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[narrator] this time
on master distiller...
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This competition,
it's gonna be nuts.
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[narrator] nut liquor,
born of medieval magic,
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still brewed
in the darkest corners
of the backwoods.
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-We got the kukui nuts.
-Turkish hazelnuts.
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You gonna make liquor or
you gonna make pecan pie?
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Little bit of both.
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[narrator]
and when it comes to nuts,
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no one has more on the line
than judges mark and digger.
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You know, mark and I
both love a good hazelnut rum.
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[narrator] 'cause going nuts
with spirits
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can crack even
the toughest distiller.
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I'll be damned.
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This is insane.
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[narrator] across the country,
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a handful of
amateur distillers
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are heirs to
a centuries-old tradition.
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Some operate
on the legal side.
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Others practice their craft
beyond the reach of the law.
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Now they'll face off
to earn their place
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in america's
liquor-making legacy.
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Judged by three
legendary moonshiners...
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Oh, it's got a smell.
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So does a damn skunk.
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...They'll go head-to-head
in a series of challenges...
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[frank] ooh! We got liquor
running over here, guys.
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That's off the chain.
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...To determine
who has what it takes...
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Who needs a nutcracker?
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...To be named
master distiller.
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We have tasted some
of the best liquor
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in the history of this show.
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Guys, I wanna welcome y'all
to master distiller.
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What you got at stake here
is your bragging rights
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and you're gonna get
a limited run of your liquor
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in a major distillery.
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[mark] this is nut liquor.
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This is one that's...
It's near and dear
to my heart.
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Digger and I make
hazelnut rum,
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that's one of our favorites.
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We need to bust
on some nuts,
don't we?
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I've been itching
to bust a nut.
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Hazelnut rum,
it's one of our most
sought-after recipes.
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[mark] well, we'll get
all that goodness
out of there.
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Nut-based spirits have been
around for a long, long time.
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Tickle, tell us all about it.
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You know,
people started drinking
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nut-based drinks
in ancient times.
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The ancient celts,
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they would use it
in pagan rituals
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and even as a health tonic.
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Roman soldiers
brought that tradition
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back to rome
with them from britain.
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Medieval monks
started using it as medicine.
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And soon distillers
from all over europe
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were adding regional nuts
to their liquors.
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Hazelnuts, almonds,
walnuts, pistachios.
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In the 1970s,
bartenders discovered
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how great these spirits
were in cocktails.
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And the market
for them exploded.
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They've stayed popular
ever since, and sipping this,
I can see why.
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Mmm! Nutty.
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Wishing y'all luck.
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This competition,
it's gonna be nuts.
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Mark, I'm glad you
said that, not me.
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Yeah, I know, timmy.
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[digger]
now it's time for y'all
to build your mash.
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You got one hour
and your time starts now.
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[digger] good luck, guys.
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When you're making
any nut-based spirit,
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as many nuts as there
are and ways to do it,
your imagination is the limit.
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There's millions
of combinations.
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[digger] we know all too well,
if you use anything over
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a handful of nuts,
you're busting yourself
to death with a little hammer.
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My name is amanda bryant
and I'm from
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the pocono mountains
of pennsylvania.
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This is one of my
still sites I have
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out in the woods,
in the mountains here.
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I am a roofer
and a stonemason.
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But as a hobby,
I'm a self-taught
home distiller.
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[man 1] there's an old
grizzly bear.
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It's a real grizzly bear.
Isn't that cool?
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Anything that I learned,
you know,
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I learned from literature
that I find myself.
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This is a 1903 sniper rifle
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that was used
in world war ii.
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I'm kind of a nerd
and I love science,
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so my friends call me
the professor.
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Making a beautiful spirit
in the end
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is sharing the knowledge
that I learned
with other people,
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because I work hard
to learn everything.
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This is 95 proof
peach brandy.
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I make clean base spirits,
corn liquor.
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I've done, you know,
nut-infused spirits.
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My ultimate goal is to learn
as much as I can
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and pass that knowledge on
and hopefully inspire people
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because we can all learn
something from one another.
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So, I'm making
like a hazelnut light rum.
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I'm using turkish hazelnuts
and ones from oregon,
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because they almost,
they taste
a little bit different.
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Yeah, they all have
a different flavor.
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You've done some
vanilla bean as well?
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Yes.
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Brown sugar
and hazelnut milk
to top it off.
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I love making
hazelnut-infused rums
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because my family
is from poland,
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and it's a big thing there.
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Our hazelnut, yeah,
it's our bread and butter,
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and I'm fascinated
with anything
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if I bring something else
to the table.
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Hope you guys will like it.
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[digger] frank, tell us about
what you're building
over there.
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[frank] I got some roasted
texas pecans, honey, yeast.
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I'm old school.
I just believe
in keeping it simple.
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My name is frank hicks.
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I'm from the piney woods
in northeast texas.
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My granddaddy used to talk
about his granddaddy
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making liquor, some of
my very earliest memories
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are of my dad making liquor.
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This bayou here,
there was bootleggers,
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pirates, moonshiners all
up and down through here.
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I make good liquor.
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If nothing else,
I make really good liquor.
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My pecan brandy.
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Man, this stuff right here
is so damn good,
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even makes me
wanna drink.
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A limited run of my brandy
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would just, that would be
the icing on the cake,
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the coup de grace,
the "ha!" of my life.
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To win this all and go legal,
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I would be the first legal
distiller in my family.
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Now, I don't know
how my dad
and granddad
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would actually feel
about me going legal,
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because we've been
an outlaw family
for generations now.
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But, I have three sons
and I would like to eventually
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let them take over
the family business.
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Frank, is this pecans
or pea cans?
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[frank] no pea cans,
all pecans.
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Vanilla bean,
crooked creek honey.
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Because of the ingredients
that I use
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in my pecan brandy recipe,
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it's very expensive to run.
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The finished product
has to be good,
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because it has to sell
at a premium dollar.
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Otherwise,
you are going broke
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and I can't afford
to go broke.
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Who needs a nut cracker?
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My name is jonathan bremer.
I'm a distiller.
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I actually split my time
between bakersfield and hawaii
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where we have our distillery.
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I've been distilling
since I was about
14 years old.
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I first came out to hawaii,
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I met my partner steve,
with lanikai brewing.
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Literally, just brought him
some jars of stuff to try
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and next thing you know,
we became friends
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and then it became,
well, maybe we should
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get a still and make
a distillery.
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Where else do you come
to work at nine o'clock
in the morning
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to start drinking and say
it's part of your job?
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As a veteran
and a strength sports
competitor,
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I feel like I'm always ready
to take it to that next level.
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So, I feel like I'm gonna
win this
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because I have the ability
to kind of go outside
of the box and the norm.
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So I'm essentially making
what would be
a kukui nut amaretto.
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Kukui nuts are a part
of hawaiian history
and culture.
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The tourist leis that you see
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with the big black
beads on them,
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those are actually kukui nuts.
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I want to keep it
simple, traditional.
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I'm using kukui nut
from hawaii.
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I got the vanilla bean
from one of the other islands,
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same with the cocoa.
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Everything came
from the islands.
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Island liquor in tennessee?
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-[jonathan]yeah.
-That's all right.
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[jonathan]
I'm actually excited
bringing something
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to digger, mark, and tim
that they've never had before.
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-Wanna try? Come on,
be brave.
-I ain't afraid of it.
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Kind of tastes like
a brazil nut,
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little bit different
flavor though.
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Yeah, it's different
and it's pretty strong flavor.
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Yeah, it don't
take much.
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Thirty minutes, y'all.
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[mark] all three of them
going in different directions,
ain't they?
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[tim] yeah, lots of
different nuts.
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-[digger] hello, amanda.
-How are you?
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You know, mark and I both
love a good hazelnut rum.
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So, that's a good thing
and it can be a bad thing
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-'cause we're gonna be hard--
-when you said that,
I was like, "oh, boy."
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so much more nervous,
but I'll do my best.
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Winning and losing ain't
the whole thing here,
it's learning some stuff.
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Yeah, I'm probably
newer to this game
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than like everybody here,
I'm probably like
the newest newbie,
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-but I am like a total nerd.
-Yeah.
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So, I read, and I read,
and I read and I read.
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If you see anything
you think we need to know,
you call it to our attention.
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-Okay. Yes, sir.
-All right. Good luck.
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Thank you.
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Jonathan, how about
that lei mash up
you got going on?
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What I got in here
is couple of different malts.
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I got two-row
malted barley
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and crystal malt and then
threw in some vanilla bean.
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And we got
the kukui nuts as well.
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Well, carry on, brother,
and good luck.
