1 00:00:02,236 --> 00:00:04,536 -Your time starts now. -[narrator] This time on Master Distiller... 2 00:00:04,638 --> 00:00:06,205 All right, come on, Tickle. You've gotta come help me. 3 00:00:06,207 --> 00:00:07,940 [Tickle] All right. No, no, no, I can't help you. 4 00:00:08,009 --> 00:00:09,674 [narrator] Grab and go. 5 00:00:09,676 --> 00:00:13,712 Y'all had, probably, one of the toughest challenges that we've ever created. 6 00:00:13,714 --> 00:00:15,948 -Three minutes, big old grocery store. -[man] Yeah. Yeah. 7 00:00:16,017 --> 00:00:17,950 [narrator] Bulk product at deep discounts 8 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:22,154 make big box stores a moonshiner's ultimate supply stop. 9 00:00:22,256 --> 00:00:25,557 -Smells pretty good. -[woman] Awesome, mine's smelling great. 10 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:28,227 [narrator] Now, three distillers must compet 11 00:00:28,229 --> 00:00:30,529 to make the most marketable spirit... 12 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:32,364 Phew, risky. 13 00:00:32,433 --> 00:00:35,100 [narrator] ...from one spontaneous shopping spree. 14 00:00:35,102 --> 00:00:37,102 Maybe one of the smoothest liquors I've tasted. 15 00:00:37,104 --> 00:00:39,338 Hits me right in the crease. 16 00:00:39,407 --> 00:00:42,508 [narrator] Across the countr a handful of distillers 17 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:45,244 are heirs to a centuries-old tradition. 18 00:00:48,115 --> 00:00:50,416 Some operate on the legal side. 19 00:00:50,418 --> 00:00:53,752 Others practice their craft beyond the reach of the law 20 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:56,755 [man 1] That water's giving me a heartburn. 21 00:00:56,824 --> 00:00:59,158 -That's the water that's giving you heartburn. -[laughs] 22 00:00:59,259 --> 00:01:01,627 [narrator] Now, they'll face off to earn their plac 23 00:01:01,629 --> 00:01:03,962 in America's liquor-making legacy. 24 00:01:03,964 --> 00:01:07,099 -[man 2] Running now. -[man 1] There we go, Cole. 25 00:01:07,101 --> 00:01:08,333 [woman] Yes! 26 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:11,703 [narrator] Judged by three legendary moonshiners. 27 00:01:11,705 --> 00:01:14,807 [judge 1] She thinks outside the box. I've never saw that before. 28 00:01:14,809 --> 00:01:17,943 [narrator] They'll go head to head in a series of challenges... 29 00:01:18,045 --> 00:01:20,112 If you don't like it, there's something wrong with you. 30 00:01:20,114 --> 00:01:25,184 [narrator] ...to determine who has what it takes to be named Master Distiller. 31 00:01:25,186 --> 00:01:28,720 This is one of the toughest judgements we've had to call, guys. 32 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:42,201 All right, guys. Welcome to Master Distillers 33 00:01:42,203 --> 00:01:44,403 Y'all gonna run us a little liquor and show us 34 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:47,940 out of you three, which one really is the next Master Distiller. 35 00:01:47,942 --> 00:01:51,210 Now, along with that, you're gonna get your bragging rights, 36 00:01:51,212 --> 00:01:52,777 which is a pretty big deal. 37 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:56,515 But the really big deal is you're gonna get a limited run of your recipe 38 00:01:56,517 --> 00:01:59,151 at a major distillery. That's a big deal. 39 00:01:59,553 --> 00:02:01,186 Tim? 40 00:02:01,188 --> 00:02:04,423 Now, in the backwoods, you gotta work with all the ingredients that you have. 41 00:02:04,425 --> 00:02:07,759 And one of the best places to find them is at a big box store. 42 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:10,929 Tickle, tell us all about it. 43 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:15,067 Making liquor was a skill that helped folks survive difficult economic times 44 00:02:15,069 --> 00:02:17,002 like the Great Depression. 45 00:02:17,004 --> 00:02:21,507 With federal agents on the lookout for large purchases of moonshine supplies, 46 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:24,610 shiners turned to discount and outlet stores 47 00:02:24,612 --> 00:02:27,513 as a way to buy cheap ingredients in bulk 48 00:02:27,515 --> 00:02:31,049 without standing out from the millions of other everyday Americans 49 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:33,118 looking for a good deal. 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,021 You save money on it, you can buy a whole lot more. 51 00:02:37,625 --> 00:02:39,158 [Mark] All right, guys. 52 00:02:39,226 --> 00:02:41,827 We're gonna send you to a grocery outlet store. 53 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:43,862 There you're gonna have three minutes 54 00:02:43,931 --> 00:02:48,333 to gather up your ingredients that you need to make your mash and flavor. 55 00:02:49,203 --> 00:02:51,003 Then, once you get mashed in, 56 00:02:51,005 --> 00:02:54,740 you're gonna have five days to let your mash ferment. 57 00:02:55,643 --> 00:03:00,112 Then, we will test it for flavor and ABV. 58 00:03:00,114 --> 00:03:03,715 Then you're gonna run that mash and turn it into some liquor. 59 00:03:04,151 --> 00:03:05,117 Tickle! 60 00:03:07,221 --> 00:03:08,620 How's it going here, fellas? 61 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:10,622 [Tim] Well got three contestants here, 62 00:03:10,624 --> 00:03:12,925 and they don't have anything to make mash with. 63 00:03:12,927 --> 00:03:14,359 -Is that right? -[Tim] Yeah. 64 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:15,961 [Tickle] I know where a perfect store is. 65 00:03:16,397 --> 00:03:17,929 Y'all follow me. 66 00:03:17,931 --> 00:03:20,065 -Don't forget where to bring them back, Tickle. -[Tickle] I'll try. 67 00:03:25,339 --> 00:03:28,807 Just so happens that we've got some friends 68 00:03:28,809 --> 00:03:31,643 at one of these big-box grocery stores. 69 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:35,214 Now, the inventory, it is constantly changing. 70 00:03:35,216 --> 00:03:39,117 So, there's never really any telling what you're gonna get when you get there. 71 00:03:39,119 --> 00:03:41,086 Could be... Well, who knows. 72 00:03:41,088 --> 00:03:44,790 You know, in a moonshiner's perfect world, it'd turn to sweet corn. 73 00:03:44,792 --> 00:03:47,359 But it could also be a pallet of hot dogs. 74 00:03:47,428 --> 00:03:49,294 You ever made any hot dog shine? 75 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:52,331 -Can't say that I have. -Hope I never have to do that. 76 00:03:52,333 --> 00:03:55,434 I'm not getting my hopes up on having any of the ingredients I want. 77 00:03:55,535 --> 00:03:58,103 -[woman] You ready to run? -Fat boys don't run. 78 00:03:58,105 --> 00:03:59,304 [chuckles] 79 00:04:09,016 --> 00:04:10,048 Well, here we are. 80 00:04:11,118 --> 00:04:12,751 Longest draw goes first. 81 00:04:17,524 --> 00:04:23,061 All right. Looks like our order is Cole, Erin and Bruiser. 82 00:04:23,163 --> 00:04:25,497 All right? Now, y'all gonna have three minutes. 83 00:04:25,499 --> 00:04:28,834 Make sure you get everything you need. 84 00:04:28,902 --> 00:04:33,238 -All right, Cole. Your time starts now. -All right. 85 00:04:33,340 --> 00:04:36,441 All right, look. These ingredients ain't gonna get yourself, Cole. 86 00:04:37,344 --> 00:04:39,211 Get them hot dogs and them onions 87 00:04:39,213 --> 00:04:40,812 and a little bit of mustard, 88 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:42,914 and make us some good shine. 89 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:44,549 Get some cornflakes. 90 00:04:44,651 --> 00:04:46,718 My name is Cole Hardman, I'm 29 years old, 91 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,353 and I'm from Irwin, Pennsylvania. 92 00:04:49,823 --> 00:04:52,858 I became interested in distilling because I like building things. 93 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:55,127 So, I'd built a still just, basically, for the fun of it. 94 00:04:55,129 --> 00:04:57,329 This is a maple syrup evaporator. 95 00:04:57,331 --> 00:04:59,765 This is my honey extractor. 96 00:04:59,833 --> 00:05:03,802 My first spirit was just a pure corn alcohol. 97 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:08,340 And I was really surprised that I was able to make something drinkable 98 00:05:08,442 --> 00:05:09,441 on my first try. 99 00:05:09,443 --> 00:05:12,311 And it was pretty addicting to go from there. 100 00:05:12,313 --> 00:05:13,945 This is my still. 101 00:05:13,947 --> 00:05:17,215 It started its life as a 15-gallon stainless beer keg. 102 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:19,318 I have no desire to be a legal distiller. 103 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:24,556 The illicit aspect of it is probably a big factor in why I do it. 104 00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:27,592 My favorite thing about distilling is the experimentation. 105 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:31,830 I want the judges to love that I put scientific thought into it. 106 00:05:33,233 --> 00:05:36,101 I want them to see my skills that I can make do with whatever I have 107 00:05:36,103 --> 00:05:37,402 in the Big Box Challenge. 108 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:40,906 One minute left, Cole. 109 00:05:40,908 --> 00:05:42,307 Come on, you can do it. 110 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:44,042 [Cole] I'd like to make a grain mash. 111 00:05:44,044 --> 00:05:46,812 So, I'm grabbing sugar, cornmeal and cornflakes. 112 00:05:46,814 --> 00:05:49,915 It looks like he's just shopping for diapers or something now, 113 00:05:49,917 --> 00:05:50,849 I don't know. 114 00:05:50,918 --> 00:05:52,718 [Cole] Pure sugar. 