1 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:03,402 Guys, welcome to Master Distiller. 2 00:00:03,404 --> 00:00:04,703 [Tickle] All right, fellas. 3 00:00:04,705 --> 00:00:08,307 We're all very well-versed in corn and rye, 4 00:00:08,309 --> 00:00:11,710 but now this is a horse of a whole different color. 5 00:00:11,712 --> 00:00:13,645 Ancient grains. 6 00:00:13,747 --> 00:00:17,449 You're going to take those, and you're going to make us a more modern whiskey. 7 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:19,351 I'm really interested in seeing, 8 00:00:19,453 --> 00:00:21,520 what y'all's mash bills are going to contain, 9 00:00:21,522 --> 00:00:25,724 but I'm even more interested in tasting it. 10 00:00:25,726 --> 00:00:30,429 You know, people's been making alcohol from these grains for a long, long time. 11 00:00:30,431 --> 00:00:32,197 Tickle. 12 00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:33,532 -[Tickle] Yeah, yeah. -Tickle. 13 00:00:33,634 --> 00:00:34,967 -I'm right here. -Hey. Oh! 14 00:00:34,969 --> 00:00:36,735 -I'm right here. -[Tim] Well, Tickle, tell them all about it. 15 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:38,537 [Tickle] All right. 16 00:00:38,606 --> 00:00:42,508 Here in the US, it used to be that whiskeys could only be made with corn, 17 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:44,943 wheat, rye and barley. 18 00:00:44,945 --> 00:00:49,148 In 2019, the TTB updated labeling for whiskeys, 19 00:00:49,249 --> 00:00:52,184 allowing them to be made out of ancient grains like amaranth, 20 00:00:52,186 --> 00:00:54,420 buckwheat and quinoa. 21 00:00:54,422 --> 00:00:57,756 This has ushered in a whole new era of spirits 22 00:00:57,825 --> 00:00:59,858 with ancient grain mash bills, 23 00:00:59,927 --> 00:01:03,228 and it's really a growing section of both the illegal market 24 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:04,696 and the legal one. 25 00:01:04,698 --> 00:01:07,199 Mmm. Tastes ancient. 26 00:01:11,806 --> 00:01:13,739 [Digger] All right, guys, what you got at stake here? 27 00:01:13,808 --> 00:01:16,642 The winner will get their bragging rights, of course. 28 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:20,746 But after that, you win a limited ground of your liquor at a major distillery. 29 00:01:20,848 --> 00:01:22,114 It's a pretty big deal. 30 00:01:22,116 --> 00:01:23,449 You heard what we got to say. 31 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:25,451 Make it tough on us. We want a contest. 32 00:01:25,519 --> 00:01:29,354 You have one hour to build your mash, five days to ferment. 33 00:01:29,423 --> 00:01:32,458 Your time starts now. Good luck, guys. 34 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,434 [Tickle] I think, we're gonna have a real unique contest. 35 00:01:42,503 --> 00:01:46,805 Because for one, every one of these liquors is going to be brand new to me. 36 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:48,607 [Tim] They're gonna be brand new to me, too. 37 00:01:48,609 --> 00:01:52,044 I'm imagining he's bringing in some of his own water. 38 00:01:52,046 --> 00:01:54,613 Hey, Brandon, you care to tell me where you brought you water from, 39 00:01:54,615 --> 00:01:56,115 is that English Mountain Spring water? 40 00:01:56,117 --> 00:01:57,649 Yes, sir. 41 00:01:57,651 --> 00:02:00,052 It could might have been from your... your sacred heart honey hole. 42 00:02:00,054 --> 00:02:01,653 [Digger] Oh, okay. 43 00:02:01,722 --> 00:02:03,922 I'm Brandon Buffington. I'm from Seymour, Tennessee. 44 00:02:03,924 --> 00:02:06,492 I am a finance manager at a coffee company, 45 00:02:06,494 --> 00:02:08,327 so I literally count the beans. 46 00:02:08,329 --> 00:02:10,863 I also have a degree in piano performance, 47 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:12,965 so I am a freelance pianist. 48 00:02:16,303 --> 00:02:18,303 I've been distilling about 15 years, 49 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:20,639 started out with just a little homemade pot still, 50 00:02:20,708 --> 00:02:23,108 and have graduated up through my current setup. 51 00:02:23,110 --> 00:02:26,011 And I try all different flavors, all different combinations, 52 00:02:26,013 --> 00:02:30,115 depending on what people enjoy and what I want to experiment with. 53 00:02:30,117 --> 00:02:31,550 So, I've got a copper pot 54 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:34,486 and then I've got a stainless steel thumper here, a doubler. 55 00:02:34,488 --> 00:02:38,290 The whole purpose behind this doubler is simply to add flavor. 56 00:02:38,292 --> 00:02:42,961 I've developed my skills to a point, where I feel comfortable competing. 57 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:46,565 And I feel comfortable that I can put out a good product whenever I distill. 58 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:50,202 So, I'll be making a Kamut wheat recipe 59 00:02:50,204 --> 00:02:52,504 that also has some honey malt in there. 