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-Thank you, sir.
-[digger] frank,
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you gonna make liquor
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or you gonna
make pecan pies?
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-Little bit of both.
-[digger] atta boy.
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[frank] at least it tastes
like pecan pie
when I'm done with it.
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It's a recipe that I developed
with the way I was taught.
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You'd have to sell a quart
of this for $80
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to make ends meet after you
use all that honey.
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-It sells really good though.
-Good deal.
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Well, carry on, frank,
good luck.
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Thank you, sir.
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Guys, you're down
to ten minutes.
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Better be putting
buttons on all this.
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We don't
need any scaldings here.
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One minute, y'all.
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-Thanks, appreciate that.
-No problem.
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[digger] five, four, three,
two, one, you're done.
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Step away
from your barrels.
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Your mash is gonna
sit here for five days,
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ready or not,
it's got to be run.
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-Good luck to all of you.
-Thank you very much.
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Welcome back, guys.
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Today is y'all's run,
your signature run,
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your mash,
hopefully, it's worked out.
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[tim] pennsylvania hazelnut,
some hawaiian kukui
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and some texas pecans.
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We want some of the best
tasting nut-based spirit
we've ever witnessed.
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You all have the same
basic still set up here.
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You know, this is about
as simple a setup as it gets.
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The winner of this
round gets first choice
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in the still house
to pick parts.
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00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:38,236
Your four hours starts now.
237
00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:44,709
You can pretty well count on
if it tastes all right
and smells all right,
238
00:10:44,711 --> 00:10:47,078
it's gonna make liquor
and it's going to make
pretty good liquor.
239
00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,346
You're in good shape.
240
00:10:48,348 --> 00:10:50,181
[jonathan] oh, my mash
didn't make nothing.
241
00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:52,250
It didn't work off
the way it should have.
242
00:10:52,252 --> 00:10:56,888
I was really worried
with the amount of alcohol
my mash produced.
243
00:10:56,890 --> 00:10:59,791
Not the most amount
of alcohol,
not the greatest proof.
244
00:10:59,793 --> 00:11:01,292
[bleep]
245
00:11:04,931 --> 00:11:06,031
[bleep]
246
00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:09,167
I was really worried with
the amount of alcohol
247
00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:11,002
-my mash produced.
-What happened?
248
00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,237
I think it could have been
249
00:11:12,239 --> 00:11:14,906
-the yeast that I used.
-Very well might be.
250
00:11:14,908 --> 00:11:17,042
I counted more for
warmer weather yeast
251
00:11:17,044 --> 00:11:20,111
and the nights down here
drop down into the 70s.
252
00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:21,746
Hey, now we're not
in hawaii.
253
00:11:21,748 --> 00:11:23,915
[jonathan] I'm hoping that
I can still pull out
254
00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:26,084
good tasting
100 proof liquor.
255
00:11:26,086 --> 00:11:27,686
Let's see what happens.
256
00:11:27,688 --> 00:11:29,821
Frank, how're you
feeling about your
mash, buddy?
257
00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:31,056
It's starting to go bitter.
258
00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:32,290
There's some alcohol in it.
259
00:11:32,292 --> 00:11:34,059
I think I'll be able...
Be all right.
260
00:11:34,061 --> 00:11:36,127
I am very happy
with the mash.
261
00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:37,362
I'm feeling great.
262
00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:40,098
Well, if it comes out right,
it'd be like
263
00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:43,334
drinking a slice
of grandma's pecan pie.
264
00:11:45,605 --> 00:11:48,239
Amanda, do you feel all right
about your mash?
265
00:11:48,241 --> 00:11:51,142
I do. I think it tastes good,
has some good
alcohol in there.
266
00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:53,778
It's kind of mild.
It's not really, really
hazelnutty.
267
00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:55,313
No. It's not a heavy
nutty flavor.
268
00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:57,549
Hazelnuts' almost
like a subtle flavor,
269
00:11:57,551 --> 00:11:59,417
and you have to really work
with it to bring it out.
270
00:11:59,419 --> 00:12:00,819
I'm hoping just to like,
predominantly
271
00:12:00,821 --> 00:12:01,886
let the hazelnut shine.
272
00:12:02,923 --> 00:12:04,489
Folks, y'all got
three hours left.
273
00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:09,227
-Where are you at?
-190-189.
274
00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:10,862
Whoo!
275
00:12:10,864 --> 00:12:12,664
We got liquor
running over here, guys.
276
00:12:12,666 --> 00:12:14,799
-[amanda] all right, frank.
-[frank] got heads running
over here.
277
00:12:14,801 --> 00:12:16,000
-[amanda] yeah.
-[jonathan] yeah.
278
00:12:16,002 --> 00:12:17,702
Oh, you're already running
the filter in yours.
279
00:12:17,704 --> 00:12:20,672
Oh, yeah. I always filter.
With something.
280
00:12:20,674 --> 00:12:22,707
Put some, like, roasted pecans
in my filter
281
00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:24,175
with a little bit
of charred oak.
282
00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,311
Figured I'd give it
just a little more flavor.
283
00:12:26,313 --> 00:12:29,013
I mean, yeah, it's a lot like
the 11 herbs and spices.
284
00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:30,381
[amanda] you're on
to something, frank.
285
00:12:30,383 --> 00:12:32,851
Watch your water, frank.
Looks like it's already
been aged.
286
00:12:32,853 --> 00:12:35,920
[frank] too bad I can't
hand that in
because that is pretty.
287
00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:38,790
And we're off.
I am right behind you.
288
00:12:38,792 --> 00:12:40,391
[amanda]
you're in it? Yes.
289
00:12:40,393 --> 00:12:41,826
[jonathan]
that does smell nutty.
290
00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,828
I couldn't smell it
in the mash, it's coming out.
291
00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:45,230
Oh, yeah.
292
00:12:45,232 --> 00:12:46,631
Getting into the heads.
293
00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:49,234
Running at the pace
I'm running,
294
00:12:49,236 --> 00:12:50,702
I'm gonna need
three more hours.
295
00:12:50,704 --> 00:12:52,470
[amanda] mine's getting
higher now.
296
00:12:52,472 --> 00:12:55,006
[tim] now, you realize those
still pots have got a hook--
297
00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,674
I know, I saw that now.
298
00:12:56,676 --> 00:12:59,144
Nuts are really interesting
to work with
299
00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:02,981
because over time they impart
more flavors, butteriness.
300
00:13:02,983 --> 00:13:04,816
They become more
complex and nutty.
301
00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:06,684
-Have you got it
hooked inside?
-Yeah.
302
00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,119
Definitely a challenge
to work with.
303
00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:09,554
-Looking good.
-Okay.
304
00:13:09,556 --> 00:13:10,789
Thank you, sir!
305
00:13:10,791 --> 00:13:12,223
But it's a rewarding
end result.
306
00:13:12,225 --> 00:13:14,292
What flavors are you planning
on pulling out of that?
307
00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:16,127
There's a little bit
of vanilla in the bag
308
00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:19,631
and cacao nib for smoothness
and fermented hazelnuts.
309
00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,866
It'll even raise my abv
a little bit
310
00:13:21,868 --> 00:13:24,068
and grab on to a little bit
of those flavors
as it comes out.
311
00:13:24,070 --> 00:13:25,236
That's what I'm hoping for.
312
00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:28,506
It'd be awful to make
them hazelnut liquor come out
313
00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:30,341
tasting like cantaloupe,
wouldn't it?
314
00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:32,043
That would be awful.
315
00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:33,678
One hour left, guys.
316
00:13:34,915 --> 00:13:37,615
Didn't produce
as much as I thought
or I hoped I would.
317
00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:40,685
I'd be lucky like a jar,
jar and a half-ish.
318
00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:43,354
[digger] yeah, we're not
judging quantity,
we want quality.
319
00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:44,689
Of course,
the more you can get
320
00:13:44,691 --> 00:13:47,292
I'm sure that'll help you
for your next challenge.
321
00:13:47,294 --> 00:13:48,860
You didn't use
all your mash.
322
00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:50,495
I still got about
a gallon and a half.
323
00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:51,830
Now, I think I'm gonna
save some.
324
00:13:51,832 --> 00:13:53,364
I'm saving some
from my thumper.
325
00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:54,599
-Yeah.
-That's what,
326
00:13:54,601 --> 00:13:57,869
that's what's all that's going
into the thumper.
327
00:13:57,871 --> 00:14:00,071
-Guys, you got
30 minutes left.
-[jonathan] damn.
328
00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,306
Trying to run
through some tails.
329
00:14:01,308 --> 00:14:03,541
[mark] your flavor
is in the tails.
