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[narrator] In September 2023,
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the world lost
moonshine legend,
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Jim Tom Hedrick.
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♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
Please don't let me down ♪
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[narrator] Now, three
backwoods liquor makers...
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It's gonna taste just
like Jim Tom's rye whiskey.
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...honor the legacy...
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It's a surprise
on your palate.
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...of a man known
for his unusual
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still designs...
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Jim Tom said
you gotta run rye liquor
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backwards to what you run
corn liquor.
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-Yeah, you were.
-[chuckling]
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[narrator] And compete to put
their own twist...
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-Whoo!
-That's rye whiskey,
is what that is.
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...on Jim Tom's
legendary rye whiskey recipe.
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♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
Don't let me down ♪
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That's about the poorest
representation
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I've seen of it,
but well done.
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[rock music playing]
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Digger] Guys, welcome back
to Master Distiller.
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Every one of you has been here
in some form or fashion.
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We're here to see
what you can do again.
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Today is really
an extra special day.
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We're here honoring
Jim Tom Hedrick.
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He was an old-school shiner,
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a master still builder,
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and a world-class storyteller.
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Jim Tom was a master,
for sure.
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He was a legend.
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He taught a lot
of young shiners like myself
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how to make stills,
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how to make moonshine.
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He was a big part
of keeping the heritage,
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the traditions alive,
and I miss him.
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-[makes sound]
-What's that, Jim?
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That gets my women for me.
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[laughs]
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[narrator] For over 60 years,
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Marvin "Jim Tom" Hedrick...
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Hello in there.
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...made moonshine
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as bold and punchy
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as his personality.
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[narrator] Born dirt poor
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in Graham County,
North Carolina
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on Christmas Day in 1940,
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Jim Tom first laid eyes
on the backwoods still
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of a local moonshiner
at just 15 years old.
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[Jim Tom] Well, the guy
that had the still,
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he said,
"Jim Tom, what do you think
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of the looks of this thing?"
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I said,
"That's the prettiest thing
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I've ever seen in my life."
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[narrator] Four years later,
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he built his own still
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and started running whiskey.
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I'm pretty good
on this rye whiskey.
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Oh, I know. You're the best.
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[narrator] He spent the next
half of a century
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perfecting his craft,
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fabricating artisan
copper stills
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and mentoring the next
generation of moonshiners...
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How in the world do you keep
from getting busted
making moonshine
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-all these years?
-They hunted for me
for 50 years.
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[narrator]
...while entertaining them
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with his renowned stories
and songs.
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Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey,
come on out.
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I'mma craving whisky
with my spout.
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[narrator]
As a charismatic steward
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of the Appalachian
moonshining tradition,
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Jim Tom's legacy of knowledge
lives on
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in the liquor and laughter
of his successors.
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What do you think?
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That's what ours
was missing.
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That's it.
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You done it.
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[Digger] Today,
we're gonna do our best
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to pay homage to Jim Tom
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by making the best version
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of Jim Tom's
famous rye whiskey.
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Rye is a very tricky drink.
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You gotta grind it just right
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so you can unlock
the full flavor
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but not bring so much
of the peppery spice from it
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that you can't enjoy it.
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[Digger] Whoever makes us
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the best rye whiskey
that we judge,
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that's your bragging rights
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gonna get right there
off the bat.
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But beyond that,
you're gonna get
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a little
Jim Tom-related prize.
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We asked y'all to bring
your own signature mash
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that best represents Jim Tom's
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unaged legacy rye whiskey.
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Before you run your liquor,
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you're gonna have to build
your own condenser,
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just like Jim Tom.
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Behind you is a box
of steel parts,
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tubing, torch, solder,
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whatever you need.
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You have one hour to get us
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that cooling tub built,
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get your worm bent,
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get it where it'll fit
inside that can,
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get it soldered up
where it will not leak.
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If you don't finish in time
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or if you have an issue
with your condenser,
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when it comes time to run,
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fellas, you're gonna be
up the creek.
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All right, guys.
Let's do this one for Jim Tom.
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One hour.
Your time starts now.
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-Good luck, guys,
and get with it.
-[Mark] Get on it.
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Here we go.
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We got a coil of copper.
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[Joe] Yeah, coil.
We gotta figure out...
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[narrator] To make Jim Tom's
signature condenser,
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moonshiners will bend
the copper pipe
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into a coil
with a downward slope
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to create the worm
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and solder together
a water-tight vessel
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for it to sit in
called the flake stand.
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The alcohol vapor
must flow freely
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from the still
through the worm
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where it condenses
into high-proof liquor,
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as any leaks will cause
the moonshiners
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to lose alcohol
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and impact the flavor
of their whiskey.
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I got a suggestion.
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Let's work together
bending our coil.
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We gotta find
something in here
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that we can bend it around
besides JJ's leg.
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-[laughter]
-It would be the perfect size.
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It won't go down in the can
if we use it.
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My personal experience
of building a condenser
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is almost zero.
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I have seen it,
I have helped with it,
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but I have never been
in charge of it.
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I like the fact
that they're helping
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-each other.
-[Digger] Yeah, they are.
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You know, it'd be really hard
to do by yourself.
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[Digger] Jim Tom
would be proud to watch
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what's going on.
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We're reversing.
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[Big Chuk] Yeah,
I want it to run backwards.
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[laughter]
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Jim Tom said you gotta run
rye liquor backwards
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-to what you run corn liquor.
-Yeah.
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You're right. Yeah.
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I'm Kelly Williamson,
57 years old
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from Cosby, Tennessee.
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[country music playing]
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We've got liquor comin'.
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I've been moonshining
pretty much my adult life.
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Where I'm from,
everybody has a family history
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in moonshining.
It's just there.
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It's what happened.
It's what went on.
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All these little rings
they've got,
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I bet these things
will make really good spacers.
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You know,
my moonshining style
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is old-school
and I think that's what
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I incorporate into it,
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and Jim Tom was one
of the forefathers
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that taught us that.
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I spent quite a bit of time
with Jim Tom
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over a few years and Jim Tom
talked a lot to me.
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You know, he had
so much experience in life.
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He'd been everywhere
and done everything.
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I wanna win it for Jim Tom
and to pay respect to him.
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All right.
I'm comfortable with that.
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I've built several pot stills.
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So I've got a knack
for building things,
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so, hopefully,
that'll show up today
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when I really need it.
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I smell hair.
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I think you've got
the most to lose here, so...
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[laughter]
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I'm Joe Jackson.
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I'm from Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania,
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and I'm 38 years old.
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I was in the 82nd
Airborne Division.
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I was an infantryman.
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I did several deployments
to Afghanistan.
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I've been through hell
and high water
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at this point in my life,
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so making liquor
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is kinda like
a therapy session for me.
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Oh, smell that.
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Holy jiminy.
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Now, I run liquor
for a living.
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I've competed
on Master Distiller before.
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I did not win.
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Joe, I now understand
a little more
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why that label says
high and angry.
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[laughs]
Instantly, it'll get you high.
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[Joe] So coming back,
I'm here to prove myself,
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but, also, I'm here
to really honor a legend.
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I think these are all gonna be
interestingly different.
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In the moonshine world,
Jim Tom is a legend.
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The tradition and the heritage
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behind what he did
and accomplished
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is to be respected.
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I am a master distiller
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and I want the judges
to see it in their eyes.
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I have really put a lot
of time and effort into this,
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into the science behind it,
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and, hopefully, that shines
through in my final jar.
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It ain't pretty, but it'll do.
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To come in here
and have to build a condenser
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is something
I normally don't do.
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I just make the liquor
and sell the liquor.
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But if a condenser
needs to be built,
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I gotta build it.
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I ain't got mine
fitting like y'all.
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My name is Big Chuk.
I'm from Gurdon, Arkansas.
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[country music playing]
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Voila. Cap done fell.
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Bitter.
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I've been making liquor now
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about seven, eight years.
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Started off as a means
to make an income.
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Then I kinda grew
into loving the craft
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and learning more about it.
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Mmm. We out in the woods.
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We ain't gotta worry
about making a mess.
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I've been on Master Distiller
one other time.
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Some more mudbugs there,
crawfish.
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And I really shocked
and awed everybody
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'cause I brought
dead crawfish up here
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and made liquor out of it.
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Big Chuk, that jar bought you
a ticket home.
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I'm awful sorry, old buddy.
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[Big Chuk] But not winning
the previous time,
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I'm on a mission here.
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Not only am I here
to pay tribute to Jim Tom,
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I'm also here for redemption.
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So, victory, here we come.
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-[metal clanking]
-Holy crap.