60 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:53,906 I'm using the Kamut in it 61 00:02:53,908 --> 00:02:58,610 and it has a little bit softer flavor than regular wheat. 62 00:02:58,612 --> 00:03:00,712 And I'm also using some white wheat. 63 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:04,216 It kind of adds a little bit of sweetness, it's like a honey wheat. 64 00:03:04,218 --> 00:03:05,717 Whenever somebody tastes it, they're like, 65 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:07,586 "Man, that tastes like honey wheat bread." 66 00:03:07,588 --> 00:03:12,257 And so, that's my goal at this point is to try to replicate that in moonshine. 67 00:03:13,427 --> 00:03:15,227 [Tim] Brandon is dumping some more grain in. 68 00:03:15,229 --> 00:03:17,829 Hey, it looks like he's just dumping a little and stirring, 69 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:19,064 dumping and stirring. 70 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:20,732 [Brandon] I want the water to be able to get in there 71 00:03:20,834 --> 00:03:22,100 and soak into those grains. 72 00:03:22,102 --> 00:03:24,803 So, instead of milling those into fine powder, 73 00:03:24,805 --> 00:03:26,705 I just kind of crack them. 74 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:28,307 Slow but sure. 75 00:03:28,309 --> 00:03:29,541 This thing run? 76 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:33,045 He's got the gas running, but no fire yet. 77 00:03:33,047 --> 00:03:34,813 -It'll go in a minute. -Are you gonna blow this yet? 78 00:03:34,815 --> 00:03:36,080 [Tim] His is lit? 79 00:03:36,082 --> 00:03:37,649 -[bleep] -[Tickle] Yeah. Yeah. There is the gas... 80 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:39,418 [Tim] Lord! 81 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:42,621 I almost blew myself up on the first episode. 82 00:03:42,623 --> 00:03:44,790 My name is Marquas. Marquas Ashworth. 83 00:03:44,792 --> 00:03:46,325 I'm from Des Moines, Iowa. 84 00:03:46,327 --> 00:03:49,962 I'm a music artist, distille and recently a developer. 85 00:03:49,964 --> 00:03:52,064 I think in the world of moonshine and distillation, 86 00:03:52,099 --> 00:03:53,832 I'm probably on the younger end than probably, 87 00:03:53,934 --> 00:03:56,034 I think what a lot of people would imagine a moonshiner 88 00:03:56,036 --> 00:03:57,736 to even look or move like, 89 00:03:57,838 --> 00:04:00,105 but I know what good liquor tastes like. 90 00:04:00,107 --> 00:04:02,207 I have two lines out right now 91 00:04:02,209 --> 00:04:03,942 that are distributed in the Midwest 92 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:06,044 called Burn the Boats and Silk Road. 93 00:04:07,615 --> 00:04:12,251 Scan the thing, take you directly to the site to purchase 94 00:04:12,352 --> 00:04:14,119 to buy download the album. 95 00:04:14,121 --> 00:04:15,954 Every bottle is an album. 96 00:04:15,990 --> 00:04:17,189 [song playing background] 97 00:04:17,191 --> 00:04:19,057 ♪ I can tell they plot my demise, listen♪ 98 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:22,160 ♪ Prayin' that I live to be much older than this recipe♪ 99 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:24,696 [Marquas] If you go up with your instincts and just trust them 100 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:26,398 in your own moonshine-making ability, 101 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,400 you should come out with something that's good and drinkable. 102 00:04:28,402 --> 00:04:29,835 That's... that's the technique, you know. 103 00:04:29,870 --> 00:04:35,040 My mash bill is 70% quinoa, about 30% farro. 104 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:39,945 That sounds like a whole seed that... 105 00:04:40,014 --> 00:04:42,414 -It sounds like popcorn. -Yeah. Yeah. 106 00:04:42,416 --> 00:04:44,149 [Marquas] But I decided to use quinoa whole, 107 00:04:44,251 --> 00:04:46,952 because I thought it would pull more of the natural flavors 108 00:04:47,054 --> 00:04:51,023 out of it without trying to really alter it or overcook it. 109 00:04:51,025 --> 00:04:52,090 [Tickle] Let's see, he-- 110 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:53,625 He ain't going to let us see it. 111 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:55,627 -He ain't letting us see what he got in there. -[Tim] Oh, I'm tripping. 112 00:04:55,629 --> 00:04:57,562 [Tickle] Yeah, yeah, let me see what you got. All right. 113 00:04:57,631 --> 00:04:59,298 [Tim] Some big old seed... 114 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:02,701 [Marquas] I wanted to actually try to create a new experience 115 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:06,471 and a new spirit just purely on some ancient grain type of energy. 116 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:08,807 [Tim] Jud ain't blowing up nothing yet. 117 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:10,942 [Tickle] It's lighting, but it ain't staying lit. 118 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:14,313 [Tim] Yeah, I know how that is. I hear gas running. 