Moonshiners (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 14 - Two Pot Bang Bang - full transcript
Josh and Chuck struggle to finish winterizing their site. Mark and Digger bring their two-pot still out of retirement, Mark and Mike have enjoyed a string of successful runs but delivering ...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Chico:
YOU HAVE COME TO THE WRONG HOUSE
TO THINK THAT ANY
OF THE STEREOTYPES
OR MISCONCEPTIONS OF
MOONSHINERS AIN'T TRUE.
TATTOOED, CRIMINAL RECORD,
TOOTHLESS.
SOME OF THE STORIES
BEHIND WHY WE'RE THE WAY
WE ARE MAY BE MISLED.
THE REASON I KNOCKED
MY TEETH OUT'S
'CAUSE OF A MOTORCYCLE WRECK.
IT AIN'T 'CAUSE
I DIDN'T HAVE A TOOTHBRUSH.
IT'S NOT MISCONCEPTIONS.
IT'S NOT RUMORS.
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.
Narrator:
DAYS ARE GROWING COLDER
AND NIGHTS LONGER
IN APPALACHIA.
FALL HAS ARRIVED.
THE AUTUMN WINDS SPEAK
A WARNING TO ALL MOONSHINERS.
NO ONE SEASON
IS SAFE FOR LONG.
[ GURGLING ]
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
IN TENNESSEE,
A BREAKING POINT...
Mark: IF IT STOPS PUMPING STEAM,
IT BLOWS SHRAPNEL
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION
IF WHOEVER HAPPENS
TO BE THERE.
Narrator:
...CAUGHT IN THE CROSS HAIRS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
Sandra: OH, MY GOD.
Chico: WHOA. WHOA.
...AND AN INTRUDER IN KENTUCKY.
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD!
♪ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN ♪
♪ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS ♪
♪ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYING ♪
♪ CRIME NEVER PAYS ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE ♪
♪ RUNNING TO SURVIVE ♪
♪ AND LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
♪ WE'RE LIVING
OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
BIG CHUCK, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS FOR DAYS.
YOU KNOW, I CAN MAKE WHISKEY
OUT OF DAMN NEAR ANYTHING.
IF IT'LL FERMENT,
IT'LL MAKE WHISKEY.
Narrator:
ON THE PIEDMONT PLATEAU
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
TWO SHINERS ARE LOOKING
FOR INGREDIENTS
TO MATCH THE FALL WEATHER.
Josh:
I MAKE ALL TYPES OF MOONSHINE.
I MAKE HONEY, CHERRY,
STRAWBERRY, PEACH, PLUM.
I TRY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THE ONE
AT THAT PARTY
WITH THAT JAR OF LIQUOR
THAT EVERYBODY
IS FLOORBOARDED BY.
WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN HERE AND
GET A PALLET FULL OF PUMPKINS.
PUMPKINS?
YOU GOT TO BE [BLEEP] ME.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE
PUMPKIN WHISKEY.
MY BUDDY CALLS ME UP
AND SAYS THAT I CAN COME
AND GET A TRUCKLOAD
OF PUMPKINS FROM HIM.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
A WHOLE PALLET?
YEAH.
NOBODY ELSE HAS DONE
PUMPKIN MOONSHINE BEFORE.
SO I CAN DRIVE
THE PRICE OF MY LIQUOR UP.
I'M GOING TO PEEL
A WHOLE TRUCKLOAD OF PUMPKINS.
AND DIDN'T WE JUST
HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
ABOUT YOU WORKING
THE HELL OUT OF ME?
Narrator: JOSH AND CHUCK STARTED
TO WINTERIZE THEIR SITE IN ORDER
TO EXTEND THEIR SEASON...
[BLEEP]
I'M DONE.
...BUT HAD IT OUT
WHEN CHUCK WANTED
TO POSTPONE
THE PROJECT TO RUN LIQUOR.
WE SHOULD BE MAKING
[BLEEP] LIQUOR.
WITH TWO WEEKS OF WORK LEFT
ON WINTERIZING,
JOSH AND CHUCK AGREED
TO RUN ENOUGH SHINE
TO KEEP THEIR
REVENUE STREAM ALIVE
BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PROJECT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
THAT'S AS HARD
OF A BRISTLE AS I CAN GET.
BACK TO THE BASICS.
ARE YOU GONNA MAKE A MESS?
Josh: TO MAKE PUMPKIN LIQUOR,
YOU BETTER HAVE
A LOT OF PATIENCE.
Narrator: IN ORDER FOR COMPLETE
FERMENTATION TO TAKE PLACE,
THE PUMPKIN SKIN
NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
YOU'RE GONNA CUT YOURSELF
BEFORE IT'S OVER.
OOH.
THERE YOU GO,
ANOTHER FINGER BIT THE DUST.
Chuck: JOSH DOES NOT THINK
THINGS THROUGH.
WHEN HE GETS A THOUGHT
IN HIS HEAD, HE GOES.
THIS AIN'T GONNA WORK.
WE'LL PROBABLY START
MASHING ABOUT NEXT WEEK.
THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BETTER WAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME MASH
OUT OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT
I AIN'T NEVER MADE IT
OUT OF BEFORE.
Josh: BEING A MOONSHINER,
YOU NEVER STOP EXPERIMENTING.
EVEN MY ANCESTORS
MADE GOOD CHERRY BOUNCE.
IT WASN'T JUST, "THIS IS
HOW IT'S DONE -- BOOM."
THERE WAS A LOT OF MIXING
UP STUFF GOING ON.
Narrator: JOSH CAN TRACE
HIS MOONSHINE
LINEAGE ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE CHERRY-BOUNCE
KING HIMSELF --
AMOS OWENS.
IN 1843, OWENS BOUGHT
A PARCEL OF LAND
IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA,
KNOWN AS "CHERRY MOUNTAIN."
EACH SUMMER, OWENS
HARVESTED THE ABUNDANT
WILD CHERRIES
THAT GREW ON THE MOUNTAIN,
MIXED THEM WITH LOCAL HONEY,
AND DISTILLED IT INTO A LIQUOR
CALLED "CHERRY BOUNCE."
THE DEMAND FOR
THE UNIQUE CHERRY SPIRIT
RAN THE FULL LENGTH
OF THE ATLANTIC COAST
AND EVEN ACROSS
THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TEXAS.
CHERRY BOUNCE NOT ONLY PUT
RUTHERFORD COUNTY ON THE MAP,
BUT CEMENTED THE OWENS FAMILY
AS MOONSHINE ROYALTY.
MY ONLY HOPE IS TO BOIL
A BIG OLD POT OF WATER
AND THROW THESE SUCKERS
IN THERE
AND THEN TRY TO SKIN THEM
AND DUMP THE GUTS OUT OF THEM.
THAT AIN'T BAD.
I MEAN, THE PILGRIMS,
THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR MAIN
DELICACIES, PUMPKINS.
DELICACY?
THEY'RE SOFT AS ALL
GET OUT NOW.
AHA.
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK.
Josh:
BOILING THE PUMPKINS MADE THEM
A LOT EASIER TO SKIN THEM.
IT'S STILL A PAIN IN THE ASS,
BUT I'M NOT WILLING
TO LET A LITTLE BIT OF HARD
WORK STEP IN MY WAY.
Narrator: IN ADDITION TO OVER
100 POUNDS OF PEELED PUMPKIN...
THAT'LL BE ENOUGH, CHUCK.
...JOSH'S SPECIALTY MASH
INCLUDES
GROUND CORN,
SUGAR, WATER, AND YEAST.
THERE YOU GO.
DO YOU WANT A LID?
THIS MIGHT BE SOME OF THE BEST
DANG WHISKEY WE EVER MADE.
Mark:
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
MY DAMN NOSE A WHILE AGO?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY NOSE?
YOU HAD THAT --
THAT THING
SLIPPED OFF OF THERE.
I WONDERED IF IT WAS
HEALING GOOD.
YEAH.
J.B.'S GOT A HEALING STONE.
THE [BLEEP].
I'VE SEEN IT WORK MIRACLES.
IT'S BEEN BLESSED BY
AN INDIAN MEDICINE MAN.
NOW, I'M SUPPOSED
TO DO WHAT WITH THIS?
LIKE THAT RIGHT THERE?
YEAH.
NO.
HEMORRHOIDS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY
I'M FRIENDS WITH THEM TWO.
WE READY TO MAKE
SOME RUM, J.B.?
Narrator: IN A PUSH TOWARDS
THE SEASON'S FINISH LINE,
THREE TENNESSEE SHINERS
ARE MASHING IN ONE
OF THEIR SIGNATURE SPIRITS.
THIS TIME OF YEAR --
THIS COLD WEATHER, EARLY FALL --
OOF.
THE TIME HAS COME TO MAKE
A RUN OF HAZELNUT RUM.
IT'S GONNA GO.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE
ON MY BACK WANTING IT.
MOIST BROWN SUGAR,
AIN'T IT?
IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST
SOUGHT-AFTER RECIPES.
FIRE IN THE HOLE.
Narrator:
TO KEEP PACE WITH THEIR
900-GALLON SEASON GOAL,
MARK, DIGGER, AND J.B.
HAVE BEEN RUNNING THREE STILLS
AT THE SAME TIME.
THEIR THREE-PRONGED OPERATION
HAS PUMPED OUT OVER 300 GALLONS
OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR
IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
NOW THE OLD HATS
ARE BACK TOGETHER
TO BREW A PERENNIAL
FALL FAVORITE --
HAZELNUT RUM.
WHILE THIS IS HEATING UP,
WE NEED TO BUST ON
SOME NUTS, DON'T WE?
I'VE BEEN ITCHING
TO BUST A NUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS THE REASON THIS IS
CONSIDERED SMALL-BATCH LIQUOR.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T MAKE
800 GALLONS OF HAZELNUT LIQUOR
WHEN YOU GOT TO BUST THEM WITH
A HAMMER AND A PAIR OF PLIERS.
Digger: WE HAVE TO CRACK
EACH ONE OF THEM.
AND THEN WE TOAST THEM
WITH A FLAME,
WHICH REALLY BRINGS
THE FLAVOR OUT.
I HATE TO LET GO OF THEM.
I'VE GOT KIND OF...
WE KNOW EVERY ONE
OF THEM PERSONALLY.
YEAH.
THERE'S RALPH.
EARL.
Mark: WE'VE GOT TO MAKE
A LOT OF MOONSHINE
IF WE'RE EVER GONNA HIT
OUR 900-GALLON GOAL THIS SEASON.
THE COOL WEATHER'S UPON US.
IT HAS TO BE WARM
WEATHER ENOUGH
FOR YOUR MASH TO WORK.
NOW, THIS STEAMER STILL,
I MEAN, IT'S ITS OWN MONSTER.
THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON
WE'VE EVER USED IT
IN THE COOL WEATHER.
IT DON'T LOOK TOO PRETTY,
BUT BOY, IT SMELLS GOOD.
IN ABOUT FIVE DAYS,
WE'LL BE MAKING LIQUOR.
SOUNDS GOOD.
Tim: WE'RE IN MORGANTOWN,
WEST VIRGINIA.
AND TODAY IS THE TRADE SHOW.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE
OF THE TRADE SHOW
IS TO TRY TO GET YOUR PRODUCT
OUT FRONT AND CENTER
WITHOUT GOING
FROM STORE TO STORE.
Narrator:
ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 68,
TIM SMITH IS DRIVING
TOWARDS HIS FUTURE
AS A WHISKEY MAKER.
Tim: I BROUGHT MY MOONSHINE
TO WEST VIRGINIA TWO YEARS AGO.