115 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,853 I was looking for some caramel, couldn't find any. 116 00:05:54,922 --> 00:05:56,822 But I did find a whole bunch of fruit cocktail. 117 00:05:56,824 --> 00:05:58,557 And I'm planning to put that in my thumper. 118 00:05:58,625 --> 00:06:00,525 Canned fruit. Fruit cocktail. 119 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:04,029 Ten seconds left and you made it. 120 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:05,731 That's a lot of stuff. 121 00:06:05,733 --> 00:06:07,899 -Well, you know... -[Cole] Everything you need. 122 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:10,235 [Tickle] ...I'd rather have those ingredients and not need 'em, 123 00:06:10,337 --> 00:06:12,270 than need 'em and not have 'em. 124 00:06:12,272 --> 00:06:14,940 Miss Erin, now it's your turn. 125 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:16,842 Your time starts now. 126 00:06:16,910 --> 00:06:18,443 All right, come on, Tickle, you gotta come help me. 127 00:06:18,512 --> 00:06:20,212 [Tickle] All right. No, no, no I can't help you. 128 00:06:20,214 --> 00:06:22,047 I'm gonna stay over here with these fellas. 129 00:06:23,117 --> 00:06:24,316 I'm Erin Dash. 130 00:06:24,318 --> 00:06:26,451 I'm 44 and I'm from Minnesota. 131 00:06:29,022 --> 00:06:31,123 This is the vanilla. 132 00:06:31,125 --> 00:06:34,059 I'm the head distiller at a gin distillery in Minneapolis. 133 00:06:34,061 --> 00:06:37,829 We make everything here with maple sap. 134 00:06:37,831 --> 00:06:40,999 It is our sugar of the north woods. 135 00:06:41,001 --> 00:06:45,137 I have been a cook, a cafe manager, 136 00:06:45,205 --> 00:06:49,040 um, a Montessori teaching assistant. 137 00:06:49,109 --> 00:06:53,245 I happen to know somebody who wanted to start a distillery. 138 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:55,614 I said, "Listen, can I help you out?" 139 00:06:55,616 --> 00:06:57,716 And that's how I got started. 140 00:06:57,718 --> 00:07:00,652 Just take that zest right off. 141 00:07:00,721 --> 00:07:05,590 I have been distilling for about seven-and-a-half, eight years now. 142 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:08,560 There just is a thrill of making. 143 00:07:08,662 --> 00:07:13,298 You know, when you're involved and you're putting your heart and your soul into something, 144 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,033 maybe your blood, maybe your sweat, 145 00:07:15,102 --> 00:07:17,102 hopefully not your tears, 146 00:07:17,104 --> 00:07:19,738 there's just that deep, deep satisfaction. 147 00:07:19,807 --> 00:07:22,507 [Tickle] Erin, are you finding anything? 148 00:07:22,509 --> 00:07:24,342 Oh man, you got no berries. 149 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:27,045 Where are any berries? [bleep] 150 00:07:27,114 --> 00:07:31,917 Big box store did not really quite work out like I wanted it to. 151 00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:33,718 One minute. 152 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,421 [Erin] I was able to find so nectarines that are just about 153 00:07:36,423 --> 00:07:38,056 ripe enough to do something with. 154 00:07:38,058 --> 00:07:41,660 And some jalapenos for a sweet and spicy spirit. 155 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:43,562 [Tickle] 30 seconds left. 156 00:07:44,431 --> 00:07:46,698 I know you were talking up a good game. 157 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,300 [Erin] I went to the sugar isle, 158 00:07:48,302 --> 00:07:51,636 and I was really hoping for that nice dark brown sugar but 159 00:07:51,705 --> 00:07:54,406 did not have any, so I had to grab white sugar. 160 00:07:54,408 --> 00:07:57,008 Erin? Erin! 161 00:07:57,010 --> 00:07:58,610 There she is. Look it! 162 00:07:58,612 --> 00:08:01,313 Oh, look, she just skidded sideways coming out of there. 163 00:08:01,315 --> 00:08:04,115 -There you go. All right. -[Erin sighs] 164 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:06,318 Erin, did you do good? 165 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,454 This is not what I planned, but we're gonna do it do it. 166 00:08:09,556 --> 00:08:11,957 [Tickle] All right, Bruiser, you got three minutes. 167 00:08:12,058 --> 00:08:13,859 And your time starts now. 168 00:08:14,761 --> 00:08:17,729 -[laughing] All right. -Bruiser! 169 00:08:19,032 --> 00:08:22,701 Bruiser, are you finding anything? 170 00:08:22,703 --> 00:08:24,236 -Huh? -[Bruiser] No. Not yet! 171 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:26,938 And you know what? He was right. Fat boys don't run. 172 00:08:26,940 --> 00:08:29,808 So, my name's Charles Martin. Everybody calls me Bruiser. 173 00:08:29,810 --> 00:08:31,510 I'm 35 year old. 174 00:08:31,512 --> 00:08:34,513 Born and raised in Clay county, Kentucky. 175 00:08:34,515 --> 00:08:38,149 So, right out of high school, I spent about 12 years in a coal mine. 176 00:08:38,251 --> 00:08:40,418 Broke my back, which overcome it. 177 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:42,020 It's hard, rough, living. 178 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:43,788 It's like making moonshine. 179 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:46,925 Being a moonshiner, you gotta learn to adapt. 180 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:50,228 Moonshining, in my family, man, it goes like, way back. 181 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:52,631 Like, to the dinosaurs, I'm assuming. 182 00:08:52,633 --> 00:08:55,700 My Granny seen me as specia and passed it down to me. 183 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:57,502 And I just wanted to keep it alive. 184 00:08:57,504 --> 00:09:01,306 And as long as there is blood in my veins and breath in my lungs, 185 00:09:01,308 --> 00:09:03,141 I'm gonna make liquor. 186 00:09:03,210 --> 00:09:07,345 Got some of the finest Kentucky moonshine money can buy right here. 187 00:09:07,447 --> 00:09:08,914 Lot of people they ask me, they're like, 188 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:10,615 "Man, you make that liquor for the money?" 189 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:13,018 I'm like, "No. I make it for the love of the sport." 190 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:15,554 I'm a liquor making fool, man. 191 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:18,823 The basket needs to be getting full there, Bruiser. 192 00:09:18,825 --> 00:09:20,959 [Bruiser] I do got a secret weapon. 193 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:23,228 And it's a liquor that no one's ever tried. 194 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,229 Called Tiger Shine. 195 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:29,634 It's the smoothest, high proof liquor you'll probably ever drink. 196 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:31,937 [Tickle] Hey, you might be over on there eating something. 197 00:09:31,939 --> 00:09:33,505 He said he was hungry. 198 00:09:33,507 --> 00:09:35,307 15 seconds. 199 00:09:35,309 --> 00:09:37,242 That fat boy better start running. 200 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:39,210 All right. Look at him. 201 00:09:39,212 --> 00:09:41,146 -He's skipping across the line. -[chuckling] 202 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,515 [chuckling] All right. Well. 203 00:09:44,718 --> 00:09:46,718 Did y'all all find what you wanted? 204 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,054 -Pretty much. -[Tickle] Pretty much what you wanted there? 205 00:09:49,056 --> 00:09:51,056 [Bruiser] Got some oats and some honey. 206 00:09:51,058 --> 00:09:53,558 And I plan on flavoring that liquor with that watermelon. 207 00:09:53,627 --> 00:09:56,328 Well, now that you've all got all y'all's ingredients, 208 00:09:56,330 --> 00:09:58,330 let's get y'all mashed in, all right? 209 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,940 Welcome back, guys. 210 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:10,942 Looks like y'all did some shopping. 211 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:13,011 And you made it back in one piece with Tickle. 212 00:10:13,013 --> 00:10:14,913 That's always a plus. 213 00:10:14,915 --> 00:10:18,350 We're gonna see what you do with your "rung what you brung" meal here. 214 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:22,020 Cook us a mash out of what you got at the big box store. 215 00:10:22,022 --> 00:10:25,056 -Timmy? -Be careful. These pots do heat up real fast. 216 00:10:25,158 --> 00:10:26,458 Don't scorch your mash. 217 00:10:28,028 --> 00:10:29,961 [Mark] I hope y'all got what you wanted to get. 218 00:10:30,063 --> 00:10:32,764 But if you didn't, you gotta work with what you got 219 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:34,332 make it work for us, 220 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:36,501 and good luck to all of you. 221 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:37,802 [Digger] You have one hour. 222 00:10:37,804 --> 00:10:39,804 Your time starts now. 223 00:10:39,806 --> 00:10:41,406 -Good luck, guys. -Get busy. 224 00:10:46,680 --> 00:10:49,114 [Mark] What are you doing there? 225 00:10:49,116 --> 00:10:51,650 [Tim] She offers me a hug, I'm gonna gracefully decline. [chuckling] 226 00:10:53,053 --> 00:10:55,520 Crank it wide open. You know when to turn it down. 227 00:10:55,522 --> 00:10:57,022 [Cole] Flames weren't very big. 228 00:10:57,024 --> 00:10:58,690 I've never distilled with propane. 229 00:10:58,692 --> 00:11:00,959 I'm used to my electric still. 