119 00:05:14,315 --> 00:05:15,447 Gas tank. Gas tank. 120 00:05:15,516 --> 00:05:17,949 [Digger] Yeah. Adjust your damper there. 121 00:05:18,051 --> 00:05:21,953 There you go. You need help getting up on the floor there, Jud. 122 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:24,723 You got a crane. That would be nice for a fat guy. 123 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:26,692 [Digger] Yeah. Just all I can get is what I tell people. 124 00:05:26,694 --> 00:05:29,928 I'm Jud Henderson. I'm from Sugar Grove, Ohio. 125 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:32,798 I install and repair commercial kitchen equipment 126 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,700 I've been distilling for about six years. 127 00:05:34,702 --> 00:05:38,737 I started out with a little stovetop pressure cooker system, 128 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,907 and then I moved up to a fully copper system, now. 129 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:44,943 This is an onion top round pot. 130 00:05:44,945 --> 00:05:47,212 The vapor collects in throughout the copper. 131 00:05:47,214 --> 00:05:49,514 It removes a lot of the impurities 132 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:53,051 that you would get when you're making a grain-based alcohol. 133 00:05:53,153 --> 00:05:56,855 I like being able to look at some raw material of any sort and go, 134 00:05:56,924 --> 00:05:58,256 "What can I do with that? 135 00:05:58,358 --> 00:05:59,658 What's that going to taste like?" 136 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,027 It's good stuff right there. 137 00:06:02,029 --> 00:06:05,530 So, I try to put it on the coarsest cut, grind it as. 138 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:07,899 That way it doesn't turn into like a total flour. 139 00:06:09,636 --> 00:06:11,636 I grind my grains down so, that I can 140 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:14,706 break the starches down and convert them to sugar quicker. 141 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:18,310 And the sugars to feed your yeast. 142 00:06:18,312 --> 00:06:23,615 And as we all know, yeast is what makes the funny drinks. 143 00:06:23,617 --> 00:06:28,387 Today I'll be making a buckwheat rye using mainly buckwheat, 144 00:06:28,389 --> 00:06:30,655 little bit of rye and some buckwheat honey. 145 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:33,625 It should have more of the buckwheat flavor in the front 146 00:06:33,627 --> 00:06:35,127 and I'm hoping 147 00:06:35,129 --> 00:06:37,662 that the rye will just slide a little peppery in the end. 148 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:41,032 Making the biggest pot of buckwheat grits you had ever done witnessing. 149 00:06:42,536 --> 00:06:45,070 Jud over here, his seed was ground. 150 00:06:45,072 --> 00:06:47,205 [Tim] His look like a flour. 151 00:06:47,207 --> 00:06:50,208 You're halfway there? You got 30 minutes left. 152 00:06:50,210 --> 00:06:52,110 Take your time. Good luck to you. 153 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,146 [Marquas] The quinoa. 154 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:56,815 They move sort of like rye, if that makes sense. 155 00:06:56,817 --> 00:06:58,350 -Where it's... -[Brandon] Yeah, yes. 156 00:06:58,352 --> 00:07:00,252 ...it's sticky. Where I can tell a little gelatin and I was like... 157 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,654 -[Brandon] Yeah. It's starting to break down a little bit. -Yeah. 158 00:07:02,723 --> 00:07:05,257 [Digger] Marquas, he's got a good flavor profile. 159 00:07:05,325 --> 00:07:07,826 The only thing concerns me, he didn't grind these grains. 160 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:09,795 -It's not busted up. -I... I saw that, yeah. 161 00:07:09,797 --> 00:07:11,930 [Digger] And I don't think he's got the time 162 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:14,699 needed to get any benefit of that uncrushed grain, 163 00:07:14,701 --> 00:07:18,437 you know, you got to cook it for hours just to get any of the starches out of it. 164 00:07:18,538 --> 00:07:21,239 None of us is familiar with this quinoa. 165 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:24,943 -It very possibly could maybe. -Maybe softening it up. 166 00:07:24,945 --> 00:07:28,146 Maybe... maybe work a little bit different than anything we know. Who knows? 167 00:07:28,215 --> 00:07:31,516 This is going to be some tasty [bleep]. I can already feel it. 168 00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:32,951 Jud over here. 169 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:36,755 He's got one gallon of buckwheat, honey. 170 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:39,624 He said it's got a very unique flavor unlike any other honey. 171 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:41,059 I never really heard of buckwheat honey. 