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Welcome
to Master Distiller.
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Today we're gonna be making
a Civil War era shine
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that was
almost lost in time.
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Jimmy Red corn.
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We've had
a lot of competitions
over the years,
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but you've never seen
anything like this.
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America loves its corn,
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but nothing
tastes like Jimmy Red.
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If it has
that robust, nutty,
earthy flavor...
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Ooh!
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...we know we're tasting
Jimmy Red corn.
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Three outlaw shiners
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take on one of America's
rarest breeds.
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Taking all my grains,
are you?
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No, I'm not taking--
I left you plenty.
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Born of the ashes
of the Civil War...
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It's that red
in that Jimmy Red going.
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Look at that.
Look at that.
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...and almost lost to history.
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It's really important
to bring something
like this back.
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Don't screw it up.
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They'll compete to capture
its unparalleled flavor...
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It's like a butter biscuit
with a lot of butter on it.
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...in their own
whiskey recipe.
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- Wow.
- It is Jimmy Red all the way.
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Hey, guys, I'm Tim Jones,
international spirits judge.
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In the industry, there's not
a lot of Jimmy Red corn
on the shelf.
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But it's a really
important part
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of American
moonshine history.
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As the ravages
of the Civil War
and reconstruction
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limited access
to raw ingredients
across the South,
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moonshiners from
Saint James Island,
South Carolina,
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began cultivating
and distilling
an unusual strain
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of magenta hued,
peanuty-flavored corn
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believed to originate
from Appalachia.
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Jimmy Red moonshine
proliferated across
the Lowcountry until 1920,
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when national prohibition
turned distillers
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to cheaper
industrial varieties of corn
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to meet the boom
in moonshine demand.
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By the time the last
bootlegger to grow it
passed away,
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only two cobs
of Jimmy Red corn survived.
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But thankfully,
the seeds were saved.
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That corn was pretty much
saved from extinction
by farmers and distillers.
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So it is an American
comeback story.
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I had actually never heard
of Jimmy Red corn.
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I have heard of Jimmy Red,
but I never worked with it.
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Only one time
before I had worked
with Jimmy Red corn.
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I had plenty of difficulties.
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And probably
the worst thing
I've ever made.
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Tim and I
have had the pleasure
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of making
a Jimmy Red moonshine
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just like they did
back in the 1800s.
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We gotta find out about
this Jimmy Red moonshine.
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I ain't never heard
of Jimmy Red corn.
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I've never seen a corn
have so much oil as this.
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It just adds a real good
viscosity to the whiskey.
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A quarter century ago,
only bootleggers had it.
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Got a little seed
from everybody
and started growing it.
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And now,
it's growing exponentially
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because the hooch
is so good.
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- Put it in there.
- Looks good.
All right.
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Now, there you go.
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So y'all wanna create
1900 and earlier style
moonshine,
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you gotta hand-crank it.
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Yeah, I got
a whole bucket full there.
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Today is the day for us
to run this Jimmy Red
moonshine.
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I think we've got
some drops coming out.
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Look at it.
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Just like it was made
during the Civil War.
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That is good right there.
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There's more corn flavoring
than any other liquor
I have ever tasted.
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I'll have to say this is
one of the rarest corns
I've ever used.
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Please be careful.
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And don't outshine
this corn.
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Now, first off, all of y'all
are gonna create your own
Jimmy Red corn mash.
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Then we're going
to test that mash
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to see what your
alcohol by volume is.
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Now, the winner of that
will get first pick
at their stills
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to run their signature
run of liquor.
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The winner
of this competition
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not only will get
bragging rights,
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but you'll get
your own limited run
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of Jimmy Red corn spirit
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at Two Trees
Distilling Company.
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But right now,
we want you to get a taste
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of how it was to prepare
their corn back in the 1800s.
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Behind you,
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you will see three
hand-cranked grain mills.
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You got a Mason jar sitting
on your box behind you.
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Your task
is to get that jar full.
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You cannot light your fires
or start heating any water
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until you have ground
all of your corn.
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You can use other grains.
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But don't screw it up.
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Jimmy Red corn
has a great mouth feel,
big nutty flavor,
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and I want to make sure
I still taste
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the Jimmy Red corn.
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All right, you got one hour.
Time starts now.
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Being able to work
with a heritage corn
like Jimmy Red,
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it's an honor, really,
and a privilege.
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Look at that.
Daniel, he's pretty fast now.
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But it makes me
extremely nervous
for this competition.
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That is not easy.
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This is a workout.
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My name is Daniel Stevens.
I'm 47 years old.
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I'm from Bennett,
North Carolina.
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Hi, baby.
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I have a 150-acre farm
where we commercially raise
chickens and cattle.
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These are my chickens.
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I got 140,000 of these.
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I'm a farmer,
but I'm also a moonshiner.
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I've been distilling
for ten years.
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I usually run
on my 20 gallon
copper pot still.
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I'm a self-taught distiller.
I learned it all on my own.
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I didn't want
to ask questions.
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I didn't want nobody
knowing what I did.
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My family history
mostly is bootlegging
and drinking it.
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I was the first one
in my family to actually
start distilling.
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I'm competing
to get my name out there
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and expand my platform
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so I can teach
the younger generation
how to distill
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so we don't lose this.
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All right. Now, Julia
is losing more than
she's capturing.
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Yeah. She's got it going
all over the place.
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I'm Julia Register.
I'm 48.
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And I'm from Hickory,
North Carolina.
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I am a former
worship administrator
at a church.
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And I am a musician.
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I love singing.
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And I love hanging out
with my family
and my friends.
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But my secret passion
is moonshining.
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I built this brew room.
That's what we call it.
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I've just pitched
the yeast in here,
which is a corn mash.
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My husband and I
have brewed beer
for 12 years.
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And messing around
with different mash bills
for my beer,
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that next step
is just take that beer
and don't put hops in it,
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and distill it.
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This was actually
a cab sav wine,
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uh, that I distilled
and then rapid aged it
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to make it,
kind of, a cognac style,
and it's really good.
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I'm excited to work
with Jimmy Red corn.
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I think
it's very important
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to maintain
heritage ingredients
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just because we need
to preserve that legacy.
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Anthony, so he's getting
the entire thing out.
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He's gonna tear that handle
pulling off that thing.
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My name is
Anthony Deon Jefferson,
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and I'm from Henderson,
North Carolina.
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I've been distilling
a little bit over ten years.
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Self-taught.
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This is the poor man's
Pappy Van Winkle.
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It's at 125 proof.
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Barrel ready.
Ready to go.
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After running liquor
for a couple of years,
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I come to find out
that my grandparents
were bootleggers.
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What I love about distilling
is the science,
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the knowledge
that you have to know.
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This is a peach brandy.
It started out clear.
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If you had Smell-O-Vision,
that smells so damn good.
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It would mean
the world to me
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to be the next
Master Distiller
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to open up doors
that have not been opened
ever in my family.
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So I think this will give me
the opportunity to do so.
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Five minutes in.
You got 55 to go.
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There we go.
Daniel has got a jar already.
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All right, Daniel,
go to work.
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All right.
You can go to work.
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- All right.
- There you go,
Anthony.
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There you go, Anthony.
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- Julia, she's got--
- All right.
Julia has a full jar.
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- All right, Julia.
- Go to work.
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Daniel's got his lit.
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Daniel's got his lit.
Anthony's lighting.
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They were all
given the same amount
of Jimmy Red.