330
00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:08,012
[tim] amanda's got a line
of jars over there.
331
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,815
Yep, she's making
finite cuts.
332
00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:12,750
Yup, I'm just about done.
333
00:14:12,752 --> 00:14:14,385
[digger] frank,
good looking jars.
334
00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:17,622
[frank] thank you, sir.
I was able to get
a good run out of 'em.
335
00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:19,691
See, I ended up
with six jars.
336
00:14:20,327 --> 00:14:21,492
Ten minutes, guys.
337
00:14:24,631 --> 00:14:26,431
I'm pretty sure
we're going to get
338
00:14:26,433 --> 00:14:29,100
three different
complete tastes.
339
00:14:29,936 --> 00:14:31,135
[tim] mmm-hmm.
340
00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:32,370
I hope so.
341
00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:34,005
I bet it's gonna
have a nutty flavor.
342
00:14:34,007 --> 00:14:35,540
You think?
343
00:14:35,542 --> 00:14:37,342
[amanda] I hope so.
344
00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:39,110
[jonathan] it's lower proof
than I'd like.
345
00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:40,879
I think I have a little bit
less alcohol
346
00:14:40,881 --> 00:14:42,580
than I was expecting
to get out of mine, too.
347
00:14:42,582 --> 00:14:44,549
It seems a little bit lower
than what I'm used to.
348
00:14:46,620 --> 00:14:47,685
I ain't got much.
349
00:14:47,687 --> 00:14:49,854
We only need one.
350
00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:51,422
-There it is, guys.
-[mark] that it, frank?
351
00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:52,523
That's it.
352
00:14:52,525 --> 00:14:54,626
-Here you go, guys.
-All right, amanda.
353
00:14:54,628 --> 00:14:56,127
Beggars can't be choosers.
354
00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:58,229
Ain't the fullest one.
355
00:14:58,231 --> 00:14:59,664
All right, buddy.
356
00:14:59,666 --> 00:15:01,032
-Thank you.
-Good luck.
357
00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:02,267
[digger]
let's start with frank.
358
00:15:02,269 --> 00:15:03,601
Leave you to it.
359
00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:08,006
-Now, frank's the pecan.
-Nice, pretty, clear jar.
360
00:15:08,008 --> 00:15:10,575
That is outstanding looking.
361
00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,210
-[tim] and...
-[digger] frank's
got some proofy.
362
00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:13,444
[tim] yeah.
363
00:15:13,446 --> 00:15:14,779
Got a pretty good
nose on it.
364
00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:16,981
-I've a pretty good
nose on it.
-Got a wonderful nose on it.
365
00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:19,083
Like a bakery smell
is what I'm getting.
366
00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:20,585
While I was proofing down,
367
00:15:20,587 --> 00:15:24,555
uh, I didn't proof it down
too daggone much
because I like it hot.
368
00:15:26,693 --> 00:15:29,160
Wow, that's got some
power in it.
369
00:15:29,729 --> 00:15:31,429
Son of a biscuit.
370
00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:32,630
Damn, that's good.
371
00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:34,065
Never tasted nothing
like that before.
372
00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:35,166
[mark] that is good.
373
00:15:35,168 --> 00:15:37,535
No. But I'd like to have me
a hundred gallons of it.
374
00:15:37,537 --> 00:15:39,337
Man pulling something
out like that,
375
00:15:39,339 --> 00:15:41,339
he ought to be
nicknamed houdini.
376
00:15:41,908 --> 00:15:43,141
[mark] all right, amanda.
377
00:15:44,511 --> 00:15:45,777
-[digger] bully.
-[mark] hmm.
378
00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,078
[tim] bingo.
379
00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,813
Hundred proof hazelnut.
380
00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:51,482
As long as I give it
at least 100 and still
make it taste good,
381
00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:53,251
I'm happy with...
With what I turned in.
382
00:15:53,253 --> 00:15:55,420
-Oh--
-are you [bleep] me?
383
00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:58,723
That's got a fruity smell.
Sweet, fruity smell.
384
00:15:58,725 --> 00:16:00,491
Damn, that smells good.
385
00:16:00,493 --> 00:16:03,027
Oh, boy.
Y'all are in trouble.
386
00:16:03,029 --> 00:16:06,097
The hazelnut boys are
in trouble. I can see that
right now.
387
00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:07,632
You're damn right.
I'll take it, too.
388
00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:09,467
When it's good,
I'll tip my hat.
389
00:16:09,469 --> 00:16:11,469
Looks good, smells good,
tastes good.
390
00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,004
-Let's try jonathan's.
-[tim]all right.
391
00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:14,539
I mean, he didn't make much.
392
00:16:14,541 --> 00:16:16,874
I don't know whether
kukuis didn't put out
enough or what...
393
00:16:16,876 --> 00:16:18,676
The kukui nut
don't put out a whole lot.
394
00:16:18,678 --> 00:16:20,478
I mean, I'm looking at
a whole lot of jar here,
395
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,080
not a lot of liquid.
396
00:16:22,082 --> 00:16:24,549
I bet money
it ain't over 70 proof.
397
00:16:24,551 --> 00:16:26,651
Yeah. It may be,
it may be 60 proof.
398
00:16:26,653 --> 00:16:29,387
-[mark] it smells
liquory though.
-Well, it's got a smell.
399
00:16:30,190 --> 00:16:31,923
So does a damn skunk.
400
00:16:31,925 --> 00:16:34,192
[jonathan] think I produced
low-volume alcohol,
401
00:16:34,194 --> 00:16:37,428
whereas using yeast that
I normally use in hawaii,
402
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:40,031
and we don't really have
the cold temperature at night,
403
00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:41,532
I think that might have
stalled me out.
404
00:16:42,268 --> 00:16:44,736
Wow. It ain't a bad taste.
405
00:16:44,738 --> 00:16:46,204
Nothing wrong
with the flavor.
406
00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:47,305
...Smooth peanut butter
flavor.
407
00:16:47,307 --> 00:16:49,073
Good smell,
good taste profile,
408
00:16:49,075 --> 00:16:50,241
he just forgot
to put the alcohol in it.
409
00:16:50,243 --> 00:16:52,477
If that was 100 proof,
it'd be top notch.
410
00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:55,446
Nature is as nature does,
411
00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:58,449
-and nature is a mother.
-Yep.
412
00:16:58,451 --> 00:17:01,185
This is the first step,
and where they're
gonna end up,
413
00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,653
if it gets any better
than that,
414
00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:04,956
I may have to go see
a marriage counselor.
415
00:17:04,958 --> 00:17:06,791
If it gets any better,
I don't know
if I can stand it.
416
00:17:06,793 --> 00:17:09,027
-All right, boys, think I'm
gonna go fetch them.
-[tim] yeah.
417
00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,361
Good.
418
00:17:20,073 --> 00:17:22,006
[digger] welcome back, guys.
419
00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:24,308
We have tasted some
of the best liquor
420
00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:26,577
to date in the history
of this show.
421
00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,212
I'll start with you, amanda.
422
00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:29,514
Super good job.
423
00:17:29,516 --> 00:17:32,316
Flavor set well on the tongue.
Good proof.
424
00:17:32,318 --> 00:17:34,619
[digger] you were
in the neighborhood
of 100 proof.
425
00:17:34,621 --> 00:17:37,221
We're hard to sell
on hazelnut liquor.
426
00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:40,758
Matter of fact, we might feel
a tiny bit threatened.
427
00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,829
Jonathan, flavor like
we'd never tasted before.
428
00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:46,597
The flavor is killer good.
429
00:17:46,599 --> 00:17:48,199
Them kukui nuts,
I don't know
430
00:17:48,201 --> 00:17:50,768
that I've ever even
seen one in my life,
431
00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:53,538
but yours is the lowest
proof of the three.
432
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:57,508
Frank, pecan,
terrific job, frank.
433
00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:59,544
The liquor was
so tasty, smooth,
434
00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:02,113
lot of that nut flavor
came through.
435
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:04,916
And, frank, I've seen
a little pecan liquor,
436
00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:06,984
but you took
the cake on it.
437
00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,786
Little higher on
the proof would have been
438
00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,121
what we were looking for.
439
00:18:10,123 --> 00:18:11,189
It was still damn fine.
440
00:18:11,191 --> 00:18:13,391
Congratulations to each
and every one of you.
441
00:18:13,393 --> 00:18:15,393
All right, we're gonna
give you the pecking order
442
00:18:15,395 --> 00:18:18,129
that everybody is going
to the still house in.
443
00:18:18,131 --> 00:18:19,897
Frank, you're first.
