1 00:00:00,867 --> 00:00:03,099 In September 2023, 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:05,199 the world lost moonshine legend, 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:06,999 Jim Tom Hedrick. 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,800 ♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey Please don't let me down ♪ 5 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:16,165 Now, three backwoods liquor makers... 6 00:00:16,166 --> 00:00:18,866 It's gonna taste just like Jim Tom's rye whiskey. 7 00:00:18,867 --> 00:00:20,165 ...honor the legacy... 8 00:00:20,166 --> 00:00:21,999 It's a surprise on your palate. 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,999 ...of a man known for his unusual 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,366 still designs... 11 00:00:25,367 --> 00:00:28,299 Jim Tom said you gotta run rye liquor 12 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:30,099 backwards to what you run corn liquor. 13 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:31,165 Yeah, you were. 14 00:00:31,166 --> 00:00:33,599 And compete to put their own twist... 15 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,466 - Whoo! - That's rye whiskey, is what that is. 16 00:00:36,467 --> 00:00:40,065 ...on Jim Tom's legendary rye whiskey recipe. 17 00:00:40,066 --> 00:00:44,666 ♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey Don't let me down ♪ 18 00:00:44,667 --> 00:00:46,566 That's about the poorest representation 19 00:00:46,567 --> 00:00:48,366 I've seen of it, but well done. 20 00:01:04,266 --> 00:01:06,766 Guys, welcome back to Master Distiller. 21 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:10,065 Every one of you has been here in some form or fashion. 22 00:01:10,066 --> 00:01:12,200 We're here to see what you can do again. 23 00:01:13,467 --> 00:01:15,866 Today is really an extra special day. 24 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:18,866 We're here honoring Jim Tom Hedrick. 25 00:01:18,867 --> 00:01:20,599 He was an old-school shiner, 26 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,165 a master still builder, 27 00:01:22,166 --> 00:01:24,266 and a world-class storyteller. 28 00:01:25,767 --> 00:01:27,766 Jim Tom was a master, for sure. 29 00:01:27,767 --> 00:01:29,065 He was a legend. 30 00:01:29,066 --> 00:01:31,165 He taught a lot of young shiners like myself 31 00:01:31,166 --> 00:01:32,566 how to make stills, 32 00:01:32,567 --> 00:01:33,699 how to make moonshine. 33 00:01:33,700 --> 00:01:35,866 He was a big part of keeping the heritage, 34 00:01:35,867 --> 00:01:39,599 the traditions alive, and I miss him. 35 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,799 What's that, Jim? 36 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,666 That gets my women for me. 37 00:01:45,166 --> 00:01:46,999 For over 60 years, 38 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,199 Marvin "Jim Tom" Hedrick... 39 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,366 Hello in there. 40 00:01:50,367 --> 00:01:51,666 ...made moonshine 41 00:01:51,667 --> 00:01:53,099 as bold and punchy 42 00:01:53,100 --> 00:01:54,367 as his personality. 43 00:01:58,567 --> 00:01:59,766 Born dirt poor 44 00:01:59,767 --> 00:02:01,966 in Graham County, North Carolina 45 00:02:01,967 --> 00:02:04,667 on Christmas Day in 1940, 46 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:08,566 Jim Tom first laid eyes on the backwoods still 47 00:02:08,567 --> 00:02:11,866 of a local moonshiner at just 15 years old. 48 00:02:11,867 --> 00:02:14,165 Well, the guy that had the still, 49 00:02:14,166 --> 00:02:15,766 he said, "Jim Tom, what do you think 50 00:02:15,767 --> 00:02:16,999 of the looks of this thing?" 51 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,099 I said, "That's the prettiest thing 52 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:19,599 I've ever seen in my life." 53 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:20,800 Four years later, 54 00:02:21,467 --> 00:02:22,866 he built his own still 55 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:24,367 and started running whiskey. 56 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:28,265 I'm pretty good on this rye whiskey. 57 00:02:28,266 --> 00:02:29,799 Oh, I know. You're the best. 58 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,966 He spent the next half of a century 59 00:02:31,967 --> 00:02:33,566 perfecting his craft, 60 00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:35,799 fabricating artisan copper stills 61 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,466 and mentoring the next generation of moonshiners... 62 00:02:38,467 --> 00:02:40,999 How in the world do you keep from getting busted making moonshine 63 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,265 - all these years? - They hunted for me for 50 years. 64 00:02:43,266 --> 00:02:44,466 ...while entertaining them 65 00:02:44,467 --> 00:02:46,766 with his renowned stories and songs. 66 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:49,165 Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, come on out. 67 00:02:49,166 --> 00:02:52,099 I'mma craving whisky with my spout. 68 00:02:52,100 --> 00:02:53,766 As a charismatic steward 69 00:02:53,767 --> 00:02:56,199 of the Appalachian moonshining tradition, 70 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,099 Jim Tom's legacy of knowledge lives on 71 00:02:59,100 --> 00:03:02,265 in the liquor and laughter of his successors. 72 00:03:02,266 --> 00:03:03,166 What do you think? 73 00:03:04,166 --> 00:03:05,566 That's what ours was missing. 74 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:06,366 That's it. 75 00:03:06,367 --> 00:03:07,266 You done it. 76 00:03:09,567 --> 00:03:11,599 Today, we're gonna do our best 77 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,466 to pay homage to Jim Tom 78 00:03:14,467 --> 00:03:16,466 by making the best version 79 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:19,367 of Jim Tom's famous rye whiskey. 80 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,999 Rye is a very tricky drink. 81 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,666 You gotta grind it just right 82 00:03:24,667 --> 00:03:27,165 so you can unlock the full flavor 83 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:31,499 but not bring so much of the peppery spice from it 84 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:32,966 that you can't enjoy it. 85 00:03:32,967 --> 00:03:34,899 Whoever makes us 86 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:37,265 the best rye whiskey that we judge, 87 00:03:37,266 --> 00:03:38,366 that's your bragging rights 88 00:03:38,367 --> 00:03:39,766 gonna get right there off the bat. 89 00:03:39,767 --> 00:03:41,666 But beyond that, you're gonna get 90 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:44,767 a little Jim Tom-related prize. 91 00:03:46,567 --> 00:03:49,265 We asked y'all to bring your own signature mash 92 00:03:49,266 --> 00:03:51,799 that best represents Jim Tom's 93 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,366 unaged legacy rye whiskey. 94 00:03:55,367 --> 00:03:56,766 Before you run your liquor, 95 00:03:56,767 --> 00:03:59,165 you're gonna have to build your own condenser, 96 00:03:59,166 --> 00:04:00,934 just like Jim Tom. 97 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,799 Behind you is a box of steel parts, 98 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,366 tubing, torch, solder, 99 00:04:08,367 --> 00:04:09,599 whatever you need. 100 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,265 You have one hour to get us 101 00:04:11,266 --> 00:04:12,666 that cooling tub built, 102 00:04:12,667 --> 00:04:14,099 get your worm bent, 103 00:04:14,100 --> 00:04:16,065 get it where it'll fit inside that can, 104 00:04:16,066 --> 00:04:18,366 get it soldered up where it will not leak. 105 00:04:18,367 --> 00:04:20,766 If you don't finish in time 106 00:04:20,767 --> 00:04:23,799 or if you have an issue with your condenser, 107 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,566 when it comes time to run, 108 00:04:25,567 --> 00:04:27,166 fellas, you're gonna be up the creek. 109 00:04:28,166 --> 00:04:31,199 All right, guys. Let's do this one for Jim Tom. 110 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,799 One hour. Your time starts now. 111 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,600 - Good luck, guys, and get with it. - Get on it. 112 00:04:36,467 --> 00:04:37,900 Here we go. 113 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:39,766 We got a coil of copper. 114 00:04:39,767 --> 00:04:42,999 Yeah, coil. We gotta figure out... 115 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,566 To make Jim Tom's signature condenser, 116 00:04:45,567 --> 00:04:47,866 moonshiners will bend the copper pipe 117 00:04:47,867 --> 00:04:49,999 into a coil with a downward slope 118 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,499 to create the worm 119 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,999 and solder together a water-tight vessel 120 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,966 for it to sit in called the flake stand. 121 00:04:56,967 --> 00:04:59,199 The alcohol vapor must flow freely 122 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:00,666 from the still through the worm 123 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,165 where it condenses into high-proof liquor, 124 00:05:03,166 --> 00:05:05,499 as any leaks will cause the moonshiners 125 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:06,766 to lose alcohol 126 00:05:06,767 --> 00:05:08,967 and impact the flavor of their whiskey. 127 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:11,099 I got a suggestion. 128 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,099 Let's work together bending our coil. 129 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:14,466 We gotta find something in here 130 00:05:14,467 --> 00:05:17,099 that we can bend it around besides JJ's leg. 131 00:05:17,100 --> 00:05:19,399 It would be the perfect size. 132 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,499 It won't go down in the can if we use it. 133 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:24,766 My personal experience of building a condenser 134 00:05:24,767 --> 00:05:26,099 is almost zero. 135 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:28,366 I have seen it, I have helped with it, 136 00:05:28,367 --> 00:05:30,466 but I have never been in charge of it. 137 00:05:30,467 --> 00:05:32,466 I like the fact that they're helping 138 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:33,766 - each other. - Yeah, they are. 139 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,366 You know, it'd be really hard to do by yourself. 