THIS YEAR'S KIND OF SPECIAL
BECAUSE I'VE GOT A WHISKEY OUT.
I'VE GOT TO SELL IN BULK,
AND A TRADE SHOW IS
WHERE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
Narrator: AFTER A MASSIVE
ORDER WENT BAD...
I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM POLAND,
AND THE GUY CANCELED THE ORDER.
THE MONEY I BORROWED
FROM THE BANK FOR THE EXPANSION,
THE BANK'S GONNA
WANT THAT MONEY.
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
...TIM TURNED HIS MISFORTUNE
INTO AN OPPORTUNITY BY
ENGINEERING A WAY TO QUICKLY
TURN THE UNSOLD SHINE
INTO AGED WHISKEY.
THAT TASTE PROFILE
IS, LIKE, PERFECT.
TO AVOID DEFAULTING
ON HIS BANK LOAN
AND LOSING HIS BUSINESS,
TIM NOW NEEDS
TO SELL 3,000 CASES
OF HIS NEW WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY
AT AN UPCOMING TRADE SHOW.
THE LOAN IS DUE.
YOU KNOW, I GOT AN EXTENSION,
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT
TWO WEEKS LEFT.
J.T. IS ALREADY AT THE TABLE
RIGHT NOW, SETTING UP,
GETTING EVERYTHING READY.
THIS IS J.T.'S FIRST TRADE SHOW,
BUT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IN J.T.
HE'S ON IT.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT PEOPLE
WHO OWN COMPANIES HERE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
THE LITTLE LIQUOR STORE
ON THE CORNER HERE.
THESE GUYS GOT MONEY
AND THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
WELL, I SEE YOU DONE
FINALLY MADE IT.
I GOT IT.
YOU GOT YOUR NAME THING?
YEAH, I GOT MY NAME THING.
I GOT MY NAME THING RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DOES YOURS SAY?
HUH?
"BRAND AMBASSADOR."
WHAT'S YOURS SAY?
MINE SAYS "MR. MOONSHINE."
"MR. MOONSHINE"?
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
ARE YOU READY TO TRY
SOME WHISKEY?
OKAY.
COME BACK LATER.
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
DON'T YOU NEED...
Y'ALL NEED SOME WHISKEY?
WE'VE GOT TO GET
SOME PEOPLE OVER HERE, MAN.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
MAN, COME ON.
WE'RE GONNA GET THEM
OVER HERE.
I'M NOT AFRAID YET.
Tim: YOU GOT SOME BRANDS
OUT THERE
THAT'S MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR
BRANDS.
THEY GOT A LOT OF MARKETING
EDGE THAT I DON'T HAVE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME UP
WITH SOME KIND OF COUNTERATTACK.
IF WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY
DOESN'T WORK,
I'M GONNA LOSE THIS BUSINESS.
Narrator: COMING UP...
[ GURGLING ]
THERE'S SOMETHING UP.
OPEN THAT VALVE,
KILL THAT FIRE.
UNDER PRESSURE IN TENNESSEE...
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
...AND SOUND THE ALARM
IN KENTUCKY.
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD!
♪♪
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
DON'T YOU NEED...
Y'ALL NEED SOME WHISKEY?
Narrator:
BACK AT THE TRADE SHOW,
TIM SMITH'S NEW PRODUCT
IS ALL BUT INVISIBLE.
Tim: RIGHT NOW,
WE GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON.
I NEED A 3,00-CASE SALE HERE.
SO, MY BACK-UP PLAN
IS TO DO A BLIND TASTE.
BACK IN THE DAY,
WHEN I WAS ILLEGAL,
WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR NAME
ON THE BOTTLE OR THE JUG.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT
THE QUALITY INSIDE OF IT.
AND MY DAD, THAT'S WHAT
HE SOLD IT ON, YOU KNOW?
HE'D SCREW THE TOP OFF
AT ANY TIME AND SAY,
"LOOK, YOU TASTE IT.
YOU TASTE IT.
AND IF YOU LIKE IT,
YOU CAN BUY IT.
AND IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL TAKE IT HOME."
AND THAT'S MY EDGE.
HI.
HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
I'M FAMOUS FOR MAKING MOONSHINE.
AND THEN, NOW, WE CAME OUT
WITH WHAT WE CALL
"WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY."
AND WAIT, I GOT TWO OTHER BRANDS
OF SOMETHING OUT HERE
THAT LOOKS CLOSE
TO THE SAME COLOR.
ONE OF THESE THREE IS MINE.
I WANT YOU TO SMELL THEM,
TASTE THEM, LOOK AT THEM,
AND TELL ME, WHICH ONE
WOULD YOU BUY FIRST?
Tim: ONCE THE GUESTS TASTE IT,
PUTS ME ON THE SAME LEVEL
AS THE BIGGER BRANDS.
BUT I'M GONNA BE HURTING
IF THEY PICK SOMEBODY ELSE'S.
I LIKE THIS ONE THE BEST.
YOU LIKE THAT ONE?
YEAH.
IT DEFINITELY SMELLS
LIKE CAMPFIRE.
IT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD,
LIKE, WHISKEY-RICH TASTE.
YEAH?
I REALLY LIKE IT.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT ONE'S MINE.
THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT
"WOOD-FIRE."
DELICIOUS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN HAVE THE PRETTY BOTTLE,
AND YOU CAN HAVE
MY PRETTY FACE ON IT,
BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT
WHAT'S INSIDE.
THAT ONE.
I CAN SELL THAT.
THAT'S THE WOOD-FIRE.
I REALLY LIKE THE TASTE.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD, SHOTS.
I GOT WHISKEY.
Tim: SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
THESE LITTLE SHEETS WHERE,
AT THE END OF THE TRADE SHOW,
THEY TURN THOSE SHEETS
BACK IN TO THE DISTRIBUTOR.
THE DISTRIBUTOR
ADDS ALL THOSE UP
AND IT TELLS THE STATE,
"WE GOT THIS REQUEST
FOR SO MANY CASES
OF THE WOOD-FIRE."
AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY
HOW MANY THEY BOUGHT, REALLY,
UNTIL MAYBE A COUPLE
OF DAYS DOWN THE ROAD.
OH, MAN, THAT'S GOOD.
'CAUSE IT CAME
FROM PREMIUM BASE.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
JUST LIKE HIM.
HE CAME FROM A PREMIUM BASE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WE DON'T PUT IT IN A BARREL.
WE CUT LUMBER AND COOK
IN IT, TOAST IN IT,
AND PUT IT IN THE MOONSHINE.
WELL, IF IT'S
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT,
THEN IT MUST BE THAT ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE WOOD-FIRE.
Tim: WE REALLY WANT
THE PROFESSIONAL BUYER,
THE ONE WHO'S, YOU KNOW,
THE BIG MONEY.
OUTSTANDING.
OUTSTANDING.
YEAH.
I HAD A GENTLEMAN
FROM A LODGE/HOTEL CHAIN
AND HE'S LIKE,
"WELL, WE COULD HAVE IT
IN THE BAR."
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET IT
IN THE CORPORATE SYSTEM.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
GOOD.
WHEN THE BIG FISH
CAME IN AND SAID,
"HEY, WE LOVE IT.
WE WANT SOME OF IT."
SO, I'M LOOKING AT
SOME HIGH NUMBERS HERE.
IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS
BEFORE THE DISTRIBUTOR
WILL CONTACT ME
AND LET ME KNOW
WHAT WE GOT.
GOT THEM.
COME ON.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE --
I BE LIKE -- LIKE THIS...
TAKE THEM OFF THE HOOK,
GET THEM, GET THEM,
HOOK THEM, HOOK THEM,
HOOK THEM, HOOK THEM.
THEY'RE GONNA BE HOOKED ON THAT
AND WANT MORE OF IT.
YEAH.
♪♪
Chico: I AIN'T GONNA DISCARD
ALL THE APPLES OVER A WORMHOLE.
I CAN CUT SOME OF THAT OUT.
Narrator: IN AN ORCHARD OUTSIDE
GRAVEL SWITCH, KENTUCKY,
CHICO AND SANDRA
ARE PICKING THE PERFECT FRUIT
FOR A NEW SEASONAL BRANDY.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO DO
WITH MY FRONTS GONE.
THIS SEASON,
CHICO AND SANDRA DECIDED
TO MAKE WATERMELON BRANDY
FOR AN UNTAPPED FEMALE MARKET.
SANDRA COULD LITERALLY BE
SAVING OUR SEASON.
Narrator: THEY PUMPED OUT
240 GALLONS OF THE SPIRIT,
PLACING THEM FIRMLY
IN THE GREEN.
Sandra: CHICO AND I WERE
TALKING ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WATERMELONS
ARE OUT OF SEASON,
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NEXT
TO MEET THAT 350-GALLON GOAL.
WE'RE TRYING TO CATER
TO THAT WOMEN CLIENTELE
AND BASE THAT WE'VE MADE.
WOMEN LIKE TO SIT BY THE FIRE
AND DRINK APPLE BRANDY,
SO THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE AIMING FOR.
WE FOUND A SWEETER APPLE,
IT'S CALLED AN "ARKANSAS BLACK."
WE NEED TO GET
50 POUNDS OF APPLES.
Sandra: WOMEN REALLY LIKED
THE WATERMELON.
I LIKE SPENDING
WOMEN'S MONEY.
FOR SOME REASON, THEY JUST KEEP
COMING WITH MORE OF IT.
THEY JUST WANT
TO HAND IT AWAY, DON'T THEY?
Sandra:
WE'RE TAKING THE EXTRA TIME
TO REALLY MASH UP THE APPLES.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING
TO GET ALL THE FLAVOR
AND THE JUICE AND THE TEXTURE
OUT OF THESE APPLES
THAT WE CAN TO REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY AMP UP OUR BRANDY.
BUT I WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT
MORE, LIKE, FALL FLAVORS.
I WANT THE APPLES TO SIT NOT
ONLY WITH THE CINNAMON,
BUT I WANT THEM TO SIT WITH
THE CLOVES AND THE SUGAR,
AND I ALSO WANT THEM
TO SIT WITH SOME NUTMEG.
NOW, THE NUTMEG WE CAN
JUST POUR IN THE POT.
BUT I THINK WE OUGHT
TO GRIND THE CINNAMON
AND THE CLOVES UP IN THIS,
AND THEN PUT THEM IN --
I DON'T THINK
WE OUGHT TO GRIND IT UP.
I THINK WE JUST
PUT IT IN THERE.
I THINK IT NEEDS
TO BE GROUND UP.
BUT NO. THESE ARE
REALLY STRONG FLAVORS.
THESE NEED TO STAY WHOLE,
DIRECTLY IN THE MASH.
IF THE CINNAMON SETTLES
TO THE BOTTOM,
WE CAN'T STIR IT BACK UP.
IT'S FINE.
BUT WHEN THESE CINNAMON STICKS
SETTLE INTO THE BOTTOM
OF THAT MASH BARREL,
THEY'RE DONE.
YOU CAN'T GET BACK
INTO THE YEAST,
YOU CAN'T BRING THEM
TO THE TOP.
WE'LL PUT IT IN THE BAGS.
THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?
LISTEN -- IT'S GONNA
TAKE LONGER,
BUT IF WE WANT TO DO IT,
WE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT.
IT SMELL GOOD?
YEAH, IT REALLY DOES.
IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
NOW, IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
WOW.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
MAYBE IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT,
THIS LITTLE BIT OF...
READJUSTING AND FIGURING
AND FRUSTRATION.
DON'T.
DON'T.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
TOLD YOU YOU WAS GONNA
GET YOUR BACK DIRTY.
SHUT UP.
GO.
GO.
OH.
AWESOME.