444
00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:21,299
Amanda, you're second.
445
00:18:21,301 --> 00:18:22,834
Unfortunately, your low proof
446
00:18:22,836 --> 00:18:25,069
puts you back
of the bus, jonathan.
447
00:18:25,071 --> 00:18:27,672
We are gonna summon
your tour guide.
448
00:18:27,674 --> 00:18:28,873
Oh, lord.
449
00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,541
Tickle.
450
00:18:32,045 --> 00:18:33,544
All right.
451
00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:36,114
[tim] they need to enhance
their distilling process.
452
00:18:36,116 --> 00:18:37,715
You can see they got
the basic set up.
453
00:18:37,717 --> 00:18:40,151
So, have you got some
extra parts out there
to help them out?
454
00:18:40,153 --> 00:18:41,719
-I've got a few of them.
-Get to it then.
455
00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:43,688
All right. Y'all, come on.
456
00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:45,823
-[mark] good luck, guys.
-[amanda] thank you.
457
00:18:45,825 --> 00:18:50,628
[tickle] y'all are here
to pick your still parts.
458
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:55,433
You're each gonna have
five minutes
to get all the parts you need.
459
00:18:55,435 --> 00:18:56,901
Frank, I believe
you're up first.
460
00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:01,372
[frank] since I've got
first pick,
461
00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:03,207
I'm gonna get what I need,
462
00:19:03,209 --> 00:19:05,510
but I'm not gonna go in
and just raid everything
463
00:19:05,512 --> 00:19:08,913
and try to take parts
so that they have to scramble.
464
00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:10,414
I don't want to play dirty.
465
00:19:10,416 --> 00:19:14,485
I want the best competition
I can have against me.
466
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,521
That makes the win
so much sweeter.
467
00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:23,361
All right. Have you found
what you want?
468
00:19:23,363 --> 00:19:24,962
-Or are you done?
-I'm done.
469
00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:26,998
[tickle] amanda,
you've got five minutes.
470
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,299
Starting now.
471
00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:30,134
All right.
472
00:19:32,138 --> 00:19:33,571
[amanda] I'm gonna look
for the thumper
473
00:19:33,573 --> 00:19:35,339
in the still parts house
474
00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:36,908
and incorporate
that into my pot.
475
00:19:36,910 --> 00:19:39,810
And my plan is
to use the thumper
to frame it with hazelnuts.
476
00:19:39,812 --> 00:19:41,879
We're down to two minutes,
though, amanda.
477
00:19:41,881 --> 00:19:44,949
Two minutes,
it's coming down to it now.
478
00:19:45,752 --> 00:19:46,817
All right.
479
00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:48,152
Have you found
everything you need?
480
00:19:48,154 --> 00:19:49,253
I think so. Yes.
481
00:19:49,255 --> 00:19:51,822
-Jonathan, it comes
down to you.
-All right.
482
00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:54,058
[tickle] you got five minutes,
starting now.
483
00:19:54,060 --> 00:19:56,093
Don't break any of my stuff
in there big guy.
484
00:19:56,095 --> 00:19:57,628
-I'll do what can.
-[tickle] all right?
485
00:19:59,232 --> 00:20:02,099
[jonathan] I'm going last
in the pick of
the still parts.
486
00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:03,401
I've ran just about
487
00:20:03,403 --> 00:20:05,336
every piece of equipment
out there.
488
00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:06,837
[tickle] you got a minute
and a half left
489
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:07,972
to get it all out here.
490
00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:09,440
-[jonathan] alrighty.
-All right.
491
00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:11,108
[jonathan] do I know exactly
how it's gonna run?
492
00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:12,944
Do I know exactly what
my still is gonna look like?
493
00:20:12,946 --> 00:20:14,178
No.
494
00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:17,148
But I'm just gonna take all
the years of experience I have
495
00:20:17,150 --> 00:20:19,283
and see what
we can make work.
496
00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:20,618
[tickle] all right.
497
00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,454
Well, now that everybody's
got all their parts,
498
00:20:23,456 --> 00:20:26,023
it's time to get back in here
and put these stills together
499
00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:28,459
and see what we can't do
with them. All right?
500
00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:29,660
[narrator] coming up...
501
00:20:29,662 --> 00:20:32,063
[tim] he's got a gauge up
there in the head
of the still
502
00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:35,199
instead of on the side
of the still.
503
00:20:35,201 --> 00:20:38,603
-It's hotter than a [bleep]
in a forest fire.
-[digger] yeah.
504
00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:40,004
Somebody has to be cut.
505
00:20:45,812 --> 00:20:47,178
[digger] still build time.
506
00:20:47,180 --> 00:20:48,746
Better hope
you got all your parts,
507
00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:51,649
your one hour starts now.
508
00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:52,917
[mark] get busy.
509
00:20:57,857 --> 00:21:00,424
Some of this stuff
I ain't never saw before.
510
00:21:00,426 --> 00:21:02,893
One man's ceiling is another
man's floor, ain't it?
511
00:21:04,731 --> 00:21:05,763
What do you think, tim?
512
00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:07,398
What's frank coming up
with down there?
513
00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,699
[tim] well, he's got
a gauge up there
514
00:21:08,701 --> 00:21:10,534
in the head of the still
515
00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:12,136
instead of on
the side of the still.
516
00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:14,472
I figure it'll make whiskey.
What the hey.
517
00:21:14,474 --> 00:21:16,574
[mark] I figure
you're right, frank.
518
00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:18,376
Jonathan is ready to work.
519
00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:20,578
Man, he's got the little
column in place there.
520
00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:22,913
I'm gonna run it pretty much
like a gin basket almost.
521
00:21:22,915 --> 00:21:24,248
Bring the proof up.
522
00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:26,284
Bring some of the flavor
over towards the top.
523
00:21:26,286 --> 00:21:29,186
[mark] amanda's is basic pot
still thumper condenser.
524
00:21:29,188 --> 00:21:31,822
-Is that the set up
you're used to, amanda?
-[amanda] yeah.
525
00:21:31,824 --> 00:21:33,391
It's not time to experiment
right now.
526
00:21:33,393 --> 00:21:34,725
Just do what I do best.
527
00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:36,327
We're going
straight into your run.
528
00:21:36,329 --> 00:21:38,329
You got everything
you need right there.
529
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:39,730
You got four hours.
530
00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:41,832
Bring us your best jar
and have it on the table.
531
00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:44,669
Your four hours starts now.
532
00:21:44,671 --> 00:21:46,637
-Good luck to all of you guys.
-[amanda] thank you.
533
00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:47,672
[frank] thank you, sir.
534
00:21:55,982 --> 00:21:57,682
All of them brought
back some mash.
535
00:21:57,684 --> 00:22:01,285
-They did.
-[tim] even though
amanda had a lot of jars,
536
00:22:01,287 --> 00:22:05,189
she still went back
and got some of that
hazelnut mash.
537
00:22:06,993 --> 00:22:08,959
It looks like all of them
are in it to win it.
538
00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:13,831
Amanda, what's
your game plan?
539
00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:15,399
I'm trying to infuse
the hazelnut flavor
540
00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:17,234
in every little nook
and cranny that I can.
541
00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:19,370
I have homemade
hazelnut butter
that I made last night,
542
00:22:19,372 --> 00:22:20,538
some hazelnut milk,
543
00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:22,273
-some crushed
roasted hazelnuts.
-[digger] mmm-hmm.
544
00:22:22,275 --> 00:22:24,308
[amanda] trying to like
hit all the bases
with the hazelnuts.
545
00:22:24,310 --> 00:22:26,644
So, I'm using
a hazelnut tincture
546
00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:28,012
to concentrate that flavor,
547
00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:29,380
putting everything
in my thumper.
548
00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:32,183
And then I'm gonna add, like,
finishing flavors of coffee,
549
00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:34,719
-cacao nib and vanilla bean.
-Wow.
550
00:22:35,755 --> 00:22:37,355
[jonathan] I'm about to add
more mash in.
551
00:22:37,357 --> 00:22:39,657
Jonathan,
I don't think you had
552
00:22:39,659 --> 00:22:42,026
three full jars
on your previous run.
553
00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,861
I probably had about
three and a half jars,
554
00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:45,396
so I dumped some mash
in there,
555
00:22:45,398 --> 00:22:46,564
but I still had leftovers.
556
00:22:46,566 --> 00:22:48,199
Try to pull something
out of it [bleep].
557
00:22:48,201 --> 00:22:50,501
So, now it's just gonna be
bring the proof up.
558
00:22:50,503 --> 00:22:53,337
In the military,
it's improvise,
adapt and overcome.