140 00:05:35,367 --> 00:05:36,999 Jim Tom would be proud to watch 141 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,499 what's going on. 142 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,566 We're reversing. 143 00:05:40,567 --> 00:05:41,999 Yeah, I want it to run backwards. 144 00:05:44,467 --> 00:05:48,299 Jim Tom said you gotta run rye liquor backwards 145 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:49,999 - to what you run corn liquor. - Yeah. 146 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,099 You're right. Yeah. 147 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:53,199 I'm Kelly Williamson, 57 years old 148 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:54,499 from Cosby, Tennessee. 149 00:05:56,266 --> 00:05:58,366 We've got liquor comin'. 150 00:05:58,367 --> 00:06:01,099 I've been moonshining pretty much my adult life. 151 00:06:01,100 --> 00:06:03,466 Where I'm from, everybody has a family history 152 00:06:03,467 --> 00:06:04,966 in moonshining. It's just there. 153 00:06:04,967 --> 00:06:06,499 It's what happened. It's what went on. 154 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:08,199 All these little rings they've got, 155 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:11,165 I bet these things will make really good spacers. 156 00:06:11,166 --> 00:06:12,599 You know, my moonshining style 157 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,766 is old-school and I think that's what 158 00:06:14,767 --> 00:06:15,999 I incorporate into it, 159 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,999 and Jim Tom was one of the forefathers 160 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,766 that taught us that. 161 00:06:19,767 --> 00:06:21,666 I spent quite a bit of time with Jim Tom 162 00:06:21,667 --> 00:06:24,899 over a few years and Jim Tom talked a lot to me. 163 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:27,099 You know, he had so much experience in life. 164 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:29,100 He'd been everywhere and done everything. 165 00:06:31,567 --> 00:06:35,366 I wanna win it for Jim Tom and to pay respect to him. 166 00:06:35,367 --> 00:06:38,099 All right. I'm comfortable with that. 167 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:39,866 I've built several pot stills. 168 00:06:39,867 --> 00:06:43,666 So I've got a knack for building things, 169 00:06:43,667 --> 00:06:45,799 so, hopefully, that'll show up today 170 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,099 when I really need it. 171 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:48,766 I smell hair. 172 00:06:48,767 --> 00:06:50,566 I think you've got the most to lose here, so... 173 00:06:52,266 --> 00:06:53,299 I'm Joe Jackson. 174 00:06:53,300 --> 00:06:54,566 I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 175 00:06:54,567 --> 00:06:55,900 and I'm 38 years old. 176 00:06:57,567 --> 00:06:59,466 I was in the 82nd Airborne Division. 177 00:06:59,467 --> 00:07:00,767 I was an infantryman. 178 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,199 I did several deployments to Afghanistan. 179 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,766 I've been through hell and high water 180 00:07:07,767 --> 00:07:08,766 at this point in my life, 181 00:07:08,767 --> 00:07:10,099 so making liquor 182 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:12,599 is kinda like a therapy session for me. 183 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,066 Oh, smell that. 184 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:16,366 Holy jiminy. 185 00:07:16,367 --> 00:07:19,466 Now, I run liquor for a living. 186 00:07:19,467 --> 00:07:21,766 I've competed on Master Distiller before. 187 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:23,666 I did not win. 188 00:07:23,667 --> 00:07:25,999 Joe, I now understand a little more 189 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,999 why that label says high and angry. 190 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,066 Instantly, it'll get you high. 191 00:07:32,300 --> 00:07:35,366 So coming back, I'm here to prove myself, 192 00:07:35,367 --> 00:07:39,899 but, also, I'm here to really honor a legend. 193 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:44,099 I think these are all gonna be interestingly different. 194 00:07:44,100 --> 00:07:46,666 In the moonshine world, Jim Tom is a legend. 195 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:48,065 The tradition and the heritage 196 00:07:48,066 --> 00:07:49,899 behind what he did and accomplished 197 00:07:49,900 --> 00:07:51,299 is to be respected. 198 00:07:51,300 --> 00:07:54,099 I am a master distiller 199 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:56,866 and I want the judges to see it in their eyes. 200 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:59,799 I have really put a lot of time and effort into this, 201 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,766 into the science behind it, 202 00:08:01,767 --> 00:08:05,265 and, hopefully, that shines through in my final jar. 203 00:08:05,266 --> 00:08:07,867 It ain't pretty, but it'll do. 204 00:08:09,367 --> 00:08:10,899 To come in here and have to build a condenser 205 00:08:10,900 --> 00:08:12,500 is something I normally don't do. 206 00:08:13,767 --> 00:08:15,766 I just make the liquor and sell the liquor. 207 00:08:15,767 --> 00:08:17,566 But if a condenser needs to be built, 208 00:08:17,567 --> 00:08:18,799 I gotta build it. 209 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,799 I ain't got mine fitting like y'all. 210 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,165 My name is Big Chuk. I'm from Gurdon, Arkansas. 211 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:28,667 Voila. Cap done fell. 212 00:08:29,166 --> 00:08:29,999 Bitter. 213 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,199 I've been making liquor now 214 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:32,666 about seven, eight years. 215 00:08:32,667 --> 00:08:34,766 Started off as a means to make an income. 216 00:08:34,767 --> 00:08:37,199 Then I kinda grew into loving the craft 217 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:38,299 and learning more about it. 218 00:08:38,300 --> 00:08:39,766 Mmm. We out in the woods. 219 00:08:39,767 --> 00:08:41,566 We ain't gotta worry about making a mess. 220 00:08:41,567 --> 00:08:43,567 I've been on Master Distiller one other time. 221 00:08:44,300 --> 00:08:46,466 Some more mudbugs there, crawfish. 222 00:08:46,467 --> 00:08:49,366 And I really shocked and awed everybody 223 00:08:49,367 --> 00:08:51,366 'cause I brought dead crawfish up here 224 00:08:51,367 --> 00:08:52,866 and made liquor out of it. 225 00:08:52,867 --> 00:08:55,566 Big Chuk, that jar bought you a ticket home. 226 00:08:55,567 --> 00:08:57,199 I'm awful sorry, old buddy. 227 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:58,466 But not winning the previous time, 228 00:08:58,467 --> 00:08:59,699 I'm on a mission here. 229 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:02,099 Not only am I here to pay tribute to Jim Tom, 230 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:03,799 I'm also here for redemption. 231 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:05,467 So, victory, here we come. 232 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,467 Holy crap. 233 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,666 Fell apart. 234 00:09:10,667 --> 00:09:12,265 Means it wasn't soldered right. 235 00:09:12,266 --> 00:09:14,366 Hey, it might be a crooked road home, 236 00:09:14,367 --> 00:09:15,466 but we'll get there. 237 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:16,700 As long as it don't leak. 238 00:09:19,166 --> 00:09:22,399 Gentlemen, 20 minutes left to finish those rascals. 239 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:23,699 All righty. 240 00:09:23,700 --> 00:09:24,800 All right. 241 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:28,466 How do you put a... 242 00:09:28,467 --> 00:09:29,667 Are you supposed to put tube on it? 243 00:09:30,367 --> 00:09:31,766 I did. 244 00:09:31,767 --> 00:09:33,799 So then I can run it out towards the middle 245 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:37,099 so then it's not just pulling on the side. 246 00:09:37,100 --> 00:09:38,866 Man, mine can't do that. 247 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:39,999 Is your pipe right in the way? 248 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,766 Yeah. Hmm, that's gonna be tough here. 249 00:09:42,767 --> 00:09:45,666 Doing all these little things, seal everything really good, 250 00:09:45,667 --> 00:09:47,666 put all the right places in the right parts, 251 00:09:47,667 --> 00:09:49,766 making sure that worm's good and even and level, 252 00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:52,165 it's important because if it ain't set up right, 253 00:09:52,166 --> 00:09:53,366 you ain't gonna run good liquor. 254 00:09:53,367 --> 00:09:54,599 And I ain't no coppersmith 255 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,967 so this ain't going so good for me right now. 256 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,766 You're looking a little crooked over there. 257 00:09:59,767 --> 00:10:01,165 Yeah. 258 00:10:01,166 --> 00:10:03,199 Get in there, you son of a B. 259 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,900 Men, you got five minutes left. 260 00:10:06,066 --> 00:10:07,065 Looky. 261 00:10:07,066 --> 00:10:08,266 Attaboy. 262 00:10:08,867 --> 00:10:09,999 Oh, looky there. 263 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,199 Now you're using that head 264 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,399 for more than just a place to put that cap. 265 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:14,566 I've got this thing together. 266 00:10:14,567 --> 00:10:16,566 It's not beautiful, by no means. 267 00:10:16,567 --> 00:10:18,599 Jim Tom might be like, "You did the best you can 268 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,300 and it looks like it might work." 269 00:10:21,367 --> 00:10:22,666 Oops. 270 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:24,566 Here. Turn it up and look down in. 271 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,065 I understand how copper works and how to put it together, 272 00:10:30,066 --> 00:10:32,499 so I think I'm good to make liquor. 273 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:33,767 All right. I'm good. 274 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:35,800 Let's see if I'm gonna leak. 275 00:10:38,867 --> 00:10:40,999 Oh, my gosh. 276 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,366 It's all leaking. 277 00:10:42,367 --> 00:10:44,099 Wow. 278 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:45,666 Congratulations, Chuk. 279 00:10:45,667 --> 00:10:47,165 You have invented the sifter. 