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Twenty-five pounds.
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- Twenty-five pounds.
- Yeah.
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Now, wait a minute.
He's putting his
grain in already.
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He just put the water in,
putting the grain in.
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You don't want to put
that grain in that water.
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You use that pot
to just heat your water,
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and you use
that barrel to mash in.
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- That's right. You can't
scorch nothing that way.
- Yeah.
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Anthony, we noticed
you're the only one
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that started
with water and grain.
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Normally,
I let my water warm up.
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But in this case,
we only have an hour.
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I'm actually doing my process
a little bit different
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than my other competitors.
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Because I'm staying
on the fire,
and I'm cooking it.
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Just making sure
it don't scorch.
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- Julia.
- Yup.
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You're making
some decisions already?
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I am making
decisions already.
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I ended up picking
some of the Southern Select
and the Base Camp,
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which are both
two-row barleys.
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And also
I used Crystal malt
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because I know that's got
a nice honey flavor to it.
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And I wanted
to bring out that sweetness.
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Taking all my grains,
are you?
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No, I'm not taking--
I left you plenty.
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I go up
to the grain bin,
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and I pick up
Hickory King White corn,
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Cumberland corn
and Crystal malt.
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Because I thought
with the Jimmy Red
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that it would give it
sweeter notes on the front,
middle and back.
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And the barley would help
get fermented in five days.
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A little goes a long way.
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Bloody butcher.
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I choose Bloody Butcher,
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Crystal, southern select
and basecamp.
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I was looking for the crystal
to come through
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with a sweet
flavor profile
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to add towards
the bloody butcher.
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I hope that they complement
the jimmy red corn.
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Not one person
did a 100% jimmy red.
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They're complementing it
with other grains.
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That can get
the jimmy red corn
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the base they're
working with confused.
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- Yeah.
- If you start getting
something else,
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I Want to make
sure I still taste
the jimmy red corn.
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All right, guys,
you got five minutes left.
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Work fast,
work fast.
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Jimmy red
has more oils in it,
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which I was a little bit
nervous about.
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Ooh...
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Not sure my mash
will give me the alcohol
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and the flavor
that I wanted out of it.
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I'm hoping
that I get a good
conversion.
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Plenty of alcohol
and a new flavor
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that nobody's tried before.
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When I dumped
my pot into the bucket,
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I was kind of nervous
about scorch.
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Oh, looks good.
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Walking away
from my mash.
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I really hope that it sets in
within the next five days.
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Everybody's done,
everybody's in?
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- We're done.
- We're done
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Man, y'all did a whole lot
in one hour, I tell you that.
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We'll give you a mash.
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Five days to work off.
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Head on out, then
242
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2
It's been five days
since you mashed
243
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in your jimmy red corn.
244
00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,300
Today we're gonna measure
your alcohol by volume.
245
00:11:28,767 --> 00:11:31,399
Each one of you
are gonna bring us one jar
246
00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,866
of your mash
from your jimmy red corn,
247
00:11:33,867 --> 00:11:35,366
and we're gonna calculate
248
00:11:35,367 --> 00:11:38,299
who got the most the alcohol
out of your mash.
249
00:11:38,300 --> 00:11:40,165
That will determine the order
that you get to pick
250
00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:41,700
your stills
for your first run.
251
00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:44,666
All right, guys,
you're gonna have two minutes
252
00:11:44,667 --> 00:11:46,500
to bring us the jar of mash
out of your barrel.
253
00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:48,867
Your time starts now.
254
00:11:55,567 --> 00:11:57,866
When I opened
the lid on my mash,
255
00:11:57,867 --> 00:11:59,866
I saw the color
and I knew
256
00:11:59,867 --> 00:12:01,666
that it had done
what I wanted it to do.
257
00:12:01,667 --> 00:12:03,667
I'm very happy
with how it turned out.
258
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,500
I know my mash
could have worked off
a couple more days.
259
00:12:09,667 --> 00:12:11,667
But I'm ready
to give it a chance
260
00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:13,600
and see what it do.
261
00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:17,166
All right. One minute in.
You got one minute left.
262
00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,165
Danny ain't messing around.
263
00:12:20,166 --> 00:12:22,399
Wow, it's almost
like a grapefruit juice.
264
00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:23,666
Coming back
after five days,
265
00:12:23,667 --> 00:12:25,199
I thought the mash
would be really pink,
266
00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,399
but it was a little more
white pink.
267
00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:27,566
Which made me
interested in
268
00:12:27,567 --> 00:12:29,200
what flavor would
come out of that.
269
00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,799
Julia's is different.
270
00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:32,899
Look at hers.
271
00:12:32,900 --> 00:12:34,466
It's that red
in that jimmy red.
272
00:12:34,467 --> 00:12:35,967
- I know.
- Look at that.
Look at that.
273
00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:39,266
All right, guys,
you got 10 seconds.
274
00:12:40,367 --> 00:12:42,367
Make sure you got
your name on your jar.
275
00:12:43,300 --> 00:12:48,700
Five, four three, two one.
276
00:12:51,166 --> 00:12:51,933
Outstanding.
277
00:12:51,934 --> 00:12:53,466
Three different
colors of mash.
278
00:12:53,467 --> 00:12:56,399
- Three different things
going on here.
- Mmm-hmm.
279
00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:57,999
All right, guys,
we're going to do
280
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a alcohol by volume
calculation on it.
281
00:13:00,367 --> 00:13:02,065
We're gonna find out
how much of your sugars
282
00:13:02,066 --> 00:13:03,866
has convert over
to alcohol
283
00:13:03,867 --> 00:13:05,500
and rank you
one, two, three.
284
00:13:06,567 --> 00:13:07,867
So we start with Daniel.
285
00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:11,866
- Somewhere
around there.
- Yeah.
286
00:13:11,867 --> 00:13:14,000
Let's just see
what's gonna happen here.
287
00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:16,499
I was thinking
with my ABV
288
00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:21,499
I would land
somewhere around
like a 78% alcohol.
289
00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:23,800
All right.
Let's just see what Anthony
got going on here.
290
00:13:27,467 --> 00:13:28,833
I can smell it.
291
00:13:28,834 --> 00:13:31,999
The pick
of the still will determine
this competition
292
00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,366
and just a couple of stills
that I got my eyes on.
293
00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:37,066
Let's see
what Julia's got.
294
00:13:41,367 --> 00:13:42,699
Mmm.
295
00:13:42,700 --> 00:13:45,466
I'm thinking
that I might be
in the middle,
296
00:13:45,467 --> 00:13:48,466
possibly even in the bottom,
with my ABV.
297
00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:50,166
But I think my flavors
are gonna be great.
298
00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:51,999
All right, guys,
299
00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,700
we did some
calculations here and there.
300
00:13:54,266 --> 00:13:54,967
Anthony?
301
00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,767
You came in third with 6.0.
302
00:13:58,767 --> 00:14:01,300
Uh, but we have
a problem.
303
00:14:03,767 --> 00:14:05,700
We have a tie
between first place
304
00:14:07,767 --> 00:14:10,165
Daniel, you've got 8.29
305
00:14:10,166 --> 00:14:13,000
and then Julia,
you have an 8.29
306
00:14:14,967 --> 00:14:16,799
Best way to solve
a dispute like this
307
00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,500
is an old fashioned
coin flip.
308
00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:21,466
Julia, do you want
to call it?
309
00:14:21,467 --> 00:14:22,667
- Sure.
- All right.
