108
[Tickle] No, it's...
It's coming out your
ring right there.
232
00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:46,911
I'm not so sure, it ain't
a solder joint in that cap.
233
00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:52,217
[Tickle] It's coming out
your ring right there.
234
00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:53,618
He's got it running
out of everywhere.
235
00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:54,686
[Tickle] Yeah.
236
00:10:54,688 --> 00:10:56,121
[Jud] My mash is
all over the floor.
237
00:10:56,123 --> 00:10:58,523
So at this point,
I'm going to have to get
this leak under control,
238
00:10:58,525 --> 00:11:02,327
or I'm not going to have
enough mash to get me
the proof gallons I need.
239
00:11:02,329 --> 00:11:06,464
[Tickle] I'm not so
sure, it ain't a solder
joint in that cap.
240
00:11:06,533 --> 00:11:08,700
[Jud] It is 100%, right there.
241
00:11:08,702 --> 00:11:10,735
Take your thermometer out.
Let it vent.
242
00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:15,040
It's not blowing
back out now, is it?
243
00:11:15,108 --> 00:11:16,207
-[Jud] No.
-Yeah.
244
00:11:16,209 --> 00:11:17,342
[Jud] You're right on it.
245
00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:19,411
But I think, it had to do
with the pressure in there.
246
00:11:19,413 --> 00:11:21,813
And we're all good again.
I got this under control.
247
00:11:21,815 --> 00:11:24,215
All right, gentlemen,
you burned half your time.
248
00:11:24,217 --> 00:11:25,316
You got two hours left.
249
00:11:25,318 --> 00:11:26,818
Two hours.
250
00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:28,453
God, I can feel it rolling.
251
00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:30,855
And we're running.
252
00:11:30,957 --> 00:11:32,023
[Brandon] Heck yeah, man.
253
00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:33,158
[Jud] Hey, lookie there.
254
00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:34,426
[Marquas] Ain't that a beauty?
255
00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:38,663
[Jud] And that tastes smooth,
ain't it, Marquas?
256
00:11:38,732 --> 00:11:41,499
[Marquas] This is coming
off proper, I'm telling you.
257
00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:43,401
[Tim] If they mess up
on this flavor,
258
00:11:43,403 --> 00:11:46,304
that's going to contribute
to the next round too.
259
00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:49,340
[Jud] With proof gallons,
whoever gets the most
260
00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,710
gets to pick
still parts first.
261
00:11:51,712 --> 00:11:53,812
The only one you don't
want to be is number three.
262
00:11:55,716 --> 00:11:57,115
Gentlemen.
263
00:11:57,117 --> 00:11:58,216
Cheers.
264
00:11:58,218 --> 00:11:59,851
Good life, good health,
good drink.
265
00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:01,052
Yeah.
266
00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:02,253
[Jud] Yeah.
You're in trouble.
267
00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:04,656
That's good stuff.
268
00:12:05,926 --> 00:12:08,560
[Marquas] From what
I've got so far,
I'm not worried.
269
00:12:08,628 --> 00:12:10,128
[Digger] 30 minutes,
fellers.
270
00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:14,632
[Tim] I think that's water,
like, leaking over there.
271
00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,501
-[lid bursting]
-Oh. Oh!
272
00:12:16,503 --> 00:12:18,436
[Tim] I told you something
was leaking over.
273
00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:21,139
[Tickle]
Jud's condenser exploded.
That's what happened.
274
00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:22,941
[Tim] I believe you
ought to cut your water off.
275
00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:26,945
[Mark] Jud on the upside.
You blew up at
the end of your run.
276
00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:28,346
So I got that going for me.
277
00:12:29,516 --> 00:12:32,917
[Digger]
15 minutes, gentlemen.
It's getting' there.
278
00:12:32,919 --> 00:12:34,352
[Brandon] 15 minutes.
I think I'm done.
279
00:12:34,454 --> 00:12:36,054
[Marquas] Yeah, I'm finished.
280
00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:38,523
I'm about to go ahead
and turn mine in.
281
00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:39,591
[Brandon] I autograph it.
282
00:12:39,593 --> 00:12:41,559
[Jud] Yeah, working
on my bucket there.
283
00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,730
Bring 'em, Jud.
Bring it in here, boss.
284
00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:47,232
There you go, fellas.
285
00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:51,102
-Best I got.
-[Digger]
Nice pretty bucket.
286
00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:52,636
[Mark] Bring it
in here, Marquas.
287
00:12:52,638 --> 00:12:55,106
Yeah. Y'all going to
like this quinoa-shine,
you know what I mean?
288
00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:58,643
[Mark] All right, fellas.
289
00:12:58,645 --> 00:13:00,745
And last but not least,
here comes Brandon.
290
00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:03,915
Yes, sir. That's some great
Kamut honey shine right
there. You'll enjoy it.
291
00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:05,517
-Good luck, Brandon.
-Yes, sir. Good luck, man.
292
00:13:05,519 --> 00:13:07,552
[Tickle] Yeah, good luck.
293
00:13:07,587 --> 00:13:10,221
Looks like a lot of
liquor sitting there,
but they ain't really.
294
00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:12,624
-[Tim] Yeah. We'll see.
-Well,
let's go get it to scale
295
00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:14,959
and the hydrometer and see
if we got some good liquor.
296
00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:16,661
-You go fetch it.
-I'll go fetch it.
297
00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:21,132
What kind of damn
moonshiner just looks at
liquor and don't taste it.
298
00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:23,501
[Tim] We're going to
measure how much
alcohol is in it,
299
00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:25,036
how much proof gallons.
300
00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:28,306
It's calculated by the weight
volume of alcohol and proof.
301
00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,041
Well, I can tell you
how much is in there.
302
00:13:30,043 --> 00:13:32,310
I mean, can you see
trying to drink out of that?
303
00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:33,411
Well, no.
304
00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:34,612
That's a big shot glass.
305
00:13:34,614 --> 00:13:36,414
[Mark] All right, I've saw
him drink out of bigger.
306
00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:39,017
[laughter]
307
00:13:39,019 --> 00:13:40,752
You got us
some utensils there?
308
00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,053
[Digger] I got
a bunch of stuff.
309
00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:44,789
Here he is. I'm gonna get
all this stuff down for him.
310
00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:46,357
Where are we going
to start, gentlemen?
311
00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:47,826
[Mark] Let's
light this candle.
312
00:13:47,828 --> 00:13:50,061
Well, I reckon we'll
start with a bucket.
313
00:13:50,063 --> 00:13:54,399
This is Brandon.
We get the proof, put
the hydrometer to it.
314
00:13:54,401 --> 00:13:56,100
That'll give an
accurate reading.
315
00:13:56,102 --> 00:13:57,902
We are at 84 proof.
316
00:13:57,904 --> 00:14:00,205
I think, I might be just
a little bit light on proof,
317
00:14:00,207 --> 00:14:03,007
but I know whenever we do our
next run with that thumper,
318
00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:04,542
it's going to really
up that proof.
319
00:14:04,611 --> 00:14:07,011
Well, let's see what
the weight it is.