280 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,165 Talk about embarrassing, 281 00:10:48,166 --> 00:10:49,466 if I get on here and this thing 282 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:50,766 ain't gonna run right 283 00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,099 and it's gonna be springing leaks, 284 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:53,199 then I can't even run liquor. 285 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,367 It ain't looking good. 286 00:11:00,266 --> 00:11:01,900 2 Oh, my gosh. 287 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:03,799 It's all leaking. 288 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:04,999 Even though I don't really know 289 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,866 what I'm doin' in solderin' and all that, 290 00:11:06,867 --> 00:11:08,599 it's leakin' and you gotta deal with it. 291 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,299 So I'mma solder everywhere 292 00:11:10,300 --> 00:11:12,766 and seal everything really good. 293 00:11:12,767 --> 00:11:14,999 I mean, Chuk's like a dog pissin' in the snow. 294 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,566 He is just hittin' here and there. 295 00:11:16,567 --> 00:11:17,899 Hold the torch in one spot. 296 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:18,867 You don't have to move it. 297 00:11:20,300 --> 00:11:21,900 Men, you got one minute. 298 00:11:23,567 --> 00:11:25,366 If you've got a leak, 299 00:11:25,367 --> 00:11:27,300 you ain't gonna get to do your run. 300 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,300 No leak in the worm. 301 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:32,466 Five, four, 302 00:11:32,467 --> 00:11:34,467 three, two, 303 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:36,265 one. 304 00:11:36,266 --> 00:11:38,767 You're done, guys. Step away from them cans. 305 00:11:40,567 --> 00:11:42,099 Y'all chase on outta here. 306 00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:44,699 We've gotta do a little inspection on the work. 307 00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:46,200 Whew. 308 00:11:46,967 --> 00:11:48,165 That's what I'm sayin'. 309 00:11:50,166 --> 00:11:51,866 Let's go over here and see what kinda gum 310 00:11:51,867 --> 00:11:53,366 they've caused. 311 00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:55,165 It looks pretty dang good from here. 312 00:11:55,166 --> 00:11:57,666 It don't look horrible bad at all 313 00:11:57,667 --> 00:11:59,199 even if Kelly did do it. 314 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:00,399 Let's check and see 315 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,399 if the worm has got a leak in it. 316 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:03,500 Rock and roll. 317 00:12:04,467 --> 00:12:05,567 Oh, not yet. 318 00:12:06,567 --> 00:12:07,766 Yeah, it'll make it spurt. 319 00:12:07,767 --> 00:12:09,165 Yeah, he'll lose liquor. 320 00:12:09,166 --> 00:12:10,866 You know, that's why you gotta do this. 321 00:12:10,867 --> 00:12:13,366 This ain't gonna work for him like it is. 322 00:12:13,367 --> 00:12:16,000 So now we gotta fill the can completely up. 323 00:12:16,467 --> 00:12:17,500 Here we go. 324 00:12:23,467 --> 00:12:25,366 The seal looks good around the edges. 325 00:12:25,367 --> 00:12:28,399 Kelly is not leakin' around the base or his... 326 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,299 - Or around the spout. - ...hand spout. 327 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:31,867 We ready to move on to number two? 328 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:33,399 Joe-Joe. 329 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,299 Joe's worm looks the way it's supposed to look. 330 00:12:35,300 --> 00:12:36,499 - It looks good, don't it? - Yeah. 331 00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:37,599 Yeah. 332 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,700 I'm concerned about the bottom. 333 00:12:41,066 --> 00:12:42,666 No, we're good. I just splashed. 334 00:12:42,667 --> 00:12:44,566 I'm gonna pass Joe. He's good to go. 335 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:46,399 Movin' on down the line. 336 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,466 The man that struggled the most. 337 00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:49,999 Big Chuk. 338 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,666 That soldering kind of looks like I did it. 339 00:12:52,667 --> 00:12:54,265 The worm looks okay. 340 00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:56,300 - See if it leaks. - Here we go. 341 00:12:58,100 --> 00:12:59,766 Whoop. Nope. 342 00:12:59,767 --> 00:13:02,566 - No, sir. Absolutely not. - We got a leak. 343 00:13:02,567 --> 00:13:04,766 That's got a major leak here. 344 00:13:04,767 --> 00:13:06,834 Ain't no need to lookin' at that. 345 00:13:09,300 --> 00:13:12,299 That does pose a little problem for this young man. 346 00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:13,566 But on the upside, 347 00:13:13,567 --> 00:13:16,099 I really don't think his bottom leaked at all. 348 00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,065 Hell, I'd hope not. 349 00:13:17,066 --> 00:13:18,766 He's got a pound of solder on it. 350 00:13:18,767 --> 00:13:21,165 Well, Big Chuk's got a big leak to fix. 351 00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:23,699 He's gonna have to conclude the fix, 352 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,466 the repair of this condenser 353 00:13:26,467 --> 00:13:28,099 in his four-hour timeframe. 354 00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:29,299 Youins okay with that? 355 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:30,866 I mean, it could take him one minute 356 00:13:30,867 --> 00:13:32,666 or take him ten minutes. That his fault. 357 00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:34,366 First time he's ever done it, though. I think he 358 00:13:34,367 --> 00:13:35,566 - done a good job. - Yeah. 359 00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:37,500 For a man never done any soldering before. 360 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:49,999 Welcome back, guys. 361 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,999 We put the mash that you built 362 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:56,065 to best represent Jim Tom's famous rye whiskey. 363 00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:58,866 And we got these stills and the condensers you built. 364 00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:01,666 There are still some issues and Mark's gonna address them. 365 00:14:01,667 --> 00:14:05,199 Kelly, you've got a low spot 366 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,299 on the very top of your worm 367 00:14:07,300 --> 00:14:09,366 that will cause it to spurt. 368 00:14:11,266 --> 00:14:13,867 Joe? You're good to go, boss. 369 00:14:15,066 --> 00:14:17,499 No problems at all with your condenser. 370 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:20,866 Chuk? You've got a pretty bad leak 371 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:22,866 on your inlet water valve. 372 00:14:22,867 --> 00:14:26,065 It's an easy fix, it's just a big leak. 373 00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:28,566 The good news is, it's just one leak. 374 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:31,065 Bad news is, it's a pretty bad leak. 375 00:14:31,066 --> 00:14:32,299 If I can't get this all together, 376 00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:33,999 I won't be able to make this run happen. 377 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,065 You don't get any additional time. 378 00:14:36,066 --> 00:14:39,500 You have to rectify the problems during your run. 379 00:14:40,467 --> 00:14:42,566 All right, boys. We're looking for a clear jar 380 00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:43,699 of a hundred proof 381 00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:45,767 that brings out that spicy rye. 382 00:14:46,967 --> 00:14:48,266 Y'all better get it right. 383 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:50,165 Three hours. 384 00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:53,299 Bring us that jar that best represents 385 00:14:53,300 --> 00:14:57,066 Jim Tom Hedrick's Mountain Rye Whiskey. 386 00:14:58,066 --> 00:14:59,366 That starts now. 387 00:14:59,367 --> 00:15:00,800 Get with it, guys. 388 00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:04,466 For the first run, 389 00:15:04,467 --> 00:15:06,466 moonshiners brought their own 390 00:15:06,467 --> 00:15:08,499 backwoods rye whiskey mash. 391 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:10,999 Producing a winning jar will come down 392 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,799 to its spicy rye flavor 393 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,766 and the capability of their handmade condensers 394 00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:17,566 to yield a high-proof shine 395 00:15:17,567 --> 00:15:19,999 that holds up to Jim Tom's famous whiskey. 396 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,866 Chuk, you're making a mess. 397 00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:23,299 Yeah, baby. We came here to... 398 00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:26,566 ...make some mash. 399 00:15:26,567 --> 00:15:28,599 I went with about 40 pounds of rye, 400 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:30,799 then I went with about 20 pounds of caramel malt, 401 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,265 and about ten pounds of malted barley, 402 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:33,499 and then I put a couple gallons 403 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:34,766 of sorghum molasses in there 404 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:36,766 just to add another flavor dynamic. 405 00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:39,734 I ain't ever seen no mash like that my whole life. 406 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:43,666 Well, wait till you try it, Josh. 407 00:15:43,667 --> 00:15:45,966 It's a... It's a surprise on your palate. 408 00:15:45,967 --> 00:15:47,699 Jim Tom, he's a pretty traditional guy. 409 00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:48,999 I mean, all his liquor recipes 410 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,466 seem to be pretty cut and dry. 411 00:15:50,467 --> 00:15:52,100 Just a couple grains, a little sugar. 