310
00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,300
Heads.
311
00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,165
- It's heads.
- It's heads. Hey.
312
00:14:29,166 --> 00:14:30,500
- All right.
- Let's go.
313
00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,766
So, Julia, you win
the corn toss.
314
00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:37,467
Julia, no
two stills are alike.
315
00:14:38,467 --> 00:14:40,566
The first still pot
with a thumper.
316
00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:43,099
It's great for upping
your proofing, your flavor.
317
00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:45,265
Now second, we have
a classic steel pot
318
00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:47,099
with a condenser.
319
00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:49,366
Lastly, we have a pot still
with a diamond cap,
320
00:14:49,367 --> 00:14:51,166
condenser
and parrot attachment.
321
00:14:53,367 --> 00:14:55,065
Which one you picked?
322
00:14:55,066 --> 00:14:56,266
I want the one
with the thumper.
323
00:14:57,467 --> 00:14:58,999
Going with
the thumper, old fashioned.
324
00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,366
All right, Daniel,
which one you pick?
325
00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:02,866
I'll take
the straight pots still.
326
00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:04,866
Straight pots still.
with the condenser.
327
00:15:04,867 --> 00:15:05,866
No thumper.
328
00:15:05,867 --> 00:15:07,799
All right. Anthony,
which one you gonna pick?
329
00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,165
I'm taking
the one with the parrot.
330
00:15:09,166 --> 00:15:11,867
I'm trying to bring up
my alcohol volume,
so that will help.
331
00:15:13,567 --> 00:15:15,099
All right, guys.
332
00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:16,499
You've selected your stills.
333
00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:19,066
You've got four hours
to make this jimmy red corn.
334
00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:21,899
But unfortunately,
335
00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:25,265
only two of you is gonna
move on to the next challenge.
336
00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:27,299
Jimmy red corn,
it's got an amazing history.
337
00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:29,399
It's really important
to bring something
like this back.
338
00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,866
We're also looking
for that big nutty flavor.
339
00:15:31,867 --> 00:15:33,666
Great mouthfeel in that jar.
340
00:15:33,667 --> 00:15:36,367
So I'm really excited
to see what the outcome is.
341
00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:39,300
Time starts now.
342
00:15:43,467 --> 00:15:44,667
That still big as that.
343
00:15:52,867 --> 00:15:55,366
Anthony ain't playing around.
He got fire going.
344
00:15:55,367 --> 00:15:58,466
I'm starting my process
a little bit different
than the competitors.
345
00:15:58,467 --> 00:16:02,299
It takes about three hours
from a still to run a parrot.
346
00:16:02,300 --> 00:16:04,033
So I'm really
pressed for time.
347
00:16:06,500 --> 00:16:08,799
So, Julia, in the beginning,
we talked about
348
00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,766
how important it is
to showcase jimmy red.
349
00:16:11,767 --> 00:16:13,266
How are you
going to do that?
350
00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:17,499
I saved some jimmy red
that was not in the mash.
351
00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:20,466
It's just straight jimmy red,
I'm gonna put it in there with
352
00:16:20,467 --> 00:16:23,767
some of my mash
to get even more
of that good corn flavor.
353
00:16:24,867 --> 00:16:27,666
I'm putting jimmy red
raw cracked corn.
354
00:16:27,667 --> 00:16:29,999
The stuff that I made
from the cracking challenge
355
00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,766
at the very beginning
in my thumper,
356
00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:36,599
along with some of my mash
in there to get extra flavor.
357
00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,265
So she's going to get
a big second kick of that
jimmy red corn.
358
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:41,266
Mmm-hmm.
359
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,500
Well, this is gonna
be tough.
360
00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:49,466
Oh, yeah!
361
00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:52,666
Well, it looks like everybody
has got fire under their pots.
362
00:16:52,667 --> 00:16:54,200
How much of y'all's
mash did you put in
363
00:16:54,867 --> 00:16:56,599
About fifteen sixteen?
364
00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,966
I put about 15 gallons
of mash into my pot.
365
00:16:59,967 --> 00:17:01,766
Because I don't want
to overflow the pot.
366
00:17:01,767 --> 00:17:04,100
And I think that will still
give me plenty of alcohol.
367
00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,667
Two hours in,
two hours ago.
368
00:17:07,467 --> 00:17:08,999
Man, come on, bro.
Come on.
369
00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,399
I need mine
to come on out.
370
00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:12,667
Oh, look,
we got alcohol.
371
00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:14,867
We got a drip.
372
00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:17,867
That stuff tastes great.
373
00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:19,999
Oh, oh.
374
00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,367
You got your
liquor going?
375
00:17:21,767 --> 00:17:23,265
I got liquor.
376
00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:25,467
I just hope mine
won't be too far behind.
377
00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:29,299
The other contenders
today are running
378
00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:30,566
are starting before mine,
379
00:17:30,567 --> 00:17:32,000
so I'm actually
getting nervous.
380
00:17:32,867 --> 00:17:33,933
Come on up here.
381
00:17:33,934 --> 00:17:35,666
That's the only thing
I didn't like about that one
382
00:17:35,667 --> 00:17:37,766
is the time
it takes to do it.
383
00:17:37,767 --> 00:17:38,999
Because it has
so much reflux before--
384
00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,332
It has
so much reflux.
385
00:17:40,333 --> 00:17:43,666
Better to get your
ABV up if you ain't
on a four hour time limit.
386
00:17:43,667 --> 00:17:45,667
- It's awesome.
- Yeah, come on, baby.
387
00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:47,967
Let's make some liquor.
388
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,366
I'm already
getting the mouthfeel
that I wanted to get.
389
00:17:52,367 --> 00:17:55,999
It's coating my mouth
more than other
corn mashes will do.
390
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,467
And so I'm very excited
on how it's turning out.
391
00:18:00,900 --> 00:18:04,499
Not as much
jimmy red as I would hoped
in the first few jars
392
00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,099
and getting into the hearts
I was really concerned
393
00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:07,867
because the flavor
wasn't coming through
like I liked it.
394
00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:11,367
You ain't the only one
got drip.
395
00:18:12,367 --> 00:18:13,866
Whoo-hoo!
We got drip.
396
00:18:13,867 --> 00:18:14,899
Let's go.
397
00:18:14,900 --> 00:18:18,099
My run starts,
but I'm pretty nervous
398
00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:19,999
about my flavors
coming through.
399
00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,966
I'm really
pressed for time.
400
00:18:21,967 --> 00:18:22,966
I'm in tails.
401
00:18:22,967 --> 00:18:24,199
Just taste it
a little bit
402
00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:25,999
and you're gonna get
a lot of sweet notes in it.
403
00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,099
I've been tasting
the sweet, yeah.
404
00:18:28,100 --> 00:18:30,165
I took a couple
of my favorite jars
405
00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:31,399
from the middle
of the run.
406
00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,999
I put just a little bit
of the nice, clear,
407
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,599
sweet part of the tails.
408
00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,999
To give it more flavor,
and then I ended up having
409
00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,767
to put a little water in it
because it was still too hot.
410
00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:43,099
Last little sploosh.
411
00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:45,466
But now I have a perfect
jar at 90 proof.
412
00:18:45,467 --> 00:18:46,666
Yeah, we're done
in five minutes.
413
00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:49,266
You put the name on the lid
and screw it on the top.
414
00:18:51,667 --> 00:18:52,833
All right, first jar.
415
00:18:52,834 --> 00:18:55,666
Here you go.