320
00:14:07,013 --> 00:14:09,047
13.2.
321
00:14:09,115 --> 00:14:13,852
And we got a proof
gallons of 1.41.
322
00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,521
[Tickle] We will go with
the next one, now.
323
00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:17,822
Marquas.
324
00:14:18,925 --> 00:14:20,425
[Marquas] Even though
it was ancient grains,
325
00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:22,227
it's still kind of cooked
like a rye to me.
326
00:14:22,229 --> 00:14:23,862
It's something
I was familiar with.
327
00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,330
[Digger] Marquas,
328
00:14:25,332 --> 00:14:27,532
59.08.
329
00:14:29,002 --> 00:14:30,201
[Mark] ...proofing.
330
00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:33,104
All right.
Well, let's see what we got.
331
00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:36,241
Oh!
He's like 13.6.
332
00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:39,844
Marquas's
proof gallons is 1.00.
333
00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:42,714
I don't think you can
get any more close to
a gallon, can you?
334
00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:44,349
-Yeah.
That look pretty precise.
-Mm-hmm, yeah.
335
00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:46,184
[Mark] All right, Big Jud.
336
00:14:46,186 --> 00:14:48,253
I don't think my proof
was super high or anything,
337
00:14:48,354 --> 00:14:52,824
but smells and tastes and
the way it ran, I'm quite...
338
00:14:52,826 --> 00:14:54,259
quite content with
what happened.
339
00:14:55,328 --> 00:14:58,463
62.25.
340
00:14:59,633 --> 00:15:00,698
Time to weigh.
341
00:15:02,502 --> 00:15:05,036
12.4.
342
00:15:05,038 --> 00:15:08,940
Jud's proof gallons is 0.96.
343
00:15:08,942 --> 00:15:10,608
I can tell you I know
and I love you all.
344
00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:12,710
I'm grabbing
everything first.
345
00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:13,945
-You got to--
-That's fine.
346
00:15:13,947 --> 00:15:15,446
You got to leave...
You got to leave Jud
347
00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:17,215
at least a condenser
'cause he blew his.
348
00:15:17,217 --> 00:15:18,316
[indistinct chatter]
349
00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:19,717
Boys, I'm gonna go fetch them.
350
00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,262
All right, guys.
Welcome back.
351
00:15:31,331 --> 00:15:33,665
[Mark] We weighed each
of your buckets. Brandon,
352
00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:36,935
you had
a proof gallons of 1.41.
353
00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:42,607
Marquas, you had
a proof gallons of
exactly 1 gallon.
354
00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:47,045
Jud, you had
a proof gallon of 0.96.
355
00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,714
You guys were
four hundreds apart.
356
00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:53,618
With that being said,
Brandon you're going in first.
357
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:59,157
Marquas, you'll go in second
and, Jud, you'll go in third.
358
00:15:59,225 --> 00:16:01,125
All right, fellas.
Just so happens,
359
00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:03,127
I know where this
still house is,
360
00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:05,229
and I know what
all parts is in there.
361
00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:08,299
So, if y'all come on
with me, we'll get you
out some still parts.
362
00:16:10,837 --> 00:16:12,437
All right, fellas.
363
00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:16,607
We're here today to pick
y'all still parts. Brandon?
364
00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:18,209
-Yep.
-[Tickle] You're going first.
365
00:16:18,211 --> 00:16:20,979
Your three minutes starts now.
366
00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:24,615
I know that
I need to grab my pot.
367
00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:26,351
I need to grab my thumper.
368
00:16:26,452 --> 00:16:28,252
I'm going to grab a condense
369
00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:30,421
Getting the first pick of
still parts.
370
00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:33,358
That means I get to pick
exactly the setup that I want,
371
00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:35,827
puts me in a fantastic
position to win this.
372
00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:39,464
We have got a condenser, that
is not the one Jud messed up.
373
00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:41,132
Oh-ho, right.
374
00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,935
[Brandon] I think
I got almost everything.
375
00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:46,704
[Tickle] You got 10 seconds.
376
00:16:46,706 --> 00:16:48,306
All right, nine, eight...
377
00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:50,341
You bet... You got
enough time to go back in,
378
00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:51,709
you might be able
to get your stuff.
379
00:16:51,711 --> 00:16:53,011
All right.
380
00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:56,314
Marquas,
you got three minutes
starting now.
381
00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:58,549
All right. See what you
can find in there, boss man.
382
00:16:58,618 --> 00:16:59,650
[Marquas] Oh, man.
383
00:16:59,719 --> 00:17:01,085
Going into the still pick now,
384
00:17:01,087 --> 00:17:03,955
I just started
rampantly just grabbing
as much as I can.
385
00:17:03,957 --> 00:17:06,324
I took about every pipe
that was left in the building.
386
00:17:06,326 --> 00:17:09,127
I'm sure Jud isn't going to
be happy with what I left hi
387
00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:10,161
but I didn't have no choice
388
00:17:10,230 --> 00:17:11,729
I'm not showing up without
no good pipes.
389
00:17:11,731 --> 00:17:13,064
-All right.
-Oh, nice.
390
00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:14,265
-You got what you need?
-Yes, sir.
391
00:17:14,333 --> 00:17:15,800
[Tickle] Or you need
some more? All right.
392
00:17:15,802 --> 00:17:17,301
It appears Marquas can connect
393
00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:19,303
everybody's stills
together for them.
394
00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:20,805
All right, Marquas.
395
00:17:20,807 --> 00:17:24,008
[Tickle] Jud.
Your three minutes starts now.
396
00:17:24,010 --> 00:17:25,510
[Marquas] Go to it, Jud.
397
00:17:25,512 --> 00:17:28,646
I open the door and
thank God there was
still a pot
398
00:17:28,748 --> 00:17:30,715
and a condenser in there.
399
00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:33,618
But other than that, there
was really not much and
nothing left in there.
400
00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,319
No thumper.
401
00:17:35,321 --> 00:17:37,455
He's awful quiet in there.
402
00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,223
You guys suck.
403
00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:42,960
No thumpers, I'll just have to
make do and make it happen.
404
00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:44,462
One minute left.
405
00:17:44,531 --> 00:17:46,264
I got what I gonna get.
406
00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:48,699
Say what,
what you got here, boss?
What you got here?
407
00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:50,001
Very little, brother.
Very little.
408
00:17:50,003 --> 00:17:52,036
-Very little. You good?
-[Jud] I'm good.
409
00:17:52,138 --> 00:17:53,204
[Tickle] All right, fellas.
410
00:17:53,206 --> 00:17:55,206
Now that we've got
all of our still parts,
411
00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:57,842
let's get this stuff
in here and get these
stills put together.
412
00:18:02,449 --> 00:18:04,148
Welcome back, men.
413
00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:05,516
Got your still parts?
414
00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:07,819
Now it's time to
show us some
still building skills.
415
00:18:07,821 --> 00:18:10,822
It looks like Brandon,
you got a thumper, right?
416
00:18:10,824 --> 00:18:11,956
Yes, sir.