172 00:07:41,127 --> 00:07:42,594 I didn't know that there was any 173 00:07:42,596 --> 00:07:46,698 pollen there much for bees to gather up on buckwheat, but maybe there is. 174 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:50,001 [Tim] I could see that being a tasteful recipe really. 175 00:07:50,003 --> 00:07:51,303 I use honey quite a bit. 176 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:54,673 It tends to make the moonshine a bit smoother, I think. 177 00:07:54,675 --> 00:07:57,442 And of course, I spilled a little bit of honey, so now I got sticky feet. 178 00:07:58,712 --> 00:08:00,045 -Oh, there. -[Jud slurping] 179 00:08:00,047 --> 00:08:01,313 Yep, yep. 180 00:08:02,349 --> 00:08:04,416 Two minutes, men. 181 00:08:04,418 --> 00:08:05,817 You're gonna make it? 182 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:06,952 [Brandon] You're gonna be ready? 183 00:08:07,020 --> 00:08:08,520 I'm gonna be ready. How about you? 184 00:08:08,522 --> 00:08:09,821 Oh, yeah, I'll be ready. 185 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:11,723 [Digger] Ten seconds. Taking them out. 186 00:08:14,428 --> 00:08:19,197 Five, four, three, two, one. 187 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:21,500 Kill your fire and step away from your kettle. 188 00:08:23,136 --> 00:08:25,136 All right, guys. We'll monitor your temperature, 189 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:27,906 when it comes time, we'll come get you to pitch your yeast. 190 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:31,243 Then we'll see you in five days. Good luck. 191 00:08:49,730 --> 00:08:51,396 All right, men, welcome back. 192 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:54,332 You know what today is, Stripping Run day. 193 00:08:54,401 --> 00:08:58,303 All right, guys, I wasn't able to be here for your mash bill, 194 00:08:58,305 --> 00:09:01,540 but Digger, he's informed me and filled me in 195 00:09:01,608 --> 00:09:03,208 on what you're working with. 196 00:09:03,210 --> 00:09:07,245 And I got to tell you, these may be ancient grains, 197 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:09,948 but I promise you, they're new to me. 198 00:09:09,950 --> 00:09:12,050 At the end of this Stripping Run, 199 00:09:12,152 --> 00:09:15,420 you're going to be judged simply on your proof gallons. 200 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:19,224 [Tim] If you need a thumper or other parts for your next run, 201 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:22,527 then you need to bring us a bucket with enough volume and proof 202 00:09:22,529 --> 00:09:24,329 to put you in the first place. 203 00:09:24,331 --> 00:09:26,498 Well, you know, I just can't wait to taste it. 204 00:09:26,500 --> 00:09:27,832 What else is new? 205 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:29,701 No tasting. It's all weighing. 206 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:32,938 Well, if we're not tasting, what y'all bring me for? 207 00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:35,006 All right, guys, you got four hours. 208 00:09:35,008 --> 00:09:38,109 Time starts now. Good luck. Get with it. 209 00:09:48,021 --> 00:09:50,722 [Tickle] I don't know how that quinoa breaks down. 210 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:53,491 I can see how it's breaking down, it's foaming at the mouth. 211 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:54,659 [Tickle] Oh, yeah. 212 00:09:54,728 --> 00:09:56,127 [Digger] Your mash still working that hard. 213 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:58,163 It's got three inches foam on top of it. 214 00:09:58,231 --> 00:09:59,330 Yeah. 215 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:01,800 [Tim] If it foams in that he don't have a thumper, 216 00:10:01,802 --> 00:10:03,435 it's going to come out that warm. 217 00:10:03,536 --> 00:10:04,736 It probably will. 218 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:06,538 [Marquas] We're all working with the time constraint, 219 00:10:06,607 --> 00:10:08,707 and it probably just needed a couple more days to actually just 220 00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:11,610 finish processing and breaking down all those sugars. 221 00:10:11,612 --> 00:10:13,945 [Tim] This is not good for a basic pot setup. 222 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:23,321 Well, there, look, I see Jud over here. 223 00:10:23,323 --> 00:10:25,857 I like the color of what he's got going on there. 224 00:10:25,925 --> 00:10:27,726 It looks a whole lot like a beer. 225 00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:29,127 Well, he's leaking off the top, 226 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,029 so I can't really tell what he's doing there. 227 00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:32,263 [Jud] My mash is all over the floor. 228 00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:34,799 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.