Best jar I've ever made
of jimmy red corn.
416
00:18:55,667 --> 00:18:57,699
It's clean, it's clear.
417
00:18:57,700 --> 00:18:59,966
And I hope the judges
will love it as much as I do.
418
00:18:59,967 --> 00:19:01,366
How you
looking over there, bro?
419
00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:02,899
I'm looking good.
How are you looking?
420
00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,500
I'm looking great.
Yes, sir.
421
00:19:06,567 --> 00:19:08,766
During the run,
I actually got
a 90-proof jar,
422
00:19:08,767 --> 00:19:11,766
which helped a lot,
it brought 130 proof
jars down
423
00:19:11,767 --> 00:19:13,299
to help blend them.
424
00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:14,266
That's it.
425
00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:16,000
Daniel's coming in.
426
00:19:17,066 --> 00:19:18,299
Best I can do, fellas.
427
00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:19,566
The flavor was there,
428
00:19:19,567 --> 00:19:21,799
so I thought it was
a perfect jar to turn in.
429
00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,065
Anthony,
you need to start
tightening up over there.
430
00:19:24,066 --> 00:19:25,065
Yes, sir.
431
00:19:25,066 --> 00:19:26,533
You got two minutes left.
432
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,299
The crystal
was coming through
with a sweeter note
433
00:19:30,300 --> 00:19:32,799
kind of enhanced
the bloody butcher.
434
00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,566
But the other
characters were fighting
with jimmy red,
435
00:19:36,567 --> 00:19:39,367
I had to do some--
Some tweaking a little bit.
436
00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,666
Don't overthink it, Anthony.
437
00:19:41,667 --> 00:19:42,467
You got this.
438
00:19:43,700 --> 00:19:45,165
I'm really pressed for time
439
00:19:45,166 --> 00:19:47,467
and you know
it's nerve racking.
440
00:19:48,767 --> 00:19:51,199
Anthony, you need to get
that top lid on that jar.
441
00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:52,867
Okay.
Just give me one second.
Okay.
442
00:19:54,867 --> 00:19:56,099
You got this?
You got this.
443
00:19:56,100 --> 00:19:58,000
You got this. You got this.
You got this
444
00:20:00,467 --> 00:20:03,466
2
You got this?
You got this. You got this.
445
00:20:03,467 --> 00:20:04,799
Anthony might
run out of time.
446
00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,999
I was looking
for my jimmy red corn
to come through.
447
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,265
I don't know what's
going on over there.
448
00:20:09,266 --> 00:20:11,699
I had to do some
some tweaking a little bit.
449
00:20:11,700 --> 00:20:13,466
We want
a nice clean jar,
450
00:20:13,467 --> 00:20:14,699
but don't take
the flavor out now.
451
00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:15,666
No, sir.
452
00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:17,265
I did use a lot of my tales.
453
00:20:17,266 --> 00:20:19,866
And the jimmy red
came proved more prominent
454
00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:22,566
than any other grain
that I had in there.
455
00:20:22,567 --> 00:20:29,166
Ten, nine,
eight, seven, six, five.
456
00:20:29,767 --> 00:20:31,433
Yes, sir.
457
00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:36,466
We're gonna go
and do some tasting myself,
458
00:20:36,467 --> 00:20:37,567
and we'll be back
with our verdict.
459
00:20:43,166 --> 00:20:45,466
This is a jimmy red
corn challenge.
460
00:20:45,467 --> 00:20:47,766
They had to have 51%
jimmy red corn.
461
00:20:47,767 --> 00:20:51,699
If it has that robust,
nutty, earthy flavor,
462
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:53,700
We know we're tasting
a jimmy red corn.
463
00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:56,867
Let's try Daniel.
464
00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,099
Yeah, I would say
that's a nice pretty jar.
465
00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:00,899
Mmm-hmm.
466
00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,299
I mean, really,
look at that.
467
00:21:02,300 --> 00:21:03,200
- It is really.
- Mmm-hmm.
468
00:21:05,367 --> 00:21:07,300
And I would say
it's high proof.
469
00:21:07,867 --> 00:21:09,232
With the jimmy red
470
00:21:09,233 --> 00:21:11,566
- mine could have used
just a little bit more of it.
- Yeah.
471
00:21:11,567 --> 00:21:12,867
It was right there.
472
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,699
- It's got that sweet,
buttery finish.
- Mmm.
473
00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:21,367
Just like jimmy red
should have.
474
00:21:23,066 --> 00:21:25,600
It's like a butter biscuit
with a lot of butter on it.
475
00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:31,399
I'm not pulling out
the earthy notes I think
476
00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,165
is normally there
with jimmy red,
477
00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,766
but everything else
is there.
478
00:21:34,767 --> 00:21:35,800
It's almost perfect.
479
00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,166
Let's see
what we've got here.
480
00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,999
Yeah, and that tastes
like jimmy red to me, too.
481
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,999
But it may have been wise
to let that hickory king out
482
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,299
- because jimmy red
has such a bold flavor.
- Yeah.
483
00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:51,899
You really want it
to stand out?
484
00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:54,299
I think if it was
proof down
just a little bit,
485
00:21:54,300 --> 00:21:56,265
maybe that jimmy red
486
00:21:56,266 --> 00:21:57,766
or some of those
flavor profiles
487
00:21:57,767 --> 00:21:59,467
would have stood out
a little bit more.
488
00:22:00,300 --> 00:22:01,599
Let's look at Anthony.
489
00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,300
- It is not clear, clear.
But yeah pretty.
- Yeah.
490
00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,066
It's going away
pretty fast too.
491
00:22:08,967 --> 00:22:11,766
Just getting it to run.
It took me a very long time.
492
00:22:11,767 --> 00:22:13,065
You guys were
already running.
493
00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:15,399
Just hope that the liquor
speaks for itself.
494
00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,799
I don't know what that is,
but-- It's got jimmy red.
495
00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,366
But there's
something else there.
496
00:22:20,367 --> 00:22:22,799
He's got
different kinds
of barley in here
497
00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,466
that could compete
with the jimmy red.
498
00:22:25,467 --> 00:22:27,165
It tastes really good,
499
00:22:27,166 --> 00:22:29,767
but I think he's got
too much going on
in that jar.
500
00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:34,866
There is a distinct
flavor profile on this.
501
00:22:34,867 --> 00:22:37,266
- Yeah.
- And it is
very earthy.
502
00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:39,567
It is very funky.
503
00:22:40,166 --> 00:22:41,566
You know, I'm with Tim.
504
00:22:41,567 --> 00:22:43,800
I think his mash
got too busy.
505
00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:48,867
- Julia, that's a very
clean job.
- Very clean.
506
00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:51,099
They brought it.
507
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,866
Yeah, yeah, I don't
I don't think above 80.
508
00:22:53,867 --> 00:22:55,165
I was afraid
of overdoing it.
509
00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:56,666
- Yeah, but--
- So I didn't put
a ton in there.
510
00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:59,699
But 120 proof tasted
like-- like 40 proof.
511
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:00,866
I mean, it really did.
512
00:23:00,867 --> 00:23:03,000
I think we all have been
challenged here today.
513
00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:05,999
It's a little bit lighter
than other guys.
514
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,199
Hmm.
515
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,467
Now, definitely
jimmy red.
516
00:23:13,867 --> 00:23:16,999
- Now hers has got alcohol
all the way through.
- Hmm.
517
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,466
It's a little bit on the front
and all the way to the end.