559
00:22:54,941 --> 00:22:56,240
With copper scrubber,
560
00:22:56,242 --> 00:22:57,842
the vapor goes up and then,
561
00:22:57,844 --> 00:22:59,710
once it hits that copper mesh,
562
00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:02,313
the heavier water
falls back down.
563
00:23:02,315 --> 00:23:03,848
Might up the proof
a little bit.
564
00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:05,750
[digger] but it strips flavor.
565
00:23:07,153 --> 00:23:08,786
Frank, it looks like
you is adding
566
00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:11,422
-a lot to your thumper there?
-Yes, sir.
567
00:23:11,424 --> 00:23:13,791
I took some of the pecans
from the mash
568
00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:17,828
and steeped them to try to
bring out more of the essence.
569
00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:21,031
-Wow.
-[tim] frank is adding
so much pecans in there,
570
00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:24,068
I think we're gonna have
a pecan pie.
571
00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:26,237
Folks, y'all got
three hours left.
572
00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:27,872
Gotta be finally
getting up there
573
00:23:27,874 --> 00:23:29,707
because we're starting
to work out to a drip.
574
00:23:29,709 --> 00:23:31,542
[amanda]
slow drip is better than
no drip, right?
575
00:23:31,544 --> 00:23:33,177
[jonathan]
slow drip is beautiful.
576
00:23:33,179 --> 00:23:34,311
Hell, yeah.
577
00:23:34,313 --> 00:23:36,213
-Low and slow.
-[frank] mmm-hmm.
578
00:23:36,215 --> 00:23:37,748
[amanda] something
smells amazing.
579
00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,016
I think I smell, like,
the cinnamon
580
00:23:39,018 --> 00:23:40,551
and everything coming
from yours right now.
581
00:23:40,553 --> 00:23:42,787
[jonathan] yeah,
it smells like a cinnamon roll
582
00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:45,089
-with like nuts
and everything.
-[amanda] it does.
583
00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:46,457
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
584
00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:49,160
I was just hoping
that the profiles
I chose would come through,
585
00:23:49,162 --> 00:23:50,728
and luckily they did.
586
00:23:50,730 --> 00:23:53,197
You're only getting a drop
every 17 seconds.
587
00:23:53,199 --> 00:23:55,499
Yeah, I had to run it
extremely slow,
588
00:23:55,501 --> 00:23:57,802
which would be able to
pull out a decent proof.
589
00:23:57,804 --> 00:23:59,637
Pretty much had to drip
the whole time.
590
00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:01,005
[frank] guys,
I hate to tell you this.
591
00:24:01,007 --> 00:24:03,040
This is coming out better
than I thought it would.
592
00:24:03,042 --> 00:24:05,242
Oh, yeah.
You got a nice one going.
593
00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:11,215
-You taste the comeback
on it?
-Yeah. That's good, frank.
594
00:24:11,217 --> 00:24:14,285
-[jonathan] good proof?
-I can't really
tell on the proof yet.
595
00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:16,120
Guys, two hours left.
596
00:24:20,393 --> 00:24:23,227
[digger] well, amanda,
you had a complex mixture
597
00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:26,096
you put in your thumper.
Satisfied with
what's coming out?
598
00:24:26,098 --> 00:24:27,164
So far, yeah.
599
00:24:27,166 --> 00:24:28,999
Got a good line up
of jars over there.
600
00:24:29,001 --> 00:24:30,568
Yeah, I think that
my sweet spot
is gonna be
601
00:24:30,570 --> 00:24:32,770
-between number five
and six right now.
-Excellent.
602
00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:35,506
-So, when I get this one,
I'm gonna start blending.
-Carry on.
603
00:24:35,508 --> 00:24:37,608
-Thank you.
-[digger] you're welcome.
604
00:24:37,610 --> 00:24:40,211
Where, you don't have
any more jars?
605
00:24:40,213 --> 00:24:41,378
You're looking at it.
606
00:24:41,380 --> 00:24:43,280
You... You kind of
had a little,
607
00:24:43,282 --> 00:24:45,649
a little bit of a handicap
from the get go.
608
00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:48,586
Well, even though you
don't have a lot of volume,
where's your proof at?
609
00:24:48,588 --> 00:24:49,720
Actually better than
I thought.
610
00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:54,358
I'd say between 80, 85,
and then up about
120-ish.
611
00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:56,227
-Carry on.
-Thank you, sir.
612
00:24:56,229 --> 00:24:58,062
[digger] frank, tell me
about that thumb.
613
00:24:58,064 --> 00:24:59,630
Did you lose it
because of liquor?
614
00:25:00,466 --> 00:25:02,266
Well...
615
00:25:02,268 --> 00:25:05,369
All I can say is you
wrestle enough alligators,
616
00:25:05,371 --> 00:25:06,804
eventually,
you're gonna get bit.
617
00:25:06,806 --> 00:25:08,572
[digger] tell me
about your run.
How's it going?
618
00:25:08,574 --> 00:25:10,407
[frank] um, I'm just
about done with it.
619
00:25:10,409 --> 00:25:11,742
I've got about all I need.
620
00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:15,212
Cool off, finish out
and do my cuts,
and my blends.
621
00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:16,847
Carry on, my friend.
622
00:25:17,817 --> 00:25:19,483
Forty-five minutes, folks.
623
00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:26,624
[amanda] I feel good about it,
so I'm not gonna
change anything.
624
00:25:26,626 --> 00:25:27,958
All right.
625
00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:30,027
It is what it is.
626
00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:31,462
[digger] pretty clear
jar of liquor.
627
00:25:31,464 --> 00:25:33,497
[mark] yeah,
looks so from here.
628
00:25:33,499 --> 00:25:37,301
-Guys... That's the one.
-Is that the one?
629
00:25:37,303 --> 00:25:40,337
-Jonathan?
-I actually ended up with more
than I had the first time.
630
00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:43,107
-Wow, you almost got a half
a jar. That's a good thing.
-I know.
631
00:25:43,109 --> 00:25:44,642
All right, guys. I did
the best I could.
632
00:25:44,644 --> 00:25:45,943
-I hope you enjoy it.
-[tim] all right.
633
00:25:46,779 --> 00:25:48,045
[digger] good luck!
634
00:25:49,181 --> 00:25:50,581
Frank.
635
00:25:50,583 --> 00:25:52,950
You can't even tell
there's anything in that jar
it's so clear.
636
00:25:52,952 --> 00:25:55,319
[tim] it is awful clear.
637
00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:56,654
Now, that's a bead.
638
00:25:56,656 --> 00:25:57,988
[tim] 100, 105.
639
00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:01,659
That's makes my mouth
water just smelling it.
640
00:26:01,661 --> 00:26:03,994
Oh, I was gonna say,
it done got me slobbering.
641
00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:07,731
-I think mine's hot 'cause
I always temper it down.
-Right.
642
00:26:07,733 --> 00:26:10,501
And anything I'm missing,
I'll get on the next step,
643
00:26:10,503 --> 00:26:12,036
if I make it to the next step.
644
00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:14,672
-Nutty?
-It's not quite as smooth
645
00:26:14,674 --> 00:26:15,940
as it was on the first one.
646
00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:17,374
-It's not.
-No. No, it's not.
647
00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:20,911
He changed it up by putting
all those pecans
in the doubler.
648
00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:23,614
So, he enhanced
a little dryness flavor
in there.
649
00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:25,215
I'm a little bit disappointed.
650
00:26:25,217 --> 00:26:27,718
I don't like this one as good
as I did the first one.
651
00:26:29,322 --> 00:26:32,456
Jonathan, a half clear jar.
652
00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:33,757
But it's clear.
653
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,560
I would say on proof
I'm pretty close to 100.
654
00:26:36,562 --> 00:26:39,797
I'd put him above
115 proof probably.
655
00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:42,433
-Well, we can't say
he didn't raise alcohol.
-[digger] no, no.
656
00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:43,567
He's got plenty of alcohol.
657
00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:46,503
-Man, that smells delicious.
-[tim] great nose.
658
00:26:46,505 --> 00:26:49,873
-Well, I'm smelling some
hawaiian kukui.
-Kukui nut.
659
00:26:49,875 --> 00:26:53,344
-Kukui.
-I'm not finding no kukui
in there anywhere.
660
00:26:53,346 --> 00:26:56,447
The alcohol flash
across your tongue
and then you're done.
661
00:26:56,449 --> 00:26:58,549
He put some copper wire
in that, didn't he?
662
00:26:58,551 --> 00:27:02,186
-It's hotter than a [bleep]
in a forest fire.
-Yeah.