412 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:55,466 And I thought I'd add my own little twist to it, man, 413 00:15:55,467 --> 00:15:57,265 put some flavors in there that maybe they're not used 414 00:15:57,266 --> 00:15:58,400 to seeing put together. 415 00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:02,466 Look at yours, looking like yellow milk. 416 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:03,599 What you got in yours? 417 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,699 So I got Danko rye, 418 00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:07,165 it's grown in Pennsylvania. 419 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:10,466 I've got Argentine orange corn, 420 00:16:10,467 --> 00:16:12,265 a little bit of light crystal malt, 421 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:14,866 some triticale, and some oats. 422 00:16:14,867 --> 00:16:17,065 I ain't heard of none of 'em. 423 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,766 - A myriad of things, I guess. - Yeah. 424 00:16:18,767 --> 00:16:20,299 Rye has a storied past. 425 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:21,766 Before Prohibition, 426 00:16:21,767 --> 00:16:24,065 the majority of the spirits in the United States 427 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:25,265 were rye whiskeys. 428 00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:27,966 So I wanted to pay homage to Jim Tom 429 00:16:27,967 --> 00:16:30,165 by using that Danko rye as a base. 430 00:16:30,166 --> 00:16:33,065 I went so far as even throw a tequila yeast at this. 431 00:16:33,066 --> 00:16:34,999 I'm sure that was abundant 432 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,699 in Robbinsville, North Carolina in 1990 433 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:40,265 when Jim Tom was at his heyday. 434 00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:43,165 Jim Tom's favorite jar of liquor was the last one he did drunk 435 00:16:43,166 --> 00:16:45,466 and his next favorite was the next thing he's gonna drink. 436 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:48,366 I'm going back to stories with Jim Tom 437 00:16:48,367 --> 00:16:51,766 and what I feel like he would've had access to. 438 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:55,899 But he loved fiery, spicy rye whiskey. 439 00:16:55,900 --> 00:17:00,265 And I used a simple ground Carolina rye. 440 00:17:00,266 --> 00:17:01,699 Out of the three competitors, 441 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:04,099 I'm the only one that actually knew Jim Tom 442 00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:06,466 and I feel like that being from this area 443 00:17:06,467 --> 00:17:08,799 and knowing him and just understanding 444 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,099 the way he did things, 445 00:17:10,100 --> 00:17:12,700 it should have given me a little bit of an edge. 446 00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:14,400 Damn here. 447 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:18,666 All right, gentlemen. 448 00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:21,265 You have officially burned 30 minutes. 449 00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:29,899 So where's the leak at? 450 00:17:29,900 --> 00:17:31,500 It looks like it's right in here. 451 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,299 Oh, yeah. 452 00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:35,099 This leak is on a joint there, 453 00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:36,999 so I think if I throw the worm on the side 454 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,766 and got it fixed, got it connected, 455 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:39,766 now we're rollin'. 456 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:40,799 Hour and a half in, 457 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,367 hour and a half left, guys. 458 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,566 So far so good. 459 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:50,666 If it ain't leaking now, 460 00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:51,900 I'm gonna say you're home free. 461 00:17:52,567 --> 00:17:53,667 Take me home. 462 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,367 Yeah. This is gonna run soon. 463 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,766 I've got liquor. 464 00:17:59,767 --> 00:18:01,367 All right. Here we go. 465 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:06,100 We're running, baby. 466 00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:09,065 Sorghum's comin' through. 467 00:18:09,066 --> 00:18:10,499 I can smell that sorghum. 468 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:12,466 I'm getting the sorghum on the nose 469 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:14,500 and it's kinda presentin' a funky nose. 470 00:18:17,467 --> 00:18:18,666 I am worried about that. 471 00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:20,866 And, yeah, molasses is an acquired taste. 472 00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:22,699 I mean, a lot of people like it or you don't. 473 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,165 How's all 'em fancy ingredients 474 00:18:24,166 --> 00:18:25,499 working out for you, boys? 475 00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:28,165 I want notes on notes and flavor bridges 476 00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:29,265 on flavor bridges. 477 00:18:29,266 --> 00:18:30,566 That's what I'm aimin' at. 478 00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:32,099 Well, I understand that flavors 479 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:34,666 and all these infusions is the way of the future, 480 00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:36,599 but without some heritage to it, 481 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,699 that doesn't hold on very long and very strong. 482 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:41,499 Just remember this part, 483 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:46,165 ♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey Don't let me down ♪ 484 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:47,999 That's about the poorest representation 485 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,866 I've seen of it, but well done. 486 00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:56,499 I played this thing pretty close 487 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:58,566 on what I felt like Jim Tom would do. 488 00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:00,766 We've got the spice of the rye 489 00:19:00,767 --> 00:19:02,466 and I've got the proof good. 490 00:19:02,467 --> 00:19:04,299 I think I'm ready for you to have one. 491 00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:06,399 Bring it on, big dog. 492 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:07,466 Nice and clear. 493 00:19:07,467 --> 00:19:09,666 That's one sample. 494 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,099 Chill out a little bit. 495 00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,767 One minute, gentlemen. 496 00:19:16,367 --> 00:19:18,566 Not meanin' to ensue any panic or anything, 497 00:19:18,567 --> 00:19:21,599 but you're about to run out of time. 498 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,466 It's a hundred proof on the head. 499 00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:25,199 It ain't got the nose I like, 500 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,799 but it's got the smoothness and it's got the sweetness. 501 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,767 Fifteen seconds, gentlemen. 502 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,165 I think I got it. 503 00:19:31,166 --> 00:19:33,099 I know we've got some sweetness 504 00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:35,199 and that spicy characteristic of rye 505 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:36,866 that is beloved by Jim Tom. 506 00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:39,466 Five, four, 507 00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:41,099 three, two, one, you're done. 508 00:19:42,266 --> 00:19:44,599 We got pretty clear jars right here. 509 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,866 Hopefully, old Jim Tom will be smilin' from up above 510 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:49,366 - at these jars, so... - I promise you he is. 511 00:19:49,367 --> 00:19:52,099 I'mma go ahead and say that this is a proud day of my life, 512 00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:54,265 getting to be here and be part of this. 513 00:19:54,266 --> 00:19:57,099 We're gonna go do a little tastin' and deliberating. 514 00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,265 Phew. 515 00:19:58,266 --> 00:19:59,500 Here we go. 516 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,399 2 517 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,566 Gentlemen? 518 00:20:03,567 --> 00:20:04,999 It's time to start tastin' 519 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,265 a little of this liquor 520 00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:08,199 and see who is best representative 521 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,366 of our very dear old friend, Jim Tom Hedrick. 522 00:20:11,367 --> 00:20:14,165 We set a criteria of a minimum of a hundred proof 523 00:20:14,166 --> 00:20:15,766 and the majority of the grain 524 00:20:15,767 --> 00:20:18,265 and the mash build had to be rye. 525 00:20:18,266 --> 00:20:19,566 All right, y'all start with Kelly? 526 00:20:19,567 --> 00:20:20,966 Yeah. 527 00:20:20,967 --> 00:20:23,200 That right there is a clear jar, my friend. 528 00:20:24,867 --> 00:20:26,399 That's a nice bead. 529 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:27,866 She's high in proof. 530 00:20:27,867 --> 00:20:29,666 Yeah. I'm gonna say he's a buck ten. 531 00:20:29,667 --> 00:20:31,766 I just played mine pretty close 532 00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:35,099 and tried to do traditional as much as I could. 533 00:20:39,367 --> 00:20:41,467 Whoo. 534 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,467 It's definitely spicy. 535 00:20:44,166 --> 00:20:47,165 It's abso-damn-lutely rye whiskey. 536 00:20:47,166 --> 00:20:50,499 - Nice, sweet flavor up front. - And very sweet. 537 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:53,366 Oh, it is. It's got a good nose on it for a rye. 538 00:20:53,367 --> 00:20:55,466 It finishes off on the back end 539 00:20:55,467 --> 00:20:58,467 with that hot, spicy pepper. 