417
00:18:11,958 --> 00:18:13,191
But, Jud, you didn't get one?
418
00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:14,758
No, I'm a sad pony here.
419
00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,329
You got one hour, but
Put them together in a safe
functioning manner.
420
00:18:18,331 --> 00:18:21,232
Your time starts now.
Good luck, men.
421
00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:33,711
[Marquas]
Jud, give me one of those.
422
00:18:33,713 --> 00:18:35,613
Can I go get a sandwich now?
423
00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:36,714
[Digger] He's done.
424
00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:38,549
-You're going to need
both of those.
-Yeah.
425
00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:40,251
[Marquas] Thanks, buddy.
426
00:18:40,253 --> 00:18:43,454
[Digger] I believe that's not
the quite right size, Marquas.
427
00:18:43,523 --> 00:18:44,856
[Tim] One's too little.
One is too big.
428
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,524
[Tickle] Yeah,
one is too big.
429
00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:48,059
Bend that [beep] around.
430
00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:50,561
[Tickle] There you go.
Yeah.
431
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,563
Had everything he
needed the whole time.
432
00:18:53,733 --> 00:18:56,534
I have everything
that I need.
I'm ready to go.
433
00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,135
[Mark] All right, guys.
434
00:18:58,137 --> 00:19:01,139
Looks like you've got
them all assembled in
a quick, timely manner.
435
00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,741
The next step is
your Flavor Run.
436
00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:05,510
Well, you're all
in the same ballpark.
437
00:19:05,512 --> 00:19:09,113
But what's going
to separate you is
your ancient grain recipe.
438
00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,415
Make sure
you make those cuts right.
439
00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:13,551
Don't get more flavor
and not enough alcohol.
440
00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:17,221
Or get too much alcohol and it
takes away from your flavor.
441
00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:19,257
One goes home
at the end of this run.
442
00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:24,595
You got four hours,
put us your best jar of
finished spirits up here.
443
00:19:24,597 --> 00:19:28,199
Your time starts now.
Good luck, guys.
444
00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:31,302
Going into this Flavor Run,
I'm confident.
445
00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:34,505
Oh, it's good stuff.
446
00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:35,940
Don't spill a drop.
447
00:19:36,009 --> 00:19:38,342
The flavors that
I'm going to
put into my thumper
448
00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:39,911
are really going to
infuse some...
449
00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:41,312
some fantastic flavor.
450
00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:43,047
I'm going to put
a little bit of
honey in there,
451
00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:45,917
and I'm going to put
just a little bit of
blood orange in there
452
00:19:45,919 --> 00:19:50,121
to help pull out those flavors
that the Kamut has to offer.
453
00:19:52,525 --> 00:19:55,860
[Marquas] My goal is to
make sure that these
flavors in these fruits
454
00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:58,062
really, truly come out
and complement
455
00:19:58,064 --> 00:20:02,300
this base spirit that
almost create like
a quinoa fruit salad.
456
00:20:02,302 --> 00:20:04,335
[Tickle] Actually, interesting
flavor combinations
457
00:20:04,404 --> 00:20:06,537
he's got going on there.
458
00:20:06,639 --> 00:20:08,306
He kept banana,
the watermelon
459
00:20:08,308 --> 00:20:11,542
and just a little
tiny bit of a pepper.
460
00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:14,111
So, typically with
my thumper, I typically
fill it up halfway.
461
00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:17,114
But in this case, because of
the extra flavors
and all the fruits
462
00:20:17,116 --> 00:20:19,417
and all that,
I wanted to make sure
that they have time to soak
463
00:20:19,419 --> 00:20:21,819
and really take those
flavors and carry them over,
464
00:20:21,821 --> 00:20:24,855
I've gambled and put
a little extra water
in my thumper.
465
00:20:27,026 --> 00:20:30,394
So without a thumper, I had
to go with putting my water
466
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:34,365
distill in and plum puree
all in my pot.
467
00:20:35,935 --> 00:20:37,835
Look at this.
468
00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:39,704
[Marquas]
You're already getting...
469
00:20:39,706 --> 00:20:41,505
[Brandon]
They're getting ready.
470
00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:43,507
[Marquas] My boy is
not joking around today.
471
00:20:43,509 --> 00:20:45,176
Brandon come in
here ready to play.
472
00:20:45,178 --> 00:20:47,545
-[Brandon] Yes, sir.
-[Tickle] He did, didn't he?
He got liquor all ready.
473
00:20:47,647 --> 00:20:49,547
-[Brandon] I can hear
you ramping up.
-Yeah, you know, I'm...
474
00:20:49,649 --> 00:20:51,182
[Marquas] Yeah.
475
00:20:51,184 --> 00:20:53,951
Right now, I'm having
a hard time getting my
thump to temperature,
476
00:20:54,053 --> 00:20:58,489
um, on top of the fact
that I've got massive leaks.
477
00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:01,025
[beep] I am leaking.
478
00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:04,228
[Brandon] Make some
oatmeal paste and paste up
your joints, you know.
479
00:21:04,230 --> 00:21:06,597
Watching this leak,
that's definitely stressful,
480
00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,433
but trying to catch it
the best I can so
481
00:21:09,535 --> 00:21:10,801
I can save proof and,
you know,
482
00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:12,503
keep pumping this
flavor through it.
483
00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:15,573
No, man. My [bleep]
is still leaking, see?
484
00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:17,708
Cannot clog
these leaks.
485
00:21:17,710 --> 00:21:19,310
[bleep]
486
00:21:22,649 --> 00:21:24,649
No, man. My [bleep]
is still leaking, see?
487
00:21:27,053 --> 00:21:30,855
Watching this leak,
that's definitely stressful
488
00:21:30,923 --> 00:21:32,957
Cannot clog these leaks.
489
00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:34,725
Trying to catch it
the best I can,
490
00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:36,727
so I can save proof and,
you know,
491
00:21:36,729 --> 00:21:38,129
keep pumping this
flavor through it.
492
00:21:41,901 --> 00:21:44,035
Okay, Marquas.
That may have done it.
493
00:21:44,037 --> 00:21:45,236
You may have saved it.
494
00:21:46,539 --> 00:21:48,306
Non-detrimental.
So, all is well.
495
00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:51,709
[Brandon] Okay. You haven't
started running yet. I mean...
496
00:21:51,711 --> 00:21:53,544
No. I just...
Crisis averted.
Crisis averted.
497
00:21:53,579 --> 00:21:54,612
[Brandon] Yeah, you're good.
498
00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:56,814
Two hours burnt,
two hours left.
499
00:21:56,816 --> 00:21:58,115
You got plenty of time.
500
00:21:59,252 --> 00:22:01,118
That's exactly what
I was going for.
501
00:22:04,123 --> 00:22:07,058
Are you getting good
flavors out here, Jud,
without the thumper in there?
502
00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:08,192
Good.
503
00:22:09,228 --> 00:22:10,861
All three of 'em have
three different grains,
504
00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:13,698
all the three different
kind of infusions
505
00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:16,500
and really three different
kind of setups
and how they run it.