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Fell apart. [chuckles]
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Means it wasn't
soldered right.
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Hey, it might be
a crooked road home,
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but we'll get there.
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As long as it don't leak.
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Gentlemen, 20 minutes left
to finish those rascals.
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All righty.
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All right.
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[Big Chuk] How do you put a...
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Are you supposed to put
tube on it?
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I did.
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So then I can run it out
towards the middle
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so then it's not just
pulling on the side.
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[Big Chuk] Man,
mine can't do that.
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Is your pipe right in the way?
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Yeah. Hmm,
that's gonna be tough here.
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Doing all these little things,
seal everything really good,
257
00:09:45,667 --> 00:09:47,667
put all the right places
in the right parts,
258
00:09:47,667 --> 00:09:49,767
making sure that worm's good
and even and level,
259
00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:52,166
it's important because
if it ain't set up right,
260
00:09:52,166 --> 00:09:53,367
you ain't gonna run
good liquor.
261
00:09:53,367 --> 00:09:54,600
And I ain't no coppersmith
262
00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,967
so this ain't going
so good for me right now.
263
00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,767
[Joe] You're looking
a little crooked over there.
264
00:09:59,767 --> 00:10:01,166
Yeah.
265
00:10:01,166 --> 00:10:03,200
Get in there, you son of a B.
266
00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:04,900
Men, you got
five minutes left.
267
00:10:06,066 --> 00:10:07,066
Looky.
268
00:10:07,066 --> 00:10:08,266
[Mark] Attaboy.
269
00:10:08,867 --> 00:10:10,000
[Joe] Oh, looky there.
270
00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,200
[Digger] Now you're using
that head
271
00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,400
for more than just a place
to put that cap.
272
00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:14,567
I've got this thing together.
273
00:10:14,567 --> 00:10:16,567
It's not beautiful,
by no means.
274
00:10:16,567 --> 00:10:18,600
Jim Tom might be like,
"You did the best you can
275
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and it looks like
it might work."
276
00:10:21,367 --> 00:10:22,667
Oops.
277
00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:24,567
Here. Turn it up
and look down in.
278
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[laughter]
279
00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,066
I understand how copper works
and how to put it together,
280
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so I think I'm good
to make liquor.
281
00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:33,767
All right. I'm good.
282
00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:35,800
Let's see if I'm gonna leak.
283
00:10:38,867 --> 00:10:41,000
Oh, my gosh. [chuckles]
284
00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,367
It's all leaking.
285
00:10:42,367 --> 00:10:44,100
Wow.
286
00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:45,667
[Digger]
Congratulations, Chuk.
287
00:10:45,667 --> 00:10:47,166
You have invented the sifter.
288
00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,166
Talk about embarrassing,
289
00:10:48,166 --> 00:10:49,467
if I get on here
and this thing
290
00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:50,767
ain't gonna run right
291
00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,100
and it's gonna be
springing leaks,
292
00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:53,200
then I can't even run liquor.
293
00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,367
It ain't looking good.
294
00:11:00,266 --> 00:11:01,900
2
[Big Chuk chuckles]
Oh, my gosh.
295
00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:03,800
It's all leaking.
296
00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,000
Even though
I don't really know
297
00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,867
what I'm doin'
in solderin' and all that,
298
00:11:06,867 --> 00:11:08,600
it's leakin'
and you gotta deal with it.
299
00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,300
So I'mma solder everywhere
300
00:11:10,300 --> 00:11:12,767
and seal everything
really good.
301
00:11:12,767 --> 00:11:15,000
I mean, Chuk's like a dog
pissin' in the snow.
302
00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,567
He is just hittin'
here and there.
303
00:11:16,567 --> 00:11:17,900
[Joe] Hold the torch
in one spot.
304
00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:18,867
You don't have to move it.
305
00:11:20,300 --> 00:11:21,900
Men, you got one minute.
306
00:11:23,567 --> 00:11:25,367
If you've got a leak,
307
00:11:25,367 --> 00:11:27,300
you ain't gonna get to do
your run.
308
00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,300
No leak in the worm.
309
00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:32,467
Five, four,
310
00:11:32,467 --> 00:11:34,467
three, two,
311
00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:36,266
one.
312
00:11:36,266 --> 00:11:38,767
You're done, guys.
Step away from them cans.
313
00:11:39,100 --> 00:11:40,567
[exhales]
314
00:11:40,567 --> 00:11:42,100
Y'all chase on outta here.
315
00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:44,700
We've gotta do a little
inspection on the work.
316
00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:46,200
Whew.
317
00:11:46,967 --> 00:11:48,166
[Digger]
That's what I'm sayin'.
318
00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:50,166
[laughter]
319
00:11:50,166 --> 00:11:51,867
Let's go over here and see
what kinda gum
320
00:11:51,867 --> 00:11:53,367
they've caused.
321
00:11:53,367 --> 00:11:55,166
It looks pretty dang good
from here.
322
00:11:55,166 --> 00:11:57,667
It don't look
horrible bad at all
323
00:11:57,667 --> 00:11:59,200
even if Kelly did do it.
324
00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:00,400
[Mark] Let's check and see
325
00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,400
if the worm
has got a leak in it.
326
00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:03,500
[Josh] Rock and roll.
327
00:12:04,467 --> 00:12:05,567
[Mark] Oh, not yet.
328
00:12:06,567 --> 00:12:07,767
Yeah, it'll make it spurt.
329
00:12:07,767 --> 00:12:09,166
[Digger] Yeah,
he'll lose liquor.
330
00:12:09,166 --> 00:12:10,867
You know,
that's why you gotta do this.
331
00:12:10,867 --> 00:12:13,367
This ain't gonna work for him
like it is.
332
00:12:13,367 --> 00:12:16,000
So now we gotta fill the can
completely up.
333
00:12:16,467 --> 00:12:17,500
Here we go.
334
00:12:23,467 --> 00:12:25,367
[Josh] The seal looks good
around the edges.
335
00:12:25,367 --> 00:12:28,400
[Mark] Kelly is not leakin'
around the base or his...
336
00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,300
-[Digger] Or around the spout.
-[Mark]...hand spout.
337
00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:31,867
We ready to move on
to number two?
338
00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:33,400
Joe-Joe.
339
00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,300
Joe's worm looks the way
it's supposed to look.
340
00:12:35,300 --> 00:12:36,500
-[Josh] It looks good,
don't it?
-[Mark] Yeah.
341
00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:37,600
[Digger] Yeah.
342
00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,700
I'm concerned
about the bottom.
343
00:12:41,066 --> 00:12:42,667
[Digger] No, we're good.
I just splashed.
344
00:12:42,667 --> 00:12:44,567
I'm gonna pass Joe.
He's good to go.
345
00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:46,400
[Digger]
Movin' on down the line.
346
00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,467
The man
that struggled the most.
347
00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:50,000
[Mark] Big Chuk.
348
00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,667
That soldering kind of
looks like I did it.
349
00:12:52,667 --> 00:12:54,266
[Mark] The worm looks okay.
350
00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:56,300
-See if it leaks.
-[Digger] Here we go.
351
00:12:58,100 --> 00:12:59,767
[Mark] Whoop. Nope.
352
00:12:59,767 --> 00:13:02,567
-No, sir. Absolutely not.
-We got a leak.
353
00:13:02,567 --> 00:13:04,767
[Digger] That's got
a major leak here.
354
00:13:04,767 --> 00:13:06,834
[Mark] Ain't no need
to lookin' at that.
355
00:13:09,300 --> 00:13:12,300
That does pose a little
problem for this young man.
356
00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:13,567
But on the upside,
357
00:13:13,567 --> 00:13:16,100
I really don't think
his bottom leaked at all.
358
00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,066
[Digger] Hell, I'd hope not.
359
00:13:17,066 --> 00:13:18,767
He's got a pound
of solder on it.
360
00:13:18,767 --> 00:13:21,166
Well, Big Chuk's
got a big leak to fix.
361
00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:23,700
He's gonna have
to conclude the fix,
362
00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,467
the repair of this condenser
363
00:13:26,467 --> 00:13:28,100
in his four-hour timeframe.
364
00:13:28,100 --> 00:13:29,300
Youins okay with that?
365
00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:30,867
I mean,
it could take him one minute
366
00:13:30,867 --> 00:13:32,667
or take him ten minutes.
That his fault.
367
00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:34,367
First time he's ever done it,
though. I think he
368
00:13:34,367 --> 00:13:35,567
-done a good job.
-Yeah.
369
00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:37,500
For a man never done
any soldering before.
370
00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:41,400
[country music playing]
371
00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,000
[Digger] Welcome back, guys.