230 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:04,529 And I can monitor the voltage, I can monitor the temperature. 231 00:11:04,531 --> 00:11:07,232 And propane, and outside, it's gonna be a little bit of a challenge. 232 00:11:09,403 --> 00:11:11,436 [Digger] You probably don't have the valve on the tank 233 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:13,038 -open all the way. -No, it's open all the way. 234 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,907 What about the red valve? It cranked all the way down? 235 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:18,009 Oh, yeah. She's burning out. 236 00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:21,413 [Erin] How long do y'all think it will take me to cut these nectarines? 237 00:11:21,415 --> 00:11:23,948 My question is, you're cutting those in half, 238 00:11:23,950 --> 00:11:25,850 but you ain't taking the pit out. 239 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:28,053 Not worried about any bitter flavors carrying through? 240 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:31,556 [Erin] I'm not actually. I think I'm gonna have enough sweetness... 241 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:34,325 -[Digger] Okay. -...that probably if the bitter comes through at all, 242 00:11:34,327 --> 00:11:35,994 it'll be a benefit, you know? 243 00:11:35,996 --> 00:11:38,830 I have made a few brandies before, 244 00:11:38,832 --> 00:11:41,032 and all of them turned out absolutely lovely. 245 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:44,102 So, I feel like, "Give me some fruit. I'm good." 246 00:11:44,104 --> 00:11:45,937 It'll be a balance. 247 00:11:45,939 --> 00:11:47,806 I like somebody this confident. 248 00:11:47,808 --> 00:11:50,041 I liking her confidence. 249 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:52,744 [exclaims] Ah! [bleep] Sorry, guys! 250 00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:54,012 -Sorry! -Need first aid. 251 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:02,320 -[exclaims] Ah! [bleep] -[Digger] Yeah, first aid! 252 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:05,090 I looked up or somebody said something to me, and... 253 00:12:05,092 --> 00:12:06,858 I cut my thumb. [chuckles] 254 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,461 -[Tim] Did you slice it good? -That's okay. It's not too bad. 255 00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:11,663 [grunting] Let's see what we got here. 256 00:12:11,765 --> 00:12:14,199 Who knew Tim was first aid crew? 257 00:12:14,201 --> 00:12:16,601 [Tim] Yeah, I've been fire and rescue for 25 years. 258 00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:19,137 [Erin] At this point, I'm totally distracted. 259 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:22,640 I'm bleeding, I've still gotta cut my nectarines, 260 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:24,042 and I gotta keep going. 261 00:12:24,044 --> 00:12:26,845 -[Tim] It be hurting tonight. -Yeah. It's okay. 262 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:30,115 Whatever happens, I'm gonna get this mash done. 263 00:12:30,117 --> 00:12:31,649 Guys, you got 30 minutes. 264 00:12:35,122 --> 00:12:36,220 All right. 265 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:41,459 -Good work. Good. How are you doing? -I'm good. 266 00:12:42,496 --> 00:12:43,962 [Tim] What's he cooking there? Cornflakes? 267 00:12:44,063 --> 00:12:46,364 Uh, he's fixin' to put raisin bran. 268 00:12:46,432 --> 00:12:47,532 He just got oats in there. 269 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:49,200 I see he's got honey over there too. 270 00:12:49,202 --> 00:12:50,201 [Mark] Got honey. 271 00:12:51,204 --> 00:12:52,437 Our man, Bruiser over here. 272 00:12:52,506 --> 00:12:55,807 -Is this like a recipe you working on? -Absolutely. 273 00:12:55,809 --> 00:12:58,343 -It's something you did before? -Yeah, many times. 274 00:12:58,411 --> 00:12:59,544 You knew what you was going to get. 275 00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:02,046 I knew I was going to make Tiger Shine. 276 00:13:02,048 --> 00:13:05,049 I got almost everything I think I needed. 277 00:13:05,051 --> 00:13:07,719 But I can adapt and overcome, you know? 278 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:09,954 [Erin] Smells beautiful. Smells like pie. 279 00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:12,056 -[Tim] Erin! -[Erin] Hey, Tim! 280 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:13,925 All right. Tell me what you cooking. 281 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:16,661 Man, I'm just cooking up some nectarines. 282 00:13:16,763 --> 00:13:18,763 [Tim] It don't take much to soften them things up. 283 00:13:18,832 --> 00:13:20,932 [Erin] No, it doesn't. So, I'm gonna throw in the sugar 284 00:13:20,934 --> 00:13:22,734 in just a second here. And then... 285 00:13:22,803 --> 00:13:24,402 -I think I'll be good. Yeah. -That's it? 286 00:13:24,404 --> 00:13:26,638 So, nectarines, water and sugar. 287 00:13:26,706 --> 00:13:29,007 That's all I'm doing for this run, yep. 288 00:13:29,009 --> 00:13:31,209 Even though you sliced into your finger there 289 00:13:31,211 --> 00:13:33,011 -while you was cutting your nectarines up... -I did. I did. 290 00:13:33,013 --> 00:13:35,213 ...you just took it and went on with it. 291 00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:36,848 I'm all good. I'm gonna survive. 292 00:13:40,854 --> 00:13:42,654 [Tim] I smell something over there. 293 00:13:42,722 --> 00:13:44,522 It looks like it's pretty hot. 294 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:47,525 [Cole] I grabbed whatever I could find in the big box store 295 00:13:47,527 --> 00:13:49,460 to make the grain mash. 296 00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:51,563 I hope he listened to you when you told him 297 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:52,864 -that how easy it is to scorch. -[Tim] I'm telling you, 298 00:13:52,966 --> 00:13:54,199 it is so easily scorchable. 299 00:13:54,201 --> 00:13:55,200 Scorched it. 300 00:13:56,303 --> 00:13:59,137 -I told you. -You did. You did tell me. 301 00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,206 At the very beginning, I had a little issue with my regulator. 302 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:02,907 I couldn't get the flames quite hot enough. 303 00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:04,342 But then, when it was going 304 00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:06,044 I might have been set it a little too hot, 305 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:08,546 and I did scorch my grains a little bit. 306 00:14:08,615 --> 00:14:11,015 Not bad. Not bad enough to ruin the mash. 307 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:13,418 But I definitely know I did scorch 'em a little bit. 308 00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:16,654 Yo. 309 00:14:19,025 --> 00:14:20,692 That looks like I'm done. 310 00:14:20,694 --> 00:14:22,160 Looks like everybody's done. 311 00:14:22,229 --> 00:14:24,662 Y'all chase on out. We'll monitor the temperature. 312 00:14:24,731 --> 00:14:27,031 When it gets time, we'll either pitch the yeast for you, 313 00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:28,933 or come get you to pitch it yourself. 314 00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:30,702 Then we'll measure your starting gravity. 315 00:14:30,704 --> 00:14:33,504 And then we'll see how well your big box mash works out. 316 00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:35,406 -[Erin] Sounds good. -All right, guys. Head on out. 317 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:36,541 [Mark] Good luck to youse. 318 00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:46,217 [Digger] All right, guys. 319 00:14:47,020 --> 00:14:48,619 Welcome back. 320 00:14:48,688 --> 00:14:52,657 You had to pick all the ingredients for your mash at a big box store. 321 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:58,429 Now, it's easy enough to put your mash together from a tried and true recipe. 322 00:14:58,431 --> 00:15:02,901 But when you have absolutely no control over your mash bill, 323 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:05,036 that's the test of a true distiller. 324 00:15:05,038 --> 00:15:07,005 [Digger] Every mash has its own story. 325 00:15:07,007 --> 00:15:08,606 We wanna see your story. 326 00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:11,809 And we're gonna start this by tasting your mash. 327 00:15:11,811 --> 00:15:13,945 Then we're gonna use a Brix hydrometer, 328 00:15:13,947 --> 00:15:16,347 to actually measure the gravity now, 329 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,650 compared to when you made it first. 330 00:15:18,652 --> 00:15:23,821 [narrator] A brix hydromete measures the relative densit of a liquid compared to wate 331 00:15:23,823 --> 00:15:26,557 otherwise known as specific gravity. 332 00:15:26,626 --> 00:15:29,527 By comparing the specific gravity of the mash 333 00:15:29,529 --> 00:15:31,963 before and after fermentatio 334 00:15:32,032 --> 00:15:35,600 distillers can calculate ho much of the original sugar' 335 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:37,435 been converted to alcohol. 336 00:15:37,504 --> 00:15:41,105 The higher the Alcohol By Volume, the better. 337 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:44,242 This will set the order for the still parts pick. 338 00:15:44,311 --> 00:15:46,811 So, if you are banking on having a thumper 339 00:15:46,813 --> 00:15:48,713 for an extra distillation, 340 00:15:48,715 --> 00:15:51,316 you better hope your mash worked out. 341 00:15:51,318 --> 00:15:53,117 All right, guys. We're gonna get to work. 342 00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:54,552 Y'all head on out to the creek. 