506
00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:20,204
We're gonna have three
completely different
taste profiles.
507
00:22:20,206 --> 00:22:23,441
I'm glad that we get Tickle
here to make the decision.
508
00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,009
Set us straight.
509
00:22:25,011 --> 00:22:28,112
If we're dependent on
Tickle, we're gonna
have three winners.
510
00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:30,614
-Yeah.
-Yeah, you...
you might be right.
511
00:22:30,616 --> 00:22:32,216
I might like them all.
512
00:22:32,218 --> 00:22:34,051
[laughter]
513
00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:37,822
Shake it. Show me
what you're working with.
514
00:22:39,425 --> 00:22:41,659
I'm pretty conscious that
I have a low proof,
515
00:22:41,761 --> 00:22:44,328
but making the best sip
that I possibly can.
516
00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:46,063
Fifteen minutes, guys.
517
00:22:49,402 --> 00:22:51,035
Yep. That's it.
518
00:22:51,104 --> 00:22:53,137
That's my...
that's my mix right here.
519
00:22:53,239 --> 00:22:54,739
I really like that jar.
520
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,109
It hit exactly
the flavor profile
that I was going for.
521
00:22:58,111 --> 00:23:00,411
Using Kamut, even though
it's an old grain,
522
00:23:00,413 --> 00:23:02,780
it is a new,
different flavor profile
523
00:23:02,782 --> 00:23:04,815
than has been brought to
the table before.
524
00:23:04,817 --> 00:23:09,253
And then complemented with
honey and with oranges is
something special.
525
00:23:09,355 --> 00:23:10,755
[Jud] I could taste the hone
526
00:23:10,856 --> 00:23:12,123
I could smell the buckwheat
527
00:23:12,125 --> 00:23:13,758
and I could smell the plum
and taste the plum.
528
00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:15,326
So, I was really
happy with it.
529
00:23:17,964 --> 00:23:20,097
[Marquas]
I keep almost putting
the same top on it.
530
00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:21,532
And that's what
I keep [bleep]...
531
00:23:22,802 --> 00:23:24,402
[Brandon] That will confuse
you just a little.
532
00:23:25,638 --> 00:23:28,906
That's all she wrote, fellas.
Think I'm ready.
533
00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,911
[Mark] Bring it in here, slim.
534
00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:35,479
[Jud]
Here you are, fellows.
Hope you enjoy it.
535
00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:37,114
[Mark] All right.
536
00:23:37,116 --> 00:23:39,483
Well. Are you satisfied with
what you brought to the table?
537
00:23:39,485 --> 00:23:40,885
I am.
538
00:23:40,887 --> 00:23:43,788
And I was quite happy
with the proof
on the jar after mixing,
539
00:23:43,790 --> 00:23:46,557
I had about,
I'd say, 95 to 100.
540
00:23:46,626 --> 00:23:48,759
And I know that's
what the judges
really like to drink.
541
00:23:48,894 --> 00:23:50,127
-All right. Appreciate you.
-Good luck.
542
00:23:50,229 --> 00:23:51,328
-Good luck.
-Good luck, buddy.
543
00:23:52,498 --> 00:23:53,798
Yeah.
544
00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,299
-Bring it in, Brandon.
-[Tickle] All right.
545
00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:57,101
[Brandon] Fellas.
That's the one right there.
546
00:23:57,103 --> 00:23:58,736
That's a pretty jar, buddy.
547
00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:00,037
-Thank you, fellas.
-[Mark] Good luck.
548
00:24:00,106 --> 00:24:02,006
[Digger] Good luck.
549
00:24:02,008 --> 00:24:03,407
[Marquas] Honestly,
the flavor profiles
550
00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:05,109
that I was able to hit
with this quinoa and farro,
551
00:24:05,111 --> 00:24:07,311
it's exactly what
I was looking for.
552
00:24:07,313 --> 00:24:09,413
This is it right here.
553
00:24:09,415 --> 00:24:11,048
Well,
you're proud of that one?
554
00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:12,316
[Marquas] I am.
555
00:24:12,318 --> 00:24:13,551
-[Mark] All right.
-Good deal.
556
00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:15,152
-All right. Thanks, guys.
-Good luck, Marquas.
557
00:24:15,221 --> 00:24:16,253
-Good luck.
-Good luck.
558
00:24:17,623 --> 00:24:18,956
[Mark] Let's get
to drinking, Timmy.
559
00:24:19,058 --> 00:24:20,724
I'm just going with
the closest one to me.
560
00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:21,826
Jud.
561
00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:22,960
-Jud's good.
-Good.
562
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:24,028
-All right.
-Yeah.
563
00:24:24,030 --> 00:24:25,596
All right. Tickles is
smacking his lips already.
564
00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:27,932
-[Tickles] That's right.
I'm ready.
-[Digger] Beautiful clear jar.
565
00:24:27,934 --> 00:24:29,600
-[Tickles] That's clear,
ain't it?
-All right.
566
00:24:29,602 --> 00:24:31,135
-[Mark] Good proof?
-Yeah.
567
00:24:31,204 --> 00:24:33,838
Well, he didn't have no
thumper to help his proof any.
568
00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:35,206
[Tickle] Mm-hmm.
569
00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:38,509
-Well?
-It got honey
liquor on the nose.
570
00:24:38,511 --> 00:24:40,411
Wow!
That's nice.
571
00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:44,114
That buckwheat,
buckwheat honey actually
finished it off well.
572
00:24:44,116 --> 00:24:46,317
The buckwheat comes
in before that plum.
573
00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:48,052
I believe that's where
it starts drying out
574
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:49,854
for that earthy buckwheat.
575
00:24:49,889 --> 00:24:52,523
It comes in just enough,
I think, to let you know
576
00:24:52,525 --> 00:24:54,525
that there's grain
there, not just honey.
577
00:24:54,527 --> 00:24:56,427
I think, if he didn't
put the plum in it,
578
00:24:56,429 --> 00:24:58,529
it would have been
too hot all the way.
579
00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:00,498
My flavors, my aroma,
the buckwheat.
580
00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:01,832
It was all there, I thought.
581
00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:03,701
And I couldn't believe
how much that plum
came through.
582
00:25:03,703 --> 00:25:05,135
The whole plum
came through strong.
583
00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:07,605
Especially between
that, that second jar
that come out of yours.
584
00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:09,607
That plum was just perfect.
585
00:25:09,609 --> 00:25:11,041
Lets you know
you're drinking, huh?
586
00:25:11,043 --> 00:25:13,110
It does.
That's a real unique drink.
587
00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:14,411
Moving right along to...
588
00:25:14,413 --> 00:25:15,546
[Tim] Marquas.
589
00:25:15,648 --> 00:25:17,715
You know, I was a little
concerned about Marquas.
590
00:25:17,717 --> 00:25:22,686
He put a lot of water in
his pot and he put a lot
of water in his thumper.
591
00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:24,655
Still I'm concerned
to be honest.
592
00:25:26,993 --> 00:25:28,425
[Digger] Oh, yeah.