NOW...
COVER THE WHOLE TOP.
AND I THINK THIS'LL BE THE BEST
FALL BRANDY ANYBODY'S EVER HAD.
Chico: WE'RE TRYING
TO SET THE BAR.
♪♪
Josh:
BIG CHUCK, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS PUMPKIN LIQUOR.
WE'RE GONNA CALL IT
"PUMPKINHEAD."
"PUMPKINHEAD"?
ONLY JOSH OWENS COME UP
WITH [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
Narrator: IN THE PALMETTO STATE,
JOSH AND CHUCK ARE READY TO
RUN THEIR VERY FIRST
BATCH OF PUMPKIN SHINE.
Josh: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA
CHECK OUR PUMPKIN MASH.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE WORK
TO MAKE PUMPKINHEAD SHINE
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
BUT IT MIGHT BE
THE BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD.
I HAVE NO IDEA YET.
LET ME CHECK THIS MASH.
OH [BLEEP].
♪♪
LET ME CHECK THIS MASH.
OH [BLEEP].
THERE'S A DEAD RAT IN IT.
Narrator:
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
ALL OF JOSH AND CHUCK'S HARD
WORK HAS BEEN FOR NOUGHT.
Josh: I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL
IT GOT INTO THE MASH,
BUT IT AIN'T NO GOOD.
I'D RATHER NOT DRINK THAT.
Narrator: THE DECAYING RODENT
HAS CONTAMINATED
THE ENTIRE BARREL OF MASH,
COSTING JOSH AND CHUCK
$1,000 IN POTENTIAL PROFITS.
[BLEEP].
GOD ALMIGHTY, WE GONNA DO --
TRY IT AGAIN?
WANT TO PEEL
SOME MORE PUMPKINS?
HELL NO.
WANT TO GO GET
LITTLE COCONUTS?
HELL NO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT AN IDEA.
COME ON.
Josh: AFTER EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED,
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW.
WE'VE WORKED
OUR DAMN ASSES
OFF TRYING TO BOIL THESE THINGS,
CLEAN THEM OUT,
CARVE THEM.
[BLEEP].
WE ONLY GOT ONE BARREL,
AND IT'S RUINED.
STUPID-ASS PUMPKIN MASH.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE GONNA DO NOW?
AT THIS POINT, I'D JUST RATHER
HAVE 99 DAMN COCONUTS
UPSIDE MY DAMN HEAD
THAN I HAVE TO MAKE
ANY MORE PUMPKIN LIQUOR.
SO, WHY IN THE HELL
WOULD I BE WASTING MY TIME
WITH THESE STUPID PUMPKINS?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I GONNA DO WITH THEM?
[ GUNSHOT ]
I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA
OF PUMPKIN MASH TO BEGIN WITH.
HEY, MAN, YOU GOT
YOUR PUMPKIN LICENSE?
BOOM!
LET ME SHOOT ONE.
THAT 1,00-GALLON MARK,
THAT'S NOT AN EASY TARGET,
BUT THESE PUMPKINS ARE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK
ABOUT PUMPKINS, BIG CHUCK.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
NO MORE DAMN PUMPKINS EVER.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE GONNA
MAKE APPLE BRANDY.
WE'RE RUNNING THAT MASH
TODAY.
HELL OR HIGH WATER,
IT'S GOING.
Digger:
WE'RE WITHIN EYESHOT OF OUR
900-GALLON GOAL FOR THE YEAR.
BUT MOTHER NATURE'S TELLING US
THAT SHE'S A-FIXING
TO TURN THE TABLES ON US.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU
IN CHARGE OF THAT.
SHAKE IT UP, J.B.
STICK THAT SCEPTER DOWN
IN THERE AND GIVE HER A WHIRL.
I'M OPTIMISTIC, AT THIS POINT,
THAT OUR MASH IS READY.
BUT THESE COOLER NIGHTS,
WE DON'T KNOW.
Narrator:
AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP
IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
THAT'S READY,
'CAUSE IT DIED DOWN.
...THREE TENNESSEE SHINERS
ARE READY TO RUN
A FALL FAVORITE --
HAZELNUT RUM.
HOW'S THAT TASTE, J.B.?
THE STEAMER REQUIRES
A LOT OF HEAT.
IT'S COLDER WEATHER.
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO GET THAT EXTREME HEAT
TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE TOP OF THE BOILER
IN THE STEAM CHAMBER.
DID YOU BRING
A FIRING DEVICE?
I DID.
LET'S LIGHT IT UP,
THEN WE'LL GET
THE WATER RUNNING.
IF IT BUILDS UP
TOO MUCH STEAM,
AND IT'S NOT EXITING OUT
THROUGH THE WORM,
THEN WE COULD CREATE A BOMB.
UNH-UNH.
IT'S YOUR TURN TO BLOW UP.
LAST YEAR, I HAD
TO CONDENSE HER IN.
WELL, YOU'RE ALWAYS
WITH THAT TRUMP CARD, AIN'T YOU?
YOU HEARD THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
I GOT THIS.
J.B., YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE MOVING AROUND
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
WELL, WE'RE GLAD IT DID.
GET YOU UP, GET YOU MOBILE,
AND MAKE SOME LIQUOR.
THAT WAS OUR GOAL.
HE MAY BE FIBBING TO YOU
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I BELIEVE HE'S MORE CONCERNED
WITH GETTING YOU
TO MAKE SOME LIQUOR
THAN HE WAS GETTING YOU MOBILE.
I CAN'T GET ONE
WITHOUT THE OTHER.
♪♪
Digger:
WELL, DO WE WANT TO WORRY
ABOUT TWEAKING
ON THAT OLD BURNER
WE'VE GOT OUT THERE?
OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST SIT HERE
AND WAIT ON IT --
WAIT ON THIS AND WORRY
ABOUT THAT BURNER LATER?
WE'LL TWEAK IF YOU WANT TO.
TWEAK, TWERK,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU GET TO TWERKING, AND I'LL
BE BACK AND WE'LL TWEAK.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S WHAT THEM
TWEAKER ACCOUNTS
IS ON THAT INTERWEB THING,
ISN'T IT?
[ GURGLING ]
OH, IT'S VERY HOT.
YEAH, IT BOILS.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
WE'RE GETTING
THE COOKING PROCESS
STARTED IN THE FIRST BARREL.
STEAM'S COMING DOWN,
AND THIS BUBBLING
INDICATES THAT IT IS ESCAPING.
YOU'D THINK IT'D BE HOTTER
THERE, THOUGH, WOULDN'T YOU?
I GUESS IT'S THE MASH
KEEPING THAT COOL.
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE BUILDING UP
TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
I AIN'T DIGGING THAT AT ALL.
Digger:
IF IT STOPS PUMPING STEAM
OVER INTO THE MASH BARRELS,
THEN WE'RE BUILDING
UP PRESSURE TO THE POINT
THAT THERE'S A CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE IN THE METAL.
THERE'S SOMETHING UP.
OPEN THAT VALVE, KILL THAT FIRE.
IT CAN EITHER BE
AS MUCH AS JUST
IT BLOWS OUT
WITH A HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM
AND BURNS WHOEVER'S AROUND IT,
OR IT BLOWS SHRAPNEL
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION
OF WHOEVER HAPPENS
TO BE THERE AND CUTS THEM.
IT'S ROLLING HARD.
WATCH IT OUT THERE.
J.B., GET ON OVER HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
♪♪
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE BUILDING UP
TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
OPEN THAT VALVE,
KILL THAT FIRE.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
J.B., YOU MIGHT WANT TO
STEP AWAY.
Narrator: BACK IN TENNESSEE,
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
WATCH OUT.
THERE, SEE THE STEAM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, J.B.?
Narrator: THE VISCOSITY AND COLD
TEMPERATURES
OF THE MOLASSES HINDERED
THE STEAM'S ABILITY
TO MOVE EFFICIENTLY
THROUGH THE MASH,
CREATING A POTENTIALLY
EXPLOSIVE SITUATION
OF EXCESS STEAM
AND BACK PRESSURE IN THE BOILER.
YOU KNOW, THESE STEAMER STILLS,
THEY'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON WE'VE
EVER USED IT IN COOL WEATHER.
WE'RE STILL LEARNING IT.
I'M GONNA EXPEDITE
THIS PROCESS.
I AIN'T GOT TIME
TO WAIT ON THIS.
THAT'S CRAZY.
Digger: SO, I THINK WE'RE SAFE.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE
ON WITH THIS RUN.
LET'S CRANK THIS SON
OF A GUN BACK UP.
WELL, AS LONG AS
WE KNOW WE'RE SAFE,
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
ME AND J.B.'S BEEN AROUND
SOME STILLS
THAT'S DONE SOME FUNKY THINGS
AND WE DIDN'T RUN.
SAFETY FIRST, BOYS AND GIRLS.
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT,
"THIS IS HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE."
THIS IS REALLY HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE.
THIS IS HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE.
IT'S ALL NOTHING BUT STRESS
AND WORRY MOST OF THE TIME.
I MEAN, I AIN'T HEARING
ANY MORE RUMBLING.
THAT ONE'S SCALDING HOT,
AIN'T IT?
OW, THAT IS HOT, TOO.
YEAH, DAMN.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
HEY, WE GOT LIQUOR
COMING OUT.
OH, HELL.
MM-HMM.
SMOOTH FLOW.
OH, MY.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT CHARCOAL,
IT GETS ALL THOSE FUMES
TRAPPED RIGHT IN THERE.
OOH.
BOY, IT'S HAZELNUT-Y.
THAT'S PERFECT, RIGHT THERE.
I NEED TO CHECK
THE PROOF OF IT.
I'M GONNA SAY THAT'S
RIGHT ON 100 PROOF.
Narrator:
WHEN SHINERS SHAKE A JAR
OF MOONSHINE TO CHECK THE PROOF,
THEY'RE OBSERVING THE SIZE
OF HE RESULTING BUBBLES
AND HOW LONG THEY
TAKE TO DISSIPATE.
AFTER SHAKING THE JAR,
LARGE BUBBLES ON THE SURFACE
OF THE SHINE
THAT QUICKLY POP, INDICATE
HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT OR PROOF.
WHEN LOW-PROOF ALCOHOL
IS PUT TO THE SHAKE TEST,
THE BUBBLES ARE SMALL
AND LINGER ON THE SURFACE
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT
THAT WATER HAS A HIGHER SURFACE
TENSION THAN ALCOHOL.
THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE
TENSION IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION
TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME
IT TAKES FOR A BUBBLE TO POP.
THE SHAKE TEST TAKES
A PRACTICED EYE TO MASTER.
SOME SHINERS ARE SO PROFICIENT
AT THE TECHNIQUE
THAT THEY CAN MATCH THE READINGS
OF A HYDROMETER POINT FOR POINT.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WAS
GONNA PASS IT OVER THIS WAY.
THEM HAZELNUTS COME IN ON
THE FRONT END OF IT STRONG.
AND THEN THAT RUM
ON THE BACK SIDE.
BOY, THAT'S NICE, AIN'T IT?
I'LL TELL YOU,
IT'S LIQUOR THOUGH,
AIN'T IT?
Narrator: THIS SUCCESSFUL
RUN WILL YIELD 20 GALLONS
OF PREMIUM HAZELNUT RUM,
WORTH 3,000 TAX-FREE DOLLARS.
THAT'S A DANDY
RUN OF LIQUOR.
THAT'LL BRING SOME
GOOD MONEY, RIGHT THERE.
YEP.
WE HOPE.
IS IT STILL RUNNING
ANY AT ALL OVER THERE, J.B.?