372
00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,000
We put the mash
that you built
373
00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:56,066
to best represent Jim Tom's
famous rye whiskey.
374
00:13:56,066 --> 00:13:58,867
And we got these stills
and the condensers you built.
375
00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:01,667
There are still some issues
and Mark's gonna address them.
376
00:14:01,667 --> 00:14:05,200
Kelly, you've got a low spot
377
00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,300
on the very top of your worm
378
00:14:07,300 --> 00:14:09,367
that will cause it to spurt.
379
00:14:09,367 --> 00:14:11,266
[imitates liquid spurting]
380
00:14:11,266 --> 00:14:13,867
Joe? You're good to go, boss.
381
00:14:15,066 --> 00:14:17,500
No problems at all
with your condenser.
382
00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:20,867
Chuk? You've got
a pretty bad leak
383
00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:22,867
on your inlet water valve.
384
00:14:22,867 --> 00:14:26,066
It's an easy fix,
it's just a big leak.
385
00:14:26,066 --> 00:14:28,567
The good news is,
it's just one leak.
386
00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:31,066
Bad news is,
it's a pretty bad leak.
387
00:14:31,066 --> 00:14:32,300
If I can't get
this all together,
388
00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:34,000
I won't be able to make
this run happen.
389
00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,066
You don't get
any additional time.
390
00:14:36,066 --> 00:14:39,500
You have to rectify
the problems during your run.
391
00:14:40,467 --> 00:14:42,567
All right, boys.
We're looking for a clear jar
392
00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:43,700
of a hundred proof
393
00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:45,767
that brings out
that spicy rye.
394
00:14:46,967 --> 00:14:48,266
Y'all better get it right.
395
00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:50,166
[Digger] Three hours.
396
00:14:50,166 --> 00:14:53,300
Bring us that jar
that best represents
397
00:14:53,300 --> 00:14:57,066
Jim Tom Hedrick's
Mountain Rye Whiskey.
398
00:14:58,066 --> 00:14:59,367
That starts now.
399
00:14:59,367 --> 00:15:00,800
Get with it, guys.
400
00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:04,467
[narrator] For the first run,
401
00:15:04,467 --> 00:15:06,467
moonshiners brought their own
402
00:15:06,467 --> 00:15:08,500
backwoods rye whiskey mash.
403
00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:11,000
Producing a winning jar
will come down
404
00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,800
to its spicy rye flavor
405
00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,767
and the capability
of their handmade condensers
406
00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:17,567
to yield a high-proof shine
407
00:15:17,567 --> 00:15:20,000
that holds up to Jim Tom's
famous whiskey.
408
00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,867
[Joe] Chuk,
you're making a mess.
409
00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:23,300
[Big Chuk] Yeah, baby.
We came here to...
410
00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:26,567
-[laughter]
-...make some mash.
411
00:15:26,567 --> 00:15:28,600
I went with about
40 pounds of rye,
412
00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:30,800
then I went with about
20 pounds of caramel malt,
413
00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,266
and about ten pounds
of malted barley,
414
00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:33,500
and then I put
a couple gallons
415
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:34,767
of sorghum molasses in there
416
00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:36,767
just to add
another flavor dynamic.
417
00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:39,734
I ain't ever seen no mash
like that my whole life.
418
00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:43,667
[Big Chuk]
Well, wait till
you try it, Josh.
419
00:15:43,667 --> 00:15:45,967
It's a... It's a surprise
on your palate.
420
00:15:45,967 --> 00:15:47,700
Jim Tom,
he's a pretty traditional guy.
421
00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:49,000
I mean,
all his liquor recipes
422
00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,467
seem to be pretty cut
and dry.
423
00:15:50,467 --> 00:15:52,100
Just a couple grains,
a little sugar.
424
00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:55,467
And I thought I'd add my own
little twist to it, man,
425
00:15:55,467 --> 00:15:57,266
put some flavors in there
that maybe they're not used
426
00:15:57,266 --> 00:15:58,400
to seeing put together.
427
00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:02,467
Look at yours,
looking like yellow milk.
428
00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:03,600
What you got in yours?
429
00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,700
So I got Danko rye,
430
00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:07,166
it's grown in Pennsylvania.
431
00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:10,467
I've got
Argentine orange corn,
432
00:16:10,467 --> 00:16:12,266
a little bit
of light crystal malt,
433
00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:14,867
some triticale, and some oats.
434
00:16:14,867 --> 00:16:17,066
-I ain't heard of none of 'em.
-[Joe laughs]
435
00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,767
-A myriad of things, I guess.
-[Big Chuk] Yeah.
436
00:16:18,767 --> 00:16:20,300
[Joe] Rye has a storied past.
437
00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:21,767
Before Prohibition,
438
00:16:21,767 --> 00:16:24,066
the majority of the spirits
in the United States
439
00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:25,266
were rye whiskeys.
440
00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:27,967
So I wanted to pay homage
to Jim Tom
441
00:16:27,967 --> 00:16:30,166
by using that Danko rye
as a base.
442
00:16:30,166 --> 00:16:33,066
I went so far as even throw
a tequila yeast at this.
443
00:16:33,066 --> 00:16:35,000
I'm sure that was abundant
444
00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,700
in Robbinsville,
North Carolina in 1990
445
00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:40,266
when Jim Tom
was at his heyday.
446
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:43,166
Jim Tom's favorite
jar of liquor was
the last one he did drunk
447
00:16:43,166 --> 00:16:45,467
and his next favorite
was the next thing
he's gonna drink.
448
00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:48,367
I'm going back to stories
with Jim Tom
449
00:16:48,367 --> 00:16:51,767
and what I feel like
he would've had access to.
450
00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:55,900
But he loved
fiery, spicy rye whiskey.
451
00:16:55,900 --> 00:17:00,266
And I used a simple
ground Carolina rye.
452
00:17:00,266 --> 00:17:01,700
Out of the three competitors,
453
00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:04,100
I'm the only one
that actually knew Jim Tom
454
00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:06,467
and I feel like
that being from this area
455
00:17:06,467 --> 00:17:08,800
and knowing him
and just understanding
456
00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,100
the way he did things,
457
00:17:10,100 --> 00:17:12,700
it should have given me
a little bit of an edge.
458
00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:14,400
Damn here.
459
00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:18,667
All right, gentlemen.
460
00:17:18,667 --> 00:17:21,266
You have officially burned
30 minutes.
461
00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:24,300
[dramatic music playing]
462
00:17:28,266 --> 00:17:29,900
So where's the leak at?
463
00:17:29,900 --> 00:17:31,500
It looks like
it's right in here.
464
00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,300
[Joe] Oh, yeah.
465
00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:35,100
[Big Chuk] This leak
is on a joint there,
466
00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:37,000
so I think if I throw
the worm on the side
467
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,767
and got it fixed,
got it connected,
468
00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:39,767
now we're rollin'.
469
00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:40,800
Hour and a half in,
470
00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,367
hour and a half left, guys.
471
00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,567
So far so good.
472
00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:50,667
[Digger]
If it ain't leaking now,
473
00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:51,900
I'm gonna say
you're home free.
474
00:17:52,567 --> 00:17:53,667
Take me home.
475
00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,367
Yeah. This is gonna run soon.
476
00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,767
[Kelly] I've got liquor.
477
00:17:59,767 --> 00:18:01,367
All right. Here we go.
478
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:06,100
[Big Chuk]
We're running, baby.
479
00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:09,066
Sorghum's comin' through.
480
00:18:09,066 --> 00:18:10,500
[Kelly]
I can smell that sorghum.
481
00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:12,467
[Big Chuk] I'm getting
the sorghum on the nose
482
00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:14,500
and it's kinda presentin'
a funky nose.
483
00:18:17,467 --> 00:18:18,667
I am worried about that.
484
00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:20,867
And, yeah,
molasses is an acquired taste.
485
00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:22,700
I mean, a lot of people
like it or you don't.
486
00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:24,166
How's all 'em
fancy ingredients
487
00:18:24,166 --> 00:18:25,500
working out for you, boys?
488
00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:28,166
I want notes on notes
and flavor bridges
489
00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:29,266
on flavor bridges.
490
00:18:29,266 --> 00:18:30,567
That's what I'm aimin' at.
491
00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:32,100
[Kelly] Well, I understand
that flavors
492
00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:34,667
and all these infusions
is the way of the future,
493
00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:36,600
but without
some heritage to it,
494
00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,700
that doesn't hold on
very long and very strong.
495
00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:41,500
Just remember this part,
496
00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:46,166
♪ Rye whiskey, rye whiskey
Don't let me down ♪
497
00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:48,000
That's about
the poorest representation
498
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,867
I've seen of it,
but well done.