593
00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:29,827
That one's very little proof.
594
00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:32,229
I was nervous at first
because I think I may have put
595
00:25:32,231 --> 00:25:34,398
slightly too much
water into my thump keg,
596
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,034
but once that got going, and
those aroma started coming off
597
00:25:37,136 --> 00:25:39,136
the way I wanted them to,
I was in a happy place.
598
00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:40,437
-Right.
-Yeah.
599
00:25:44,410 --> 00:25:47,545
I love watermelon.
He put a lot of it
in that thumper.
600
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,414
I'm smelling pepper.
And... and I watched.
601
00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:52,116
He didn't put much in there.
602
00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:54,818
He's doing
a number one on flavor.
603
00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:57,454
[Tim] Well, he had
quinoa and a little farro.
604
00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:59,023
[Digger] But you
don't get no alcohol.
605
00:25:59,025 --> 00:26:00,724
What liquor he was
able to get out of that pot
606
00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:03,060
got stolen by that
thumper right there.
607
00:26:03,162 --> 00:26:04,228
He lost a lot of it.
608
00:26:04,230 --> 00:26:05,963
I was trying to
balance out the,
609
00:26:06,065 --> 00:26:09,700
because the quinoa,
I feel like it had a lot
of vegetable type of...
610
00:26:09,702 --> 00:26:11,936
-Right, yeah.
-So I was trying to
create a more...
611
00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:14,238
-Sweet-bitter.
-...sweet-bitter
type of balance.
612
00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:15,706
-[Brandon] Yeah.
-Hopefully, they like it.
613
00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:17,207
[Digger] You know,
had he been able to get
614
00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:20,044
a little more alcohol
out there where we
could taste that grain,
615
00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:23,547
we might very well be
looking at a game-changer.
616
00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:26,817
But I think, he spread
it too thin to get the
quinoa and the farro.
617
00:26:26,819 --> 00:26:29,219
It's a valiant effort.
618
00:26:30,222 --> 00:26:31,522
[Digger] Brandon.
619
00:26:31,524 --> 00:26:33,324
-[Mark] Pretty Jar.
-That's a very pretty jar.
620
00:26:33,326 --> 00:26:34,725
It is a very pretty jar.
621
00:26:37,129 --> 00:26:38,429
-Not bad.
-Yeah.
622
00:26:38,431 --> 00:26:40,164
I'm going to say
he's north of hundred.
623
00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:41,365
Yeah. Yeah.
624
00:26:43,803 --> 00:26:45,202
-Hmm.
-[Mark] Hmm.
625
00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:47,304
-Light on the notes.
-Wow, Kamut.
626
00:26:47,306 --> 00:26:49,340
-Kamut.
-Whoa.
627
00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:50,641
Oh!
628
00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:51,909
[Digger] Exactly. That...
629
00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:53,911
-Ooh!
-[Digger] That's really nice.
630
00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:55,512
You know, mine
started off
really high proof,
631
00:26:55,514 --> 00:26:57,348
but it had
a really good
flavor to it.
632
00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,850
The flavor profile with
the Kamut,
I really thought that,
633
00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:02,052
you know, the honey
and the blood oranges
that I put in there
634
00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:05,823
was really complementary
and kind of bringing out
that Kamut flavor.
635
00:27:05,825 --> 00:27:08,492
You know, he didn't use
a whole lot of blood orange.
636
00:27:08,494 --> 00:27:09,927
Now citrus is finicky.
637
00:27:09,929 --> 00:27:13,297
You can get not enough or
you can get way too much.
638
00:27:13,299 --> 00:27:16,533
What he's got facing him right
now is kind of a conundrum.
639
00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:18,302
He could mess
this up really easy.
640
00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:20,104
I wouldn't touch it.
641
00:27:20,106 --> 00:27:23,507
It's all it needs to be
right here at this point,
642
00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:26,810
but they've got to bring
something else to the game.
643
00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:29,013
Well, I know where I'm at.
644
00:27:29,015 --> 00:27:30,314
I know where I'm at, boys.
645
00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:31,649
Yeah, that's pretty easy.
646
00:27:31,750 --> 00:27:33,517
-Go get 'em, fellas.
-I'm gonna go get em.
647
00:27:39,725 --> 00:27:41,225
All right, guys.
648
00:27:41,227 --> 00:27:43,727
Some really, really
good liquor out here.
649
00:27:43,729 --> 00:27:46,330
-Fine job by
every one of you.
-Thank you.
650
00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:47,798
Jud, the buckwheat
651
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,702
and the buckwheat honey,
they came through
exceptionally well.
652
00:27:51,704 --> 00:27:54,905
I think, running without
a thumper did you
some justice.
653
00:27:54,907 --> 00:27:57,941
-The plums, didn't get a lot
of the plums in there.
-Just a little.
654
00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,411
But like to have seen
a little more of that.
655
00:28:00,413 --> 00:28:02,813
But good jar, good proof.
656
00:28:02,815 --> 00:28:05,416
Nice presentation of
your jar.
A good clean jar.
657
00:28:05,418 --> 00:28:06,550
Thank you very much.
658
00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:08,519
[Mark] Marquas,
flavor is spot out.
659
00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:09,920
I'm a pepper man.
660
00:28:09,922 --> 00:28:11,455
I'm a jalapeno eater.
661
00:28:11,557 --> 00:28:13,424
I got it really heavy
on the nose
662
00:28:13,426 --> 00:28:16,260
and I got it in the flavor
of the taste profile.
663
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:17,560
And it really complemented
664
00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:20,030
the watermelon and banana
flavor that you had in there.
665
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:21,297
Thank you.
666
00:28:21,299 --> 00:28:24,101
Marquas, you did an
excellent job for
what you had.
667
00:28:24,103 --> 00:28:26,937
Unfortunately,
your proof was
a little bit low.
668
00:28:26,939 --> 00:28:30,007
Well, Brandon, I've never
even heard of Kamut,
669
00:28:30,009 --> 00:28:32,609
-and I was
very pleased with it.
-[Brandon] Thank you.
670
00:28:32,611 --> 00:28:33,944
That citrus comes through,
671
00:28:33,946 --> 00:28:36,647
that honey goes away and
bounces it out,
672
00:28:36,749 --> 00:28:38,248
and it finishes
really good.
673
00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:39,483
-Fine job.
-[Brandon] Thank you.
674
00:28:39,485 --> 00:28:41,652
Guys, outstanding job.
675
00:28:41,721 --> 00:28:45,923
But unfortunately,
this is the part of
our job that sucks.
676
00:28:45,925 --> 00:28:47,257
We got to send
one of you home.
677
00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:55,299
Guys, outstanding job.
678
00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:58,402
But unfortunately,
this is the part of
our job that sucks.
679
00:28:58,404 --> 00:29:00,003
We got to send
one of you home.
680
00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:09,413
Marquas, unfortunately,
that jar bought you
a ticket home, my friend.
681
00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:10,714
Awful sorry.