343 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:56,621 We'll come and get you when we reach a verdict. 344 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,926 Well, I'm gonna start with Erin here, guys. 345 00:16:01,928 --> 00:16:04,262 -Yeah. -[Mark] Maybe a piece of finger laying in here. 346 00:16:04,331 --> 00:16:06,631 -They're in there checking our mash, right? -Mmm-hmm. 347 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,000 -And we've not even got to see our own mash. -[Erin] Yeah! 348 00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,835 -And we can't defend ourselves. -Yeah. 349 00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:12,904 -[Cole] Feel a little better. -It's like sending your baby off 350 00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:14,706 -and just not seeing it again. -[Cole] Yeah. 351 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:17,442 Like, "Ugh, how is it gonna turn out?" Oh, my god. 352 00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:19,944 [Tim] What, are you seeing the fingers in there? 353 00:16:20,046 --> 00:16:21,346 [Mark] Nectarines. 354 00:16:21,414 --> 00:16:24,215 Frankly, my plan just went right out the window. 355 00:16:24,217 --> 00:16:27,719 I was hoping for nice, juicy, local blackberries, 356 00:16:27,721 --> 00:16:29,954 and it just did not happen. 357 00:16:29,956 --> 00:16:30,922 [slurps] 358 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:33,358 Wow! 359 00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:34,859 Damn, it taste good though. 360 00:16:34,961 --> 00:16:36,928 Nectarines is what I had to end up with. 361 00:16:38,431 --> 00:16:43,201 And her initial gravity was 1.080. 362 00:16:43,203 --> 00:16:45,703 It ain't moving, so that's telling me it's on zero. 363 00:16:45,705 --> 00:16:47,305 No doubt about that. 364 00:16:47,907 --> 00:16:50,341 Oh, yeah. She's over 0.99. 365 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:53,011 [Mark] That means that she ain't got no sugar left in there. 366 00:16:53,013 --> 00:16:55,246 This is kind of like a polygraph test. 367 00:16:55,315 --> 00:16:57,415 This, right here, proves... 368 00:16:57,417 --> 00:17:00,018 -That I didn't lie? -But you said it had no sugar in it. 369 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:01,452 And absolutely, there's no sugar in it. 370 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:05,223 [Digger] Cheer up, now. She's got a potential alcohol ABV 371 00:17:05,759 --> 00:17:06,958 of 10.6. 372 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,829 All right, fellas, next up here's ol', big Cole. 373 00:17:14,401 --> 00:17:15,500 How about that taste? 374 00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:19,103 Funky? 375 00:17:19,105 --> 00:17:21,239 Little something out of whack in there. 376 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:23,541 The regulator screwed me up a little bit there. 377 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:25,309 And I might've burned a few grains. 378 00:17:25,311 --> 00:17:27,211 Not ideal but not ruined. 379 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:30,148 I looked in your borough. It was more brown than black. 380 00:17:30,249 --> 00:17:31,816 -You should be all right. -[both chuckling] 381 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:33,117 It looks really good. 382 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,219 [Digger] That's the way corn mash supposed to look. 383 00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:38,723 I'd like to get into the stillhouse first or second. 384 00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:41,692 I'd like to get a thumper because I saved a lot of those 385 00:17:41,694 --> 00:17:43,728 -fruit cocktail cans to put in my thumper. -[Erin] Yeah. 386 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:46,030 But hey, if I don't get one, we'll make do without it. 387 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:49,700 -There you go, Timmy. -[Tim] That's why I'm being very careful with this. 388 00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:54,138 Ugh. This is a scientific... concoction here. 389 00:17:55,308 --> 00:17:59,010 [Digger] He started out with a gravity of 1.070. 390 00:17:59,012 --> 00:18:02,947 What we're seeing right here is 1.000, 391 00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:05,850 which he didn't completely dissolve all sugars. 392 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:10,421 So, he's got a potential ABV of 9.0 to 9.1. 393 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:14,692 -Now, we go down there to... -[Mark] Bruiser. 394 00:18:14,694 --> 00:18:17,328 -Whoa! -[Digger] There...the size of country hens, 395 00:18:17,330 --> 00:18:18,963 from what I've seen. 396 00:18:19,065 --> 00:18:20,231 [Tim] What's it smelling of there, Mark? 397 00:18:20,233 --> 00:18:22,700 [Mark] It smells like good still beer. 398 00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:26,604 Whoa! [clicks tongue] 399 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:27,939 That'll lock your jaws. 400 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:29,573 That's good. 401 00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:32,009 If the liquor run goes anything like the mash did, 402 00:18:32,011 --> 00:18:34,645 I feel like I should do pretty good. 403 00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:36,647 [Mark] It's not as rich as Cole's. 404 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:40,651 There you go, Timmy. 405 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,520 -See what we're working with there. -Mmm-hmm. 406 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:48,526 [Digger] Ah, Bruiser had the starting gravity of 1.070. 407 00:18:48,962 --> 00:18:51,829 He went to 999. 408 00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:54,132 So, his potential ABV 409 00:18:55,101 --> 00:18:59,837 is definitely, I'm gonna put him like, 9.8. 410 00:18:59,839 --> 00:19:03,407 -Now, the yeast is definitely satisfied right now. -100 percent. 411 00:19:03,409 --> 00:19:05,209 -Tickled to death. Yeah. -[Tim] Tickles to death. 412 00:19:05,745 --> 00:19:07,411 All right, guys. 413 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:09,447 I guess, the numbers don't lie. Do they? 414 00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:10,948 -[Digger] No. -[Tim] No, sir. 415 00:19:10,950 --> 00:19:13,417 Didn't like math or english, but I damn sure liked my science. 416 00:19:13,419 --> 00:19:14,919 [Tim] That's a good way to get started. 417 00:19:25,532 --> 00:19:28,199 All right, guys, we put the pencil to it, crunched the numbers, 418 00:19:28,201 --> 00:19:29,600 did the science, did the math, 419 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,702 and the numbers do not lie. 420 00:19:31,704 --> 00:19:35,606 I did taste every one of your mashes, guys. 421 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:40,444 Honestly, I'm glad that it didn't come down to taste 422 00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:43,314 because it would've been a difficult decision. 423 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,453 Put the pencil to it, crunched the numbers, 424 00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:50,922 did the science, did the math, 425 00:19:50,924 --> 00:19:52,623 and the numbers do not lie. 426 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:54,058 Bruiser. 427 00:19:54,127 --> 00:19:56,460 You went to .999, 428 00:19:56,529 --> 00:19:59,163 meaning your yeast did everything they were supposed to do. 429 00:19:59,232 --> 00:20:03,000 All you've got in there is alcohol and all the sugars you got in there. 430 00:20:03,002 --> 00:20:07,638 So, you're right at 9.8 ABV, Alcohol by Volume potential 431 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:09,040 in that barrel of mash. 432 00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:11,442 Cole. 433 00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:13,711 You stopped at 1.000. 434 00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:16,514 You zeroed out, but you did get all of it out there. 435 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:21,719 So, you're about 9.1 potential alcohol by volume in your mash. 436 00:20:22,622 --> 00:20:23,554 Erin. 437 00:20:24,657 --> 00:20:27,225 You got all your sugar out there. 438 00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:30,728 Your potential alcohol by volume is 10.6. 439 00:20:33,099 --> 00:20:34,632 So, that being said... 440 00:20:38,104 --> 00:20:41,505 Erin, you're going through the doors first. 441 00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:43,407 You're going through the doors second, Bruiser. 442 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:45,810 And Cole, you're going through the door third. 443 00:20:45,812 --> 00:20:48,112 I've done my job, Timmy. Now it's up to you. 444 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:48,946 Okay. 445 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:49,814 Tickle! 446 00:20:51,050 --> 00:20:53,050 Hey! Good to see y'all guys again. 447 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:56,821 Not only does Tickle take you to the grocery store, 448 00:20:56,823 --> 00:20:58,923 Tickle's gonna take you to the stillhouse. 449 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:00,057 That's right. 450 00:21:00,059 --> 00:21:02,526 All right, well, we're gon' head on to the stillhouse. 