499
00:18:49,867 --> 00:18:50,967
[laughs]
500
00:18:50,967 --> 00:18:53,667
[dramatic music playing]
501
00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:56,500
[Kelly] I played this thing
pretty close
502
00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:58,567
on what I felt like
Jim Tom would do.
503
00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:00,767
We've got the spice
of the rye
504
00:19:00,767 --> 00:19:02,467
and I've got the proof good.
505
00:19:02,467 --> 00:19:04,300
I think I'm ready for you
to have one.
506
00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:06,400
Bring it on, big dog.
507
00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:07,467
[Josh] Nice and clear.
508
00:19:07,467 --> 00:19:09,667
[Digger] That's one sample.
509
00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,100
Chill out a little bit.
510
00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,767
One minute, gentlemen.
511
00:19:16,367 --> 00:19:18,567
Not meanin' to ensue
any panic or anything,
512
00:19:18,567 --> 00:19:21,600
but you're about
to run out of time.
513
00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,467
[Big Chuk] It's a hundred
proof on the head.
514
00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:25,200
It ain't got the nose I like,
515
00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:27,800
but it's got the smoothness
and it's got the sweetness.
516
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,767
Fifteen seconds, gentlemen.
517
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,166
I think I got it.
518
00:19:31,166 --> 00:19:33,100
I know we've got
some sweetness
519
00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:35,200
and that spicy characteristic
of rye
520
00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:36,867
that is beloved by Jim Tom.
521
00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:39,467
Five, four,
522
00:19:39,467 --> 00:19:41,100
three, two, one, you're done.
523
00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:42,266
[Josh laughs]
524
00:19:42,266 --> 00:19:44,600
We got pretty clear jars
right here.
525
00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,867
Hopefully, old Jim Tom
will be smilin' from up above
526
00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:49,367
-at these jars, so...
-I promise you he is.
527
00:19:49,367 --> 00:19:52,100
I'mma go ahead and say
that this is a proud day
of my life,
528
00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:54,266
getting to be here
and be part of this.
529
00:19:54,266 --> 00:19:57,100
We're gonna go do a little
tastin' and deliberating.
530
00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,266
Phew.
531
00:19:58,266 --> 00:19:59,500
Here we go.
532
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,400
2
[country music playing]
533
00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,567
[Digger] Gentlemen?
534
00:20:03,567 --> 00:20:05,000
It's time to start tastin'
535
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,266
a little of this liquor
536
00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:08,200
and see who is
best representative
537
00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,367
of our very dear old friend,
Jim Tom Hedrick.
538
00:20:11,367 --> 00:20:14,166
We set a criteria of
a minimum of a hundred proof
539
00:20:14,166 --> 00:20:15,767
and the majority of the grain
540
00:20:15,767 --> 00:20:18,266
and the mash build
had to be rye.
541
00:20:18,266 --> 00:20:19,567
All right,
y'all start with Kelly?
542
00:20:19,567 --> 00:20:20,967
Yeah.
543
00:20:20,967 --> 00:20:23,200
[Josh] That right there
is a clear jar, my friend.
544
00:20:24,867 --> 00:20:26,400
[Mark] That's a nice bead.
545
00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:27,867
[Josh] She's high in proof.
546
00:20:27,867 --> 00:20:29,667
[Digger] Yeah.
I'm gonna say he's a buck ten.
547
00:20:29,667 --> 00:20:31,767
I just played mine
pretty close
548
00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:35,100
and tried to do traditional
as much as I could.
549
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:38,166
[tense music playing]
550
00:20:39,367 --> 00:20:41,467
[coughs] Whoo.
551
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,467
It's definitely spicy.
552
00:20:44,166 --> 00:20:47,166
It's abso-damn-lutely
rye whiskey.
553
00:20:47,166 --> 00:20:50,500
-Nice, sweet flavor up front.
-And very sweet.
554
00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:53,367
Oh, it is. It's got
a good nose on it for a rye.
555
00:20:53,367 --> 00:20:55,467
It finishes off
on the back end
556
00:20:55,467 --> 00:20:58,467
with that hot, spicy pepper.
557
00:20:59,367 --> 00:21:01,500
That's what rye whiskey
is supposed to be.
558
00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:04,200
[Mark] Let's see what
Joe Jackson's working with.
559
00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,467
Danko rye
is his primary ingredient
560
00:21:06,467 --> 00:21:09,667
and he's got
Argentina orange corn.
561
00:21:09,667 --> 00:21:11,867
[Digger] I'm gonna say
he's neighborhood of 80.
562
00:21:11,867 --> 00:21:14,266
I wanted to find in the mash
563
00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:16,467
a way to unlock
those little bridges
564
00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:17,767
between the flavors.
565
00:21:21,367 --> 00:21:22,767
It's like drinking...
566
00:21:23,667 --> 00:21:25,367
water with alcohol in it
or something.
567
00:21:27,567 --> 00:21:30,066
It's very, very light
on the nose,
568
00:21:30,066 --> 00:21:32,600
but it don't have
any of the spicy pepper
569
00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,667
on the back end
like rye is noted for.
570
00:21:34,667 --> 00:21:36,967
Well, I think
that's what Danko's known for
571
00:21:36,967 --> 00:21:38,600
is a smoother finish.
572
00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,000
It's definitely low proof.
573
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,800
[Digger] The flavor profile
is kind of reminiscent
574
00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,367
of a non-aged bourbon,
575
00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:47,700
corn liquor
with some barley in it.
576
00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:50,300
How about Big Chuk's?
You wanna check it out?
577
00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:52,166
[Mark] Man,
Chuk's jar is clear.
578
00:21:52,166 --> 00:21:54,767
[tense music playing]
579
00:21:54,767 --> 00:21:56,166
[Digger]
That's a nice-looking bead.
580
00:21:56,166 --> 00:21:57,667
[Josh] That's right
on the money there, ain't it?
581
00:21:57,667 --> 00:21:59,867
[Digger] He's probably
closer to 100.
582
00:21:59,867 --> 00:22:02,200
All the flavors
didn't come together like that
583
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,600
so I pulled the proof down
a little bit
584
00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:05,200
on that final jar just to try
585
00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:06,500
to tone it down a little bit
586
00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:08,767
so that fiery rye
wasn't on the end.
587
00:22:10,166 --> 00:22:12,367
[Josh] It reminds me
of some kind of pie crust
588
00:22:12,367 --> 00:22:13,467
or something.
589
00:22:13,467 --> 00:22:14,800
[Digger] Graham cracker?
590
00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,367
-Something like that.
-[Digger] I'm gonna say
591
00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:18,567
that's from that
chocolate malt.
592
00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:23,700
I don't get
none of the peppery rye.
593
00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:26,867
I mean, how is it possible
as much grain as he had?
594
00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:28,266
[Digger] I think
his predominant grain
595
00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:29,367
was one of those barleys,
596
00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:31,800
one of those other malts
that he used.
597
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,066
It's got a really good flavor
598
00:22:34,066 --> 00:22:36,667
and I think it would age
really, really well.
599
00:22:36,667 --> 00:22:37,867
[Mark] Absolutely.
600
00:22:37,867 --> 00:22:40,066
I think Jim Tom
would have been happy
601
00:22:40,066 --> 00:22:41,467
-with any of them.
-Yeah.
602
00:22:41,467 --> 00:22:43,467
I know where I sit
on this pew.
603
00:22:43,467 --> 00:22:45,000
I know where Jim Tom
would be at.
604
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,266
If it's good enough for him,
it's good enough for me.
605
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:48,867
-Ain't that the skinny end?
-[Josh] That's right.
606
00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:50,567
[Mark] Let's go, guys.
607
00:22:50,567 --> 00:22:53,166
[country music playing]
608
00:22:53,166 --> 00:22:54,166
[Kelly] Yeah, man.
609
00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,900
Here comes the maestros.
610
00:23:03,967 --> 00:23:06,000
[Digger] Now,
what we asked y'all to do
611
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,700
was bring us a spicy rye jar,
612
00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:13,266
just like Jim Tom Hedrick
was known for at 100 proof.
613
00:23:15,100 --> 00:23:17,166
Big Chuk over here.
614
00:23:17,166 --> 00:23:19,100
Your liquor was more of a rum.
615
00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:20,867
I don't think
you got enough rye in there.
616
00:23:20,867 --> 00:23:23,500
The barleys that you put
in there, the crystal malt,
617
00:23:23,500 --> 00:23:25,300
they brought
just a mellow note to it.
618
00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:27,100
Didn't have
that spicy rye bite
619
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,100
like you want with the rye.