682
00:29:10,716 --> 00:29:13,317
I appreciate the opportunity
to even learn from everybody
683
00:29:13,319 --> 00:29:15,018
and cook next to these guys.
684
00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:18,021
Learn and kickin' with
y'all, it's been a blessing.
685
00:29:18,023 --> 00:29:19,490
Brandon and Jud, I mean,
686
00:29:19,492 --> 00:29:22,459
if there was anyone
to lose to, I'm proud to
have lost those guys.
687
00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:26,530
I mean, those dudes are
incredible distillers
and learned a lot.
688
00:29:26,532 --> 00:29:29,800
You got the skills.
You just need to
hone them up, my friend.
689
00:29:29,802 --> 00:29:32,202
As a young distiller, this is
only the beginning for me.
690
00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:35,205
And I'm gonna definitely
take these skills that
I picked up here and...
691
00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,306
Thanks y'all.
692
00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,142
...take them back
home and keep repping.
693
00:29:41,614 --> 00:29:43,046
This is your final challenge,
694
00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:44,982
your final flavor infusion.
695
00:29:44,984 --> 00:29:48,385
I can't tell you enough times.
696
00:29:48,387 --> 00:29:51,555
Exercise caution from
this point onwards.
697
00:29:51,657 --> 00:29:54,958
Both of you fellas have got
mighty fine jars of liquor.
698
00:29:55,027 --> 00:29:59,129
I don't know what y'all
are looking at doing to
flavor or enhance them,
699
00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:04,601
but keep in mind, this
much over just enough
is way too much.
700
00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:08,505
Our criteria, taste,
marketability, appearance.
701
00:30:08,507 --> 00:30:12,509
At the end of this,
one person will be named
Master Distiller.
702
00:30:12,511 --> 00:30:16,413
So like we said,
just be careful.
703
00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:18,015
You got one hour.
704
00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:21,251
Your time starts now.
Good luck, guys.
705
00:30:21,287 --> 00:30:23,053
-[Mark] Good luck.
-[Digger]
Make every minute of it.
706
00:30:25,224 --> 00:30:27,457
[Jud] Oh, that's nice.
That's a pleasant sound.
707
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:28,725
[Brandon] Right.
708
00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:35,799
Good.
709
00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:37,000
[Mark ] Dried orange peel.
710
00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,135
[Digger] Is that orange peel?
711
00:30:38,237 --> 00:30:39,837
It is, but it
may be a mistake.
712
00:30:39,938 --> 00:30:41,171
Well.
713
00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:43,340
[Brandon]
I'm going to try it on.
I'm going to test it.
714
00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:46,910
[Tim] So, what'd you cut up?
715
00:30:46,912 --> 00:30:49,613
So, I've got a little bit
of sweet orange peel,
716
00:30:49,615 --> 00:30:51,648
so it didn't have that
bitter taste to it.
717
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:55,352
So, you want to maybe
pull out the orange
just a tad,
718
00:30:55,454 --> 00:30:59,423
but I may just end up
leaving it where it was
719
00:30:59,425 --> 00:31:02,192
just a splash.
720
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:03,827
Right off the bat,
I can tell...
721
00:31:03,829 --> 00:31:06,430
that first, even just
from the aroma of it,
722
00:31:06,432 --> 00:31:08,932
that this is just going
to put a funky flavor to it.
723
00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:18,508
[Jud] What?
724
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:19,810
I don't like it in there.
725
00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:23,313
It's too much.
726
00:31:23,315 --> 00:31:26,650
Ooh. No bueno.
727
00:31:26,719 --> 00:31:29,887
I know that the jar
that I turned in to
the judges is a good jar,
728
00:31:29,889 --> 00:31:31,354
so I'm going to
experiment,
729
00:31:31,356 --> 00:31:34,858
but I definitely don't
want to ruin the jar
that I know is good.
730
00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:47,304
[Mark] He's got
some ginger beer.
731
00:31:47,306 --> 00:31:49,339
You know, it's really hard
to do the flavoring run,
732
00:31:49,408 --> 00:31:51,708
because I already knew
I have to improve on it
733
00:31:51,710 --> 00:31:54,244
so I'm sitting here trying to
figure out what to do with it.
734
00:31:55,614 --> 00:31:58,949
Jud, what's your plan
going on over here?
735
00:31:58,951 --> 00:32:00,517
Tried a little bit
of ginger beer.
736
00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:03,086
I kind of like it, but
I'm not really settled on it.
737
00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:05,055
So, basically,
you're doing just like
738
00:32:05,124 --> 00:32:08,725
I'm assuming that Brandon
is, you're experimenting
at this point.
739
00:32:08,727 --> 00:32:09,726
Yep.
740
00:32:13,232 --> 00:32:14,331
I could live with that.
741
00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:19,136
I know that I didn't like
it that much, though.
742
00:32:19,237 --> 00:32:24,608
Boys, I like the fact
that you're not
sacrificing the other jar.
743
00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:29,212
Not as dumb as I look.
Thank God!
744
00:32:29,214 --> 00:32:31,315
I had a good jar of
liquor to begin with.
745
00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:35,018
The only thing I could
think to do to improve it
746
00:32:35,020 --> 00:32:38,822
would be possibly to
rapid age it
as fast as I could.
747
00:32:43,362 --> 00:32:45,629
I was trying a little bit
of wood chips and see...
748
00:32:45,631 --> 00:32:47,597
see what I can do
with just a little bit of it
749
00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:51,101
and if I want to sacrifice
my jar with it or not.
750
00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:54,538
You're just trying to
enhance it a little, you're
not trying to change it.
751
00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:56,406
[Tickle] You know, Jud,
any wood chips is going to
752
00:32:56,408 --> 00:33:00,110
enhance flavor and
give a nice color to it, too.
753
00:33:02,348 --> 00:33:05,048
Crazy wood chips
mellowed the nose out a lot.
754
00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:07,250
Mm-hmm.
That's their nature.
755
00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:08,518
Wanna try it?
756
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,553
[Brandon] Yeah.
757
00:33:12,224 --> 00:33:15,826
Oh, it did mellow it.
Wow.
758
00:33:15,828 --> 00:33:18,261
That's with
the ginger beer
and the chips.
759
00:33:18,363 --> 00:33:20,063
Hmm. Yeah...
760
00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:21,298
-It's weird.
-...I like it.
761
00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:22,432
I don't know what to do.
762
00:33:22,534 --> 00:33:23,934
I didn't expect that.
763
00:33:23,936 --> 00:33:26,003
-[Jud] I didn't either.
-I didn't expect that.
764
00:33:26,005 --> 00:33:27,404
That's a predicament.
765
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:29,706
I knew going into this that...
766
00:33:29,708 --> 00:33:31,908
that Jud was going
to improve his flavor
767
00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:33,342
and the judges had stated,
768
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:36,113
"Hey, this is your opportuni
to make your liquor better.
769
00:33:36,115 --> 00:33:37,948
And so that put
a lot of pressure on me.
770
00:33:41,453 --> 00:33:43,520
We'll try a little bit
of honey and see if
that does anything.