540 00:20:59,367 --> 00:21:01,499 That's what rye whiskey is supposed to be. 541 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:04,199 Let's see what Joe Jackson's working with. 542 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,466 Danko rye is his primary ingredient 543 00:21:06,467 --> 00:21:09,666 and he's got Argentina orange corn. 544 00:21:09,667 --> 00:21:11,866 I'm gonna say he's neighborhood of 80. 545 00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:14,265 I wanted to find in the mash 546 00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:16,466 a way to unlock those little bridges 547 00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:17,767 between the flavors. 548 00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:22,767 It's like drinking... 549 00:21:23,667 --> 00:21:25,367 water with alcohol in it or something. 550 00:21:27,567 --> 00:21:30,065 It's very, very light on the nose, 551 00:21:30,066 --> 00:21:32,599 but it don't have any of the spicy pepper 552 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,666 on the back end like rye is noted for. 553 00:21:34,667 --> 00:21:36,966 Well, I think that's what Danko's known for 554 00:21:36,967 --> 00:21:38,599 is a smoother finish. 555 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,000 It's definitely low proof. 556 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,799 The flavor profile is kind of reminiscent 557 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,366 of a non-aged bourbon, 558 00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:47,699 corn liquor with some barley in it. 559 00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:50,299 How about Big Chuk's? You wanna check it out? 560 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:52,165 Man, Chuk's jar is clear. 561 00:21:54,767 --> 00:21:56,165 That's a nice-looking bead. 562 00:21:56,166 --> 00:21:57,666 That's right on the money there, ain't it? 563 00:21:57,667 --> 00:21:59,866 He's probably closer to 100. 564 00:21:59,867 --> 00:22:02,199 All the flavors didn't come together like that 565 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,599 so I pulled the proof down a little bit 566 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,199 on that final jar just to try 567 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:06,499 to tone it down a little bit 568 00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:08,767 so that fiery rye wasn't on the end. 569 00:22:10,166 --> 00:22:12,366 It reminds me of some kind of pie crust 570 00:22:12,367 --> 00:22:13,466 or something. 571 00:22:13,467 --> 00:22:14,799 Graham cracker? 572 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,366 - Something like that. - I'm gonna say 573 00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:18,567 that's from that chocolate malt. 574 00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:23,699 I don't get none of the peppery rye. 575 00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:26,866 I mean, how is it possible as much grain as he had? 576 00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:28,265 I think his predominant grain 577 00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:29,366 was one of those barleys, 578 00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:31,799 one of those other malts that he used. 579 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,065 It's got a really good flavor 580 00:22:34,066 --> 00:22:36,666 and I think it would age really, really well. 581 00:22:36,667 --> 00:22:37,866 Absolutely. 582 00:22:37,867 --> 00:22:40,065 I think Jim Tom would have been happy 583 00:22:40,066 --> 00:22:41,466 - with any of them. - Yeah. 584 00:22:41,467 --> 00:22:43,466 I know where I sit on this pew. 585 00:22:43,467 --> 00:22:44,999 I know where Jim Tom would be at. 586 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,265 If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me. 587 00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:48,866 - Ain't that the skinny end? - That's right. 588 00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:50,566 Let's go, guys. 589 00:22:53,166 --> 00:22:54,165 Yeah, man. 590 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,900 Here comes the maestros. 591 00:23:03,967 --> 00:23:05,999 Now, what we asked y'all to do 592 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,699 was bring us a spicy rye jar, 593 00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:13,266 just like Jim Tom Hedrick was known for at 100 proof. 594 00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,165 Big Chuk over here. 595 00:23:17,166 --> 00:23:19,099 Your liquor was more of a rum. 596 00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:20,866 I don't think you got enough rye in there. 597 00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:23,499 The barleys that you put in there, the crystal malt, 598 00:23:23,500 --> 00:23:25,299 they brought just a mellow note to it. 599 00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:27,099 Didn't have that spicy rye bite 600 00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,099 like you want with the rye. 601 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,599 It's supposed to punch you right in the tongue 602 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:30,766 right off the bat. 603 00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:32,165 - Yeah. - But fine drink 604 00:23:32,166 --> 00:23:34,199 - of liquor. - Thank you, sir. 605 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,466 All in all, the drink come off clear. 606 00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:38,165 I didn't really think it was gonna come off clear. 607 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,366 I figured it'd be cloudy. 608 00:23:39,367 --> 00:23:41,099 And it being made out of rye, too, 609 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:43,699 I figured it'd be like gasoline in a jug, 610 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:46,265 but had a really good flavor. 611 00:23:46,266 --> 00:23:47,999 It blew my mind, honestly. 612 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,165 Yeah. 613 00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:52,065 Joe, I think Jim Tom, 614 00:23:52,066 --> 00:23:54,299 he would have smacked his lips two to three times 615 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:57,399 just trying to get a feel of where it was at. 616 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,866 You didn't bring a spicier rye. 617 00:23:59,867 --> 00:24:01,466 I think what you brought us there 618 00:24:01,467 --> 00:24:04,566 was a really good wheat liquor with some rye in it. 619 00:24:04,567 --> 00:24:07,599 - But all in all, fine drink. - Thank you. 620 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,866 Kelly, 621 00:24:08,867 --> 00:24:11,699 you stuck to more traditional Jim Tom recipe 622 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,666 with very simple ingredients. 623 00:24:13,667 --> 00:24:16,566 The spicy pepper burn on the back end 624 00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:18,600 that's typical of rye was there. 625 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:20,899 You tried to stay as true 626 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:22,899 to what you thought the recipe would be 627 00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:25,499 - and it worked out for you. - Thank you, Josh. 628 00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:27,366 Men, we can't get y'all to the stock room 629 00:24:27,367 --> 00:24:29,099 unless we get the order in which Mark 630 00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:30,466 is gonna take you all. 631 00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:33,600 And the way that plays out... 632 00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:39,766 is Kelly, you're number one. 633 00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:42,199 You had the spiciest rye. 634 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,866 Second one in the gate to the stock room, Big Chuk. 635 00:24:45,867 --> 00:24:50,566 So that brings in Joe driving the caboose. 636 00:24:50,567 --> 00:24:53,799 That being said, Mark's gonna take y'all to the stock room 637 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,666 and let you get you some groceries. 638 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:58,566 Set your jars down and follow me. 639 00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:09,299 Welcome to our stock room. 640 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,099 This is your chance to add additional ingredients 641 00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:14,766 to build up on Jim Tom's legacy 642 00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:17,999 and create the next generation of rye whiskey, 643 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,600 which he so loved. 644 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,766 We got a lot of stuff in here, 645 00:25:22,767 --> 00:25:24,165 but here's the catch now. 646 00:25:24,166 --> 00:25:27,265 We don't have enough of everything 647 00:25:27,266 --> 00:25:28,900 for everybody to get the same item. 648 00:25:29,767 --> 00:25:31,366 Kelly, you're in first. 649 00:25:31,367 --> 00:25:32,766 You're getting one minute. 650 00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:35,199 Your time starts now. 651 00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:38,299 Them peppers will be good, Kelly. 652 00:25:38,300 --> 00:25:39,366 - Get them. - Yeah. 653 00:25:39,367 --> 00:25:40,566 My whole plan on this thing 654 00:25:40,567 --> 00:25:41,566 is to go apple. 655 00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,766 Apple rye is a win all the way around, 656 00:25:43,767 --> 00:25:44,599 all the time. 657 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:45,999 I love it. I've done it before, 658 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,199 so I know what I'm looking for. 659 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,799 How you doing over there, boss? 660 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,766 - Fifteen seconds. - I'm getting some apples. 661 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,366 If I can find some caramel or some cinnamon, 662 00:25:53,367 --> 00:25:55,366 whichever one is in the stock room, 663 00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:57,599 that's what I'm gonna come away with. 664 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:02,265 Five, four, three, two, one. 665 00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:03,666 Drop your basket, boss. 666 00:26:03,667 --> 00:26:06,299 I think Kelly took every apple in the store. 