663
00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:04,254
-Holy moly.
-At least he brought it up.
664
00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:06,390
-The proof is there.
-[digger] blending it down
665
00:27:06,392 --> 00:27:07,891
might have helped
it a little bit.
666
00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:09,960
Let's move on to
some hazelnut.
667
00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:12,062
Pretty clean jar.
668
00:27:12,064 --> 00:27:14,665
-And a pretty bead.
-Oh, yeah.
669
00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:16,600
-[tim]
it's probably 105 proof.
-[digger] yeah.
670
00:27:16,602 --> 00:27:18,402
I was waiting for the hazelnut
and it did come out.
671
00:27:18,404 --> 00:27:20,504
Then the other flavors
trickled out separately.
672
00:27:20,506 --> 00:27:22,973
So, I tried to just blend
the best jar that I could.
673
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:25,376
-Man, that smells delicious.
-Great nose.
674
00:27:25,378 --> 00:27:28,012
Wait till you run it
across your tongue.
675
00:27:28,014 --> 00:27:30,648
-Wow.
-This is nutty.
676
00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:32,983
Just a very, very
light bite on that.
677
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:35,085
This is off the hook.
678
00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:36,720
I don't know
if I'm more nervous about
679
00:27:36,722 --> 00:27:39,023
what they're gonna
think about what
I put on the table.
680
00:27:39,025 --> 00:27:42,192
Or the fact that just
one of us is gonna go home.
681
00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:44,028
We're all rock solid.
I'm gonna go fetch them.
682
00:27:44,030 --> 00:27:45,896
You ain't gonna change
your mind on us, tim?
683
00:27:45,898 --> 00:27:48,032
-No. No.
-You sure?
684
00:27:53,973 --> 00:27:56,940
Texas, outstanding job.
685
00:27:56,942 --> 00:28:00,210
Kept your proof right there
where you need to be,
100, 105.
686
00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:02,346
Kept it clear for us.
687
00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:03,747
When you put
the stuff in there,
688
00:28:03,749 --> 00:28:05,382
in the doubler there,
the thumper,
689
00:28:05,384 --> 00:28:06,984
for me, it made it
a little dry.
690
00:28:06,986 --> 00:28:09,420
You took away
the smoothness of it.
691
00:28:09,422 --> 00:28:13,490
I don't think you had
as good a flavor
on this second distillation
692
00:28:13,492 --> 00:28:15,459
quite as you did
the first one.
693
00:28:16,662 --> 00:28:19,630
Now then, amanda,
you did a fantastic job
694
00:28:19,632 --> 00:28:22,066
getting that hazelnut
out of there.
695
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:26,103
Good, smooth, buttery
middle on that thing,
that hazelnut just pops.
696
00:28:26,105 --> 00:28:29,239
-It was front to back
outstanding job.
-Thank you.
697
00:28:29,842 --> 00:28:31,475
[mark] jonathan.
698
00:28:31,477 --> 00:28:34,845
You done an outstanding job
bringing that proof up.
699
00:28:34,847 --> 00:28:37,281
I ran low and slow.
700
00:28:37,283 --> 00:28:39,183
You brought your proof up.
701
00:28:39,185 --> 00:28:42,052
Unfortunately, we didn't
find the flavor in there
we wanted.
702
00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,621
And I think maybe,
if you brought a little more
distillate out,
703
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:45,956
you may have it.
704
00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:49,693
You know, all in all, my hats
are off to all you guys.
705
00:28:50,629 --> 00:28:51,895
[digger] unfortunately,
706
00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,865
it comes the time that
somebody has to be cut.
707
00:28:57,570 --> 00:29:00,003
Well, guys, somebody
has to be cut.
708
00:29:01,207 --> 00:29:04,842
Frank, amanda,
y'all are safe.
709
00:29:04,844 --> 00:29:08,345
Jonathan, I'm awful sorry,
that jar bought you
a ticket home, ol' buddy.
710
00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:10,547
-Thank you, sir.
-Did a good job.
711
00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:12,349
[jonathan]
the flavor was lacking.
712
00:29:12,351 --> 00:29:15,185
And looking back on it,
I may have put too much
copper in there
713
00:29:15,187 --> 00:29:17,321
-to bring over
the proof...
-See y'all later.
714
00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:18,655
...But it's been
a great experience.
715
00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:23,093
All right, guys.
716
00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:25,162
Time to infuse your liquor.
717
00:29:25,164 --> 00:29:26,930
It's your final leg
in this journey.
718
00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:29,133
This is what's gonna
separate the two of you.
719
00:29:29,135 --> 00:29:32,002
It's gonna be what makes
the next master distiller.
720
00:29:32,004 --> 00:29:33,937
You're gonna have
30 minutes now.
721
00:29:33,939 --> 00:29:35,606
Get your liquor
ready to infuse.
722
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:37,808
We'll let it sit overnight.
We'll come back tomorrow.
723
00:29:37,810 --> 00:29:39,910
You'll get an additional
30 minutes to get it
straightened up,
724
00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:41,178
ready to go.
725
00:29:41,180 --> 00:29:43,380
Your time starts now.
726
00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:44,481
Good luck, guys.
727
00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:47,751
[frank] they weren't as happy
with my liquor
728
00:29:47,753 --> 00:29:49,353
as they were the first time,
729
00:29:49,355 --> 00:29:52,156
'cause the flavor profile
wasn't quite
730
00:29:52,158 --> 00:29:53,724
what they were looking for,
731
00:29:53,726 --> 00:29:57,127
but finishing liquor,
that's where I really shine.
732
00:29:57,129 --> 00:30:00,497
Normal brandy has to sit
for a year to age,
733
00:30:00,499 --> 00:30:02,332
and I don't have that time.
734
00:30:02,334 --> 00:30:07,604
I'm using every trick I can,
to infuse as much pecan flavor
735
00:30:07,606 --> 00:30:09,907
in the short period of time
that I have.
736
00:30:11,877 --> 00:30:14,945
[mark] he's pouring
clear liquor in.
It's coming out brown.
737
00:30:14,947 --> 00:30:16,380
Frank, you're getting
all that color
738
00:30:16,382 --> 00:30:19,483
just pouring that clear liquor
over them roasted pecans?
739
00:30:19,485 --> 00:30:20,784
Happens every time.
740
00:30:20,786 --> 00:30:22,486
-[mark] really?
-It's beautiful, isn't it?
741
00:30:22,488 --> 00:30:23,754
[mark] it looks pretty.
742
00:30:23,756 --> 00:30:27,024
[amanda] hazelnuts
are really hard
to impart the flavor.
743
00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:29,159
They're really hard to work
with, it's a labor of love.
744
00:30:29,161 --> 00:30:32,029
That could take me a week
for the alcohol to penetrate
745
00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:33,397
something hard, like a nut.
746
00:30:33,399 --> 00:30:35,666
So coming here,
I had to figure out a way to
747
00:30:35,668 --> 00:30:37,601
get my flavor in the time
748
00:30:37,603 --> 00:30:39,169
without really
sacrificing anything.
749
00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:42,406
That's a whipped cream
machine.
750
00:30:42,408 --> 00:30:44,708
[amanda] so I'm using
a whipped cream maker,
751
00:30:44,710 --> 00:30:48,512
which uses nitrous oxide
to pressurize
solids and liquids.
752
00:30:48,514 --> 00:30:50,647
If I can get the alcohol
to penetrate my hazelnuts
753
00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:52,749
and the whipped cream
condenser under pressure,
754
00:30:52,751 --> 00:30:55,385
then I'm just going to
let it steep overnight,
755
00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:58,121
and then tomorrow
I'm gonna extract my...
My spirit from that.
756
00:30:58,123 --> 00:30:59,356
Every time I pressurize it,
757
00:30:59,358 --> 00:31:01,258
that forces the liquid
into the solid,
758
00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:02,426
the solid into the liquid
759
00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:04,795
so that the alcohol can
permeate to get the flavor.
760
00:31:04,797 --> 00:31:06,163
So, then, once I do this,
761
00:31:06,165 --> 00:31:10,000
I'll let it steep overnight,
so it can impart more flavor,
762
00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:11,802
hopefully, by tomorrow.
763
00:31:11,804 --> 00:31:14,638
[mark] amanda is a mad
scientist over here.
764
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:15,973
[digger] I'm telling you.
765
00:31:15,975 --> 00:31:19,109
You're giving bill nye
the science guy
a run for his money.
766
00:31:19,111 --> 00:31:21,378
I'm not usually this messy.
767
00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:23,447
Ten minutes left,
boys and girls.