771
00:33:43,522 --> 00:33:44,654
[Jud] Mm-hmm.
772
00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:49,159
So, Brandon,
you took out
the orange peel.
773
00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:50,594
You took that out of
the equation. So now...
774
00:33:50,596 --> 00:33:52,229
-[Brandon] Correct.
-...now where are you going?
775
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:53,930
Yeah.
So the next thing,
I've got some of this
776
00:33:53,932 --> 00:33:56,199
East Tennessee raw honey
that I brought with me.
777
00:33:56,201 --> 00:33:58,301
And so, I'm just giving that
a little bit of a taste to see
778
00:33:58,303 --> 00:34:01,104
if it will pull out
some of the, some more
of the honey flavors
779
00:34:01,106 --> 00:34:02,339
and see if I like that.
780
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:05,242
I feel for these boys.
781
00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:06,943
We've all been in a situation
782
00:34:07,012 --> 00:34:09,613
where we had
something that was good,
783
00:34:09,615 --> 00:34:13,116
but we make it fantastic.
That didn't quite work out.
784
00:34:14,119 --> 00:34:16,253
Yeah. Even if that does
accentuate the flavor,
785
00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:21,224
it's turned it cloudy,
so I wouldn't...
I wouldn't turn that in.
786
00:34:21,226 --> 00:34:22,626
[Brandon]
Okay, this is not good.
787
00:34:22,628 --> 00:34:25,228
Is there something I can
do to fix the cloudiness,
788
00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:28,098
or am I just going
to be stuck with this?
789
00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:31,601
Yeah. Honey is real bad,
if you're going to
infuse about...
790
00:34:31,603 --> 00:34:33,036
-Right.
-...clouding your liquor.
791
00:34:33,138 --> 00:34:34,104
Yeah.
792
00:34:34,106 --> 00:34:35,305
Yeah.
I'm not going to do that.
793
00:34:35,307 --> 00:34:37,641
I'm not going to turn
in a cloudy jar of liquor.
794
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:40,944
I know the jar that
I have from the last round
795
00:34:41,013 --> 00:34:43,113
is a great jar of liquor.
796
00:34:43,115 --> 00:34:46,850
It's a huge risk in turning
in the exact same jar.
797
00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:49,419
But I'm going to turn
that jar right back in.
798
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,593
I've noticed that here
lately, everybody is trying to
799
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:58,462
really get back to
their roots.
800
00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:01,398
And that's what we have here
with these ancient grains.
801
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,301
These are grains that's been
used for thousands of years.
802
00:35:04,303 --> 00:35:08,038
And people have kind of
walked away from using them.
803
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:09,606
Well, they died.
804
00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:11,741
Well, yeah.
All the old folks died.
805
00:35:11,843 --> 00:35:14,044
I'm thrilled to see it and
coming to the forefront,
806
00:35:14,046 --> 00:35:16,012
especially in
hobby distillers.
807
00:35:16,014 --> 00:35:19,416
The farro grain,
far as I go back as 1800,
808
00:35:19,418 --> 00:35:20,984
as far as I go back.
I don't...
809
00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:23,220
I don't go back any
farther than that.
810
00:35:23,222 --> 00:35:25,222
-[Mark] Right.
-But when you get past 1500,
811
00:35:25,224 --> 00:35:27,858
it kind of you lose track
of actually what it was.
812
00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:28,959
-Right.
-[Tim] You know?
813
00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:30,427
I wasn't around back then.
814
00:35:30,429 --> 00:35:32,129
-[Tickle] Yeah.
-I'd like to call on you...
815
00:35:32,131 --> 00:35:33,330
He was. He was.
816
00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:35,132
I think, he's remembering
from when he was a kid.
817
00:35:42,508 --> 00:35:44,141
So, it definitely
was a risk to...
818
00:35:44,242 --> 00:35:46,943
to not change my
flavor profile at all.
819
00:35:47,045 --> 00:35:48,945
But I really felt it was
the right thing to do.
820
00:35:50,415 --> 00:35:53,049
[Tickle] If I was Brandon,
I'd be scared right now.
821
00:35:53,051 --> 00:35:57,654
But this is a competition
for them to enhance this.
822
00:35:57,756 --> 00:36:01,958
That looks like
a very light jar.
It's not cloudy.
823
00:36:02,027 --> 00:36:03,827
Well, I put
the new on top of it,
824
00:36:03,829 --> 00:36:06,763
so I'm hoping the odor
underneath of it catches any
825
00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,899
crazy stuff coming off of it.
826
00:36:08,901 --> 00:36:11,201
I had to do
something to beat his jar
827
00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:14,037
and I think what I did
there helped tremendously.
828
00:36:14,039 --> 00:36:17,107
Boys, you got
30 minutes left to get
done what you want to do.
829
00:36:19,645 --> 00:36:21,344
I think that at
this point in time,
830
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,613
I'm pretty set on
my original recipe.
831
00:36:23,615 --> 00:36:26,416
I'm going to put
that right up there
for y'all to enjoy.
832
00:36:26,418 --> 00:36:29,119
So, you're going with what
you had in the last run?
833
00:36:29,121 --> 00:36:30,220
Yes, sir.
834
00:36:30,222 --> 00:36:31,555
I'm pretty happy with it.
835
00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:33,156
It's a huge risk.
836
00:36:33,258 --> 00:36:34,958
I'm trusting that
y'all going to like that.
837
00:36:35,027 --> 00:36:36,393
Alright. Good luck.
838
00:36:36,395 --> 00:36:37,627
Thanks, Tim.
839
00:36:39,264 --> 00:36:40,797
Bring it in here, slim.
840
00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:42,699
Well, I didn't think I was
going to improve on it,
841
00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:46,303
but I think I might
have just a touch.
842
00:36:46,305 --> 00:36:48,538
Good luck, sir.
843
00:36:48,607 --> 00:36:49,706
Let's get to taste them.
844
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:50,941
Well, get with it.
845
00:36:52,010 --> 00:36:54,544
Jud's back was
against the wall here.
846
00:36:54,613 --> 00:36:56,279
He knew it.
847
00:36:56,281 --> 00:37:01,218
You know, I don't think
that what he's done to it
will hurt it any at all.
848
00:37:01,220 --> 00:37:03,053
It really helped his nose.
849
00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:04,754
Yeah.
It's got a oaky
nose on it.
850
00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:06,323
[Mark] Yeah. Yeah.
851
00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:11,628
But I'm still...
I'm picking up
the buckwheat honey.
852
00:37:11,630 --> 00:37:13,463
Yeah, me too, Tim.
853
00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:16,132
On the nose and the taste.
854
00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:17,701
That's buckwheat all the way.
855
00:37:17,703 --> 00:37:19,502
-It had some horsepower too.
-Yeah.
856
00:37:19,504 --> 00:37:22,205
-Yeah.
-But it went away real quick.
857
00:37:22,207 --> 00:37:28,111
And he put just enough
aging on it to show
he'd done something.
858
00:37:28,113 --> 00:37:29,312
To change it. Yeah.