667 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:07,666 All right, Chuk. 668 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,166 Your time starts now. 669 00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,466 You know, I know how you are. 670 00:26:13,467 --> 00:26:15,065 There ain't no doubt in my mind 671 00:26:15,066 --> 00:26:17,265 you're gonna pick out the most weirdest stuff over there 672 00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:18,999 - and make it work. - Yeah. 673 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,366 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 674 00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:21,866 I got to balance this drink out. 675 00:26:21,867 --> 00:26:23,899 What I was gonna do them was apples, 676 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:26,366 but Kelly went and got every single apple in the bunch, 677 00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:28,099 so had to deviate. 678 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:30,165 I notice you're not worried about bruising them. 679 00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:31,065 - No. - That's fine. 680 00:26:31,066 --> 00:26:31,966 Absolutely. 681 00:26:31,967 --> 00:26:33,766 I'm going for peaches, baby. 682 00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:35,099 You're halfway through, Chuk. 683 00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:36,132 Yeah, we got to throw 'em in there 684 00:26:36,133 --> 00:26:37,199 - and bruise 'em up better. - There you go. 685 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,366 - Get them started. - I seen a jar 686 00:26:38,367 --> 00:26:39,499 of brown sugar. 687 00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:41,799 I found a little old jug of apple juice. 688 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:43,699 I got some little syrup that I might could add to it 689 00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:44,733 to give it some sweet effect. 690 00:26:44,734 --> 00:26:46,366 - Here we go. Five... - I got it, baby. 691 00:26:46,367 --> 00:26:48,265 - four... - Oh, isn't that peachy? 692 00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:51,466 Joe, you ready? 693 00:26:51,467 --> 00:26:53,065 - Yes, sir. - Let's get busy. 694 00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:55,100 Your time starts now. Go. 695 00:26:56,967 --> 00:26:58,466 So I'm going in the stock room third. 696 00:26:58,467 --> 00:27:00,265 There's a lot of things that have been taken off the shelf 697 00:27:00,266 --> 00:27:01,999 that, you know, I could have potentially used 698 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,466 to infuse in my run. 699 00:27:03,467 --> 00:27:06,065 Halfway there, Joe, 30 seconds left. 700 00:27:06,066 --> 00:27:07,032 So right now, 701 00:27:07,033 --> 00:27:08,999 I've got a buttload of citrus to work with. 702 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,366 I see a lot of citrus going in the basket. 703 00:27:11,367 --> 00:27:13,199 I went for the mandarin oranges, 704 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,466 the lemons, the limes. 705 00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,099 Anything citrus that I could grab, 706 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:17,566 I put it in my basket. 707 00:27:17,567 --> 00:27:21,566 Four, three, two, one. 708 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:22,934 You're done. 709 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,766 I hope youins are all happy with your ingredients. 710 00:27:27,767 --> 00:27:30,466 You either are or you ain't, too late now. 711 00:27:30,467 --> 00:27:32,899 We ready to get this flavor run started? 712 00:27:32,900 --> 00:27:33,999 - Yes, sir. - Yes, sir. 713 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,265 Grab your baskets. Let's go. 714 00:27:46,066 --> 00:27:48,866 All right, guys. Y'all are gonna rerun the rye whiskey 715 00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:51,165 that y'all made from your first run. 716 00:27:51,166 --> 00:27:53,766 Now, this time, you can add your additional flavor. 717 00:27:53,767 --> 00:27:56,866 We don't want the classic rye that Jim Tom was known for. 718 00:27:56,867 --> 00:28:00,166 We want that rye whiskey with your spin on it. 719 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:02,766 So that being said, 720 00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:06,799 anything goes except for low-proof whiskey. 721 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,400 We want that 100 proof jar. 722 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:12,266 This run's for all the glory, 723 00:28:12,867 --> 00:28:14,466 all the bragging rights, 724 00:28:14,467 --> 00:28:17,867 and a special Jim Tom Master Distiller prize. 725 00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:24,265 2 All right, guys. Y'all are gonna rerun the rye whiskey 726 00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:26,099 that y'all made from your first run. 727 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:29,265 We don't want the classic rye that Jim Tom was known for. 728 00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,467 We want that rye whiskey with your spin on it. 729 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,165 You got four hours, gentlemen. 730 00:28:35,166 --> 00:28:36,799 Your time starts now. 731 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:38,065 Good luck. Get with it. 732 00:28:50,066 --> 00:28:51,599 I'm gonna tell you that Joe's mash 733 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,366 is pretty mash. 734 00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:54,199 - It's how we want it... - It's rich-- 735 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,165 ...to work. Come out. 736 00:28:55,166 --> 00:28:56,867 I was thinking it looked good, too. 737 00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:01,599 Mmm-hmm. 738 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,666 - There we go. - Now you're cooking 739 00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:04,900 with gas, literally. 740 00:29:08,467 --> 00:29:10,065 I'm gonna keep everything simple. 741 00:29:10,066 --> 00:29:11,366 I'm gonna go with what I know. 742 00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,199 I know rye and I know apple. 743 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,566 Jim Tom always made simple, good liquor. 744 00:29:16,567 --> 00:29:18,366 And that's what he always said do, 745 00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:20,666 "Keep it simple and stick to your guns." 746 00:29:20,667 --> 00:29:22,165 And that's what I tried to do here. 747 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:24,766 Needs a little... ...in it. 748 00:29:24,767 --> 00:29:25,866 Needs a little liquor in it. 749 00:29:25,867 --> 00:29:27,666 I'd put some mash in if it's me, 750 00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:29,099 - but that's just me. - Or some mash. 751 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,367 There we go. 752 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,366 I'm gonna puree these apples. 753 00:29:33,367 --> 00:29:34,866 I'm gonna put them in the thumper 754 00:29:34,867 --> 00:29:36,366 so that it has a little bit of time 755 00:29:36,367 --> 00:29:39,766 to, you know, just kind of steep itself in. 756 00:29:39,767 --> 00:29:42,699 And I feel like we can carry the flavor over. 757 00:29:42,700 --> 00:29:44,099 Hmm, look at that. 758 00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:46,165 That's some good-looking stuff right there. 759 00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:47,366 Oh, I ain't gonna lie, 760 00:29:47,367 --> 00:29:48,866 that's what you make good liquor 761 00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:50,199 out of right there. 762 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,466 Well, we'll see. 763 00:29:51,467 --> 00:29:53,299 His seems the simplest. 764 00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:56,366 Kelly's making stuff Jim Tom made himself. 765 00:29:56,367 --> 00:29:59,666 Kelly knew that, too, but he had the advantage. 766 00:29:59,667 --> 00:30:01,300 He was able to get those apples. 767 00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:06,099 He's cutting up his peaches and throwing them in there. 768 00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,866 Yup, leaving them seeds out there, though. 769 00:30:08,867 --> 00:30:11,165 The traditional moonshine back in Arkansas, 770 00:30:11,166 --> 00:30:12,399 back during the Prohibition era, 771 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,799 they would infuse their pot with fruit. 772 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,265 So I'm gonna put peaches in my pot. 773 00:30:18,266 --> 00:30:20,666 So that way, as the liquor's churning and earning, 774 00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:22,099 it's gonna pull through them peaches 775 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:24,467 and maybe throw some peach in the body of that drink. 776 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:28,499 All right, I'm whipping up 777 00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:30,766 a little old peach sauce over here. 778 00:30:30,767 --> 00:30:31,967 Go in the thumper. 779 00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:36,065 Cook this down here. 780 00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:38,999 Add a little brown sugar, a little bit of syrup. 781 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,766 If I can't bring a little bit more of that rye to it 782 00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:43,265 with the peach, peach gumbo. 783 00:30:44,567 --> 00:30:46,999 Peach gumbo rye. I've never heard of that. 784 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,866 Well, we asked them to put their spin on it. 785 00:30:49,867 --> 00:30:52,399 Guys, you've burned 40 minutes. 786 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,099 All right, here comes the real work. 787 00:30:59,767 --> 00:31:01,165 I see G.I. Joe is over here 788 00:31:01,166 --> 00:31:03,065 trimming an orange. 789 00:31:03,066 --> 00:31:05,099 I know what he's bringing to that thumper 790 00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:06,967 is citrus times ten. 791 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,366 So I've got some oranges, 792 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:10,999 limes, some lemons. 793 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,899 I'm gonna go for a citrus mountain brandy. 794 00:31:13,900 --> 00:31:16,866 Citrus mountain brandy, that just goes together. 795 00:31:16,867 --> 00:31:19,467 It does. It just rolls off your tongue. 