620
00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:29,600
It's supposed to punch you
right in the tongue
621
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:30,767
right off the bat.
622
00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:32,166
-Yeah.
-[Digger] But fine drink
623
00:23:32,166 --> 00:23:34,200
-of liquor.
-Thank you, sir.
624
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,467
All in all,
the drink come off clear.
625
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:38,166
I didn't really think
it was gonna come off clear.
626
00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,367
I figured it'd be cloudy.
627
00:23:39,367 --> 00:23:41,100
And it being made
out of rye, too,
628
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:43,700
I figured it'd be
like gasoline in a jug,
629
00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:46,266
but had a really good flavor.
630
00:23:46,266 --> 00:23:48,000
It blew my mind, honestly.
631
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,166
Yeah.
632
00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:52,066
Joe, I think Jim Tom,
633
00:23:52,066 --> 00:23:54,300
he would have smacked his lips
two to three times
634
00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:57,400
just trying to get a feel
of where it was at.
635
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,867
[Digger] You didn't bring
a spicier rye.
636
00:23:59,867 --> 00:24:01,467
I think
what you brought us there
637
00:24:01,467 --> 00:24:04,567
was a really good wheat liquor
with some rye in it.
638
00:24:04,567 --> 00:24:07,600
-But all in all, fine drink.
-Thank you.
639
00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,867
[Mark] Kelly,
640
00:24:08,867 --> 00:24:11,700
you stuck to more
traditional Jim Tom recipe
641
00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,667
with very simple ingredients.
642
00:24:13,667 --> 00:24:16,567
The spicy pepper burn
on the back end
643
00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:18,600
that's typical of rye
was there.
644
00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:20,900
You tried to stay as true
645
00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:22,900
to what you thought
the recipe would be
646
00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:25,500
-and it worked out for you.
-Thank you, Josh.
647
00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:27,367
Men, we can't get y'all
to the stock room
648
00:24:27,367 --> 00:24:29,100
unless we get the order
in which Mark
649
00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:30,467
is gonna take you all.
650
00:24:30,467 --> 00:24:31,767
[tense music playing]
651
00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:33,600
[Digger] And the way
that plays out...
652
00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:39,767
is Kelly, you're number one.
653
00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:42,200
You had the spiciest rye.
654
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,867
Second one in the gate
to the stock room, Big Chuk.
655
00:24:45,867 --> 00:24:50,567
So that brings in Joe
driving the caboose.
656
00:24:50,567 --> 00:24:53,800
That being said, Mark's gonna
take y'all to the stock room
657
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,667
and let you get you
some groceries.
658
00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:58,567
Set your jars down
and follow me.
659
00:24:58,567 --> 00:25:01,867
[country music playing]
660
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:09,300
[Mark]
Welcome to our stock room.
661
00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,100
This is your chance
to add additional ingredients
662
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:14,767
to build up
on Jim Tom's legacy
663
00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:18,000
and create the next generation
of rye whiskey,
664
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,600
which he so loved.
665
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,767
We got a lot of stuff in here,
666
00:25:22,767 --> 00:25:24,166
but here's the catch now.
667
00:25:24,166 --> 00:25:27,266
We don't have enough
of everything
668
00:25:27,266 --> 00:25:28,900
for everybody
to get the same item.
669
00:25:29,767 --> 00:25:31,367
Kelly, you're in first.
670
00:25:31,367 --> 00:25:32,767
You're getting one minute.
671
00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:35,200
Your time starts now.
672
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,867
[tense music playing]
673
00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:38,300
[Big Chuk] Them peppers
will be good, Kelly.
674
00:25:38,300 --> 00:25:39,367
-Get them.
-[Joe] Yeah.
675
00:25:39,367 --> 00:25:40,567
[Kelly] My whole plan
on this thing
676
00:25:40,567 --> 00:25:41,567
is to go apple.
677
00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:43,767
Apple rye is a win
all the way around,
678
00:25:43,767 --> 00:25:44,600
all the time.
679
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,000
I love it.
I've done it before,
680
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,200
so I know
what I'm looking for.
681
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,800
How you doing over there,
boss?
682
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,767
-Fifteen seconds.
-I'm getting some apples.
683
00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,367
If I can find some caramel
or some cinnamon,
684
00:25:53,367 --> 00:25:55,367
whichever one
is in the stock room,
685
00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:57,600
that's what I'm gonna
come away with.
686
00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:02,266
Five, four, three, two, one.
687
00:26:02,266 --> 00:26:03,667
Drop your basket, boss.
688
00:26:03,667 --> 00:26:06,300
I think Kelly took every apple
in the store.
689
00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:07,667
All right, Chuk.
690
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,166
Your time starts now.
691
00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,100
[groans]
692
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,467
You know, I know how you are.
693
00:26:13,467 --> 00:26:15,066
There ain't no doubt
in my mind
694
00:26:15,066 --> 00:26:17,266
you're gonna pick out the most
weirdest stuff over there
695
00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:19,000
-and make it work.
-Yeah.
696
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,367
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
697
00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:21,867
I got to balance
this drink out.
698
00:26:21,867 --> 00:26:23,900
What I was gonna do them
was apples,
699
00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:26,367
but Kelly went and got every
single apple in the bunch,
700
00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:28,100
so had to deviate.
701
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:30,166
[Mark] I notice you're not
worried about bruising them.
702
00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:31,066
-[Big Chuk] No.
-[Mark] That's fine.
703
00:26:31,066 --> 00:26:31,967
Absolutely.
704
00:26:31,967 --> 00:26:33,767
I'm going for peaches, baby.
705
00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:35,100
[Mark] You're halfway through,
Chuk.
706
00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:36,133
Yeah, we got
to throw 'em in there
707
00:26:36,133 --> 00:26:37,200
-and bruise 'em up better.
-[Mark] There you go.
708
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,367
-Get them started.
-I seen a jar
709
00:26:38,367 --> 00:26:39,500
of brown sugar.
710
00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:41,800
I found a little old jug
of apple juice.
711
00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:43,700
I got some little syrup
that I might could add to it
712
00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:44,734
to give it some sweet effect.
713
00:26:44,734 --> 00:26:46,367
-Here we go. Five...
-[Big Chuk] I got it, baby.
714
00:26:46,367 --> 00:26:48,266
-four...
-[Joe] Oh, isn't that peachy?
715
00:26:48,266 --> 00:26:49,867
[chuckles]
716
00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:51,467
[Mark] Joe, you ready?
717
00:26:51,467 --> 00:26:53,066
-Yes, sir.
-Let's get busy.
718
00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:55,100
Your time starts now. Go.
719
00:26:56,967 --> 00:26:58,467
So I'm going
in the stock room third.
720
00:26:58,467 --> 00:27:00,266
There's a lot of things that
have been taken off the shelf
721
00:27:00,266 --> 00:27:02,000
that, you know,
I could have potentially used
722
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,467
to infuse in my run.
723
00:27:03,467 --> 00:27:06,066
Halfway there, Joe,
30 seconds left.
724
00:27:06,066 --> 00:27:07,033
[Joe] So right now,
725
00:27:07,033 --> 00:27:09,000
I've got a buttload of citrus
to work with.
726
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,367
I see a lot of citrus
going in the basket.
727
00:27:11,367 --> 00:27:13,200
I went
for the mandarin oranges,
728
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,467
the lemons, the limes.
729
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,100
Anything citrus
that I could grab,
730
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:17,567
I put it in my basket.
731
00:27:17,567 --> 00:27:21,567
Four, three, two, one.
732
00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:22,934
You're done.
733
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,767
I hope youins are all happy
with your ingredients.
734
00:27:27,767 --> 00:27:30,467
You either are or you ain't,
too late now.
735
00:27:30,467 --> 00:27:32,900
We ready to get
this flavor run started?
736
00:27:32,900 --> 00:27:34,000
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
737
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,266
[Mark] Grab your baskets.
Let's go.
738
00:27:35,266 --> 00:27:36,467
[Big Chuk grunts]
739
00:27:36,467 --> 00:27:39,667
[tense music playing]
740
00:27:46,066 --> 00:27:48,867
All right, guys. Y'all are
gonna rerun the rye whiskey
741
00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:51,166
that y'all made
from your first run.
742
00:27:51,166 --> 00:27:53,767
Now, this time, you can add
your additional flavor.
743
00:27:53,767 --> 00:27:56,867
We don't want the classic rye
that Jim Tom was known for.
744
00:27:56,867 --> 00:28:00,166
We want that rye whiskey
with your spin on it.
745
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:02,767
So that being said,
746
00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:06,800
anything goes
except for low-proof whiskey.