518
00:23:19,467 --> 00:23:21,599
I think she's using more
jimmy red corn
519
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:22,933
than the rest of them.
520
00:23:22,934 --> 00:23:25,265
Yeah, well, you know,
she added jimmy red grain
to the doubler.
521
00:23:25,266 --> 00:23:26,866
- To the doubler.
She sure did.
- She did.
522
00:23:26,867 --> 00:23:30,065
- Raw grains not cook mash.
- Yeah.
523
00:23:30,066 --> 00:23:33,399
I'm curious if that's
where some of the spices
come from, Tim.
524
00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,566
Yeah, you're gonna see.
There's some spice in there.
525
00:23:35,567 --> 00:23:38,066
Even though it's still
in the 90-proof range.
526
00:23:39,166 --> 00:23:42,499
See, I love--
I think this is jimmy
red forward.
527
00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:44,567
- Even on the nose.
- Yeah. Yeah.
528
00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:48,767
Yeah, I enjoyed that one.
529
00:23:49,967 --> 00:23:51,366
We've got a competition.
530
00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:54,499
It's a much
stronger jimmy red
four forward I think.
531
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,099
Mmm, you know
there's a fine line between
532
00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:58,800
proof and flavor,
and I think she hit that mark.
533
00:23:59,767 --> 00:24:02,466
Jimmy red corn
is there on all three jars.
534
00:24:02,467 --> 00:24:03,867
There's just one
that fell a little short.
535
00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:06,500
- All right.
Let's go.
- All right.
536
00:24:19,767 --> 00:24:22,165
We had three
really good jars.
537
00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:24,366
Unfortunately,
this is a competition,
538
00:24:24,367 --> 00:24:28,366
and it was not an easy
decision to make.
539
00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:30,899
Two of you is gonna
move ahead
to the next challenge.
540
00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:32,867
One of you will be
going home today.
541
00:24:34,166 --> 00:24:37,366
Julia,
I was intrigued
by your mash,
542
00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:39,900
and I was excited to taste
your distillate.
543
00:24:40,667 --> 00:24:44,199
On the nose it was
jimmy red forward.
544
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,199
We could smell it,
and on the taste
I could taste it,
545
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,566
but it was still
a little crowded.
546
00:24:49,567 --> 00:24:51,866
But you did get
the mouthfeel we
were looking for.
547
00:24:51,867 --> 00:24:55,866
Julia, we've seen
people put all kinds
of stuff in the thumper,
548
00:24:55,867 --> 00:24:57,300
but you put grain in it.
549
00:24:58,667 --> 00:25:01,366
That was something different,
and it did add to the flavor.
550
00:25:01,367 --> 00:25:03,867
I think it added
a little spicy note to it.
551
00:25:04,266 --> 00:25:05,266
Really good.
552
00:25:05,867 --> 00:25:08,000
Anthony, jimmy red corn,
553
00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:10,999
it's there on the nose,
554
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,667
and it's there
on the flavor palette.
555
00:25:13,500 --> 00:25:15,265
You brought
a whole lot of extra grains
556
00:25:15,266 --> 00:25:18,766
to the table today,
bold move.
557
00:25:18,767 --> 00:25:20,466
And so when you
bring multiple
ingredients together,
558
00:25:20,467 --> 00:25:22,199
it's hard
to balance out.
559
00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,400
I always like to say
this much over
just enough is too much.
560
00:25:26,667 --> 00:25:29,099
On the nose for me
it was there.
561
00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:30,600
There was jimmy red
right there.
562
00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:32,766
But it wasn't mingling.
563
00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:35,899
It wasn't playing well
with the other grains,
564
00:25:35,900 --> 00:25:38,466
so the balance
was probably a little off
565
00:25:38,467 --> 00:25:40,699
Overall that's
a really nice try.
566
00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:43,533
Daniel, you created
some high proof stuff.
567
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,666
But you have a good
mouth feel
568
00:25:47,667 --> 00:25:49,699
that jimmy red
really overpowers it.
569
00:25:49,700 --> 00:25:51,899
It always has
that buttery taste,
570
00:25:51,900 --> 00:25:54,599
and that's
what you want.
571
00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:58,165
Daniel you told us
you was gonna deliver
a high proof jar.
572
00:25:58,166 --> 00:25:59,699
You said you sell alcohol,
not flavors.
573
00:25:59,700 --> 00:26:01,165
Yeah.
574
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:04,566
But yet it still had plenty
of jimmy red corn in there.
575
00:26:04,567 --> 00:26:06,099
Good job.
576
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:07,900
All three of you.
Great job.
577
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,666
And it was very difficult
for us to make a decision
578
00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:16,299
because all three
of you great distillers,
579
00:26:16,300 --> 00:26:18,499
all three of you,
brought us a good product.
580
00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:22,699
Unfortunately, one of you
will have to go home today
581
00:26:22,700 --> 00:26:25,266
and the other two
will move forward
in the next challenge.
582
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:34,699
Anthony that jar there
brought you a ticket home.
583
00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:35,767
It's quite all right.
584
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,899
I was expecting
what I heard.
585
00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:41,099
My spirits were
very complex,
586
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:43,367
and I believe
that's really what hurt me
a little bit.
587
00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:46,099
Good job
and good to meet you.
588
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,566
Even though
I'm going home,
589
00:26:47,567 --> 00:26:49,199
I'm still taking
home a jar
590
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,366
where I can be able
to work on that recipe.
591
00:26:51,367 --> 00:26:53,266
You haven't seen
the last of me.
592
00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:57,766
All right, guys,
we're gonna take this
jimmy red corn
593
00:26:57,767 --> 00:26:59,033
and turn it
into a whiskey.
594
00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:03,999
But now you're gonna
have opportunity
to really bring out
595
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,299
that jimmy red flavor
and another run.
596
00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:08,199
But at the end
of the four hours,
597
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,467
you're gonna
have to age it.
598
00:27:10,767 --> 00:27:13,366
You'll be running
on identical pot stills
599
00:27:13,367 --> 00:27:15,200
with a thumper.
600
00:27:17,667 --> 00:27:19,566
This round
is to really showcase
601
00:27:19,567 --> 00:27:20,632
all your decision making
602
00:27:20,633 --> 00:27:23,700
with your distillate mash
and what chips you choose.
603
00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:29,599
Now we have got
18 different wood chips
over there.
604
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,466
You can use
your previous run.
605
00:27:31,467 --> 00:27:32,766
You can use
your mash,
606
00:27:32,767 --> 00:27:34,466
whatever you want
to experiment with.
607
00:27:34,467 --> 00:27:38,466
But within four hours
we need a jar on the table
with the chips in it,
608
00:27:38,467 --> 00:27:41,466
And we're gonna
let them rest overnight.
609
00:27:41,467 --> 00:27:43,700
We really want to see
this jimmy red showcase.
610
00:27:46,166 --> 00:27:48,867
All right, four hours
starts now.
611
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,266
No turning back now.
612
00:27:52,467 --> 00:27:55,566
I go up to the chips
and I grab the amburana
for sure
613
00:27:55,567 --> 00:27:57,299
because I have
had that before.
614
00:27:57,300 --> 00:27:58,967
Gives a nice sweet note.
615
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,399
I hope you remember
what you're getting.
616
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,266
Yeah, that's why
I'm putting them
in different spots.
617
00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:05,367
Okay.
618
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,200
All right, Daniel.