768
00:31:35,494 --> 00:31:36,927
[mark] he ain't gonna
let us see
769
00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:38,595
what's going on under
that bucket, is he?
770
00:31:38,597 --> 00:31:43,066
[digger] well, good poker man
always keeps one card
close to his vest.
771
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:46,036
[frank] I can only tell you
so much about what I'm doing.
772
00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:50,874
It is a secret family trick
that my granddaddy taught me
773
00:31:50,876 --> 00:31:52,209
when I was about
four years old.
774
00:31:52,211 --> 00:31:54,378
It's old school,
against new school,
775
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:56,980
and I'm confident
that I can pull it out.
776
00:31:57,917 --> 00:31:59,349
[amanda] all right, I'm done.
777
00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:01,652
With a minute and half
to spare.
778
00:32:01,654 --> 00:32:03,053
[mark] if you're done,
you head on out.
779
00:32:03,055 --> 00:32:05,155
We'll let it sit there
overnight.
780
00:32:05,157 --> 00:32:07,491
-Yes, sir.
-We'll see you tomorrow.
781
00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:17,567
Welcome back, guys.
782
00:32:17,569 --> 00:32:19,536
You let your liquor
sit overnight.
783
00:32:19,538 --> 00:32:21,538
Now it's time
to do your magic.
784
00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:23,106
Bring us your
finished product.
785
00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:24,975
We're looking forward
to tasting it.
786
00:32:25,911 --> 00:32:27,511
Unfortunately,
it's in the cards
787
00:32:27,513 --> 00:32:30,747
that one of you has to lose
and one has to win.
788
00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:32,616
Amanda, yours
don't look good.
789
00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:34,151
[amanda] I know.
790
00:32:34,153 --> 00:32:36,453
-[tim] so, I hope it tastes
better than it looks.
-[digger] it does to me.
791
00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,822
I have something specifically
for you, tim,
792
00:32:38,824 --> 00:32:42,326
that I'm gonna do
so that you're not offended
by what I present to you.
793
00:32:42,328 --> 00:32:44,127
Good. Thank you.
794
00:32:44,129 --> 00:32:47,030
Frank, I don't know
what you're hiding
under that bucket.
795
00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:49,633
That's some magic
of my own.
796
00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:52,269
I think a little trickery
is going on over there.
797
00:32:52,271 --> 00:32:55,305
The professor brought out
something new,
798
00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,441
I had to bring up
something old.
799
00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:59,309
Every magician has a trick,
800
00:32:59,311 --> 00:33:01,411
every trick,
it's got a reveal.
801
00:33:06,218 --> 00:33:09,353
-I'll be damned.
-My granddaddy taught me this.
802
00:33:09,355 --> 00:33:11,688
He was using it back in 1947.
803
00:33:12,725 --> 00:33:15,058
It's just a simple
trickle charger.
804
00:33:15,060 --> 00:33:17,527
-It's just generating current.
-[frank] yes.
805
00:33:17,529 --> 00:33:19,629
Just some dc current,
low amperage.
806
00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:24,301
You'd be surprised,
how much it will age
some liquor overnight.
807
00:33:24,303 --> 00:33:28,505
I tell you this is... Wow.
This is insane.
808
00:33:28,507 --> 00:33:30,474
[digger] well, guys,
time to get busy.
809
00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:34,044
You got 30 minutes
and it starts now.
810
00:33:34,046 --> 00:33:35,345
Good luck, guys.
811
00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:37,180
-Good luck, professor.
-Good luck, mr. Wizard.
812
00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:45,756
[amanda] I struggled
with filtering
813
00:33:45,758 --> 00:33:47,958
and achieving clarity
for a long time.
814
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,094
And I knew that when I made
my hazelnut fusion,
815
00:33:51,096 --> 00:33:53,263
it was gonna be cloudy.
816
00:33:53,265 --> 00:33:54,965
Spent nights trying
to figure out a way
817
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:57,234
that I could steep
my hazelnuts,
818
00:33:57,236 --> 00:33:58,402
and all of my flavors,
819
00:33:58,404 --> 00:34:00,537
and get all the flavor profile
that I wanted,
820
00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:03,173
but somehow clean that up
in a short period of time,
821
00:34:03,175 --> 00:34:06,410
to get clarity that they could
also be impressed by.
822
00:34:06,412 --> 00:34:08,512
By god,
that right there is amazing.
823
00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:13,683
It's like a thousand micron
filter for drinking water.
824
00:34:13,685 --> 00:34:15,318
It's not meant
for this right here,
825
00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,054
but it's working damn
fine for her.
826
00:34:17,056 --> 00:34:19,523
-Taking out the solids.
-Taking all the cloud
out of it. Damn.
827
00:34:19,525 --> 00:34:22,025
I didn't wanna sacrifice
flavor for clarity,
828
00:34:22,027 --> 00:34:23,326
or clarity for flavor,
829
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:26,063
and everyone told me
I had to pick
one or the other.
830
00:34:26,065 --> 00:34:27,931
But when you say
I can't do something,
831
00:34:27,933 --> 00:34:29,099
I have to find
a way to do it.
832
00:34:29,101 --> 00:34:31,635
So, this was my solution.
833
00:34:31,637 --> 00:34:33,270
Well, you have done it.
834
00:34:33,272 --> 00:34:35,105
It looks like
clear apple juice.
835
00:34:39,845 --> 00:34:42,245
[frank] my grandfather made
his first machine, I believe,
836
00:34:42,247 --> 00:34:45,715
it was an old welding machine
that he had converted.
837
00:34:45,717 --> 00:34:49,352
He would take liquor,
you know,
right out the condenser,
838
00:34:49,354 --> 00:34:52,189
a week later, he's got
20-year-old bourbon.
839
00:35:03,502 --> 00:35:07,037
Look at that pretty jar
of liquor sitting on
frank's table.
840
00:35:07,039 --> 00:35:10,807
Frank, if you're done,
you can turn your jar in.
841
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:13,877
I'd rather sit here and see
what the professor is doing.
842
00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:15,846
-[amanda chuckles]
-[digger] I'm with you.
843
00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:17,981
I'm sitting here in awe
right now.
844
00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,650
[tim] I mean I see that
she's cleaning it up.
845
00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:22,519
It looks good.
It's going through a filter,
846
00:35:22,521 --> 00:35:25,856
but she could be taking
all the taste out.
847
00:35:25,858 --> 00:35:28,058
You know, it had a good
hazelnut taste.
848
00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:30,160
[digger] it's not easy
pushing it
through that filter,
849
00:35:30,162 --> 00:35:33,096
-is it, amanda?
-No, it's not.
850
00:35:33,098 --> 00:35:35,765
But nothing in life
worth having comes easy.
851
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:38,869
No truer words have
ever been spoken.
852
00:35:38,871 --> 00:35:42,239
[frank] she's pitched that
to get her some really
dark sunglasses.
853
00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:44,608
That future's bright
over there.
854
00:35:44,610 --> 00:35:45,775
-Yep.
-Yep.
855
00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:50,180
-Good luck.
-Same to you.
856
00:35:53,352 --> 00:35:56,620
Well, guys, that was just
awesome for us to witness.
857
00:35:56,622 --> 00:35:58,889
[mark] we're gonna
get to tasting,
we'll deliberate.
858
00:35:58,891 --> 00:36:01,024
We'll come and fetch you
with a decision.
859
00:36:01,026 --> 00:36:02,092
-[amanda] thank you.
-Thank you.
860
00:36:02,094 --> 00:36:03,426
[digger] good luck!
861
00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:06,363
[narrator] coming up...
862
00:36:06,365 --> 00:36:08,465
[digger] I think you both know
you're both winners,
863
00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:11,535
but unfortunately, we can't
have two masters distillers.
864
00:36:15,174 --> 00:36:16,806
[frank] the moonshiner's
rule number ten
865
00:36:16,808 --> 00:36:19,509
is murphy's first law,
866
00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:22,512
anything that can go wrong,
will go wrong.
867
00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:24,014
Just be ready for it.
868
00:36:24,016 --> 00:36:25,549
Murphy's law is
my rule number two.
869
00:36:25,551 --> 00:36:27,984
Rule number one,
always carry a knife.
870
00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:29,686
[frank] that's a good rule
for life.
871
00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:31,087
'cause I always have one.
872
00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,657
If I've got my pants on,
I got a pocket knife.
873
00:36:33,659 --> 00:36:36,059
But rules for life,
and rules for shining,
874
00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:37,727
-they're a little
bit different.
-Oh, yeah, yeah.
875
00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:38,962
-I meant my rules for life.
-Yeah.