747
00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,400
We want that 100 proof jar.
748
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:12,266
This run's for all the glory,
749
00:28:12,867 --> 00:28:14,467
all the bragging rights,
750
00:28:14,467 --> 00:28:17,867
and a special Jim Tom
Master Distiller prize.
751
00:28:21,567 --> 00:28:24,266
2
All right, guys. Y'all are
gonna rerun the rye whiskey
752
00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:26,100
that y'all made
from your first run.
753
00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:29,266
We don't want the classic rye
that Jim Tom was known for.
754
00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,467
We want that rye whiskey
with your spin on it.
755
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,166
You got four hours, gentlemen.
756
00:28:35,166 --> 00:28:36,800
Your time starts now.
757
00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:38,066
Good luck. Get with it.
758
00:28:38,066 --> 00:28:40,867
[country music playing]
759
00:28:50,066 --> 00:28:51,600
[Digger] I'm gonna tell you
that Joe's mash
760
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,367
is pretty mash.
761
00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:54,200
-It's how we want it...
-It's rich--
762
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,166
...to work. Come out.
763
00:28:55,166 --> 00:28:56,867
I was thinking
it looked good, too.
764
00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:01,600
Mmm-hmm.
765
00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,667
-There we go.
-[Digger] Now you're cooking
766
00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:04,900
with gas, literally.
767
00:29:08,467 --> 00:29:10,066
I'm gonna keep
everything simple.
768
00:29:10,066 --> 00:29:11,367
I'm gonna go with what I know.
769
00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,200
I know rye and I know apple.
770
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,567
Jim Tom always made simple,
good liquor.
771
00:29:16,567 --> 00:29:18,367
And that's what he always
said do,
772
00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:20,667
"Keep it simple and
stick to your guns."
773
00:29:20,667 --> 00:29:22,166
And that's what I tried
to do here.
774
00:29:22,166 --> 00:29:23,400
[tense music playing]
775
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:24,767
[Mark] Needs a little...
[speaking other language]
...in it.
776
00:29:24,767 --> 00:29:25,867
[Digger] Needs a little
liquor in it.
777
00:29:25,867 --> 00:29:27,667
I'd put some mash in
if it's me,
778
00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:29,100
-but that's just me.
-Or some mash.
779
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:30,367
[Digger] There we go.
780
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,367
[Kelly] I'm gonna puree
these apples.
781
00:29:33,367 --> 00:29:34,867
I'm gonna put them
in the thumper
782
00:29:34,867 --> 00:29:36,367
so that it has
a little bit of time
783
00:29:36,367 --> 00:29:39,767
to, you know,
just kind of steep itself in.
784
00:29:39,767 --> 00:29:42,700
And I feel like we can carry
the flavor over.
785
00:29:42,700 --> 00:29:44,100
[Digger] Hmm, look at that.
786
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:46,166
That's some good-looking stuff
right there.
787
00:29:46,166 --> 00:29:47,367
[Digger] Oh,
I ain't gonna lie,
788
00:29:47,367 --> 00:29:48,867
that's what you make
good liquor
789
00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:50,200
out of right there.
790
00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,467
[Mark] Well, we'll see.
791
00:29:51,467 --> 00:29:53,300
[Josh] His seems
the simplest.
792
00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:56,367
Kelly's making stuff
Jim Tom made himself.
793
00:29:56,367 --> 00:29:59,667
[Mark] Kelly knew that, too,
but he had the advantage.
794
00:29:59,667 --> 00:30:01,300
He was able to get
those apples.
795
00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:06,100
He's cutting up his peaches
and throwing them in there.
796
00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,867
[Digger] Yup, leaving them
seeds out there, though.
797
00:30:08,867 --> 00:30:11,166
The traditional moonshine
back in Arkansas,
798
00:30:11,166 --> 00:30:12,400
back during
the Prohibition era,
799
00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,800
they would infuse their pot
with fruit.
800
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,266
So I'm gonna
put peaches in my pot.
801
00:30:18,266 --> 00:30:20,667
So that way, as the liquor's
churning and earning,
802
00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:22,100
it's gonna pull
through them peaches
803
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:24,467
and maybe throw some peach
in the body of that drink.
804
00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:28,500
All right, I'm whipping up
805
00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:30,767
a little old peach sauce
over here.
806
00:30:30,767 --> 00:30:31,967
Go in the thumper.
807
00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:36,066
Cook this down here.
808
00:30:36,066 --> 00:30:39,000
Add a little brown sugar,
a little bit of syrup.
809
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,767
If I can't bring a little bit
more of that rye to it
810
00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:43,266
with the peach, peach gumbo.
811
00:30:43,266 --> 00:30:44,567
[Joe chuckles]
812
00:30:44,567 --> 00:30:47,000
Peach gumbo rye.
I've never heard of that.
813
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,867
Well, we asked them
to put their spin on it.
814
00:30:49,867 --> 00:30:52,400
Guys,
you've burned 40 minutes.
815
00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,100
[Joe] All right,
here comes the real work.
816
00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:57,300
[country music playing]
817
00:30:59,767 --> 00:31:01,166
I see G.I. Joe is over here
818
00:31:01,166 --> 00:31:03,066
trimming an orange.
819
00:31:03,066 --> 00:31:05,100
[Digger] I know what he's
bringing to that thumper
820
00:31:05,100 --> 00:31:06,967
is citrus times ten.
821
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,367
[Joe] So I've got
some oranges,
822
00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:11,000
limes, some lemons.
823
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,900
I'm gonna go
for a citrus mountain brandy.
824
00:31:13,900 --> 00:31:16,867
Citrus mountain brandy,
that just goes together.
825
00:31:16,867 --> 00:31:19,467
It does.
It just rolls off your tongue.
826
00:31:20,567 --> 00:31:23,100
He keeps dropping the citrus
over there, though.
827
00:31:24,567 --> 00:31:26,000
[Joe] If you treat rye right,
828
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,567
it really brings forward
a floral, botanical note.
829
00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:31,467
So, I'm expecting that note
830
00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:34,000
to really play well
with that citrus.
831
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,667
I'm struggling here.
I can't peel fast enough.
832
00:31:36,667 --> 00:31:38,900
Well, you better hurry up.
I'm about to start running.
833
00:31:38,900 --> 00:31:40,600
[Joe] Well, my still's at 140.
834
00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:41,700
[Big Chuk chuckles] Yeah.
835
00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:44,000
All right, guys.
You're halfway home.
836
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,200
Burned two hours,
got two left.
837
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,900
-[tense music playing]
-[Big Chuk] I'm running, baby.
838
00:31:47,900 --> 00:31:49,567
-[Joe] You running?
-Yeah.
839
00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:53,100
Running fast too, boys.
840
00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,367
That's all right.
I'm gonna run it hot.
841
00:31:55,367 --> 00:31:57,467
[Joe] You're gonna give them
some spice, Chuk?
842
00:31:59,166 --> 00:32:00,767
I'll be damned.
843
00:32:00,767 --> 00:32:03,200
[Kelly] There we go, daddy-o.
844
00:32:03,900 --> 00:32:05,166
My liquor's running now.
845
00:32:05,166 --> 00:32:06,166
It's coming through.
846
00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:07,467
It's pretty high proof.
847
00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,100
You can smell
the apples in it.
848
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:11,100
I'm gonna put
some cinnamon sticks
849
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:12,567
in my thump keg.
850
00:32:12,567 --> 00:32:14,667
I'm only gonna put
a few in here.
851
00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:16,967
If they don't carry
a lot of cinnamon flavor,
852
00:32:16,967 --> 00:32:18,767
that's okay
'cause I'm gonna hopefully
853
00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:20,967
-have a good apple flavor.
-Less is better in cinnamon.
854
00:32:20,967 --> 00:32:22,033
It don't take much.
855
00:32:22,033 --> 00:32:24,300
If you find out, you've done
overpowered yourself.
856
00:32:24,300 --> 00:32:26,100
I believe if I can
control the cinnamon,
857
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,500
I can pull enough apple flavor
through to make it work.
858
00:32:30,967 --> 00:32:33,600
Hour and a half in, hour
and a half left, guys.
859
00:32:35,066 --> 00:32:36,567
[Joe] There we go.
860
00:32:36,567 --> 00:32:37,767
It smells like citrus
861
00:32:37,767 --> 00:32:39,600
coming out the end
of that spout right now.
862
00:32:41,066 --> 00:32:42,767
Working with citrus
is challenging.
863
00:32:42,767 --> 00:32:45,767
It has a lot
of really bright notes
864
00:32:45,767 --> 00:32:48,000
that can overpower
whatever base spirit
865
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:48,967
you put it through.