619
00:28:09,467 --> 00:28:10,699
I'm like a kid
in a candy store.
620
00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:12,099
I'm grabbing
anything I can,
621
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:13,566
even though
if I ain't gonna use it,
622
00:28:13,567 --> 00:28:14,566
I want to try it
a little bit.
623
00:28:14,567 --> 00:28:16,566
I'm just gonna try them
in different jars
624
00:28:16,567 --> 00:28:19,033
to see which one
works best for me.
625
00:28:21,467 --> 00:28:24,499
This is the first time
that we give them
chips during the run.
626
00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:25,966
It's gonna come down
to who makes
627
00:28:25,967 --> 00:28:27,799
the right choice
on these wood chips.
628
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,567
If they don't have
the right combination
of these chips.
629
00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:35,467
We're gonna lose
jimmy red.
630
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:41,666
2
They're gonna take
this jimmy red
631
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,099
that they're gonna
clean it up
632
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:44,867
and they're gonna
put it on chips.
633
00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:51,667
Well, we've got
both pots literally.
634
00:28:53,767 --> 00:28:56,699
For this run,
I put about five gallons
of original mash
635
00:28:56,700 --> 00:28:58,866
in some spared
jimmy red grains,
636
00:28:58,867 --> 00:29:00,265
and I put almost
all the alcohol
637
00:29:00,266 --> 00:29:02,065
from the first run in.
638
00:29:02,066 --> 00:29:03,399
My strategy
is to clean it up,
639
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,667
bring a little more
jimmy red flavor.
640
00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:08,200
Just get a better profile,
641
00:29:09,166 --> 00:29:10,599
He's breaking
down that
642
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,265
and put distillate
and the corn.
643
00:29:12,266 --> 00:29:13,867
He's got distillate
and jimmy red.
644
00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,566
Daniel, what are you
putting in your thumper?
645
00:29:17,567 --> 00:29:19,799
I'm putting uh,
some grains I didn't
use in the mash.
646
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,999
- And then I'm uh, little bit
of the old mash, too.
- Yeah.
647
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,399
Try to put a little
cooked corn in it,
648
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:25,699
maybe bit of jimmy red.
649
00:29:25,700 --> 00:29:27,366
It'll bring
that flavor over.
650
00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:29,165
For this runoff
I've got Thumper,
and I really think
651
00:29:29,166 --> 00:29:31,466
it's gonna help bring
jimmy red forward.
652
00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:33,499
I've charged thumpers before,
but this is the first time
653
00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:35,266
I've ever used raw
grains in a thumper.
654
00:29:36,467 --> 00:29:38,099
That should
carry over great.
655
00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,499
You see, they're not putting
that much in the still
656
00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,667
because they--
they don't have
that much neither.
657
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,165
I went ahead
and filled my pot
658
00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:46,866
with all the rest
of the liquor
659
00:29:46,867 --> 00:29:48,265
that came off
the previous run.
660
00:29:48,266 --> 00:29:52,299
Along with some mash
that I had already
strained off and reserved.
661
00:29:52,300 --> 00:29:53,799
And just a little bit
of water so that
662
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,767
it wasn't totally
overtaken with alcohol.
663
00:29:57,467 --> 00:30:00,266
Julius got some distilling
going over into her doubler.
664
00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:01,899
All right.
665
00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:04,899
My thumper.
I poured my
perfect jar of tails
666
00:30:04,900 --> 00:30:06,999
because that also
brings more flavor.
667
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,866
Then I poured mash
from the barrel
that had grain in it
668
00:30:09,867 --> 00:30:11,567
because I wanted to get
more grain flavor.
669
00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:14,165
I kept my one good jar
670
00:30:14,166 --> 00:30:17,099
- that I had turned in
last time.
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
671
00:30:17,100 --> 00:30:20,566
And my plan is to get
that one started aging now.
672
00:30:20,567 --> 00:30:21,399
Yeah.
673
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,165
While the res
t of this is running,
674
00:30:23,166 --> 00:30:26,300
She's taking a risk
of putting chips
in her jar already.
675
00:30:27,166 --> 00:30:28,066
Oh, I'm running.
676
00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:29,466
Nice.
677
00:30:29,467 --> 00:30:30,466
Whoo-hoo!
678
00:30:30,467 --> 00:30:31,600
I got liquor.
679
00:30:34,467 --> 00:30:35,432
Liking it?
680
00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:37,000
Lot more from
jimmy red on the front.
681
00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,265
Well, the first
couple of jars
had me worried.
682
00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:43,399
They weren't tasting
like I thought they should.
683
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,499
They were sweet.
They were a little hot.
684
00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:46,766
They were high proof.
685
00:30:46,767 --> 00:30:48,265
But then it started
calming down
686
00:30:48,266 --> 00:30:50,566
and the jars
got better each one.
687
00:30:50,567 --> 00:30:52,566
I tried several different
chip combinations
688
00:30:52,567 --> 00:30:54,566
and char combinations
on each jar
689
00:30:54,567 --> 00:30:56,466
just to see what each one
does tomorrow.
690
00:30:56,467 --> 00:30:58,166
And for a final blend
in the final jar,
691
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:03,866
How you
doing, Julia?
692
00:31:03,867 --> 00:31:05,165
Doing pretty good.
693
00:31:05,166 --> 00:31:07,767
- Looks like a clean,
clear jar there.
- Yeah.
694
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,265
What's going on
in your run here?
695
00:31:10,266 --> 00:31:12,766
I've already got
some blends started.
696
00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:14,866
- All right.
- Um, that's some
of my really good hearts jars,
697
00:31:14,867 --> 00:31:18,766
and that's where
I'm gonna mix
my different chips in
698
00:31:18,767 --> 00:31:21,100
to get the different
flavors that I want.
699
00:31:23,567 --> 00:31:24,900
That's all the damage
I can do.
700
00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:27,866
All in all, I think
it was a good blend.
701
00:31:27,867 --> 00:31:31,467
I did the best I could
and with what I had
and just hope for the best.
702
00:31:35,900 --> 00:31:38,266
All right, guys,
It looks like
you're all done.
703
00:31:39,667 --> 00:31:41,466
I think you can
head on out
704
00:31:41,467 --> 00:31:44,000
Tomorrow we'll come back,
get that one perfect jar.
705
00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:05,265
Up until this point,
you've been making this
706
00:32:05,266 --> 00:32:07,199
jimmy red corn shine.
707
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,300
Today we're gonna
get the taste of jimmy
red corn whiskey.
708
00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:14,499
The jimmy red
category is small,
709
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:16,566
so if you bring us
something that's complex
710
00:32:16,567 --> 00:32:18,367
but still highlights
jimmy red corn,
711
00:32:19,166 --> 00:32:20,166
it's a great opportunity.
712
00:32:21,467 --> 00:32:22,666
Now the last challenge.
713
00:32:22,667 --> 00:32:26,299
You'll have 30 minutes
to strain and clean your jar.
714
00:32:26,300 --> 00:32:28,666
Present it back to us
as a whisky,
715
00:32:28,667 --> 00:32:29,799
and we'll do some tasting.
716
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,566
The winner
of this competition,
717
00:32:31,567 --> 00:32:33,300
we're gonna name
the next Master Distiller.
718
00:32:34,367 --> 00:32:35,700
You'll have 30 min.
719
00:32:36,700 --> 00:32:37,967
Your time starts now.
720
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,867
Well, it looks like
they had a plan.
721
00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:51,999
And now I see some jars
really, really dark.