796 00:31:20,567 --> 00:31:23,100 He keeps dropping the citrus over there, though. 797 00:31:24,567 --> 00:31:25,999 If you treat rye right, 798 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,566 it really brings forward a floral, botanical note. 799 00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:31,466 So, I'm expecting that note 800 00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:33,999 to really play well with that citrus. 801 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,666 I'm struggling here. I can't peel fast enough. 802 00:31:36,667 --> 00:31:38,899 Well, you better hurry up. I'm about to start running. 803 00:31:38,900 --> 00:31:40,599 Well, my still's at 140. 804 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,699 Yeah. 805 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:43,999 All right, guys. You're halfway home. 806 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,199 Burned two hours, got two left. 807 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,899 I'm running, baby. 808 00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:49,567 - You running? - Yeah. 809 00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:53,099 Running fast too, boys. 810 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,366 That's all right. I'm gonna run it hot. 811 00:31:55,367 --> 00:31:57,467 You're gonna give them some spice, Chuk? 812 00:31:59,166 --> 00:32:00,766 I'll be damned. 813 00:32:00,767 --> 00:32:03,200 There we go, daddy-o. 814 00:32:03,900 --> 00:32:05,165 My liquor's running now. 815 00:32:05,166 --> 00:32:06,165 It's coming through. 816 00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:07,466 It's pretty high proof. 817 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,099 You can smell the apples in it. 818 00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:11,099 I'm gonna put some cinnamon sticks 819 00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:12,566 in my thump keg. 820 00:32:12,567 --> 00:32:14,666 I'm only gonna put a few in here. 821 00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:16,966 If they don't carry a lot of cinnamon flavor, 822 00:32:16,967 --> 00:32:18,766 that's okay 'cause I'm gonna hopefully 823 00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:20,966 - have a good apple flavor. - Less is better in cinnamon. 824 00:32:20,967 --> 00:32:22,032 It don't take much. 825 00:32:22,033 --> 00:32:24,299 If you find out, you've done overpowered yourself. 826 00:32:24,300 --> 00:32:26,099 I believe if I can control the cinnamon, 827 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,500 I can pull enough apple flavor through to make it work. 828 00:32:30,967 --> 00:32:33,600 Hour and a half in, hour and a half left, guys. 829 00:32:35,066 --> 00:32:36,566 There we go. 830 00:32:36,567 --> 00:32:37,766 It smells like citrus 831 00:32:37,767 --> 00:32:39,600 coming out the end of that spout right now. 832 00:32:41,066 --> 00:32:42,766 Working with citrus is challenging. 833 00:32:42,767 --> 00:32:45,766 It has a lot of really bright notes 834 00:32:45,767 --> 00:32:47,999 that can overpower whatever base spirit 835 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:48,966 you put it through. 836 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:49,799 Is it working out 837 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:50,867 like you wanted it to? 838 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,699 Somewhat. 839 00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:54,265 I'm gonna have to try to blend it all together 840 00:32:54,266 --> 00:32:55,466 and make it marry. 841 00:32:55,467 --> 00:32:57,199 A lot of those big, bright citrus notes 842 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:58,766 were at the beginning. 843 00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:02,599 So I might have to take, like, just a... 844 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:03,866 A little bit of the high fruit. 845 00:33:03,867 --> 00:33:06,766 Just, like, a touch. 846 00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:09,966 You're blending right now? 847 00:33:09,967 --> 00:33:10,999 Running it back through 848 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,165 that cinnamon and charcoal, 849 00:33:12,166 --> 00:33:13,599 just running it and across it again. 850 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,200 Pulled maybe just a touch more cinnamon flavor, a touch. 851 00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:19,265 Just so you know, guys, 852 00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:21,666 you're down that straightaway headed home. 853 00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:22,966 Thirty minutes left. 854 00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:32,899 I believe Kelly's about ready with his. 855 00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:34,966 It's a good solid jar of rye apple 856 00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:36,566 with a hint of cinnamon to it. 857 00:33:36,567 --> 00:33:38,399 You can smell the apples in it 858 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,666 and you can kind of smell the cinnamon. 859 00:33:40,667 --> 00:33:42,265 I'm gonna believe I'm gonna win this thing 860 00:33:42,266 --> 00:33:43,599 because if I believe it, I will, 861 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,066 and I want that trophy really, really bad. 862 00:33:46,667 --> 00:33:47,766 Gentlemen. 863 00:33:47,767 --> 00:33:48,999 Nice and clear. 864 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,065 My jar. 865 00:33:50,066 --> 00:33:51,567 Beautiful, clear jar. 866 00:33:52,767 --> 00:33:56,100 You got five minutes left to get us a jar on the table. 867 00:33:58,467 --> 00:34:00,099 I believe Chuk's ready. 868 00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,766 - Yes, sir. - Bring it in here, big man. 869 00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:02,999 I believe he is. 870 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,799 He's got it chilled. 871 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:05,699 Here you are, 872 00:34:05,700 --> 00:34:06,600 - my friend. - Absolutely. 873 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,165 Enjoy. 874 00:34:08,166 --> 00:34:10,065 This final jar does have the peach. 875 00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:11,466 It ain't got the smell I want, 876 00:34:11,467 --> 00:34:13,799 but the flavor's all the way there front to back. 877 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:14,999 I think this is it, brother. 878 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,699 Well, I wouldn't waste any more time. 879 00:34:16,700 --> 00:34:18,766 Bring it on, JJ. 880 00:34:18,767 --> 00:34:20,666 This jar is my best foot forward. 881 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:22,265 The rye is there. 882 00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,366 The citrus has really played well with it. 883 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,799 And I think that Jim Tom, he would love it. 884 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,065 We're gonna go taste and deliberate, 885 00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:30,699 and then, we're gonna try to reach a decision 886 00:34:30,700 --> 00:34:32,666 on who gets the title 887 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:35,700 of the Jim Tom Hedrick Memorial Run. 888 00:34:38,166 --> 00:34:40,800 2 889 00:34:43,266 --> 00:34:45,265 Look, Robbinsville, North Carolina, 890 00:34:45,266 --> 00:34:46,866 and Cocke County, Tennessee, 891 00:34:46,867 --> 00:34:48,466 they ain't much difference in them. 892 00:34:48,467 --> 00:34:49,866 Jim Tom's like us. 893 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:51,266 Yeah, I remember him saying that. 894 00:34:52,266 --> 00:34:55,099 You know, not only did Jim Tom excel 895 00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,666 at making good whiskey, 896 00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,399 he absorbed it pretty good, too. 897 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,867 Wow. 898 00:35:05,967 --> 00:35:07,165 God, I miss him. 899 00:35:07,166 --> 00:35:08,466 What a character. 900 00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:09,999 Here's to you for coming down here 901 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,266 and helping me with this. 902 00:35:13,667 --> 00:35:14,799 2 903 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:19,699 The Jim Tom Mountain Rye and their twist on it. 904 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,566 We've gotta have 100 proof liquor bare minimum. 905 00:35:22,567 --> 00:35:23,866 Absolutely. 906 00:35:23,867 --> 00:35:24,866 This is Big Chuk's. 907 00:35:24,867 --> 00:35:27,366 It says "RIP Jim Tom" on the top of it. 908 00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:29,000 Shake it up a little bit. 909 00:35:34,367 --> 00:35:35,666 It worked out how I planned. 910 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:37,299 I mean, it was a little peach on the nose. 911 00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:38,899 I didn't really have that on that first run. 912 00:35:38,900 --> 00:35:40,699 Oh, you did. It was just a different one. 913 00:35:40,700 --> 00:35:42,099 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 914 00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:44,299 Chuk was going for peach gumbo. 915 00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:47,065 Being so full of grains, 916 00:35:47,066 --> 00:35:49,000 it's making it really hot. 917 00:35:49,567 --> 00:35:51,899 But that's pretty good. 918 00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:55,666 I'm confused whether it's rye, spicy heat, 919 00:35:55,667 --> 00:35:58,800 or just heat from hot run liquor. 920 00:36:00,967 --> 00:36:03,466 That sort of played out well, 921 00:36:03,467 --> 00:36:05,366 but that ain't nothing 922 00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:08,299 but plain and simple, fierce liquor. 923 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:10,099 Well, let's move on to these other two. 924 00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,265 All right, y'all. 925 00:36:11,266 --> 00:36:12,366 This is G.I. Joe's. 926 00:36:15,166 --> 00:36:16,366 Pretty good proof. 927 00:36:16,367 --> 00:36:19,099 I've done a lot with like citrus gins, 928 00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:20,899 so I just wanted to balance it. 929 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:27,265 He's up there, ain't he? 930 00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:28,299 Mmm-hmm. 931 00:36:28,300 --> 00:36:29,366 Well, I think the fruit 932 00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:31,065 definitely made it fierier. 