451 00:21:02,528 --> 00:21:05,062 -Y'all come on with me. -[Digger] Good luck, guys. 452 00:21:08,101 --> 00:21:11,736 We are here to do our still pick. 453 00:21:11,804 --> 00:21:14,038 You're gonna have three minutes in there each. 454 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,207 Erin, I believe you're up first. 455 00:21:16,209 --> 00:21:18,142 Your time starts now. 456 00:21:20,013 --> 00:21:21,946 I'd make sure everything fits together, Erin. 457 00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:26,417 Okay, here comes Erin with a pot. 458 00:21:26,419 --> 00:21:27,418 All right, Erin. 459 00:21:28,054 --> 00:21:29,220 Time is ticking. 460 00:21:29,222 --> 00:21:32,256 I'm gonna do, probably, the shotgun condenser. 461 00:21:32,358 --> 00:21:35,526 I'm not gonna grab the thumper because I don't have experience with that. 462 00:21:35,528 --> 00:21:38,162 Not seeing gaskets. What the hell! 463 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:40,464 -You've got 30 seconds, Erin. -[Erin] Oh, my god. 464 00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:43,801 -30 seconds left. -I can't even... I can't figure this out. 465 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,603 You ain't gonna get no liquor out of that thing, Erin. 466 00:21:45,605 --> 00:21:47,204 Not by itself. 467 00:21:48,207 --> 00:21:50,641 You can do this. You can do this. 468 00:21:50,743 --> 00:21:51,809 I don't know, man. 469 00:21:54,414 --> 00:21:56,047 You got everything you think you need? 470 00:21:56,049 --> 00:21:57,048 -I don't know. -Good. 471 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:58,716 -I hope you do. -[Erin chuckles] 472 00:21:58,718 --> 00:21:59,684 [Tickle] Bruiser, 473 00:21:59,686 --> 00:22:01,619 your time starts now. 474 00:22:03,089 --> 00:22:06,023 All right. Have you got a still yet, Bruiser? 475 00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:08,826 My strategy is just keep a simple still, 476 00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:11,128 get a thumper if I can. 477 00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:13,164 If you don't put something out here, you might as well go home. 478 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:14,398 There we go. 479 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,436 We have got a thumper, and a condenser and a pot now. 480 00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:20,304 I was trying to get it and get out of there. 481 00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:24,041 Well done, Bruiser. All right. 482 00:22:25,545 --> 00:22:28,512 All right, Cole. Your time starts now. 483 00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:33,150 I see there's a thumper, so I'm happy, 484 00:22:33,219 --> 00:22:34,518 'cause I needed the thumper 485 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,021 to help get rid of some of that scorched flavors. 486 00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:38,923 Here we go. All right. 487 00:22:38,925 --> 00:22:41,959 He's double-fisting it. There we go. 488 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:44,228 That's like drinking with both hands, you know it? 489 00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:46,063 All right! Look at him. 490 00:22:46,065 --> 00:22:48,432 Oh! Look, Cole's got it going on there. 491 00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:50,434 He's wasting no darn time in there. 492 00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:53,704 I don't know if he's getting stuff or he's tearing the damn stillhouse down. 493 00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:55,439 [Cole] I'm just grabbing everything that's left. 494 00:22:55,508 --> 00:22:57,141 I'll make something work with what I have. 495 00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:00,511 -Are you done, Cole? -I'm done. 496 00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:03,247 -[Tickle] You're done? -I got everything everybody else forgot. 497 00:23:03,349 --> 00:23:07,351 All right. One of the fastest still picks I believe I've ever seen there, Cole. 498 00:23:07,420 --> 00:23:09,053 We'll head on back the way we came. 499 00:23:13,426 --> 00:23:15,259 -Well. -Mmm-hmm. 500 00:23:15,361 --> 00:23:19,530 -We successfully made it back from the stillhouse. -Yeah? 501 00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:20,531 My job's done. 502 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,300 -Good seeing you. -Later. 503 00:23:23,302 --> 00:23:26,203 You have one hour to get these stills together in a manner 504 00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:28,806 that they will function, and function safely. 505 00:23:28,808 --> 00:23:30,808 Your time starts now. 506 00:23:30,810 --> 00:23:32,276 Good luck. Get with it. 507 00:23:37,283 --> 00:23:39,450 [Tim] I don't know where that thumper coming from down there. 508 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,819 -[Tim] Bruiser. -[Mark] I didn't see it initially. 509 00:23:43,423 --> 00:23:45,423 His gonna fit, he just gotta level it out. 510 00:23:47,727 --> 00:23:49,527 [Digger] That will not work. 511 00:23:49,529 --> 00:23:52,963 [Erin] Hm. This is gonna be interesting. 512 00:23:52,965 --> 00:23:56,200 I think I must be missing something and I don't know. 513 00:23:56,202 --> 00:23:57,902 [Tim] She'll have to rig up something to hold it. 514 00:23:59,605 --> 00:24:00,938 Pretty neat, watch out there. 515 00:24:01,908 --> 00:24:03,507 Wow. 516 00:24:03,509 --> 00:24:05,309 [Erin] I'm getting a little nervous. I'm a little confused. 517 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:09,647 I couldn't even really visualize exactly what it was gonna look like, in the end. 518 00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:12,750 [Mark] She thinks outside the box. 519 00:24:12,819 --> 00:24:14,952 -I've never saw that before. -[Digger] Yeah. 520 00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:17,988 [Mark] I think she's got it. 521 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:22,893 I'm kind of stoked to taste what liquor comes out of it now. 522 00:24:22,895 --> 00:24:26,564 -[Cole] I think that's a professional setup up there. -[Erin laughs] 523 00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:27,598 I'm digging it. 524 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,633 Cole, you feel all right about your run here? 525 00:24:29,735 --> 00:24:31,802 Yeah, it's exactly what I wanted to put together. 526 00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:35,206 -What about you, Bruiser? -[Bruiser] Absolutely. Feel good about it. 527 00:24:35,208 --> 00:24:37,341 Well, everybody's finished up. 528 00:24:37,443 --> 00:24:40,311 All right, guys, it's time to see if what y'all got at the big box store 529 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:42,279 will make some profitable liquor. 530 00:24:42,281 --> 00:24:45,115 At the end of this round, somebody's going to go home. 531 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:49,253 So, with that being said, you got four hours to run us your very best liquor 532 00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:51,088 you've ever run in your life. 533 00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:54,658 Your four hours start now. Good luck, guys. 534 00:25:02,301 --> 00:25:04,735 -[exclaims] Ah! [bleep] -Don't fear the poof. 535 00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:07,705 [Erin] Hello, baby. 536 00:25:09,208 --> 00:25:10,841 Oh, my god, it's boozy. 537 00:25:11,711 --> 00:25:13,310 Hey, guys, how's your mash looking? 538 00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:14,512 [Cole] Looking good. I'm happy. 539 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,614 Even though I have the lowest ABV, 540 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:20,284 I'm still confident that I c pull out one good jar that could win this. 541 00:25:20,286 --> 00:25:24,021 -Smells pretty good. -Awesome. Mine's smelling great! 542 00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:26,924 Mine's better than wiping your hiney with a wash rag. 543 00:25:26,926 --> 00:25:29,960 You get to that point, something went horribly wrong there, buddy. 544 00:25:30,062 --> 00:25:31,562 [laughs] 545 00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:33,898 Cole, you're gonna put anything in your thumper? 546 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:35,833 [Cole] Yeah, that's what all them fruit cocktail's for. 547 00:25:35,935 --> 00:25:38,602 You know, I would have stole a little bit of your mash in there too, now. 548 00:25:38,604 --> 00:25:40,638 I did scorch my mash a little bit. 549 00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:42,540 So, that's why I'm not charging with mash. 550 00:25:43,943 --> 00:25:45,543 Not ideal, but it's not horrible. 551 00:25:45,644 --> 00:25:48,412 I was not too worried because I'm gonna charge my thumper 552 00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:51,348 with fruit cocktail and a little bit of honey. 553 00:25:51,417 --> 00:25:54,718 I know when you use honey, honey can definitely hide the scorched flavor. 554 00:25:55,855 --> 00:25:57,154 Do you always use watermelon? 555 00:25:57,222 --> 00:25:59,523 [Bruiser] My favorite's probably black cherry but... 556 00:25:59,525 --> 00:26:02,426 watermelon's all I could find at the store. 557 00:26:02,428 --> 00:26:04,461 Bruiser, you want me to help you cut any of that? 558 00:26:04,530 --> 00:26:05,829 Now, you stay over there. 559 00:26:05,831 --> 00:26:09,199 [all laughing] 560 00:26:09,201 --> 00:26:11,702 She don't have good track record with that knife. 