876
00:36:38,964 --> 00:36:41,298
That's what I meant.
That's what I was
referring to.
877
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:42,866
When I refer to the rules,
878
00:36:42,868 --> 00:36:45,635
normally, I'm referring
to the rules of shining.
879
00:36:45,637 --> 00:36:48,471
Yeah, I have...
See, I haven't got there yet,
but I'm learning.
880
00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:50,507
-I'm learning.
-Learn on.
881
00:36:51,743 --> 00:36:54,411
Get with it. This one...
That one first.
882
00:36:55,681 --> 00:36:58,582
-[tim] and it's probably
105 proof.
-[mark] yeah.
883
00:36:58,584 --> 00:37:01,218
I can't believe she cleared
that jar up like that,
884
00:37:01,220 --> 00:37:04,087
[digger] with something
that simple.
885
00:37:04,089 --> 00:37:06,790
-Yeah, I mean,
this is from hiking gear.
-Right.
886
00:37:06,792 --> 00:37:09,459
Stuff you buy
in a camping store.
887
00:37:09,461 --> 00:37:11,561
It was a struggle
to get clarity and flavor.
888
00:37:11,563 --> 00:37:12,963
You know, how do you
achieve both?
889
00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:19,836
Damn.
890
00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:22,672
It's like hazelnut butter
and it's just melting
all over it,
891
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:24,774
there's no fire,
there's no burn anywhere.
892
00:37:24,776 --> 00:37:27,143
The bite
has been taken away.
893
00:37:27,145 --> 00:37:30,413
I can't find a negative
in that drink.
894
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:34,117
Color profile,
I think could be
a little bit different.
895
00:37:34,119 --> 00:37:36,253
If it was the color
of frank's...
896
00:37:36,255 --> 00:37:38,188
-Yeah.
-I mean, the color of it,
897
00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:39,289
if you didn't know
what it was,
898
00:37:39,291 --> 00:37:41,091
would speak
immature aged liquor.
899
00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:42,859
But I'm telling you,
you taste of it,
900
00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:44,794
and it takes anything
you might think
901
00:37:44,796 --> 00:37:46,363
-bad away from it.
-It does.
902
00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:48,999
Let's try frank's.
903
00:37:49,001 --> 00:37:50,600
He did a whole
new thing here, too,
904
00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:52,102
that I've never seen
in my life.
905
00:37:52,104 --> 00:37:54,471
There's two things took
place here today, boys,
906
00:37:54,473 --> 00:37:58,408
that mark ramsey has never
ever seen before.
907
00:37:58,410 --> 00:38:01,544
Electrolysis.
It made my job real simple.
908
00:38:01,546 --> 00:38:03,380
Because all I had to do
was plug it up
909
00:38:03,382 --> 00:38:06,850
and let it do its magic
and then, try to proof it out.
910
00:38:06,852 --> 00:38:10,053
-Still a magician to me,
I think you make magic.
-Well, thank you.
911
00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:12,589
Wow...
912
00:38:14,693 --> 00:38:16,026
-Damn it, man.
-[mark] that's good.
913
00:38:16,061 --> 00:38:18,495
-Never tasted nothing like
that before.
-[digger] that is good.
914
00:38:18,497 --> 00:38:22,098
But did you notice
that frank tempered in it
with spraying water?
915
00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:23,767
He put a splash in there.
916
00:38:23,769 --> 00:38:25,635
I don't know why,
there was good proof.
917
00:38:25,637 --> 00:38:29,272
It's an extremely,
extremely great taste,
918
00:38:29,274 --> 00:38:30,640
but it's a little light
on fruit.
919
00:38:30,642 --> 00:38:33,410
Very difficult situation
that we have here.
920
00:38:33,412 --> 00:38:35,245
[frank] this is something
I'll never forget.
921
00:38:35,247 --> 00:38:37,147
It's a
once-in-a-lifetime thing.
922
00:38:37,149 --> 00:38:40,216
-And I'm just honored
to share it with you.
-Agreed.
923
00:38:40,218 --> 00:38:43,687
-Well, boys, I'm...
I'm where I'm at.
-I'm where I'm at.
924
00:38:43,689 --> 00:38:44,554
I'm good.
925
00:38:56,768 --> 00:38:58,702
Welcome back, guys.
926
00:38:58,704 --> 00:39:02,472
We can't have two master
distillers out of one flat.
927
00:39:02,474 --> 00:39:05,975
But neither one of y'all
are a loser at this point.
928
00:39:06,878 --> 00:39:08,111
It's a tough decision.
929
00:39:08,113 --> 00:39:09,713
We didn't really
want to have to make it,
930
00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:11,414
but unfortunately, we did.
931
00:39:13,085 --> 00:39:14,617
Amanda,
932
00:39:14,619 --> 00:39:17,654
the hazelnut,
the buttery notes,
the creamy notes.
933
00:39:17,656 --> 00:39:18,822
It's wonderful.
934
00:39:19,358 --> 00:39:20,657
Uh, amanda...
935
00:39:20,659 --> 00:39:21,858
Crazy!
936
00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:23,827
-What you did--
-I didn't wanna
scare you guys, so...
937
00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:27,897
You were scaring me
because in the beginning,
what you had in that jar,
938
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:30,567
it looked like muddy water.
939
00:39:30,569 --> 00:39:33,937
But with your process
of filtration there,
940
00:39:33,939 --> 00:39:35,338
you gave us
some education.
941
00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:36,973
And it tastes really good.
942
00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:38,842
And your proof is
right on the money.
943
00:39:39,578 --> 00:39:41,811
The downfall for me now,
the color
944
00:39:41,813 --> 00:39:45,115
didn't exactly come out
the way I would like it.
945
00:39:45,117 --> 00:39:47,851
I was hoping it would be
a little bit more
amber as well.
946
00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:52,422
[mark] frank, the little thing
you did with the copper,
so cool.
947
00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:55,625
Pecan in yours was
outstanding flavor.
948
00:39:55,627 --> 00:39:57,260
Color on it is beautiful.
949
00:39:57,262 --> 00:39:59,629
I mean, that's a good
marketable jar.
950
00:39:59,631 --> 00:40:01,965
-I'm so proud of
what you did.
-Thank you.
951
00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:04,801
Frank, this jar here,
the flavors are there
952
00:40:04,803 --> 00:40:06,736
end to end.
Drink holds up
953
00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:08,605
from the front of your
tongue to the back.
954
00:40:08,607 --> 00:40:11,508
Comes off strong with that
good pecan flavor
955
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:13,643
and finishes off
with a little buttery note.
956
00:40:13,645 --> 00:40:16,012
Nothing wrong with it,
whatsoever,
957
00:40:16,014 --> 00:40:17,881
except your proof.
958
00:40:17,883 --> 00:40:20,483
You've tempered it down
a little bit more than
what we like.
959
00:40:20,485 --> 00:40:22,385
It's still a marketable jar
right there.
960
00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:24,020
Put that in any liquor store
in the world,
961
00:40:24,022 --> 00:40:26,423
somebody tries it,
they'll come back
and buy another jar.
962
00:40:26,425 --> 00:40:28,057
Fantastic job.
963
00:40:28,059 --> 00:40:31,161
I think the honor is mine
just to be able to be here
964
00:40:31,163 --> 00:40:33,663
presenting this
to you guys.
965
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,966
[digger] I think you both know
you're both winners,
966
00:40:36,968 --> 00:40:40,036
but unfortunately, we can't
have two master distillers.
967
00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:47,644
Amanda is the next
master distiller.
I'm awful sorry, buddy.
968
00:40:51,817 --> 00:40:54,250
I was kind of disappointed
in myself
969
00:40:54,252 --> 00:40:57,420
that I did proof my liquor
down as much as I did.
970
00:40:57,422 --> 00:40:59,289
But if I had to lose
to anybody,
971
00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:00,924
I'm glad it was amanda.
972
00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:03,660
[amanda] right now,
I feel amazing.
973
00:41:03,662 --> 00:41:06,329
To hear them validate my
effort, and my hard work
974
00:41:06,331 --> 00:41:07,931
was unreal.
975
00:41:07,933 --> 00:41:09,866
I still almost believe
like this is a dream
976
00:41:09,868 --> 00:41:11,601
that I'm gonna
wake up from.
977
00:41:12,804 --> 00:41:16,372
This one right here,
she deserves it
way more than...
978
00:41:16,374 --> 00:41:18,408
I'll work with this one
right here any time
979
00:41:18,410 --> 00:41:20,510
and teach her
everything I know.
980
00:41:23,582 --> 00:41:24,881
Thank you.
981
00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:27,851
Damn!