[ LAUGHTER ]
IF YOU SAY SO,
BUT WE DON'T NEED
NO VISUAL ON THAT.
♪♪
WAKE UP, IT'S TIME
TO BE A GOD-PUPPY.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
DOES SHE LOOK LIKE...?
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
AND WE HAVE TO RUN,
YOU'RE GONNA GET CAUGHT
HAVING TO GET THE PUPPY.
Narrator:
IN KENTUCKY, CHICO AND SANDRA
ARE READY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST
RUN OF APPLE BRANDY.
WE'LL SEE WHAT
THIS MASH IS DOING.
GOD, I HOPE IT'S READY.
WITH THE WEATHER CHANGING,
IT'S DEBATABLE WHETHER
IT'LL BE DONE OR NOT.
I'M GONNA GET UP THERE
AND LOOK.
IF IT'S READY,
BRING THE STILL DOWN.
Narrator: AT TEMPERATURES
BELOW 50 DEGREES,
YEAST CAN NO LONGER
CONVERT SUGAR INTO ALCOHOL,
ENDING FERMENTATION.
THAT'S REALLY KILLER.
WOW, IT SMELLS AMAZING.
AND THE YEAST IS DONE.
READY?
MM-HMM.
IT'S REAL PRETTY.
THE COLOR'S GOOD.
WE HAVE A NICE
CINNAMON-APPLE-NUTMEG-CLOVE
HODGEPODGE OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS
THAT I THINK IS REALLY GONNA
MAKE A TOP-NOTCH BRANDY.
ALL RIGHT, WALK FORWARD.
KEEP GOING.
IT'S A PAIN GETTING
THE STILL UP AND DOWN OFF HERE.
THAT'S PRECISION,
RIGHT THERE.
WHEW.
BUT IF WE LEAVE IT
ON THE GROUND,
IT'S SITTING THERE
FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT.
SO, WE GOT TO PUT IT UP HERE.
I GOT TO SEND THIS
HOSE DOWN TO HER,
SO SHE CAN GET IT
IN THE STILL.
HERE, HONEY.
I NEED YOU TO SUCK ON THE END
OF THAT HOSE LIKE A STRAW.
OKAY.
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW'S THAT?
PEH!
HOW'S IT TASTE?
GREAT.
YOU DONE GOOD.
OUR FUTURE,
OUR FINANCIAL STATUS,
EVERYTHING THAT WE HOLD DEAR,
RELIES ON THIS BRANDY
GETTING MADE.
WE GOT TO GET LIQUOR IN JARS.
OOH, THERE IT GOES.
NOW WE SIT AND WAIT.
MY FAVORITEST PART.
[ LAUGHS ]
Sandra:
I'M HOPING THAT THIS BRANDY
WILL REALLY BOOST OUR SALES.
WITH THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS
AND HOW MUCH WORK
AND, YOU KNOW,
ALL THE CREATIVITY
THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT.
PEOPLE BUY IT
FOR $150 A GALLON.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GOOD.
I'M EXCITED TO TRY IT.
NOW WE'RE STARTING
MAKING WHISKEY.
WHOO, THAT BABY'S HOT THERE,
THOUGH, ON YOUR HANDS.
I'M SMELLING CLOVES.
YEAH.
Chico: THERE'S ALWAYS THE
"WHAT IF" FACTOR
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING LIQUOR.
AND THIS BRANDY'S CRUCIAL.
IF IT DOES MESS UP,
OUR SEASON'S DEAD IN THE WATER.
TRY THAT.
OH, THAT SMELLS SO GOOD.
WOW. THAT'S
A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT
THAN JUST YOUR OLD
CINNAMON-APPLE-NUT.
WE ADDED CLOVES, SOME NUTMEG,
SOME CINNAMON STICKS.
THAT KIND OF WARMS
UP THAT APPLE
AND KIND OF GIVES IT
A LITTLE BIT OF BITE.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
CALL THIS CONCOCTION?
I CAME UP
WITH WATERMELON CRAWL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT FALL CRAWL?
YEAH, I'M GAME.
SANDRA JUST KEEPS TALKING
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA OPEN THIS JAR,
THEY'RE GONNA TASTE IT,
AND THEY'RE GONNA GO,
"OH, MY GOD, THIS IS FALL."
WE ABOUT GOT HER.
YEAH, WE DID.
SHH.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
SOUNDED LIKE A FOUR-WHEELER.
WHERE'S HE AT?
IT SOUNDS LIKE
HE'S OVER THERE.
WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
PICK THIS UP, TO WRAP AROUND
THE NECK OF THE STILL.
GIVE ME THE DOG.
GET HER.
GET HER IN THE TRUCK.
OH, IT'S HOT.
YOU GUYS NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Y'ALL HIDE.
Y'ALL ARE A BIGGER GIVEAWAY
THAN THE STILL IS.
GIVE ME THE CHAIN.
HOLD ON.
BACK UP REAL SLOW.
WHOA.
WHOA.
OH, MY GOD, BE CAREFUL.
BACK ON UP.
EASY.
EASY.
GO.
GO.
GO.
WHOA.
OH, MY GOD.
BACK ON UP.
[ BLEEP].
[ BLEEP] HE'S HERE,
AIN'T HE?
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD.
♪♪
PUMPKINHEAD LIQUOR.
IT SOUNDED GOOD.
GOT A GOOD RING TO IT.
I'M GONNA SHOW JOSH
WHAT THE HELL THESE PUMPKINS
IS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FOR.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A JOSH-O-LANTERN --
A JACKASS-LANTERN.
BIG CHUCK.
I WANT YOU TO MEET
PUMPKINHEAD.
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT THEM
PUMPKINS IS GOOD FOR.
BIG CHUCK.
HE'S GOT A NICE
COMPLEXION, YOU KNOW?
PUMPKINHEAD.
YOU'RE MAKING A MESS.
COCONUT HEAD.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
GO.
GO.
WHOA.
Narrator: BACK IN KENTUCKY,
CHICO AND SANDRA
HAVE AN UNINVITED GUEST.
[BLEEP]. HE'S HERE,
AIN'T HE?
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD.
OW. FORWARD.
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW,
HOT MASH ALL OVER ME.
Man: HOW YOU DOING?
Sandra: HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH, I WAS JUST OUT
CHECKING MINE BACK OVER HERE.
WHERE YOU HUNTING AT?
WELL, IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS
TRAIL RIGHT BACK HERE,
YOU'LL COME TO A CORNFIELD
AND I'M ABOUT 300 YARDS
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING
THE DEER THROUGH HERE?
I SEEN THE 12-POINTER
AND I KNOW HE'S STILL HERE
BECAUSE I WATCHED HIM
LAST SEASON AND MISSED HIM.
BOY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
AS LONG AS YOU STAY UP
OUT OF MY HAIR HERE
AND LET ME HUNT --
LET MY KIDS KILL DEER --
I'LL LET
THAT OLD DEER WALK.
YOU GOOD TO ME,
I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU.
YOU GOT IT.
I APPRECIATE IT. GOOD LUCK.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
I'M JUST RIGHT ABOVE THE...
BROTHER,
I SO APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE A GOOD ONE, BROTHER.
[BLEEP]
WE DODGED THAT ONE, DIDN'T WE?
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS
ANYBODY OVER THERE.
I'M BURNT TO PIECES.
LOOK, MY ELBOW'S BURNT UP.
THE SKIN OF MY TEETH,
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S AS NERVE-RACKING
AS IT GETS HERE.
THE ONLY OTHER WAY
THAT COULD'VE GOT WORSE IS
IF IT WAS BLUE LIGHTS.
ME AND SANDRA HAS TO BE
ON OUR TOES FROM NOW ON.
I THINK WE NEED TO JUST REGROUP,
FINISH CLEANING UP,
AND THEN LEAVE HERE LEISURELY
LIKE SOMEBODY HUNT.
TELL ME THIS DIDN'T WORK.
I NOW THAT, BUT [BLEEP].
DAMN, THAT WAS CLOSE.
YEAH, NO [BLEEP].
NOW SOMEBODY KNOWS WE'RE HERE,
FOR SURE, EVEN IF THEY THINK
IT'S A DEER CAMP.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA
BE SAFE HERE OR NOT,
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
EXTRA CAREFUL
AND HOPE WE CAN CARRY
THAT MOMENTUM
THROUGH THE END OF THE SEASON
AND MAKE THIS 350-GALLON GOAL.
Sandra: WE GONNA HAVE TO --
THAT WAS SCARY.
"SCARY" AIN'T THE WORD.
BRING THEM ON DOWN, CHUCK.
BRING THEM ON DOWN.
OKAY, HUH?
THERE YOU GO.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
ABOUT MOONSHINING.
THE WHISKEY BUSINESS TAKES A LOT
MORE MONEY AND A LOT MORE TIME.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY.
I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I'M BACK
ILLEGALLY IN THE WOODS HERE.
I'M TAKING A WHOLE LOT
OF GAMBLE HERE,
A WHOLE LOT OF RISK.
BUT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO IT,
AND I THINK IT WILL SELL.
Narrator:
IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA, TIM SMITH
IS SITTING ON A STOCKPILE
OF 3,000 CASES
OF WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY.
IF HE CAN'T UNLOAD IT
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
HE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
HEY. HEY, Y'ALL.
YEAH.
I WAS COUNTING SOME
OF THESE BOXES RIGHT HERE.
WEST VIRGINIA CALLED.
MM-HMM.
AND IT WEREN'T GOOD.
THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 200
OR 300 CASES SOLD, TOTAL.
200 OR 300?
200 OR 300.
THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
I MEAN, I GOT
A WHOLE WAREHOUSE FULL.
I WAS LOOKING FOR 3,000 CASES,
NOT 300 CASES.
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING
WITH IT TO MOVE IT FAST
BECAUSE I GOT THIS LOAN
TO DO THE EXPANSION
BASED OFF THE SALES.
SO I'M CAUGHT UP IN SOMETHING,
AND 300 CASES
IS NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
DON'T TELL CHUCK.
HE'S GONNA GO CRAZY.
SO DON'T TELL CHUCK.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY GOT TO BUY
MORE THAN 300 CASES,
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
I'M JUST HOPING AND PRAYING THAT
THE NEXT PHONE CALL'S GONNA BE
THAT GUY THAT'S GONNA SAY,
"HEY, I HEARD YOU MAKING
A WHISKEY NOW
AND I'D LIKE TO BUY
A COUPLE THOUSAND CASES."
BECAUSE IF THIS DON'T SELL,
THEN I'M GONNA LOSE
EVERYTHING I GOT.
Narrator:
NEXT TIME ON "MOONSHINERS"...
Josh: IS THAT COOL OR WHAT?
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
THE BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.
HELL YEAH.
SOMETHING'S LURKING
IN THE LOUISIANA SWAMPS.
FOUR-WHEELER TRAILS.
I'M GONNA GO SEE IF THE STILLS
ARE STILL OUT THERE.
Mark: 85 GALLONS,
THAT'S A LOT OF LIQUOR.
IF THEY CATCH US, THAT'S A GOOD
10 YEARS, MOST LIKELY.
Narrator: AND IN TENNESSEE,
A PLAN THAT WON'T HOLD WATER.
SOMEBODY SAW THE RUM.
Chico:
YOU HAVE COME TO THE WRONG HOUSE
TO THINK THAT ANY
OF THE STEREOTYPES
OR MISCONCEPTIONS OF
MOONSHINERS AIN'T TRUE.
TATTOOED, CRIMINAL RECORD,
TOOTHLESS.
SOME OF THE STORIES
BEHIND WHY WE'RE THE WAY
WE ARE MAY BE MISLED.