561 00:26:11,704 --> 00:26:12,703 No, sir. 562 00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:18,042 [Digger] Two hours left, guys. 563 00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:21,145 [Erin] Bruiser, did you remember to bring me that coon pecker? 564 00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:23,547 -[chuckling] -[Bruiser] No, I just made one out of copper there. 565 00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:25,082 [Erin] I just saw that. 566 00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:27,217 Oh, I got a drip. I got a drip! 567 00:26:28,521 --> 00:26:32,756 Soon as I saw that spirit come off of the spout, 568 00:26:32,825 --> 00:26:35,826 everything in my body just relaxed. 569 00:26:35,828 --> 00:26:37,161 I'm starting to get a flow. 570 00:26:42,702 --> 00:26:44,234 Tiger shine! 571 00:26:45,438 --> 00:26:46,604 You got drip, Cole? 572 00:26:47,239 --> 00:26:48,005 [Cole] Not yet. 573 00:26:48,007 --> 00:26:49,406 I am struggling a little bit 574 00:26:49,408 --> 00:26:52,309 I'm taking a lot of time for my thumper to warm up 575 00:26:52,311 --> 00:26:53,944 because I have a lot of mass in my thumper. 576 00:26:54,013 --> 00:26:55,446 Cole, this is crazy. 577 00:26:55,514 --> 00:26:56,847 -Let's go. Let's go. -You know it. 578 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:59,350 -[Bruiser] It's at zero. -[Cole] Oh, I know. 579 00:27:09,795 --> 00:27:11,562 [Bruiser] You got drip, Cole? 580 00:27:11,631 --> 00:27:13,897 -[Cole] Not yet. -[Erin] Cole, this is crazy. 581 00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:15,332 I am struggling a little bit 582 00:27:15,401 --> 00:27:18,302 It's taking a lot of time to produce any alcohol. 583 00:27:18,904 --> 00:27:20,437 I'm running now. 584 00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:23,040 -[Bruiser] There we go, Cole. There we go. -[Cole] I'm running now. 585 00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:25,843 -Yes! Oh, my god. -All right. [chuckles] 586 00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:27,711 My still's finally making alcohol. 587 00:27:27,713 --> 00:27:29,146 It's crystal clear. 588 00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:31,715 It smells good, it tastes good, I'm very happy with it. 589 00:27:33,519 --> 00:27:35,119 [Bruiser] That water's giving me heartburn. 590 00:27:35,121 --> 00:27:37,254 -That's the water that's giving you a heartburn. -[laughs] 591 00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:43,027 [Digger] All right, guys. You got five minutes left. 592 00:27:43,129 --> 00:27:45,362 Hope you all got your pick of the litter pulled out. 593 00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,700 [Erin] I think I'm done. I think I got my jar. 594 00:27:49,702 --> 00:27:52,102 -Mmm-kay. Bring it on up if you're ready, Erin. -[Erin] All right. 595 00:27:52,104 --> 00:27:54,238 Feeling really, really good about the jar I picked. 596 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:55,406 It's high proof. 597 00:27:55,408 --> 00:27:58,108 And I've got a good base flavor. 598 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:00,711 -There she is. -Yes, ma'am. 599 00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:02,613 We'll come get y'all when we reach a decision. 600 00:28:02,615 --> 00:28:04,848 -Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you. -Good luck, Erin. 601 00:28:06,786 --> 00:28:08,018 [Bruiser] I'm ready. 602 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:09,720 When the judges taste my liquor, 603 00:28:09,722 --> 00:28:11,555 they're gonna taste my heritage. 604 00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:13,424 A true hillbilly heritage. 605 00:28:13,426 --> 00:28:15,159 -Tiger shine. -Tiger shine. 606 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:18,128 ... from Kentucky, and that's my granny's recipe. 607 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:19,396 Good luck, my friend. 608 00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:21,498 -Appreciate it. -[Digger] Yes, sir. 609 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:23,500 Cole, I don't mean to put any pressure on you, 610 00:28:23,502 --> 00:28:25,202 but you right now, 611 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:28,238 -have 15 seconds to get us a jar in here. -All righty. 612 00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:29,773 I'm ready. 613 00:28:29,775 --> 00:28:31,442 I believe that my shine's definitely tasting. 614 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,711 The fruit cocktail and the little bit of honey, 615 00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,546 and you could definitely get the aroma of it, 616 00:28:35,614 --> 00:28:37,214 and a little bit of the taste from it. 617 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,949 This is the best I could do with what I had 618 00:28:39,051 --> 00:28:40,417 and I'm pretty proud of it. 619 00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:41,618 Hope you guys like it. 620 00:28:41,620 --> 00:28:43,454 -Good luck, Cole. -Good luck. 621 00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:45,422 I'm looking forward to tasting all of this. 622 00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:50,427 Guys, I'm gonna say, this is probably the most 623 00:28:50,429 --> 00:28:53,263 pressure we've put on a flight of contestants yet. 624 00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:55,299 -Three minutes, a big old grocery store. -[Mark] Yeah. 625 00:28:55,301 --> 00:28:58,802 Thing about it is, guys, this is the only run they're doing. 626 00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:01,605 -Mmm. -You know? And one's going home after this. 627 00:29:01,607 --> 00:29:03,407 So, pressure's really on. 628 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:04,708 Since we've been here, 629 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:07,010 I swear this is the first time I've been nervous. 630 00:29:07,012 --> 00:29:08,245 It's Bruiser. 631 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:10,914 [Mark] That's Tiger Shine right there, Tim. 632 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:12,149 -Pretty clear. -[Tim] Yeah. 633 00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:13,951 Don't see anything floating in there. 634 00:29:14,019 --> 00:29:16,320 -Said that was his granny's recipe. -Yeah. 635 00:29:17,623 --> 00:29:20,457 [Tim] I'm gonna say 90. 636 00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:23,060 [Digger] I'm gonna say it's around 95, maybe a little higher. 637 00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:24,628 It's building bridges. 638 00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:27,531 I would've loved them if they had found some like, black cherries, 639 00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:28,832 and some vanilla. 640 00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:31,001 That's my jam. 641 00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:34,104 But, you know, watermelon, it's pretty good. 642 00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:35,706 I'm tasting watermelon in there. 643 00:29:35,708 --> 00:29:37,141 [Digger] I get a little watermelon. 644 00:29:37,242 --> 00:29:40,043 Not a heavy presence, but it's just, little light hint. 645 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:41,712 [Tim] I smell the raisin bran. 646 00:29:42,815 --> 00:29:45,849 But bran and oats makes a real smooth liquor. 647 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:48,218 -Well, it's a smooth liquor. -I think he did a good job. 648 00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,554 Maybe five more point on the proof. 649 00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:52,422 I didn't temper mine. 650 00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:54,958 I turned it in straight off the worm. 651 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,995 My granny always told me, "Don't add water to your liquor." 652 00:29:57,997 --> 00:29:59,930 It's smooth as it can be. 653 00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:01,999 Probably one of the smoothest liquors I've tasted... 654 00:30:02,001 --> 00:30:04,601 Honestly, that proof hits me right in the crease. 655 00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:06,136 I think that's a good proof. 656 00:30:06,205 --> 00:30:07,838 Well, moving on. Cole. 657 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:09,138 It's clear. 658 00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:11,608 I kind of just made a jar of my liquor from what I had. 659 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,110 I really didn't have a plan. 660 00:30:13,112 --> 00:30:15,312 It wasn't anything like I normally make at home. 661 00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:17,314 I just used what I could get 662 00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:19,516 -Looks good. -Yeah, it's fine. 663 00:30:23,122 --> 00:30:24,087 Ooh. 664 00:30:25,424 --> 00:30:29,326 What we've got here, gentlemen, is scorch. 665 00:30:29,328 --> 00:30:31,628 I think when he scorched it in the very beginning, 666 00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:33,530 it fermented in there. 667 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,499 And then, he distilled it in there. 668 00:30:35,501 --> 00:30:36,800 [Digger] It's overcome. 669 00:30:36,802 --> 00:30:39,703 So, the cocktail in a can he got 670 00:30:39,705 --> 00:30:41,805 -in the first shopping spree... -Yeah. 671 00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:44,508 ...and he held it back to use as flavor. 