722
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,966
That could be really,
really good
723
00:32:53,967 --> 00:32:56,000
or that could be
really, really not so good.
724
00:32:57,166 --> 00:32:59,666
She's gonna filter
each one of the jars
725
00:32:59,667 --> 00:33:01,100
and separate that wood.
726
00:33:02,667 --> 00:33:05,099
My strategy
for the final blend
727
00:33:05,100 --> 00:33:07,866
I want to make sure
that I get everything
filtered first,
728
00:33:07,867 --> 00:33:10,366
then I'll start
blending together
729
00:33:10,367 --> 00:33:12,599
what I think
tastes best.
730
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:13,999
How did the amburana
come out?
731
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,399
- Good, Good
- Good?
732
00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:16,599
- I just tasted it.
- I tasted yesterday.
733
00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,399
I'd like to have a jar of it
just by itself.
734
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,466
Oh, my gosh,
it's amazing.
735
00:33:20,467 --> 00:33:22,766
Amburana has a little
nutty quality to it.
736
00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:25,999
It's almost-- It's almost
like toasted almonds
or something.
737
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,366
Daniel, how
are you doing it?
738
00:33:27,367 --> 00:33:29,265
It actually had more
color than I thought
it was gonna have.
739
00:33:29,266 --> 00:33:30,366
- A lot more.
- Uh, mine too.
740
00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:31,632
Mine, too.
741
00:33:31,633 --> 00:33:34,366
So I guess it's time
to taste a little
and see how it tastes.
742
00:33:34,367 --> 00:33:36,566
Jimmy red
is traditional Carolinas,
743
00:33:36,567 --> 00:33:38,899
so I just want
to stay traditional
American with it.
744
00:33:38,900 --> 00:33:40,999
Daniel went
with more traditional woods
745
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,099
with lighter tones.
746
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:43,366
And we know
where it's proven
747
00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:45,667
- that that does work
with jimmy red corn.
- Yeah.
748
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,999
I used
a French American
749
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,866
light toasted
and American
medium toast.
750
00:33:51,867 --> 00:33:54,100
Hopefully I can do
jimmy red justice.
751
00:33:55,166 --> 00:33:57,266
All right, guys,
you've got 13 min left.
752
00:33:59,400 --> 00:34:01,666
When I started blending,
753
00:34:01,667 --> 00:34:04,499
I used a good bit
of the amburana, actually
754
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:07,666
because it turned out softer
than I expected it to.
755
00:34:07,667 --> 00:34:09,666
In another jar
I had a pecan.
756
00:34:09,667 --> 00:34:12,165
And then
I had heavy toast,
757
00:34:12,166 --> 00:34:15,065
mainly for that oak flavor
and the color.
758
00:34:15,066 --> 00:34:18,467
And then I had
a blend of the vanilla oak
and amburana
759
00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,766
Julia, are you happy
with the jar
that you blended?
760
00:34:22,767 --> 00:34:23,999
I am.
761
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,366
I feel like it really
brings out the sweetness
of the corn.
762
00:34:27,367 --> 00:34:28,566
I hope
y'all getting close.
763
00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:29,900
You got two minutes.
764
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:31,767
All right.
765
00:34:33,567 --> 00:34:34,699
I'm good.
766
00:34:34,700 --> 00:34:37,366
I was so nervous,
but at the same time,
767
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:38,599
so relieved
that I was done.
768
00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,499
I'm very happy
with my jar.
769
00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:42,867
It tastes amazing.
And I can't wait to see
what they say.
770
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,066
Best jar of jimmy red
I've ever made.
771
00:34:46,567 --> 00:34:47,667
Yeah, Julia.
772
00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:52,766
Well Daniel, you're down
to 20 sec over here, buddy.
773
00:34:52,767 --> 00:34:54,065
If I had more time,
I would have blended
774
00:34:54,066 --> 00:34:56,666
a little differently,
maybe to please
the judges,
775
00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,699
but I was trying
to balance the flavor
776
00:34:58,700 --> 00:35:00,466
and the alcohol content.
777
00:35:00,467 --> 00:35:03,065
Five, four,
778
00:35:03,066 --> 00:35:05,767
three, two
and there's Daniel.
779
00:35:06,467 --> 00:35:08,366
Outstanding, Daniel.
You made it.
780
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:10,499
All right. Head on back
to your stations.
781
00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:11,899
Good luck
to the both of you,
782
00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:14,000
and I'm really
excited to try
both these jars.
783
00:35:23,367 --> 00:35:25,199
2
We all know that
most of the corn
784
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:26,766
that's used
for distillations
785
00:35:26,767 --> 00:35:28,899
bred or grown
for alcohol.
786
00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:30,766
- Mostly yellow corn.
- Mostly yellow corn.
787
00:35:30,767 --> 00:35:31,999
There's not a ton
of flavor in it.
788
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,065
The thing
that's interesting about
this jimmy red,
789
00:35:34,066 --> 00:35:36,466
not only can you make
alcohol out of it,
but you can eat it, too.
790
00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:39,065
So all of this
is made with jimmy red?
791
00:35:39,066 --> 00:35:40,265
Every single one.
792
00:35:40,266 --> 00:35:42,366
That oil it
shines through.
793
00:35:42,367 --> 00:35:43,766
It just-- it raises
the dish.
794
00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:44,632
You're in Charleston,
795
00:35:44,633 --> 00:35:46,165
so you have to have
shrimp and grits.
796
00:35:46,166 --> 00:35:49,099
These are cornmeal
pancakes with some
fried chicken on top.
797
00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:50,165
Corndogs.
798
00:35:50,166 --> 00:35:51,766
Jimmy red, sugar cookies.
799
00:35:51,767 --> 00:35:53,300
Your jimmy red
cornbread.
800
00:35:53,900 --> 00:35:54,999
Mmm.
801
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,766
If we can extract
the same amount
802
00:35:56,767 --> 00:35:57,899
of flavor
in this cornbread
803
00:35:57,900 --> 00:35:59,499
over into our alcohol,
804
00:35:59,500 --> 00:36:00,766
we're really gonna
have something.
805
00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:02,566
There's a great
flavor to it.
806
00:36:02,567 --> 00:36:05,266
Most corn for distillation,
you don't want to eat.
807
00:36:10,367 --> 00:36:12,899
2
Well, guys, you know,
this is jimmy red corn.
808
00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:14,666
Now their
very first run
809
00:36:14,667 --> 00:36:16,466
they maybe overpowered
the jimmy red
810
00:36:16,467 --> 00:36:18,099
just a little bit
and lost it.
811
00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:19,666
But with this
second distillation,
812
00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:22,699
hopefully, they
were able to bring
813
00:36:22,700 --> 00:36:25,100
the jimmy red out
a little bit more, pronounced.
814
00:36:27,567 --> 00:36:28,767
That's Julia.
815
00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:32,166
- Real nice dark jar.
- Yeah.
816
00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:33,367
Mmm-hmm
817
00:36:36,667 --> 00:36:37,766
It's a good read.
818
00:36:37,767 --> 00:36:39,800
Around a 100
819
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:44,467
I'm getting a nice,
nice, sweet vanilla.
820
00:36:44,967 --> 00:36:46,266
Maybe a little cinnamon
821
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,000
Spicy up front.
822
00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:52,966
Uh, it mellows out
really good.
823
00:36:52,967 --> 00:36:54,699
What you smell
is what you're
gonna taste.