THE REASON I KNOCKED
MY TEETH OUT'S
'CAUSE OF A MOTORCYCLE WRECK.
IT AIN'T 'CAUSE
I DIDN'T HAVE A TOOTHBRUSH.
IT'S NOT MISCONCEPTIONS.
IT'S NOT RUMORS.
IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.
Narrator:
DAYS ARE GROWING COLDER
AND NIGHTS LONGER
IN APPALACHIA.
FALL HAS ARRIVED.
THE AUTUMN WINDS SPEAK
A WARNING TO ALL MOONSHINERS.
NO ONE SEASON
IS SAFE FOR LONG.
[ GURGLING ]
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
IN TENNESSEE,
A BREAKING POINT...
Mark: IF IT STOPS PUMPING STEAM,
IT BLOWS SHRAPNEL
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION
IF WHOEVER HAPPENS
TO BE THERE.
Narrator:
...CAUGHT IN THE CROSS HAIRS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
Sandra: OH, MY GOD.
Chico: WHOA. WHOA.
...AND AN INTRUDER IN KENTUCKY.
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD!
♪ NO ONE CAN HOLD ME DOWN ♪
♪ OR MAKE ME CHANGE MY WAYS ♪
♪ SO DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH
SAYING ♪
♪ CRIME NEVER PAYS ♪
♪ WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE ♪
♪ RUNNING TO SURVIVE ♪
♪ AND LIVING OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
♪ WE'RE LIVING
OUTSIDE THE LAW ♪
Man: THIS IS HOW
WE MAKE THE MOONSHINE!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
BIG CHUCK, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS FOR DAYS.
YOU KNOW, I CAN MAKE WHISKEY
OUT OF DAMN NEAR ANYTHING.
IF IT'LL FERMENT,
IT'LL MAKE WHISKEY.
Narrator:
ON THE PIEDMONT PLATEAU
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
TWO SHINERS ARE LOOKING
FOR INGREDIENTS
TO MATCH THE FALL WEATHER.
Josh:
I MAKE ALL TYPES OF MOONSHINE.
I MAKE HONEY, CHERRY,
STRAWBERRY, PEACH, PLUM.
I TRY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THE ONE
AT THAT PARTY
WITH THAT JAR OF LIQUOR
THAT EVERYBODY
IS FLOORBOARDED BY.
WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN HERE AND
GET A PALLET FULL OF PUMPKINS.
PUMPKINS?
YOU GOT TO BE [BLEEP] ME.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE
PUMPKIN WHISKEY.
MY BUDDY CALLS ME UP
AND SAYS THAT I CAN COME
AND GET A TRUCKLOAD
OF PUMPKINS FROM HIM.
YOU'RE GONNA GET
A WHOLE PALLET?
YEAH.
NOBODY ELSE HAS DONE
PUMPKIN MOONSHINE BEFORE.
SO I CAN DRIVE
THE PRICE OF MY LIQUOR UP.
I'M GOING TO PEEL
A WHOLE TRUCKLOAD OF PUMPKINS.
AND DIDN'T WE JUST
HAVE THIS DISCUSSION
ABOUT YOU WORKING
THE HELL OUT OF ME?
Narrator: JOSH AND CHUCK STARTED
TO WINTERIZE THEIR SITE IN ORDER
TO EXTEND THEIR SEASON...
[BLEEP]
I'M DONE.
...BUT HAD IT OUT
WHEN CHUCK WANTED
TO POSTPONE
THE PROJECT TO RUN LIQUOR.
WE SHOULD BE MAKING
[BLEEP] LIQUOR.
WITH TWO WEEKS OF WORK LEFT
ON WINTERIZING,
JOSH AND CHUCK AGREED
TO RUN ENOUGH SHINE
TO KEEP THEIR
REVENUE STREAM ALIVE
BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PROJECT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT AIN'T GONNA DO IT.
THAT'S AS HARD
OF A BRISTLE AS I CAN GET.
BACK TO THE BASICS.
ARE YOU GONNA MAKE A MESS?
Josh: TO MAKE PUMPKIN LIQUOR,
YOU BETTER HAVE
A LOT OF PATIENCE.
Narrator: IN ORDER FOR COMPLETE
FERMENTATION TO TAKE PLACE,
THE PUMPKIN SKIN
NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
YOU'RE GONNA CUT YOURSELF
BEFORE IT'S OVER.
OOH.
THERE YOU GO,
ANOTHER FINGER BIT THE DUST.
Chuck: JOSH DOES NOT THINK
THINGS THROUGH.
WHEN HE GETS A THOUGHT
IN HIS HEAD, HE GOES.
THIS AIN'T GONNA WORK.
WE'LL PROBABLY START
MASHING ABOUT NEXT WEEK.
THERE'S GOT TO BE
A BETTER WAY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME MASH
OUT OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT
I AIN'T NEVER MADE IT
OUT OF BEFORE.
Josh: BEING A MOONSHINER,
YOU NEVER STOP EXPERIMENTING.
EVEN MY ANCESTORS
MADE GOOD CHERRY BOUNCE.
IT WASN'T JUST, "THIS IS
HOW IT'S DONE -- BOOM."
THERE WAS A LOT OF MIXING
UP STUFF GOING ON.
Narrator: JOSH CAN TRACE
HIS MOONSHINE
LINEAGE ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE CHERRY-BOUNCE
KING HIMSELF --
AMOS OWENS.
IN 1843, OWENS BOUGHT
A PARCEL OF LAND
IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA,
KNOWN AS "CHERRY MOUNTAIN."
EACH SUMMER, OWENS
HARVESTED THE ABUNDANT
WILD CHERRIES
THAT GREW ON THE MOUNTAIN,
MIXED THEM WITH LOCAL HONEY,
AND DISTILLED IT INTO A LIQUOR
CALLED "CHERRY BOUNCE."
THE DEMAND FOR
THE UNIQUE CHERRY SPIRIT
RAN THE FULL LENGTH
OF THE ATLANTIC COAST
AND EVEN ACROSS
THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TEXAS.
CHERRY BOUNCE NOT ONLY PUT
RUTHERFORD COUNTY ON THE MAP,
BUT CEMENTED THE OWENS FAMILY
AS MOONSHINE ROYALTY.
MY ONLY HOPE IS TO BOIL
A BIG OLD POT OF WATER
AND THROW THESE SUCKERS
IN THERE
AND THEN TRY TO SKIN THEM
AND DUMP THE GUTS OUT OF THEM.
THAT AIN'T BAD.
I MEAN, THE PILGRIMS,
THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR MAIN
DELICACIES, PUMPKINS.
DELICACY?
THEY'RE SOFT AS ALL
GET OUT NOW.
AHA.
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK.
Josh:
BOILING THE PUMPKINS MADE THEM
A LOT EASIER TO SKIN THEM.
IT'S STILL A PAIN IN THE ASS,
BUT I'M NOT WILLING
TO LET A LITTLE BIT OF HARD
WORK STEP IN MY WAY.
Narrator: IN ADDITION TO OVER
100 POUNDS OF PEELED PUMPKIN...
THAT'LL BE ENOUGH, CHUCK.
...JOSH'S SPECIALTY MASH
INCLUDES
GROUND CORN,
SUGAR, WATER, AND YEAST.
THERE YOU GO.
DO YOU WANT A LID?
THIS MIGHT BE SOME OF THE BEST
DANG WHISKEY WE EVER MADE.
Mark:
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
MY DAMN NOSE A WHILE AGO?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY NOSE?
YOU HAD THAT --
THAT THING
SLIPPED OFF OF THERE.
I WONDERED IF IT WAS
HEALING GOOD.
YEAH.
J.B.'S GOT A HEALING STONE.
THE [BLEEP].
I'VE SEEN IT WORK MIRACLES.
IT'S BEEN BLESSED BY
AN INDIAN MEDICINE MAN.
NOW, I'M SUPPOSED
TO DO WHAT WITH THIS?
LIKE THAT RIGHT THERE?
YEAH.
NO.
HEMORRHOIDS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY
I'M FRIENDS WITH THEM TWO.
WE READY TO MAKE
SOME RUM, J.B.?
Narrator: IN A PUSH TOWARDS
THE SEASON'S FINISH LINE,
THREE TENNESSEE SHINERS
ARE MASHING IN ONE
OF THEIR SIGNATURE SPIRITS.
THIS TIME OF YEAR --
THIS COLD WEATHER, EARLY FALL --
OOF.
THE TIME HAS COME TO MAKE
A RUN OF HAZELNUT RUM.
IT'S GONNA GO.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE
ON MY BACK WANTING IT.
MOIST BROWN SUGAR,
AIN'T IT?
IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST
SOUGHT-AFTER RECIPES.
FIRE IN THE HOLE.
Narrator:
TO KEEP PACE WITH THEIR
900-GALLON SEASON GOAL,
MARK, DIGGER, AND J.B.
HAVE BEEN RUNNING THREE STILLS
AT THE SAME TIME.
THEIR THREE-PRONGED OPERATION
HAS PUMPED OUT OVER 300 GALLONS
OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR
IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
NOW THE OLD HATS
ARE BACK TOGETHER
TO BREW A PERENNIAL
FALL FAVORITE --
HAZELNUT RUM.
WHILE THIS IS HEATING UP,
WE NEED TO BUST ON
SOME NUTS, DON'T WE?
I'VE BEEN ITCHING
TO BUST A NUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS THE REASON THIS IS
CONSIDERED SMALL-BATCH LIQUOR.
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T MAKE
800 GALLONS OF HAZELNUT LIQUOR
WHEN YOU GOT TO BUST THEM WITH
A HAMMER AND A PAIR OF PLIERS.
Digger: WE HAVE TO CRACK
EACH ONE OF THEM.
AND THEN WE TOAST THEM
WITH A FLAME,
WHICH REALLY BRINGS
THE FLAVOR OUT.
I HATE TO LET GO OF THEM.
I'VE GOT KIND OF...
WE KNOW EVERY ONE
OF THEM PERSONALLY.
YEAH.
THERE'S RALPH.
EARL.
Mark: WE'VE GOT TO MAKE
A LOT OF MOONSHINE
IF WE'RE EVER GONNA HIT
OUR 900-GALLON GOAL THIS SEASON.
THE COOL WEATHER'S UPON US.
IT HAS TO BE WARM
WEATHER ENOUGH
FOR YOUR MASH TO WORK.
NOW, THIS STEAMER STILL,
I MEAN, IT'S ITS OWN MONSTER.
THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON
WE'VE EVER USED IT
IN THE COOL WEATHER.
IT DON'T LOOK TOO PRETTY,
BUT BOY, IT SMELLS GOOD.
IN ABOUT FIVE DAYS,
WE'LL BE MAKING LIQUOR.
SOUNDS GOOD.
Tim: WE'RE IN MORGANTOWN,
WEST VIRGINIA.
AND TODAY IS THE TRADE SHOW.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE
OF THE TRADE SHOW
IS TO TRY TO GET YOUR PRODUCT
OUT FRONT AND CENTER
WITHOUT GOING
FROM STORE TO STORE.
Narrator:
ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 68,
TIM SMITH IS DRIVING
TOWARDS HIS FUTURE
AS A WHISKEY MAKER.
Tim: I BROUGHT MY MOONSHINE
TO WEST VIRGINIA TWO YEARS AGO.
THIS YEAR'S KIND OF SPECIAL
BECAUSE I'VE GOT A WHISKEY OUT.
I'VE GOT TO SELL IN BULK,
AND A TRADE SHOW IS
WHERE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
Narrator: AFTER A MASSIVE
ORDER WENT BAD...
I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM POLAND,
AND THE GUY CANCELED THE ORDER.