672 00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:47,311 So, he had a idea and a plan. 673 00:30:47,313 --> 00:30:48,745 [Mark] It's a good proof. 674 00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:50,514 It don't set you on fire. 675 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:52,316 [Tim] It's definitely smoother. 676 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:54,151 Almost like a cocktail or punch. 677 00:30:56,422 --> 00:30:59,289 Well, let's move right on to the next show. 678 00:30:59,291 --> 00:31:00,324 [Tim] Erin. 679 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:04,962 Clear, nice, full. 680 00:31:04,964 --> 00:31:09,633 I know that those guys don't really like anything that's too high. 681 00:31:09,735 --> 00:31:13,303 So, I was hoping to land somewhere around 105. 682 00:31:13,305 --> 00:31:14,805 -[Digger] Pretty good bead. -[Tim] Mmm-hmm. 683 00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:18,609 -[Digger] Little low. -[both] Yeah. 684 00:31:19,712 --> 00:31:21,044 [Tim] It's about 80 in there. 685 00:31:21,046 --> 00:31:23,146 No thumper, that's why she's got that little proof. 686 00:31:23,215 --> 00:31:26,116 Come around with 85 proof liquor, I like to drink it. 687 00:31:26,118 --> 00:31:27,784 [Erin] I got a good taste of it and was like, 688 00:31:27,786 --> 00:31:30,821 "I'm calling it. It's done. It's good." 689 00:31:30,823 --> 00:31:32,723 [Tim] I think this is gonna be brandy, I think. 690 00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:35,425 -[Mark] Yeah, it's got a good note on it. It's floral. -Wow! 691 00:31:35,427 --> 00:31:37,027 It's really floral. 692 00:31:39,732 --> 00:31:42,699 -It does taste brandy-ish, don't it? -It does. 693 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:46,036 I'm surprised the nose is a lot stronger than the taste. 694 00:31:46,138 --> 00:31:47,838 Now, this is not bitter at all. 695 00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:50,340 Those nectarines were nowhere near ripe. 696 00:31:50,442 --> 00:31:51,775 They was nowhere near ripe. 697 00:31:51,810 --> 00:31:54,411 That's why she cut her finger up trying to slice them up. 698 00:31:54,413 --> 00:31:56,713 It was harder than Superman's kneecap. 699 00:31:56,715 --> 00:31:59,149 Everybody rock solid? 700 00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:01,818 I think we ought to just go back in there and tell them what we thought. 701 00:32:01,820 --> 00:32:03,419 [Digger] Let's go give them our decision. 702 00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:17,200 Y'all had probably one of the toughest challenges we've ever created. 703 00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:20,437 You were thrown into a strange grocery store, 704 00:32:20,506 --> 00:32:24,708 got three minutes looking for something which you didn't know where it was at, 705 00:32:24,710 --> 00:32:26,510 and then, you had to bring it back, 706 00:32:26,512 --> 00:32:28,445 get your mash made, and then, run it. 707 00:32:28,514 --> 00:32:31,214 I mean, it's a pretty tough situation. 708 00:32:31,216 --> 00:32:33,717 But I'll have to say everybody did a fine job. 709 00:32:36,255 --> 00:32:37,921 Tiger shine. 710 00:32:38,023 --> 00:32:40,324 -Tiger shine. -That's how he says it. 711 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,359 Fine job. 712 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:45,162 But didn't get any watermelon in there. 713 00:32:45,230 --> 00:32:47,431 But I got a little on the nose. 714 00:32:47,433 --> 00:32:49,933 But maybe that smoothed it out a little bit. 715 00:32:49,935 --> 00:32:52,502 It was a good, smooth drink of liquor. 716 00:32:52,504 --> 00:32:54,705 I didn't try to bring too much watermelon out 717 00:32:54,707 --> 00:32:56,940 'cause a lot of people like the liquor straight. 718 00:32:56,942 --> 00:32:58,842 Well, you did good, you got a good recipe. 719 00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:01,111 -I think you said it was your grandmother's recipe. -[Bruiser] Yes, sir. 720 00:33:01,113 --> 00:33:02,946 [Tim] I think you oughta continue making it. 721 00:33:02,948 --> 00:33:04,147 -Thank you. -[Tim] Good job. 722 00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:05,349 Cole. 723 00:33:06,118 --> 00:33:07,818 Did a fine job. 724 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:10,120 Proof is good, clear. 725 00:33:10,122 --> 00:33:12,322 [Digger] Remember your first day, when you was building your mash? 726 00:33:12,324 --> 00:33:13,123 What happened? 727 00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:14,391 -Scorched it. -Yep. 728 00:33:14,393 --> 00:33:16,059 Sure did. 729 00:33:16,061 --> 00:33:18,295 And that carried through your distillation. 730 00:33:18,297 --> 00:33:22,032 You almost overcame that scorch. 731 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:24,234 Tried my best, sir, to get rid of it. 732 00:33:24,303 --> 00:33:26,937 How you got it as clean as you did, 733 00:33:27,606 --> 00:33:29,206 I have no idea. 734 00:33:30,042 --> 00:33:32,709 But it's just almost gone. 735 00:33:32,711 --> 00:33:34,711 And that's something to be proud of. 736 00:33:35,414 --> 00:33:36,713 Erin. 737 00:33:36,715 --> 00:33:38,548 Your nectarines were in there all over the nose. 738 00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:42,519 I mean, it was floral, fruity, right up the front on that nose. 739 00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:44,121 Just, it was really light on the palette. 740 00:33:44,123 --> 00:33:45,956 That was... 741 00:33:45,958 --> 00:33:48,225 Honestly, it's a little bit disappointing. 742 00:33:48,227 --> 00:33:53,230 You would've never picked nectarines that weren't ripe. 743 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,632 But again, had to work with with what you had. 744 00:33:56,435 --> 00:33:57,934 Well, unfortunately, 745 00:33:58,036 --> 00:34:00,537 somebody's gotta go home, two's gotta continue on. 746 00:34:06,845 --> 00:34:09,913 Cole, unfortunately that jar bought you a ticket home, buddy. 747 00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:12,049 -I'm awful sorry. -Thank you, guys. 748 00:34:12,051 --> 00:34:13,817 -Yes sir. Thank you. -It was a pleasure working with you. 749 00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:16,620 At the end of the day, it's a little disappointing that I have to go home. 750 00:34:16,622 --> 00:34:18,755 But I worked with some great competitors 751 00:34:18,857 --> 00:34:20,957 and there's absolutely no shame in losing to them. 752 00:34:21,026 --> 00:34:21,858 Good luck! 753 00:34:23,695 --> 00:34:26,963 All right, guys. Now there's two. 754 00:34:26,965 --> 00:34:30,333 Means we're closer to naming the next Master Distiller. 755 00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:33,804 Now, it's time to show us that essential backwoods skill, 756 00:34:33,806 --> 00:34:35,305 planning ahead. 757 00:34:35,307 --> 00:34:37,841 You're gonna take what's left of your big box store ingredients, 758 00:34:37,943 --> 00:34:39,142 you're gonna flavor your liquor. 759 00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:41,912 You had a good jar before, 760 00:34:41,914 --> 00:34:44,214 and I hope you have a good jar when you finish. 761 00:34:44,216 --> 00:34:45,949 Don't mess it up. 762 00:34:45,951 --> 00:34:47,818 Your time starts now. 763 00:34:47,820 --> 00:34:49,352 Good luck, guys. And get with it. 764 00:34:50,522 --> 00:34:52,989 They said I'd turned in a great jar of liquor. 765 00:34:52,991 --> 00:34:55,125 So, I'm not going to mess it up. 766 00:34:55,127 --> 00:34:58,728 And all I'm gonna do is keep it simple, one ingredient, 767 00:34:58,730 --> 00:35:00,297 add the juice to the liquor, 768 00:35:00,299 --> 00:35:02,799 and it's not going to get no better. 769 00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:04,801 -[Digger] Oh, that is a smart person. -[Mark] Yeah. 770 00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:06,736 [Tim] She's putting gloves on. 771 00:35:06,805 --> 00:35:09,005 I have some jalapenos to infuse with. 772 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:11,408 [Digger] Tim? 773 00:35:11,410 --> 00:35:13,944 I'm looking forward to seeing you drink this pepper liquor. 774 00:35:14,313 --> 00:35:16,113 Mmm. 775 00:35:16,115 --> 00:35:19,850 [Erin] Doing the infusion, for me, with the peppers is definitely a crap shoot 776 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:24,054 because I have heard that Tim doesn't like spice too much. 777 00:35:24,123 --> 00:35:25,689 Oh, you thank her, buddy. 778 00:35:25,691 --> 00:35:28,425 [clicks tongue] Phew. Risky. 779 00:35:29,695 --> 00:35:31,161 [smacking tongue] 780 00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:36,299 [Digger] Look here, Timmy, he just making light of you, 781 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:39,202 -eating that watermelon... -I know. He just dipping in there, 782 00:35:39,204 --> 00:35:41,204 chewing on little chunks of it. 783 00:35:41,206 --> 00:35:42,538 [Bruiser] You want some of it? 784 00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:45,041 Yeah. He'd eat that whole thing, he'd take it like a pill. 785 00:35:46,111 --> 00:35:48,211 I wish I could say this was the first time 786 00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:50,113 that his vote's has been bought with a watermelon, 787 00:35:50,115 --> 00:35:51,047 -but it ain't. -Yeah. [laughs] 788 00:35:51,116 --> 00:35:52,282 Yeah, it happens. 789 00:35:52,284 --> 00:35:55,218 [Bruiser] Long as it works this time's all that matters. 