824
00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:57,399
It's nice caramel
vanilla finish.
825
00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:59,866
The jimmy red
is clearly there.
826
00:36:59,867 --> 00:37:01,399
It did not cover it up.
827
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,467
I would say
very much complimented.
828
00:37:04,667 --> 00:37:05,666
That's a good jar.
829
00:37:06,467 --> 00:37:07,799
That's delicious.
830
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,299
It's got a big
graham cracker
taste to it,
831
00:37:10,300 --> 00:37:11,867
but I think
she did a good job.
832
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,866
Highlighting jimmy red,
833
00:37:14,867 --> 00:37:16,866
but bringing something
new to the table.
834
00:37:16,867 --> 00:37:18,165
- Yeah.
- All right.
835
00:37:18,166 --> 00:37:19,566
Y'all made this jar
sound wonderful.
836
00:37:19,567 --> 00:37:22,099
- It is.
- It is good.
837
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,366
Oh, wow!
838
00:37:23,367 --> 00:37:25,599
The nose
on that is great.
839
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:26,866
I'm getting jimmy red.
840
00:37:26,867 --> 00:37:28,866
But all of these
other sweet notes
841
00:37:28,867 --> 00:37:30,199
that y'all
are talking about
842
00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:31,566
caramel, vanilla,
843
00:37:32,266 --> 00:37:33,766
- even cinnamon.
- Marshmallow.
844
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:36,999
- cinnamon, marshmallow.
- I mean, it's all there
845
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,466
Hey, you almost want
to just drink that jar?
846
00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:40,867
Yeah, it's a dangerous jar.
847
00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:43,300
Wow.
848
00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:45,699
That is smooth.
849
00:37:45,700 --> 00:37:46,766
That's good.
850
00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:49,867
Daniel, he's calling
this unfiltered, uncut.
851
00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:51,165
Mmm.
852
00:37:51,166 --> 00:37:52,100
Interesting.
853
00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:54,366
Okay.
854
00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:56,366
He was going to lower
our proof down to about 100.
855
00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:57,333
Let's see if he did it.
856
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,265
- I'd give him 90.
- Mmm-hmm
857
00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:04,567
- But that's
a nice gold color.
- It is.
858
00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:08,466
I expect the big
jimmy red mouthfeel
859
00:38:08,467 --> 00:38:09,767
and flavor out of that jar.
860
00:38:10,266 --> 00:38:11,899
Let's hope so.
861
00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:13,567
I think he was
really targeted.
862
00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:16,500
Smooth butter finish.
863
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,366
Really nice.
864
00:38:19,367 --> 00:38:21,000
There's a lot
of jimmy red there.
865
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:22,400
On the nose.
866
00:38:23,667 --> 00:38:24,966
It's definitely
jimmy red.
867
00:38:24,967 --> 00:38:26,567
There's nothing
covering it up.
868
00:38:32,900 --> 00:38:34,199
It's definitely
there on the flavor.
869
00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:36,300
It's complemented
really well with the wood.
870
00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:39,165
But it's got
that little rye spice
871
00:38:39,166 --> 00:38:41,000
that jimmy red brings
to the table, too.
872
00:38:41,266 --> 00:38:42,032
Yeah.
873
00:38:42,033 --> 00:38:44,966
Not nearly
as complex as Julia's.
874
00:38:44,967 --> 00:38:45,933
Mmm-hmm.
875
00:38:45,934 --> 00:38:48,000
but I think he
pretty much
hit the target.
876
00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:50,266
That's g-o-o-d good.
877
00:38:54,367 --> 00:38:55,399
Wow.
878
00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:57,165
That's almost
like a buttered ear
879
00:38:57,166 --> 00:38:59,899
of jimmy red corn
in a glass.
880
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:01,366
Mmm. Mmm.
881
00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:03,399
We've got a real
,tough decision
on our hands.
882
00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,899
One is more
traditional,
and we've got another
883
00:39:06,900 --> 00:39:08,566
that's trying
something new.
884
00:39:08,567 --> 00:39:09,999
Mmm-mmm.
885
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,099
And we have one that's
really above the other
886
00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:15,766
Yeah, there's one jar
on this table
that I could sell
887
00:39:15,767 --> 00:39:17,866
and it would
fly off the shelves.
888
00:39:17,867 --> 00:39:19,367
Let's go ahead
and tell them
which one it is.
889
00:39:20,100 --> 00:39:22,000
- All right.
- All right, let's do it.
890
00:39:31,567 --> 00:39:32,367
Hi, guys.
891
00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:35,265
Someone's gonna go home.
892
00:39:35,266 --> 00:39:37,367
Someone's gonna
become a master distiller.
893
00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:39,999
You made it
hard on us.
894
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,900
Both of you made
a perfect jar.
895
00:39:44,367 --> 00:39:47,866
Daniel you stay traditional
896
00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:51,666
and your jar
is a little bit
light on proof,
897
00:39:51,667 --> 00:39:53,867
but unless you
taste profile comes in.
898
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,467
We asked you
to bring jimmy red
corn back.
899
00:39:58,266 --> 00:39:59,299
And forward.
900
00:39:59,300 --> 00:40:00,499
You highlighted it.
901
00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:01,766
You didn't overpower it,
902
00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:03,666
and you didn't
overcomplicate it.
903
00:40:03,667 --> 00:40:06,265
And Daniel, I think going down
that traditional path,
904
00:40:06,266 --> 00:40:07,499
there was a risk there.
905
00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:09,399
I think you took
the assignment
906
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,099
and you delivered.
907
00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:14,999
You not only showcased
what jimmy red corn is,
908
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:18,200
but you showcased
what jimmy red corn can be.
909
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:24,165
Julia you have
an exceptional palate
for good spirits.
910
00:40:24,166 --> 00:40:28,266
The other thing is,
your blending skills
are just as exceptional.
911
00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:30,666
Really good job on that.
912
00:40:30,667 --> 00:40:34,699
Your blending skills
and your aging skills.
913
00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:38,100
You showcased them
extremely well today.
914
00:40:39,266 --> 00:40:41,999
Both of these jars
are very marketable,
915
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:45,266
but I can only
put jimmy red corn
on one of them.
916
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:48,265
Both of you know
what you're doing.
917
00:40:48,266 --> 00:40:50,599
You should be
proud of yourself.
918
00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:52,566
And you know,
there comes a time when
919
00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:54,367
someone has to be
named Master Distiller.
920
00:40:59,900 --> 00:41:02,666
And Daniel,
you're the next
Master Distiller.
921
00:41:02,667 --> 00:41:03,667
Congratulations.
922
00:41:05,367 --> 00:41:07,165
I feel happy.
I'm relieved.
923
00:41:07,166 --> 00:41:08,999
It's an honor
just to be here.
924
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,165
And even more
of an honor to win it.
925
00:41:11,166 --> 00:41:12,366
Julia is a tough competitor.
926
00:41:12,367 --> 00:41:13,499
It could have gone
either way,
927
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:15,566
and if we did it again
tomorrow, she might win.
928
00:41:15,567 --> 00:41:16,399
Good job, sir.
929
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:17,566
- Thank you.
- Outstanding.
930
00:41:17,567 --> 00:41:21,165
Next up for me
is a limited run of my
liquor in a store.
931
00:41:21,166 --> 00:41:22,666
One of the very
few times
932
00:41:22,667 --> 00:41:23,766
I wish we could
have named
933
00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:25,200
- two Master Distillers.
- Yeah.