933 00:36:31,066 --> 00:36:32,299 I get a lot of citrus. 934 00:36:32,300 --> 00:36:33,466 Yeah, it's citrusy. 935 00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,499 It's a good jar. 936 00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:36,766 - It tastes good. - I think it's got 937 00:36:36,767 --> 00:36:38,467 some good qualities to it. 938 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,265 It's a good drink. 939 00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:41,566 All right, Josh. 940 00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:42,667 We're on to Kelly now. 941 00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:45,199 See there? 942 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:46,766 Spot on. Pretty bead. 943 00:36:46,767 --> 00:36:49,566 For me, it was an honor to do this 944 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:50,866 because of Jim Tom. 945 00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:51,899 And the rest of it 946 00:36:51,900 --> 00:36:53,566 was a game playing with you guys to see... 947 00:36:53,567 --> 00:36:54,666 - Absolutely. - ...if I could get y'all 948 00:36:54,667 --> 00:36:56,366 to mess yourself up. 949 00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:01,366 This is a smoother jar for the proof. 950 00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:03,299 The cinnamon is not overpowering. 951 00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:04,399 Man, I'm gonna tell you right now, 952 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:05,366 that's a good jar. 953 00:37:05,367 --> 00:37:06,666 I could tell the spiciness 954 00:37:06,667 --> 00:37:07,667 is still there. 955 00:37:08,567 --> 00:37:09,899 The rye is there. 956 00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:11,866 Just enough, the spice on the back. 957 00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:14,799 And that cinnamon does not run away with it. 958 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,466 That is a good jar of liquor. 959 00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:18,666 You've got fruit, then you've got that spice 960 00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:19,766 you added to it. 961 00:37:19,767 --> 00:37:21,699 Kelly, let me tell you something. 962 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:23,866 That's a fine jar of rye liquor right there. 963 00:37:23,867 --> 00:37:25,466 Rye whiskey. That's rye whiskey. 964 00:37:25,467 --> 00:37:27,499 I sure do miss him. 965 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,766 I think at the end of the day, 966 00:37:28,767 --> 00:37:31,699 Jim Tom would have been tickled to death 967 00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:33,566 with all three of these jars. 968 00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:34,966 I he was here, he'd be drinking them. 969 00:37:34,967 --> 00:37:37,366 I just think that there's one on the table 970 00:37:37,367 --> 00:37:39,199 that Jim Tom would have liked better, 971 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,366 and that's what we have to judge on. 972 00:37:41,367 --> 00:37:42,666 All right. 973 00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:44,066 Here we go. 974 00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:48,566 - Oh, we're gonna find out now. - Here we go. 975 00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:50,065 Oh, here's the beat. 976 00:37:50,066 --> 00:37:51,466 This is it, boys. 977 00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:01,933 All right, boys. 978 00:38:01,934 --> 00:38:03,566 Being here that we're running liquor 979 00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:04,899 in Jim Tom's name 980 00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:08,265 means that his legend's never gonna die. 981 00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:11,265 In honor of the master still builder, 982 00:38:11,266 --> 00:38:12,866 Jim Tom Hedrick... 983 00:38:15,066 --> 00:38:17,999 ...this will go to the winner. 984 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,666 It not only looks like something he would have built, 985 00:38:20,667 --> 00:38:22,699 sounds a lot like him, too. 986 00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:25,165 ♪ Oh, whiskey Rye whiskey ♪ 987 00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:27,666 ♪ Please don't let me down ♪ 988 00:38:29,767 --> 00:38:31,766 You ever been sung to by a liquor still? 989 00:38:31,767 --> 00:38:33,799 I love that. 990 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:36,065 Now, the trophy with Jim Tom singing in it 991 00:38:36,066 --> 00:38:38,199 and the little mini still, that's sharp, man. 992 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,165 And I really wanna win that thing. 993 00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:42,366 Well, guys, this has been 994 00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:43,666 pretty bittersweet. 995 00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:45,766 We're here to honor the memory of Jim Tom. 996 00:38:45,767 --> 00:38:47,966 I think we've all done just that. 997 00:38:47,967 --> 00:38:50,999 Chuk, your liquor was a little hot to me... 998 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,099 Yeah. 999 00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:53,766 ...and it had a lot of flavor. 1000 00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:54,999 I mean, good flavor. 1001 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,866 Jim Tom would have drank the piss out of it. 1002 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,866 Big Chuk, I tasted all those malts. 1003 00:39:02,867 --> 00:39:04,999 I tasted your sorghum in there, 1004 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,500 and it played out well. 1005 00:39:08,700 --> 00:39:10,566 Joe, you went with the citrus. 1006 00:39:10,567 --> 00:39:13,100 It came through like gangbusters. 1007 00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,666 It didn't overpower your Danko. 1008 00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:19,566 It was still there on the back end, 1009 00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:22,265 where a rye should be, to me. 1010 00:39:22,266 --> 00:39:23,566 But it wasn't quite the rye 1011 00:39:23,567 --> 00:39:25,466 that would have been in this region 1012 00:39:25,467 --> 00:39:27,299 - that Jim Tom relied on. - Mmm-hmm. 1013 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:28,966 But I'm telling you, for a screwdriver 1014 00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:32,066 or a Sunny All Day, it'd be its best friend. 1015 00:39:32,567 --> 00:39:34,165 Thank you, sir. 1016 00:39:34,166 --> 00:39:38,099 Kelly, I saw cinnamon sticks over there 1017 00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:39,566 and I was terrified 1018 00:39:39,567 --> 00:39:41,700 that you were making a mistake. 1019 00:39:42,667 --> 00:39:44,999 Well, it smelled like an apple pie 1020 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,966 and it was a very smooth flavor 1021 00:39:46,967 --> 00:39:49,999 and you stuck to the Jim Tom recipe. 1022 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,866 And that jar is mighty fine. 1023 00:39:52,867 --> 00:39:54,100 Thank you, Josh. 1024 00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:57,366 You all did your level best 1025 00:39:57,367 --> 00:39:59,666 paying honor to one of our greats, 1026 00:39:59,667 --> 00:40:00,767 but... 1027 00:40:03,900 --> 00:40:07,466 It's my pleasure and honor 1028 00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:10,499 to name the Master Distiller winner 1029 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:13,599 that gets this prize in honor of Jim Tom. 1030 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,366 And that person is... 1031 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,466 Kelly, you win it again, my friend. 1032 00:40:24,467 --> 00:40:25,600 Whoo! 1033 00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:27,099 Good job, big dog. 1034 00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:29,566 - Thank you, guys. - Yes, sir. 1035 00:40:29,567 --> 00:40:31,165 I have no doubt it wasn't easy, 1036 00:40:31,166 --> 00:40:32,899 because I have tasted both of those. 1037 00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:36,099 And these guys did bring great, great. 1038 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,499 Well, I didn't win this one. 1039 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,099 But, hey, I think Jim Tom 1040 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:40,799 would have liked me as a person. 1041 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:41,866 And most importantly, 1042 00:40:41,867 --> 00:40:43,299 I think he'd have liked my liquor, man. 1043 00:40:43,300 --> 00:40:45,766 Men, you got nothing to be ashamed of. 1044 00:40:45,767 --> 00:40:47,466 Y'all winners in my book. 1045 00:40:47,467 --> 00:40:48,666 Looking down at my jar, 1046 00:40:48,667 --> 00:40:50,499 I really think that this is something 1047 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:52,866 that Jim Tom would have definitely dug into. 1048 00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:54,766 I'll pay it forward to make sure 1049 00:40:54,767 --> 00:40:56,499 that I keep that heritage alive 1050 00:40:56,500 --> 00:40:58,466 and keep Jim Tom's memory alive. 1051 00:40:58,467 --> 00:41:01,566 You kept it simple, like Jim Tom did. 1052 00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:03,766 And Jim Tom would have said, "Keep it simple now. 1053 00:41:03,767 --> 00:41:05,299 Don't make it too complicated, 1054 00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:07,265 and we're gonna drink a whole jar." 1055 00:41:07,266 --> 00:41:09,766 My time with Jim Tom 1056 00:41:09,767 --> 00:41:11,065 helped me to understand 1057 00:41:11,066 --> 00:41:12,566 that there's a history 1058 00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:14,265 to this liquor-making business. 1059 00:41:14,266 --> 00:41:15,966 And if we stay true to that, 1060 00:41:15,967 --> 00:41:17,866 there will be a future to it as well. 1061 00:41:17,867 --> 00:41:19,899 And you guys chase on out of here 1062 00:41:19,900 --> 00:41:22,100 and enjoy those drinks together. 1063 00:41:22,567 --> 00:41:23,332 Thank you, guys. 1064 00:41:23,333 --> 00:41:24,566 Let's go have a cocktail, guys. 1065 00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:25,666 Yeah, let's go get a drink. 1066 00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:26,766 I'm going to drink yours 1067 00:41:26,767 --> 00:41:27,866 since it's so damn good.