790 00:35:55,220 --> 00:35:56,720 Oh, let's see what you're working with. 791 00:35:56,722 --> 00:35:58,922 [Bruiser] I'll tell you something. That is good watermelon. 792 00:35:59,825 --> 00:36:01,224 That is a good watermelon. 793 00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:02,625 [Bruiser] You got that right. 794 00:36:06,265 --> 00:36:09,933 Tim, looking forward to seeing you drink this pepper liquor. 795 00:36:10,636 --> 00:36:12,102 Oh, you thank her, buddy. 796 00:36:12,104 --> 00:36:15,772 So, I have heard that Tim doesn't like spice too much. 797 00:36:15,774 --> 00:36:18,341 So, I'm gonna take out all the ribs and the seeds 798 00:36:18,443 --> 00:36:20,810 to make sure that we didn't get the real spicy stuff, 799 00:36:20,812 --> 00:36:23,446 we just stick with that fruity flesh. 800 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:26,750 I think he's gonna be okay with the level of spice. 801 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:29,152 Be careful with that spice, Erin. 802 00:36:29,254 --> 00:36:30,820 I'm being careful. 803 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:35,158 Bruiser's went from Tiger Shine to Pink Cadillac. 804 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,961 -You love watey-melon. -I love watermelon. 805 00:36:38,063 --> 00:36:40,063 If you don't like it, there's something wrong with you. 806 00:36:40,065 --> 00:36:42,933 -That look like lemonade. -Don't taste like lemonade. 807 00:36:44,937 --> 00:36:47,103 All right, folks. You're down to five minutes. 808 00:36:49,208 --> 00:36:50,273 [Bruiser] I'm done. 809 00:36:50,275 --> 00:36:53,510 I've brung my A-game. I done what I came to do. 810 00:36:53,512 --> 00:36:55,745 Lord willing, it's good enough. 811 00:36:55,814 --> 00:36:59,549 This is flavored with one ingredient each. 812 00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:02,519 You're basically not flavoring, you're really just complementing it. 813 00:37:02,521 --> 00:37:04,821 -[Bruiser] Complement. -Looks like it from over on this side. 814 00:37:04,823 --> 00:37:06,756 [Digger] Guys, here's your two minute warning. 815 00:37:07,926 --> 00:37:09,926 -You ready? -I'm ready, Bruiser. Let's go. 816 00:37:11,463 --> 00:37:13,296 See, that's what I like to see right there. 817 00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:15,498 -Camaraderie. Working together. -Camaraderie. 818 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:17,100 -[Tim] That's what it's all about. -[Mark] I like that. 819 00:37:17,102 --> 00:37:20,103 Guys, y'all get over and sit down, relax. 820 00:37:20,105 --> 00:37:22,439 Have y'all a little drink, amongst friends. 821 00:37:22,507 --> 00:37:24,507 We're gonna go and have a little drink amongst friends. 822 00:37:24,509 --> 00:37:26,309 But the only thing different, 823 00:37:26,311 --> 00:37:28,445 we're coming back and telling somebody, "You're the winner." 824 00:37:32,618 --> 00:37:35,518 Well, wherever you wanna start, Timmy, it's your choice. 825 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:36,319 Ah. 826 00:37:36,321 --> 00:37:38,622 Bruiser. Kentucky. 827 00:37:40,025 --> 00:37:41,992 It looks like pink lemonade, don't it? 828 00:37:41,994 --> 00:37:45,228 It does. Although, it is the watermelon. 829 00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,830 [Mark] And there's not a lot of it. 830 00:37:46,832 --> 00:37:48,131 It's not overpowered. 831 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:49,833 [Tim] All right. 832 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,937 Tiger Shine, Mamaw's recipe. 833 00:37:53,939 --> 00:37:58,141 My biggest fear of this whole ordeal, I guess, is not representing, 834 00:37:58,209 --> 00:38:01,144 you know, where I'm from, my heritage, my family. 835 00:38:01,213 --> 00:38:03,146 I think you have nothing to worry about there 836 00:38:03,215 --> 00:38:05,315 because you have represented yourself. 837 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:08,218 -I hope they don't beat me up when I get home. -[Erin laughs] 838 00:38:10,355 --> 00:38:11,321 It's got alcohol in it. 839 00:38:12,057 --> 00:38:13,723 It's pretty good. 840 00:38:13,725 --> 00:38:16,026 It tastes like watermelon. Little bit. 841 00:38:16,028 --> 00:38:18,228 Yeah, you get a little watermelon on the tongue. 842 00:38:18,230 --> 00:38:20,130 I was happy with it before, 843 00:38:20,132 --> 00:38:21,965 I'm happy with it now. 844 00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:24,301 You can overcomplicate something real easy. 845 00:38:24,303 --> 00:38:26,136 I think he had a good job. 846 00:38:26,204 --> 00:38:28,004 It's hard to cook something in 30 minutes. 847 00:38:28,006 --> 00:38:30,206 And like Mark said, just one ingredient. 848 00:38:30,208 --> 00:38:33,109 -It's cool we both took a similar approach too. -Yeah. 849 00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,944 -Erin. -Erin. 850 00:38:34,980 --> 00:38:37,747 -That was another good jar of liquor to start off with. -Mmm-hmm. 851 00:38:37,816 --> 00:38:40,250 -Looks like it changed the color a little bit. -[Mark] Very little. 852 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:44,087 [Tim] Man, it looks like she got some proof in it. 853 00:38:48,226 --> 00:38:52,329 I think hers has a much better nose than Bruiser's. 854 00:38:52,331 --> 00:38:53,730 Yeah, Bruiser's don't have any nose. 855 00:38:55,534 --> 00:38:58,601 I think it's good. But I think it needed more pepper. 856 00:38:58,603 --> 00:39:01,404 It's got a little hint of that pepper in there, but... 857 00:39:02,607 --> 00:39:05,842 it kind of leaves you wanting more pepper in the mix. 858 00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:08,278 I did learn that Tim didn't like hot peppers. 859 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:11,147 -I decided to go really mild. -Yeah. 860 00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:13,416 Everybody knows I don't like anything spicy. 861 00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:15,719 -Yeah. -I think she did pretty good. 862 00:39:15,721 --> 00:39:17,420 Because, I mean, I can tolerate it. 863 00:39:17,422 --> 00:39:20,657 The pepper heat in it is not as hot as the liquor heat. 864 00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:22,325 -Yeah. -It's still up there. 865 00:39:22,327 --> 00:39:24,794 -It's still a good proof. -Still up to a hundred proof. 866 00:39:24,796 --> 00:39:27,630 They all had a hard challenge. They had three minutes 867 00:39:27,632 --> 00:39:28,965 to get what they could get. 868 00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:31,201 But, you know, strictly, 869 00:39:31,203 --> 00:39:33,603 in terms of marketability, 870 00:39:33,605 --> 00:39:35,538 one peer will set the standard. 871 00:39:35,607 --> 00:39:37,207 That's what we're looking for. 872 00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:39,909 -What he said. -Yeah. Something that stands out. 873 00:39:39,911 --> 00:39:42,145 Erin, I wash you the best of luck. 874 00:39:42,247 --> 00:39:43,947 -Back at you, Bruiser. -[Bruiser] Thank you. 875 00:39:46,952 --> 00:39:48,752 [Digger] All right, guys. Come up and get your jars. 876 00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:55,825 This one's the toughest judgements we've had to call, guys. 877 00:39:57,129 --> 00:39:58,528 -Bruiser. -[Bruiser] Yes, sir. 878 00:39:59,464 --> 00:40:01,464 [Digger] That jar of liquor, 879 00:40:01,533 --> 00:40:04,534 when I drank it, I could get the watermelon, 880 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:07,537 but it kind of left me lacking for more watermelon. 881 00:40:07,606 --> 00:40:12,509 But you didn't destroy or take away from your original spirit. 882 00:40:13,578 --> 00:40:15,745 It's simple. It's what we look for. 883 00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:21,618 Erin, you went for the jalapeno pepper. 884 00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:25,555 I get that. That's what we want, that balance between sweet and spicy. 885 00:40:25,624 --> 00:40:29,259 But, there again, just like the watermelon there, 886 00:40:29,327 --> 00:40:32,328 you didn't bring enough spice to the party, really. 887 00:40:32,330 --> 00:40:35,031 Erin, I think you should've put a little bit more pepper. 888 00:40:35,934 --> 00:40:37,434 [sighs deeply] 889 00:40:37,502 --> 00:40:40,537 But you kept your proof, you kept that dominant flavor. 890 00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:42,439 I think you did a good job. 891 00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:46,142 But unfortunately, we can only crown one Master Distiller. 892 00:40:52,551 --> 00:40:56,319 And Bruiser, you're the next Master Distiller, my frien. 893 00:40:56,321 --> 00:40:58,521 -Congratulations. -Oh, my goodness! 894 00:40:58,523 --> 00:41:01,124 Awesome! I am surprised. I'm shocked. 895 00:41:01,126 --> 00:41:04,127 I've got half of my life in making liquor. 896 00:41:04,129 --> 00:41:06,062 And all of it's worth it right now, 897 00:41:06,164 --> 00:41:08,398 being named the Master Distiller. 898 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:11,901 And It's a great honor to put Tagger Shine on the map. 899 00:41:11,903 --> 00:41:14,137 -[whispers] You should come back here. -[Erin] You know, losing, 900 00:41:15,340 --> 00:41:16,806 it sucks, but, 901 00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:20,710 guess what? I got my coon pecker, so I'm a moonshiner now. 902 00:41:20,712 --> 00:41:23,947 -[Tim] Congratulations to both of you. -It was an honor, Erin. 903 00:41:24,048 --> 00:41:26,616 -[Erin] Told you. I told you. I told you! -[Bruiser] Hm. 904 00:41:26,618 --> 00:41:29,419 -Lifelong friendship has been made right here... -Yeah. 905 00:41:29,421 --> 00:41:30,420 in our very presence.