THE MONEY I BORROWED
FROM THE BANK FOR THE EXPANSION,
THE BANK'S GONNA
WANT THAT MONEY.
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
...TIM TURNED HIS MISFORTUNE
INTO AN OPPORTUNITY BY
ENGINEERING A WAY TO QUICKLY
TURN THE UNSOLD SHINE
INTO AGED WHISKEY.
THAT TASTE PROFILE
IS, LIKE, PERFECT.
TO AVOID DEFAULTING
ON HIS BANK LOAN
AND LOSING HIS BUSINESS,
TIM NOW NEEDS
TO SELL 3,000 CASES
OF HIS NEW WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY
AT AN UPCOMING TRADE SHOW.
THE LOAN IS DUE.
YOU KNOW, I GOT AN EXTENSION,
BUT I'VE ONLY GOT
TWO WEEKS LEFT.
J.T. IS ALREADY AT THE TABLE
RIGHT NOW, SETTING UP,
GETTING EVERYTHING READY.
THIS IS J.T.'S FIRST TRADE SHOW,
BUT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IN J.T.
HE'S ON IT.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT PEOPLE
WHO OWN COMPANIES HERE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
THE LITTLE LIQUOR STORE
ON THE CORNER HERE.
THESE GUYS GOT MONEY
AND THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS.
THOSE ARE THE GUYS
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
WELL, I SEE YOU DONE
FINALLY MADE IT.
I GOT IT.
YOU GOT YOUR NAME THING?
YEAH, I GOT MY NAME THING.
I GOT MY NAME THING RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DOES YOURS SAY?
HUH?
"BRAND AMBASSADOR."
WHAT'S YOURS SAY?
MINE SAYS "MR. MOONSHINE."
"MR. MOONSHINE"?
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
ARE YOU READY TO TRY
SOME WHISKEY?
OKAY.
COME BACK LATER.
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
DON'T YOU NEED...
Y'ALL NEED SOME WHISKEY?
WE'VE GOT TO GET
SOME PEOPLE OVER HERE, MAN.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
MAN, COME ON.
WE'RE GONNA GET THEM
OVER HERE.
I'M NOT AFRAID YET.
Tim: YOU GOT SOME BRANDS
OUT THERE
THAT'S MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR
BRANDS.
THEY GOT A LOT OF MARKETING
EDGE THAT I DON'T HAVE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME UP
WITH SOME KIND OF COUNTERATTACK.
IF WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY
DOESN'T WORK,
I'M GONNA LOSE THIS BUSINESS.
Narrator: COMING UP...
[ GURGLING ]
THERE'S SOMETHING UP.
OPEN THAT VALVE,
KILL THAT FIRE.
UNDER PRESSURE IN TENNESSEE...
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
...AND SOUND THE ALARM
IN KENTUCKY.
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD!
♪♪
HEY, DON'T YOU WANT
SOME MOONSHINE?
DON'T YOU NEED SOME?
DON'T YOU NEED...
Y'ALL NEED SOME WHISKEY?
Narrator:
BACK AT THE TRADE SHOW,
TIM SMITH'S NEW PRODUCT
IS ALL BUT INVISIBLE.
Tim: RIGHT NOW,
WE GOT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON.
I NEED A 3,00-CASE SALE HERE.
SO, MY BACK-UP PLAN
IS TO DO A BLIND TASTE.
BACK IN THE DAY,
WHEN I WAS ILLEGAL,
WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR NAME
ON THE BOTTLE OR THE JUG.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT
THE QUALITY INSIDE OF IT.
AND MY DAD, THAT'S WHAT
HE SOLD IT ON, YOU KNOW?
HE'D SCREW THE TOP OFF
AT ANY TIME AND SAY,
"LOOK, YOU TASTE IT.
YOU TASTE IT.
AND IF YOU LIKE IT,
YOU CAN BUY IT.
AND IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL TAKE IT HOME."
AND THAT'S MY EDGE.
HI.
HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
I'M FAMOUS FOR MAKING MOONSHINE.
AND THEN, NOW, WE CAME OUT
WITH WHAT WE CALL
"WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY."
AND WAIT, I GOT TWO OTHER BRANDS
OF SOMETHING OUT HERE
THAT LOOKS CLOSE
TO THE SAME COLOR.
ONE OF THESE THREE IS MINE.
I WANT YOU TO SMELL THEM,
TASTE THEM, LOOK AT THEM,
AND TELL ME, WHICH ONE
WOULD YOU BUY FIRST?
Tim: ONCE THE GUESTS TASTE IT,
PUTS ME ON THE SAME LEVEL
AS THE BIGGER BRANDS.
BUT I'M GONNA BE HURTING
IF THEY PICK SOMEBODY ELSE'S.
I LIKE THIS ONE THE BEST.
YOU LIKE THAT ONE?
YEAH.
IT DEFINITELY SMELLS
LIKE CAMPFIRE.
IT'S GOT A REALLY GOOD,
LIKE, WHISKEY-RICH TASTE.
YEAH?
I REALLY LIKE IT.
YEAH.
WELL, THAT ONE'S MINE.
THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT
"WOOD-FIRE."
DELICIOUS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN HAVE THE PRETTY BOTTLE,
AND YOU CAN HAVE
MY PRETTY FACE ON IT,
BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT
WHAT'S INSIDE.
THAT ONE.
I CAN SELL THAT.
THAT'S THE WOOD-FIRE.
I REALLY LIKE THE TASTE.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD, SHOTS.
I GOT WHISKEY.
Tim: SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
THESE LITTLE SHEETS WHERE,
AT THE END OF THE TRADE SHOW,
THEY TURN THOSE SHEETS
BACK IN TO THE DISTRIBUTOR.
THE DISTRIBUTOR
ADDS ALL THOSE UP
AND IT TELLS THE STATE,
"WE GOT THIS REQUEST
FOR SO MANY CASES
OF THE WOOD-FIRE."
AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY
HOW MANY THEY BOUGHT, REALLY,
UNTIL MAYBE A COUPLE
OF DAYS DOWN THE ROAD.
OH, MAN, THAT'S GOOD.
'CAUSE IT CAME
FROM PREMIUM BASE.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
JUST LIKE HIM.
HE CAME FROM A PREMIUM BASE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WE DON'T PUT IT IN A BARREL.
WE CUT LUMBER AND COOK
IN IT, TOAST IN IT,
AND PUT IT IN THE MOONSHINE.
WELL, IF IT'S
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT,
THEN IT MUST BE THAT ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE WOOD-FIRE.
Tim: WE REALLY WANT
THE PROFESSIONAL BUYER,
THE ONE WHO'S, YOU KNOW,
THE BIG MONEY.
OUTSTANDING.
OUTSTANDING.
YEAH.
I HAD A GENTLEMAN
FROM A LODGE/HOTEL CHAIN
AND HE'S LIKE,
"WELL, WE COULD HAVE IT
IN THE BAR."
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET IT
IN THE CORPORATE SYSTEM.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
GOOD.
WHEN THE BIG FISH
CAME IN AND SAID,
"HEY, WE LOVE IT.
WE WANT SOME OF IT."
SO, I'M LOOKING AT
SOME HIGH NUMBERS HERE.
IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS
BEFORE THE DISTRIBUTOR
WILL CONTACT ME
AND LET ME KNOW
WHAT WE GOT.
GOT THEM.
COME ON.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE --
I BE LIKE -- LIKE THIS...
TAKE THEM OFF THE HOOK,
GET THEM, GET THEM,
HOOK THEM, HOOK THEM,
HOOK THEM, HOOK THEM.
THEY'RE GONNA BE HOOKED ON THAT
AND WANT MORE OF IT.
YEAH.
♪♪
Chico: I AIN'T GONNA DISCARD
ALL THE APPLES OVER A WORMHOLE.
I CAN CUT SOME OF THAT OUT.
Narrator: IN AN ORCHARD OUTSIDE
GRAVEL SWITCH, KENTUCKY,
CHICO AND SANDRA
ARE PICKING THE PERFECT FRUIT
FOR A NEW SEASONAL BRANDY.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO DO
WITH MY FRONTS GONE.
THIS SEASON,
CHICO AND SANDRA DECIDED
TO MAKE WATERMELON BRANDY
FOR AN UNTAPPED FEMALE MARKET.
SANDRA COULD LITERALLY BE
SAVING OUR SEASON.
Narrator: THEY PUMPED OUT
240 GALLONS OF THE SPIRIT,
PLACING THEM FIRMLY
IN THE GREEN.
Sandra: CHICO AND I WERE
TALKING ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WATERMELONS
ARE OUT OF SEASON,
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NEXT
TO MEET THAT 350-GALLON GOAL.
WE'RE TRYING TO CATER
TO THAT WOMEN CLIENTELE
AND BASE THAT WE'VE MADE.
WOMEN LIKE TO SIT BY THE FIRE
AND DRINK APPLE BRANDY,
SO THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE AIMING FOR.
WE FOUND A SWEETER APPLE,
IT'S CALLED AN "ARKANSAS BLACK."
WE NEED TO GET
50 POUNDS OF APPLES.
Sandra: WOMEN REALLY LIKED
THE WATERMELON.
I LIKE SPENDING
WOMEN'S MONEY.
FOR SOME REASON, THEY JUST KEEP
COMING WITH MORE OF IT.
THEY JUST WANT
TO HAND IT AWAY, DON'T THEY?
Sandra:
WE'RE TAKING THE EXTRA TIME
TO REALLY MASH UP THE APPLES.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING
TO GET ALL THE FLAVOR
AND THE JUICE AND THE TEXTURE
OUT OF THESE APPLES
THAT WE CAN TO REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY AMP UP OUR BRANDY.
BUT I WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT
MORE, LIKE, FALL FLAVORS.
I WANT THE APPLES TO SIT NOT
ONLY WITH THE CINNAMON,
BUT I WANT THEM TO SIT WITH
THE CLOVES AND THE SUGAR,
AND I ALSO WANT THEM
TO SIT WITH SOME NUTMEG.
NOW, THE NUTMEG WE CAN
JUST POUR IN THE POT.
BUT I THINK WE OUGHT
TO GRIND THE CINNAMON
AND THE CLOVES UP IN THIS,
AND THEN PUT THEM IN --
I DON'T THINK
WE OUGHT TO GRIND IT UP.
I THINK WE JUST
PUT IT IN THERE.
I THINK IT NEEDS
TO BE GROUND UP.
BUT NO. THESE ARE
REALLY STRONG FLAVORS.
THESE NEED TO STAY WHOLE,
DIRECTLY IN THE MASH.
IF THE CINNAMON SETTLES
TO THE BOTTOM,
WE CAN'T STIR IT BACK UP.
IT'S FINE.
BUT WHEN THESE CINNAMON STICKS
SETTLE INTO THE BOTTOM
OF THAT MASH BARREL,
THEY'RE DONE.
YOU CAN'T GET BACK
INTO THE YEAST,
YOU CAN'T BRING THEM
TO THE TOP.
WE'LL PUT IT IN THE BAGS.
THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?
LISTEN -- IT'S GONNA
TAKE LONGER,
BUT IF WE WANT TO DO IT,
WE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT.
IT SMELL GOOD?
YEAH, IT REALLY DOES.
IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
NOW, IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
WOW.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
MAYBE IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT,
THIS LITTLE BIT OF...
READJUSTING AND FIGURING
AND FRUSTRATION.
DON'T.
DON'T.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I HATE YOU.
I DON'T HATE YOU.
TOLD YOU YOU WAS GONNA
GET YOUR BACK DIRTY.
SHUT UP.
GO.
GO.
OH.
AWESOME.
NOW...