866
00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:49,800
[Big Chuk] Is it working out
867
00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:50,867
like you wanted it to?
868
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,700
[Joe] Somewhat.
869
00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:54,266
I'm gonna have to try
to blend it all together
870
00:32:54,266 --> 00:32:55,467
and make it marry.
871
00:32:55,467 --> 00:32:57,200
A lot of those big,
bright citrus notes
872
00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:58,767
were at the beginning.
873
00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:02,600
So I might have to take,
like, just a...
874
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:03,867
[Kelly] A little bit
of the high fruit.
875
00:33:03,867 --> 00:33:06,767
Just, like, a touch.
876
00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:08,867
[intense music playing]
877
00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:09,967
[Joe] You're blending
right now?
878
00:33:09,967 --> 00:33:11,000
[Kelly]
Running it back through
879
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,166
that cinnamon and charcoal,
880
00:33:12,166 --> 00:33:13,600
just running it
and across it again.
881
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,200
Pulled maybe just a touch
more cinnamon flavor, a touch.
882
00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:19,266
Just so you know, guys,
883
00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:21,667
you're down that straightaway
headed home.
884
00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:22,967
Thirty minutes left.
885
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:26,000
[intense music playing]
886
00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:32,900
I believe
Kelly's about ready with his.
887
00:33:32,900 --> 00:33:34,967
It's a good solid jar
of rye apple
888
00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:36,567
with a hint of cinnamon to it.
889
00:33:36,567 --> 00:33:38,400
You can smell
the apples in it
890
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,667
and you can kind of smell
the cinnamon.
891
00:33:40,667 --> 00:33:42,266
I'm gonna believe
I'm gonna win this thing
892
00:33:42,266 --> 00:33:43,600
because if I believe it,
I will,
893
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,066
and I want that trophy
really, really bad.
894
00:33:46,667 --> 00:33:47,767
Gentlemen.
895
00:33:47,767 --> 00:33:49,000
[Josh] Nice and clear.
896
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,066
My jar.
897
00:33:50,066 --> 00:33:51,567
Beautiful, clear jar.
898
00:33:52,767 --> 00:33:56,100
You got five minutes left
to get us a jar on the table.
899
00:33:58,467 --> 00:34:00,100
I believe Chuk's ready.
900
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,767
-[Big Chuk] Yes, sir.
-Bring it in here, big man.
901
00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:03,000
[Digger] I believe he is.
902
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,800
He's got it chilled.
903
00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:05,700
[Big Chuk] Here you are,
904
00:34:05,700 --> 00:34:06,600
-my friend.
-Absolutely.
905
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:08,166
Enjoy.
906
00:34:08,166 --> 00:34:10,066
This final jar
does have the peach.
907
00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:11,467
It ain't got the smell I want,
908
00:34:11,467 --> 00:34:13,800
but the flavor's all
the way there front to back.
909
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,000
I think this is it, brother.
910
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,700
Well, I wouldn't waste
any more time.
911
00:34:16,700 --> 00:34:18,767
[Mark] Bring it on, JJ.
912
00:34:18,767 --> 00:34:20,667
[Joe] This jar
is my best foot forward.
913
00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:22,266
The rye is there.
914
00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:24,367
The citrus has really
played well with it.
915
00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,800
And I think that Jim Tom,
he would love it.
916
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,066
We're gonna go taste
and deliberate,
917
00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:30,700
and then, we're gonna try
to reach a decision
918
00:34:30,700 --> 00:34:32,667
on who gets the title
919
00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:35,700
of the Jim Tom Hedrick
Memorial Run.
920
00:34:38,166 --> 00:34:40,800
2
[intense music playing]
921
00:34:43,266 --> 00:34:45,266
Look, Robbinsville,
North Carolina,
922
00:34:45,266 --> 00:34:46,867
and Cocke County, Tennessee,
923
00:34:46,867 --> 00:34:48,467
they ain't much difference
in them.
924
00:34:48,467 --> 00:34:49,867
Jim Tom's like us.
925
00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:51,266
[Josh] Yeah,
I remember him saying that.
926
00:34:52,266 --> 00:34:55,100
[Digger] You know,
not only did Jim Tom excel
927
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,667
at making good whiskey,
928
00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,400
he absorbed it pretty good,
too.
929
00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,867
-[Josh laughs]
-Wow.
930
00:35:05,967 --> 00:35:07,166
God, I miss him.
931
00:35:07,166 --> 00:35:08,467
What a character.
932
00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:10,000
Here's to you
for coming down here
933
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,266
and helping me with this.
934
00:35:13,667 --> 00:35:14,800
2
[intense music playing]
935
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:19,700
The Jim Tom Mountain Rye
and their twist on it.
936
00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,567
We've gotta have
100 proof liquor bare minimum.
937
00:35:22,567 --> 00:35:23,867
Absolutely.
938
00:35:23,867 --> 00:35:24,867
[Josh] This is Big Chuk's.
939
00:35:24,867 --> 00:35:27,367
It says "RIP Jim Tom"
on the top of it.
940
00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:29,000
[Digger] Shake it up
a little bit.
941
00:35:34,367 --> 00:35:35,667
It worked out how I planned.
942
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:37,300
I mean, it was a little peach
on the nose.
943
00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:38,900
I didn't really have that
on that first run.
944
00:35:38,900 --> 00:35:40,700
Oh, you did.
It was just a different one.
945
00:35:40,700 --> 00:35:42,100
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
946
00:35:42,100 --> 00:35:44,300
[Digger] Chuk was going
for peach gumbo.
947
00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:47,066
[Josh] Being
so full of grains,
948
00:35:47,066 --> 00:35:49,000
it's making it really hot.
949
00:35:49,567 --> 00:35:51,900
But that's pretty good.
950
00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:55,667
I'm confused
whether it's rye, spicy heat,
951
00:35:55,667 --> 00:35:58,800
or just heat
from hot run liquor.
952
00:36:00,967 --> 00:36:03,467
[Digger] That sort
of played out well,
953
00:36:03,467 --> 00:36:05,367
but that ain't nothing
954
00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:08,300
but plain and simple,
fierce liquor.
955
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:10,100
[Mark] Well, let's move on
to these other two.
956
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,266
All right, y'all.
957
00:36:11,266 --> 00:36:12,367
This is G.I. Joe's.
958
00:36:12,367 --> 00:36:15,166
[tense music playing]
959
00:36:15,166 --> 00:36:16,367
[Josh] Pretty good proof.
960
00:36:16,367 --> 00:36:19,100
I've done a lot
with like citrus gins,
961
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:20,900
so I just wanted
to balance it.
962
00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,667
[tense music playing]
963
00:36:23,667 --> 00:36:25,166
[exhales]
964
00:36:25,166 --> 00:36:26,400
[Mark chuckles]
965
00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:27,266
[Digger] He's up there,
ain't he?
966
00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:28,300
[Josh] Mmm-hmm.
967
00:36:28,300 --> 00:36:29,367
Well, I think the fruit
968
00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:31,066
definitely made it fierier.
969
00:36:31,066 --> 00:36:32,300
I get a lot of citrus.
970
00:36:32,300 --> 00:36:33,467
Yeah, it's citrusy.
971
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:35,500
[Mark] It's a good jar.
972
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:36,767
-It tastes good.
-I think it's got
973
00:36:36,767 --> 00:36:38,467
some good qualities to it.
974
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,266
It's a good drink.
975
00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:41,567
[Mark] All right, Josh.
976
00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:42,667
We're on to Kelly now.
977
00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:45,200
See there?
978
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:46,767
Spot on. Pretty bead.
979
00:36:46,767 --> 00:36:49,567
For me,
it was an honor to do this
980
00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:50,867
because of Jim Tom.
981
00:36:50,867 --> 00:36:51,900
And the rest of it
982
00:36:51,900 --> 00:36:53,567
was a game playing
with you guys to see...
983
00:36:53,567 --> 00:36:54,667
-Absolutely.
-...if I could get y'all
984
00:36:54,667 --> 00:36:56,367
-to mess yourself up.
-[laughter]
985
00:36:56,367 --> 00:36:58,900
[tense music playing]
986
00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:01,367
[Josh] This is a smoother jar
for the proof.
987
00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:03,300
The cinnamon
is not overpowering.
988
00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:04,400
Man, I'm gonna tell you
right now,
989
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:05,367
that's a good jar.
990
00:37:05,367 --> 00:37:06,667
I could tell the spiciness
991
00:37:06,667 --> 00:37:07,667
is still there.
992
00:37:08,567 --> 00:37:09,900
The rye is there.