859
00:37:29,314 --> 00:37:32,349
Give that another
six months in a barrel,
860
00:37:32,417 --> 00:37:35,018
that'd be a really,
really marketable drink.
861
00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:39,623
You got Mark, Digger
and Tim Smith saying,
862
00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:40,857
"Yeah, this boy's
stuff's good."
863
00:37:40,926 --> 00:37:43,326
Yeah. It's like a stamp of
approval, you know?
864
00:37:43,328 --> 00:37:44,728
Oh, 100%.
865
00:37:44,730 --> 00:37:47,264
Pour us a little this, we're
gonna be reminded, Tim.
866
00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:55,839
I was hoping Brandon was going
to pull out some woodchips.
867
00:37:55,907 --> 00:37:58,508
That's the only thing
I think he could have did.
868
00:38:04,416 --> 00:38:05,949
It's hard to beat that.
869
00:38:05,951 --> 00:38:09,019
I've never tasted
anything like that.
870
00:38:09,021 --> 00:38:11,154
A Kamut,
we ain't never had before.
871
00:38:11,223 --> 00:38:15,025
Everyone else is
bringing in wheat,
bringing, you know, rye.
872
00:38:15,027 --> 00:38:18,194
That may be what
puts a little category
873
00:38:18,196 --> 00:38:21,197
of shelves in liquor stores
for ancient grains.
874
00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:25,335
But the fact that Brandon
stayed the course,
875
00:38:25,404 --> 00:38:28,204
I mean, that could
be a problem for him.
876
00:38:28,206 --> 00:38:30,740
We've got quite
a quandary here.
877
00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:33,443
Winning that title
changes everything.
878
00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:35,745
I mean, it really gives
you the credentials
879
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:38,114
to put your name out there
and put your product out there
880
00:38:38,116 --> 00:38:40,717
because it just
opens the doors.
881
00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:42,519
Yeah, and it don't matter
where you're at.
882
00:38:42,521 --> 00:38:43,953
Everybody knows
who those three are.
883
00:38:43,955 --> 00:38:45,622
Just as good as
Brandon's jar is,
884
00:38:47,392 --> 00:38:50,760
Jud makes me second guess
myself a little bit.
885
00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:52,629
Moonshiners for life, brother.
886
00:38:52,631 --> 00:38:54,597
Till the end, my friend.
887
00:38:54,599 --> 00:38:56,399
Boys, y'all know where you at?
888
00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:58,101
I believe
the decision's been made.
889
00:38:58,103 --> 00:38:59,502
Go get em, boss.
890
00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:01,104
-I'm going after.
-Here we go.
891
00:39:01,106 --> 00:39:02,439
Oh.
892
00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:13,316
All right, guys. Welcome back.
893
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:19,756
This whole panel
entirely was impressed
by what y'all have done.
894
00:39:19,824 --> 00:39:23,226
You go away with your
head high no matter
what the outcome is.
895
00:39:24,196 --> 00:39:27,731
Brandon, tastes the same.
896
00:39:27,733 --> 00:39:30,533
I don't think you
changed anything at all,
897
00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:31,801
which was good.
898
00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:34,738
And again, fine drink.
899
00:39:34,806 --> 00:39:35,971
Thank you.
900
00:39:35,973 --> 00:39:39,209
With good marketing,
I think this would stand alone
901
00:39:39,211 --> 00:39:42,612
as something very special,
limited edition run.
902
00:39:42,614 --> 00:39:45,415
I do think there's
a special place for that jar.
903
00:39:46,651 --> 00:39:47,951
Jud...
904
00:39:47,953 --> 00:39:49,219
Ah, crap.
905
00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:52,989
...you did some
justice to that.
906
00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:54,357
You did bring it up a notch.
907
00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:56,059
It was a fine drink
to start with.
908
00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:58,528
And you improved on it.
You built on it.
909
00:39:58,530 --> 00:40:00,029
You added color
910
00:40:00,031 --> 00:40:01,564
and you enhanced your flavor.
911
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:06,202
I like the oak notes
that it added to it.
All around, fine job.
912
00:40:06,204 --> 00:40:08,104
Thank you.
913
00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:11,608
Well, guys, here comes
the sucky part of our job.
914
00:40:11,610 --> 00:40:14,043
There can only be
one Master Distiller.
915
00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:16,646
If you win, you'll win
the bragging rights
916
00:40:16,715 --> 00:40:19,916
and a limited run of
your ancient grain liquor
917
00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:23,052
at Sugarlands
Distilling Company,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
918
00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:24,754
It's a pretty big deal.
919
00:40:24,823 --> 00:40:28,324
I got to say, Brandon,
it takes a lot of moxie.
920
00:40:28,326 --> 00:40:30,527
You stood your ground.
921
00:40:30,529 --> 00:40:34,664
Brandon, you became
the next Master Distiller.
922
00:40:34,699 --> 00:40:35,899
Congratulations.
923
00:40:35,901 --> 00:40:37,834
That was one of
the finest jars of liquor
924
00:40:37,903 --> 00:40:40,804
that I've ever tasted in
the history of this show.
925
00:40:40,806 --> 00:40:44,741
Being named the next
Master Distiller,
it's indescribable.
926
00:40:44,843 --> 00:40:46,943
It is so much pride and
so much joy
927
00:40:46,945 --> 00:40:49,412
in what I've done and what
I've been able to accomplish.
928
00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:53,316
For it to come from
a legendary group
of judges that say,
929
00:40:53,318 --> 00:40:56,119
"Hey, yeah, this
is phenomenal."
930
00:40:56,121 --> 00:40:57,320
I don't even
know what to say.
931
00:40:57,322 --> 00:40:59,722
-[Jud] Nice job, my friend.
-Thank you. Thank you.
932
00:40:59,724 --> 00:41:02,559
Jud, you're so damn
close to being
the next Master Distiller,
933
00:41:02,594 --> 00:41:04,060
you ought to
be able to feel it.
934
00:41:04,162 --> 00:41:05,762
[Jud] This whole thing
was a learning process
935
00:41:05,831 --> 00:41:09,799
and be able to learn
even just a small amount
from the masters,
936
00:41:09,801 --> 00:41:11,300
it's well worth it.
937
00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:14,504
No matter how I look
at it, I still come
out a winner on this.
938
00:41:14,506 --> 00:41:17,040
Congratulations
to both of you.
Now get out of here.
939
00:41:17,141 --> 00:41:18,207
It's an honor, gentlemen.
940
00:41:18,210 --> 00:41:19,742
It's been an honor too.
Thank you, gentlemen.
941
00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:21,611
-Appreciate it.
-Yeah.
942
00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:24,547
Well, Tickle said he'd clean
all this up, boys, let's go
get us something to eat.
943
00:41:24,616 --> 00:41:26,115
I'm... I'm gonna go get
me something to drink...
944
00:41:26,117 --> 00:41:28,218
-[Mark] Come on, bud.
-[Digger] ...then I might
get back here.
945
00:41:28,220 --> 00:41:29,352
[Tickle] Yes,
something to drink.