COVER THE WHOLE TOP.
AND I THINK THIS'LL BE THE BEST
FALL BRANDY ANYBODY'S EVER HAD.
Chico: WE'RE TRYING
TO SET THE BAR.
♪♪
Josh:
BIG CHUCK, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS PUMPKIN LIQUOR.
WE'RE GONNA CALL IT
"PUMPKINHEAD."
"PUMPKINHEAD"?
ONLY JOSH OWENS COME UP
WITH [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
Narrator: IN THE PALMETTO STATE,
JOSH AND CHUCK ARE READY TO
RUN THEIR VERY FIRST
BATCH OF PUMPKIN SHINE.
Josh: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA
CHECK OUR PUMPKIN MASH.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE WORK
TO MAKE PUMPKINHEAD SHINE
THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
BUT IT MIGHT BE
THE BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD.
I HAVE NO IDEA YET.
LET ME CHECK THIS MASH.
OH [BLEEP].
♪♪
LET ME CHECK THIS MASH.
OH [BLEEP].
THERE'S A DEAD RAT IN IT.
Narrator:
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
ALL OF JOSH AND CHUCK'S HARD
WORK HAS BEEN FOR NOUGHT.
Josh: I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL
IT GOT INTO THE MASH,
BUT IT AIN'T NO GOOD.
I'D RATHER NOT DRINK THAT.
Narrator: THE DECAYING RODENT
HAS CONTAMINATED
THE ENTIRE BARREL OF MASH,
COSTING JOSH AND CHUCK
$1,000 IN POTENTIAL PROFITS.
[BLEEP].
GOD ALMIGHTY, WE GONNA DO --
TRY IT AGAIN?
WANT TO PEEL
SOME MORE PUMPKINS?
HELL NO.
WANT TO GO GET
LITTLE COCONUTS?
HELL NO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT AN IDEA.
COME ON.
Josh: AFTER EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED,
THIS IS THE LAST STRAW.
WE'VE WORKED
OUR DAMN ASSES
OFF TRYING TO BOIL THESE THINGS,
CLEAN THEM OUT,
CARVE THEM.
[BLEEP].
WE ONLY GOT ONE BARREL,
AND IT'S RUINED.
STUPID-ASS PUMPKIN MASH.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE GONNA DO NOW?
AT THIS POINT, I'D JUST RATHER
HAVE 99 DAMN COCONUTS
UPSIDE MY DAMN HEAD
THAN I HAVE TO MAKE
ANY MORE PUMPKIN LIQUOR.
SO, WHY IN THE HELL
WOULD I BE WASTING MY TIME
WITH THESE STUPID PUMPKINS?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I GONNA DO WITH THEM?
[ GUNSHOT ]
I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA
OF PUMPKIN MASH TO BEGIN WITH.
HEY, MAN, YOU GOT
YOUR PUMPKIN LICENSE?
BOOM!
LET ME SHOOT ONE.
THAT 1,00-GALLON MARK,
THAT'S NOT AN EASY TARGET,
BUT THESE PUMPKINS ARE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK
ABOUT PUMPKINS, BIG CHUCK.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE
NO MORE DAMN PUMPKINS EVER.
NEXT TIME, WE'RE GONNA
MAKE APPLE BRANDY.
WE'RE RUNNING THAT MASH
TODAY.
HELL OR HIGH WATER,
IT'S GOING.
Digger:
WE'RE WITHIN EYESHOT OF OUR
900-GALLON GOAL FOR THE YEAR.
BUT MOTHER NATURE'S TELLING US
THAT SHE'S A-FIXING
TO TURN THE TABLES ON US.
I'M GONNA PUT YOU
IN CHARGE OF THAT.
SHAKE IT UP, J.B.
STICK THAT SCEPTER DOWN
IN THERE AND GIVE HER A WHIRL.
I'M OPTIMISTIC, AT THIS POINT,
THAT OUR MASH IS READY.
BUT THESE COOLER NIGHTS,
WE DON'T KNOW.
Narrator:
AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP
IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
THAT'S READY,
'CAUSE IT DIED DOWN.
...THREE TENNESSEE SHINERS
ARE READY TO RUN
A FALL FAVORITE --
HAZELNUT RUM.
HOW'S THAT TASTE, J.B.?
THE STEAMER REQUIRES
A LOT OF HEAT.
IT'S COLDER WEATHER.
WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO GET THAT EXTREME HEAT
TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE TOP OF THE BOILER
IN THE STEAM CHAMBER.
DID YOU BRING
A FIRING DEVICE?
I DID.
LET'S LIGHT IT UP,
THEN WE'LL GET
THE WATER RUNNING.
IF IT BUILDS UP
TOO MUCH STEAM,
AND IT'S NOT EXITING OUT
THROUGH THE WORM,
THEN WE COULD CREATE A BOMB.
UNH-UNH.
IT'S YOUR TURN TO BLOW UP.
LAST YEAR, I HAD
TO CONDENSE HER IN.
WELL, YOU'RE ALWAYS
WITH THAT TRUMP CARD, AIN'T YOU?
YOU HEARD THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
I GOT THIS.
J.B., YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE MOVING AROUND
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
WELL, WE'RE GLAD IT DID.
GET YOU UP, GET YOU MOBILE,
AND MAKE SOME LIQUOR.
THAT WAS OUR GOAL.
HE MAY BE FIBBING TO YOU
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
I BELIEVE HE'S MORE CONCERNED
WITH GETTING YOU
TO MAKE SOME LIQUOR
THAN HE WAS GETTING YOU MOBILE.
I CAN'T GET ONE
WITHOUT THE OTHER.
♪♪
Digger:
WELL, DO WE WANT TO WORRY
ABOUT TWEAKING
ON THAT OLD BURNER
WE'VE GOT OUT THERE?
OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST SIT HERE
AND WAIT ON IT --
WAIT ON THIS AND WORRY
ABOUT THAT BURNER LATER?
WE'LL TWEAK IF YOU WANT TO.
TWEAK, TWERK,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU GET TO TWERKING, AND I'LL
BE BACK AND WE'LL TWEAK.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S WHAT THEM
TWEAKER ACCOUNTS
IS ON THAT INTERWEB THING,
ISN'T IT?
[ GURGLING ]
OH, IT'S VERY HOT.
YEAH, IT BOILS.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
WE'RE GETTING
THE COOKING PROCESS
STARTED IN THE FIRST BARREL.
STEAM'S COMING DOWN,
AND THIS BUBBLING
INDICATES THAT IT IS ESCAPING.
YOU'D THINK IT'D BE HOTTER
THERE, THOUGH, WOULDN'T YOU?
I GUESS IT'S THE MASH
KEEPING THAT COOL.
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE BUILDING UP
TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
I AIN'T DIGGING THAT AT ALL.
Digger:
IF IT STOPS PUMPING STEAM
OVER INTO THE MASH BARRELS,
THEN WE'RE BUILDING
UP PRESSURE TO THE POINT
THAT THERE'S A CATASTROPHIC
FAILURE IN THE METAL.
THERE'S SOMETHING UP.
OPEN THAT VALVE, KILL THAT FIRE.
IT CAN EITHER BE
AS MUCH AS JUST
IT BLOWS OUT
WITH A HUGE CLOUD OF STEAM
AND BURNS WHOEVER'S AROUND IT,
OR IT BLOWS SHRAPNEL
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION
OF WHOEVER HAPPENS
TO BE THERE AND CUTS THEM.
IT'S ROLLING HARD.
WATCH IT OUT THERE.
J.B., GET ON OVER HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
♪♪
I DON'T LIKE WHAT
I'M HEARING IN THERE.
I BELIEVE WE'RE BUILDING UP
TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
OPEN THAT VALVE,
KILL THAT FIRE.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
HERE TODAY.
J.B., YOU MIGHT WANT TO
STEP AWAY.
Narrator: BACK IN TENNESSEE,
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
WATCH OUT.
THERE, SEE THE STEAM?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, J.B.?
Narrator: THE VISCOSITY AND COLD
TEMPERATURES
OF THE MOLASSES HINDERED
THE STEAM'S ABILITY
TO MOVE EFFICIENTLY
THROUGH THE MASH,
CREATING A POTENTIALLY
EXPLOSIVE SITUATION
OF EXCESS STEAM
AND BACK PRESSURE IN THE BOILER.
YOU KNOW, THESE STEAMER STILLS,
THEY'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.
THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON WE'VE
EVER USED IT IN COOL WEATHER.
WE'RE STILL LEARNING IT.
I'M GONNA EXPEDITE
THIS PROCESS.
I AIN'T GOT TIME
TO WAIT ON THIS.
THAT'S CRAZY.
Digger: SO, I THINK WE'RE SAFE.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE
ON WITH THIS RUN.
LET'S CRANK THIS SON
OF A GUN BACK UP.
WELL, AS LONG AS
WE KNOW WE'RE SAFE,
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.
ME AND J.B.'S BEEN AROUND
SOME STILLS
THAT'S DONE SOME FUNKY THINGS
AND WE DIDN'T RUN.
SAFETY FIRST, BOYS AND GIRLS.
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT,
"THIS IS HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE."
THIS IS REALLY HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE.
THIS IS HOW YOU
MAKE THE MOONSHINE.
IT'S ALL NOTHING BUT STRESS
AND WORRY MOST OF THE TIME.
I MEAN, I AIN'T HEARING
ANY MORE RUMBLING.
THAT ONE'S SCALDING HOT,
AIN'T IT?
OW, THAT IS HOT, TOO.
YEAH, DAMN.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
HEY, WE GOT LIQUOR
COMING OUT.
OH, HELL.
MM-HMM.
SMOOTH FLOW.
OH, MY.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT CHARCOAL,
IT GETS ALL THOSE FUMES
TRAPPED RIGHT IN THERE.
OOH.
BOY, IT'S HAZELNUT-Y.
THAT'S PERFECT, RIGHT THERE.
I NEED TO CHECK
THE PROOF OF IT.
I'M GONNA SAY THAT'S
RIGHT ON 100 PROOF.
Narrator:
WHEN SHINERS SHAKE A JAR
OF MOONSHINE TO CHECK THE PROOF,
THEY'RE OBSERVING THE SIZE
OF HE RESULTING BUBBLES
AND HOW LONG THEY
TAKE TO DISSIPATE.
AFTER SHAKING THE JAR,
LARGE BUBBLES ON THE SURFACE
OF THE SHINE
THAT QUICKLY POP, INDICATE
HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT OR PROOF.
WHEN LOW-PROOF ALCOHOL
IS PUT TO THE SHAKE TEST,
THE BUBBLES ARE SMALL
AND LINGER ON THE SURFACE
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT
THAT WATER HAS A HIGHER SURFACE
TENSION THAN ALCOHOL.
THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE
TENSION IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION
TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME
IT TAKES FOR A BUBBLE TO POP.
THE SHAKE TEST TAKES
A PRACTICED EYE TO MASTER.
SOME SHINERS ARE SO PROFICIENT
AT THE TECHNIQUE
THAT THEY CAN MATCH THE READINGS
OF A HYDROMETER POINT FOR POINT.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WAS
GONNA PASS IT OVER THIS WAY.
THEM HAZELNUTS COME IN ON
THE FRONT END OF IT STRONG.
AND THEN THAT RUM
ON THE BACK SIDE.
BOY, THAT'S NICE, AIN'T IT?
I'LL TELL YOU,
IT'S LIQUOR THOUGH,
AIN'T IT?
Narrator: THIS SUCCESSFUL
RUN WILL YIELD 20 GALLONS
OF PREMIUM HAZELNUT RUM,
WORTH 3,000 TAX-FREE DOLLARS.