993
00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:11,867
Just enough,
the spice on the back.
994
00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:14,800
And that cinnamon
does not run away with it.
995
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,467
That is a good jar of liquor.
996
00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:18,667
You've got fruit,
then you've got that spice
997
00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:19,767
you added to it.
998
00:37:19,767 --> 00:37:21,700
[imitating Jim Tom] Kelly,
let me tell you something.
999
00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:23,867
That's a fine jar
of rye liquor right there.
1000
00:37:23,867 --> 00:37:25,467
Rye whiskey.
That's rye whiskey.
1001
00:37:25,467 --> 00:37:27,500
I sure do miss him.
1002
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:28,767
I think at the end of the day,
1003
00:37:28,767 --> 00:37:31,700
Jim Tom would have been
tickled to death
1004
00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:33,567
with all three of these jars.
1005
00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:34,967
I he was here,
he'd be drinking them.
1006
00:37:34,967 --> 00:37:37,367
I just think
that there's one on the table
1007
00:37:37,367 --> 00:37:39,200
that Jim Tom
would have liked better,
1008
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,367
and that's what we have
to judge on.
1009
00:37:41,367 --> 00:37:42,667
[Digger] All right.
1010
00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:44,066
Here we go.
1011
00:37:45,166 --> 00:37:46,867
[tense music playing]
1012
00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:48,567
-Oh, we're gonna find out now.
-Here we go.
1013
00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:50,066
Oh, here's the beat.
1014
00:37:50,066 --> 00:37:51,467
[Joe] This is it, boys.
1015
00:37:51,467 --> 00:37:54,767
[tense music playing]
1016
00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:01,934
[Josh] All right, boys.
1017
00:38:01,934 --> 00:38:03,567
Being here
that we're running liquor
1018
00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:04,900
in Jim Tom's name
1019
00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:08,266
means that his legend's
never gonna die.
1020
00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:11,266
[Mark] In honor
of the master still builder,
1021
00:38:11,266 --> 00:38:12,867
Jim Tom Hedrick...
1022
00:38:12,867 --> 00:38:15,066
[tense music playing]
1023
00:38:15,066 --> 00:38:18,000
...this will go
to the winner.
1024
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,667
It not only looks like
something he would have built,
1025
00:38:20,667 --> 00:38:22,700
sounds a lot like him, too.
1026
00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:25,166
[Jim Tom]
♪ Oh, whiskey
Rye whiskey ♪
1027
00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:27,667
♪ Please don't let me down ♪
1028
00:38:27,667 --> 00:38:29,767
[laughter]
1029
00:38:29,767 --> 00:38:31,767
You ever been sung to
by a liquor still?
1030
00:38:31,767 --> 00:38:33,800
I love that.
1031
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:36,066
[Big Chuk] Now, the trophy
with Jim Tom singing in it
1032
00:38:36,066 --> 00:38:38,200
and the little mini still,
that's sharp, man.
1033
00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,166
And I really
wanna win that thing.
1034
00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:42,367
[Digger] Well, guys,
this has been
1035
00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:43,667
pretty bittersweet.
1036
00:38:43,667 --> 00:38:45,767
We're here to honor
the memory of Jim Tom.
1037
00:38:45,767 --> 00:38:47,967
I think we've all done
just that.
1038
00:38:47,967 --> 00:38:51,000
[Mark] Chuk, your liquor
was a little hot to me...
1039
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,100
Yeah.
1040
00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:53,767
...and it had a lot of flavor.
1041
00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:55,000
I mean, good flavor.
1042
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,867
Jim Tom would have drank
the piss out of it.
1043
00:38:57,867 --> 00:38:59,367
[laughter]
1044
00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,867
Big Chuk,
I tasted all those malts.
1045
00:39:02,867 --> 00:39:05,000
I tasted
your sorghum in there,
1046
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,500
and it played out well.
1047
00:39:08,700 --> 00:39:10,567
Joe, you went with the citrus.
1048
00:39:10,567 --> 00:39:13,100
It came through
like gangbusters.
1049
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,667
It didn't overpower
your Danko.
1050
00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:19,567
It was still
there on the back end,
1051
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:22,266
where a rye should be, to me.
1052
00:39:22,266 --> 00:39:23,567
[Digger] But it wasn't
quite the rye
1053
00:39:23,567 --> 00:39:25,467
that would have been
in this region
1054
00:39:25,467 --> 00:39:27,300
-that Jim Tom relied on.
-Mmm-hmm.
1055
00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:28,967
But I'm telling you,
for a screwdriver
1056
00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:32,066
or a Sunny All Day,
it'd be its best friend.
1057
00:39:32,567 --> 00:39:34,166
Thank you, sir.
1058
00:39:34,166 --> 00:39:38,100
Kelly, I saw cinnamon sticks
over there
1059
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:39,567
and I was terrified
1060
00:39:39,567 --> 00:39:41,700
that you were making
a mistake.
1061
00:39:42,667 --> 00:39:45,000
Well, it smelled like
an apple pie
1062
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,967
and it was
a very smooth flavor
1063
00:39:46,967 --> 00:39:50,000
and you stuck
to the Jim Tom recipe.
1064
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,867
And that jar is mighty fine.
1065
00:39:52,867 --> 00:39:54,100
Thank you, Josh.
1066
00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:57,367
[Digger] You all did
your level best
1067
00:39:57,367 --> 00:39:59,667
paying honor to one
of our greats,
1068
00:39:59,667 --> 00:40:00,767
but...
1069
00:40:03,900 --> 00:40:07,467
It's my pleasure and honor
1070
00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:10,500
to name
the Master Distiller winner
1071
00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:13,600
that gets this prize
in honor of Jim Tom.
1072
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,367
And that person is...
1073
00:40:15,367 --> 00:40:18,467
[tense music playing]
1074
00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,467
Kelly, you win it again,
my friend.
1075
00:40:24,467 --> 00:40:25,600
Whoo!
1076
00:40:26,100 --> 00:40:27,100
Good job, big dog.
1077
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:29,567
-Thank you, guys.
-Yes, sir.
1078
00:40:29,567 --> 00:40:31,166
I have no doubt
it wasn't easy,
1079
00:40:31,166 --> 00:40:32,900
because I have tasted
both of those.
1080
00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:36,100
And these guys
did bring great, great.
1081
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,500
Well, I didn't win this one.
1082
00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,100
But, hey, I think Jim Tom
1083
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:40,800
would have liked me
as a person.
1084
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:41,867
And most importantly,
1085
00:40:41,867 --> 00:40:43,300
I think he'd have liked
my liquor, man.
1086
00:40:43,300 --> 00:40:45,767
Men, you got nothing
to be ashamed of.
1087
00:40:45,767 --> 00:40:47,467
Y'all winners in my book.
1088
00:40:47,467 --> 00:40:48,667
Looking down at my jar,
1089
00:40:48,667 --> 00:40:50,500
I really think
that this is something
1090
00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:52,867
that Jim Tom would have
definitely dug into.
1091
00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:54,767
I'll pay it forward
to make sure
1092
00:40:54,767 --> 00:40:56,500
that I keep
that heritage alive
1093
00:40:56,500 --> 00:40:58,467
and keep Jim Tom's
memory alive.
1094
00:40:58,467 --> 00:41:01,567
You kept it simple,
like Jim Tom did.
1095
00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:03,767
And Jim Tom would have said,
"Keep it simple now.
1096
00:41:03,767 --> 00:41:05,300
Don't make it too complicated,
1097
00:41:05,300 --> 00:41:07,266
and we're gonna
drink a whole jar."
1098
00:41:07,266 --> 00:41:09,767
-[laughter]
-My time with Jim Tom
1099
00:41:09,767 --> 00:41:11,066
helped me to understand
1100
00:41:11,066 --> 00:41:12,567
that there's a history
1101
00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:14,266
to this liquor-making
business.
1102
00:41:14,266 --> 00:41:15,967
And if we stay true to that,
1103
00:41:15,967 --> 00:41:17,867
there will be a future
to it as well.
1104
00:41:17,867 --> 00:41:19,900
And you guys chase on
out of here
1105
00:41:19,900 --> 00:41:22,100
and enjoy those drinks
together.
1106
00:41:22,567 --> 00:41:23,333
Thank you, guys.
1107
00:41:23,333 --> 00:41:24,567
Let's go have a cocktail,
guys.
1108
00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:25,667
[Joe] Yeah,
let's go get a drink.
1109
00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:26,767
[Big Chuk]
I'm going to drink yours
1110
00:41:26,767 --> 00:41:27,867
since it's so damn good.
1111
00:41:27,867 --> 00:41:30,300
[laughter]