THAT'S A DANDY
RUN OF LIQUOR.
THAT'LL BRING SOME
GOOD MONEY, RIGHT THERE.
YEP.
WE HOPE.
IS IT STILL RUNNING
ANY AT ALL OVER THERE, J.B.?
[ LAUGHTER ]
IF YOU SAY SO,
BUT WE DON'T NEED
NO VISUAL ON THAT.
♪♪
WAKE UP, IT'S TIME
TO BE A GOD-PUPPY.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
DOES SHE LOOK LIKE...?
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
AND WE HAVE TO RUN,
YOU'RE GONNA GET CAUGHT
HAVING TO GET THE PUPPY.
Narrator:
IN KENTUCKY, CHICO AND SANDRA
ARE READY TO MAKE THEIR FIRST
RUN OF APPLE BRANDY.
WE'LL SEE WHAT
THIS MASH IS DOING.
GOD, I HOPE IT'S READY.
WITH THE WEATHER CHANGING,
IT'S DEBATABLE WHETHER
IT'LL BE DONE OR NOT.
I'M GONNA GET UP THERE
AND LOOK.
IF IT'S READY,
BRING THE STILL DOWN.
Narrator: AT TEMPERATURES
BELOW 50 DEGREES,
YEAST CAN NO LONGER
CONVERT SUGAR INTO ALCOHOL,
ENDING FERMENTATION.
THAT'S REALLY KILLER.
WOW, IT SMELLS AMAZING.
AND THE YEAST IS DONE.
READY?
MM-HMM.
IT'S REAL PRETTY.
THE COLOR'S GOOD.
WE HAVE A NICE
CINNAMON-APPLE-NUTMEG-CLOVE
HODGEPODGE OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS
THAT I THINK IS REALLY GONNA
MAKE A TOP-NOTCH BRANDY.
ALL RIGHT, WALK FORWARD.
KEEP GOING.
IT'S A PAIN GETTING
THE STILL UP AND DOWN OFF HERE.
THAT'S PRECISION,
RIGHT THERE.
WHEW.
BUT IF WE LEAVE IT
ON THE GROUND,
IT'S SITTING THERE
FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT.
SO, WE GOT TO PUT IT UP HERE.
I GOT TO SEND THIS
HOSE DOWN TO HER,
SO SHE CAN GET IT
IN THE STILL.
HERE, HONEY.
I NEED YOU TO SUCK ON THE END
OF THAT HOSE LIKE A STRAW.
OKAY.
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW'S THAT?
PEH!
HOW'S IT TASTE?
GREAT.
YOU DONE GOOD.
OUR FUTURE,
OUR FINANCIAL STATUS,
EVERYTHING THAT WE HOLD DEAR,
RELIES ON THIS BRANDY
GETTING MADE.
WE GOT TO GET LIQUOR IN JARS.
OOH, THERE IT GOES.
NOW WE SIT AND WAIT.
MY FAVORITEST PART.
[ LAUGHS ]
Sandra:
I'M HOPING THAT THIS BRANDY
WILL REALLY BOOST OUR SALES.
WITH THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS
AND HOW MUCH WORK
AND, YOU KNOW,
ALL THE CREATIVITY
THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT.
PEOPLE BUY IT
FOR $150 A GALLON.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GOOD.
I'M EXCITED TO TRY IT.
NOW WE'RE STARTING
MAKING WHISKEY.
WHOO, THAT BABY'S HOT THERE,
THOUGH, ON YOUR HANDS.
I'M SMELLING CLOVES.
YEAH.
Chico: THERE'S ALWAYS THE
"WHAT IF" FACTOR
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING LIQUOR.
AND THIS BRANDY'S CRUCIAL.
IF IT DOES MESS UP,
OUR SEASON'S DEAD IN THE WATER.
TRY THAT.
OH, THAT SMELLS SO GOOD.
WOW. THAT'S
A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT
THAN JUST YOUR OLD
CINNAMON-APPLE-NUT.
WE ADDED CLOVES, SOME NUTMEG,
SOME CINNAMON STICKS.
THAT KIND OF WARMS
UP THAT APPLE
AND KIND OF GIVES IT
A LITTLE BIT OF BITE.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
CALL THIS CONCOCTION?
I CAME UP
WITH WATERMELON CRAWL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT FALL CRAWL?
YEAH, I'M GAME.
SANDRA JUST KEEPS TALKING
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA OPEN THIS JAR,
THEY'RE GONNA TASTE IT,
AND THEY'RE GONNA GO,
"OH, MY GOD, THIS IS FALL."
WE ABOUT GOT HER.
YEAH, WE DID.
SHH.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
SOUNDED LIKE A FOUR-WHEELER.
WHERE'S HE AT?
IT SOUNDS LIKE
HE'S OVER THERE.
WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
PICK THIS UP, TO WRAP AROUND
THE NECK OF THE STILL.
GIVE ME THE DOG.
GET HER.
GET HER IN THE TRUCK.
OH, IT'S HOT.
YOU GUYS NEED
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
Y'ALL HIDE.
Y'ALL ARE A BIGGER GIVEAWAY
THAN THE STILL IS.
GIVE ME THE CHAIN.
HOLD ON.
BACK UP REAL SLOW.
WHOA.
WHOA.
OH, MY GOD, BE CAREFUL.
BACK ON UP.
EASY.
EASY.
GO.
GO.
GO.
WHOA.
OH, MY GOD.
BACK ON UP.
[ BLEEP].
[ BLEEP] HE'S HERE,
AIN'T HE?
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD.
♪♪
PUMPKINHEAD LIQUOR.
IT SOUNDED GOOD.
GOT A GOOD RING TO IT.
I'M GONNA SHOW JOSH
WHAT THE HELL THESE PUMPKINS
IS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE FOR.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A JOSH-O-LANTERN --
A JACKASS-LANTERN.
BIG CHUCK.
I WANT YOU TO MEET
PUMPKINHEAD.
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT THEM
PUMPKINS IS GOOD FOR.
BIG CHUCK.
HE'S GOT A NICE
COMPLEXION, YOU KNOW?
PUMPKINHEAD.
YOU'RE MAKING A MESS.
COCONUT HEAD.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
GO.
GO.
WHOA.
Narrator: BACK IN KENTUCKY,
CHICO AND SANDRA
HAVE AN UNINVITED GUEST.
[BLEEP]. HE'S HERE,
AIN'T HE?
BRING IT FORWARD.
FORWARD.
OW. FORWARD.
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW,
HOT MASH ALL OVER ME.
Man: HOW YOU DOING?
Sandra: HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH, I WAS JUST OUT
CHECKING MINE BACK OVER HERE.
WHERE YOU HUNTING AT?
WELL, IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS
TRAIL RIGHT BACK HERE,
YOU'LL COME TO A CORNFIELD
AND I'M ABOUT 300 YARDS
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING
THE DEER THROUGH HERE?
I SEEN THE 12-POINTER
AND I KNOW HE'S STILL HERE
BECAUSE I WATCHED HIM
LAST SEASON AND MISSED HIM.
BOY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
AS LONG AS YOU STAY UP
OUT OF MY HAIR HERE
AND LET ME HUNT --
LET MY KIDS KILL DEER --
I'LL LET
THAT OLD DEER WALK.
YOU GOOD TO ME,
I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU.
YOU GOT IT.
I APPRECIATE IT. GOOD LUCK.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
I'M JUST RIGHT ABOVE THE...
BROTHER,
I SO APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE A GOOD ONE, BROTHER.
[BLEEP]
WE DODGED THAT ONE, DIDN'T WE?
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS
ANYBODY OVER THERE.
I'M BURNT TO PIECES.
LOOK, MY ELBOW'S BURNT UP.
THE SKIN OF MY TEETH,
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S AS NERVE-RACKING
AS IT GETS HERE.
THE ONLY OTHER WAY
THAT COULD'VE GOT WORSE IS
IF IT WAS BLUE LIGHTS.
ME AND SANDRA HAS TO BE
ON OUR TOES FROM NOW ON.
I THINK WE NEED TO JUST REGROUP,
FINISH CLEANING UP,
AND THEN LEAVE HERE LEISURELY
LIKE SOMEBODY HUNT.
TELL ME THIS DIDN'T WORK.
I NOW THAT, BUT [BLEEP].
DAMN, THAT WAS CLOSE.
YEAH, NO [BLEEP].
NOW SOMEBODY KNOWS WE'RE HERE,
FOR SURE, EVEN IF THEY THINK
IT'S A DEER CAMP.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA
BE SAFE HERE OR NOT,
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
EXTRA CAREFUL
AND HOPE WE CAN CARRY
THAT MOMENTUM
THROUGH THE END OF THE SEASON
AND MAKE THIS 350-GALLON GOAL.
Sandra: WE GONNA HAVE TO --
THAT WAS SCARY.
"SCARY" AIN'T THE WORD.
BRING THEM ON DOWN, CHUCK.
BRING THEM ON DOWN.
OKAY, HUH?
THERE YOU GO.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
ABOUT MOONSHINING.
THE WHISKEY BUSINESS TAKES A LOT
MORE MONEY AND A LOT MORE TIME.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME
AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY.
I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I'M BACK
ILLEGALLY IN THE WOODS HERE.
I'M TAKING A WHOLE LOT
OF GAMBLE HERE,
A WHOLE LOT OF RISK.
BUT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO IT,
AND I THINK IT WILL SELL.
Narrator:
IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA, TIM SMITH
IS SITTING ON A STOCKPILE
OF 3,000 CASES
OF WOOD-FIRED WHISKEY.
IF HE CAN'T UNLOAD IT
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
HE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
HEY. HEY, Y'ALL.
YEAH.
I WAS COUNTING SOME
OF THESE BOXES RIGHT HERE.
WEST VIRGINIA CALLED.
MM-HMM.
AND IT WEREN'T GOOD.
THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 200
OR 300 CASES SOLD, TOTAL.
200 OR 300?
200 OR 300.
THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
I MEAN, I GOT
A WHOLE WAREHOUSE FULL.
I WAS LOOKING FOR 3,000 CASES,
NOT 300 CASES.
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING
WITH IT TO MOVE IT FAST
BECAUSE I GOT THIS LOAN
TO DO THE EXPANSION
BASED OFF THE SALES.
SO I'M CAUGHT UP IN SOMETHING,
AND 300 CASES
IS NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
DON'T TELL CHUCK.
HE'S GONNA GO CRAZY.
SO DON'T TELL CHUCK.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY GOT TO BUY
MORE THAN 300 CASES,
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
I'M JUST HOPING AND PRAYING THAT
THE NEXT PHONE CALL'S GONNA BE
THAT GUY THAT'S GONNA SAY,
"HEY, I HEARD YOU MAKING
A WHISKEY NOW
AND I'D LIKE TO BUY
A COUPLE THOUSAND CASES."
BECAUSE IF THIS DON'T SELL,
THEN I'M GONNA LOSE
EVERYTHING I GOT.
Narrator:
NEXT TIME ON "MOONSHINERS"...
Josh: IS THAT COOL OR WHAT?
IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
THE BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING.
HELL YEAH.
SOMETHING'S LURKING
IN THE LOUISIANA SWAMPS.
FOUR-WHEELER TRAILS.
I'M GONNA GO SEE IF THE STILLS
ARE STILL OUT THERE.
Mark: 85 GALLONS,
THAT'S A LOT OF LIQUOR.
IF THEY CATCH US, THAT'S A GOOD
10 YEARS, MOST LIKELY.
Narrator: AND IN TENNESSEE,
A PLAN THAT WON'T HOLD WATER.
SOMEBODY SAW THE RUM.