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Tax-free liquor's got
the backwoods booming.
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- Taking all my money.
- You're getting all my liquor.
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So, you're needing
some liquor, are you?
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Yeah, at least
100 gallons.
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Drawing in the wise.
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What are you trying to say?
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Are you trying to say
you're going illegal?
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If I just sit and do nothing,
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I'm gonna lose everything.
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And the reckless.
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You called her
on an open line.
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To gamble their freedom
on the lure of easy money.
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That joker is
following us, Tickle.
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Because when you let the scent
of this much cash drift through
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these hollers...
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Somebody out there
selling liquor at damn
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rock-bottom prices.
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The government's bound
to come sniffing.
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Ah, [bleep].
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Along with every carpetbagger
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and counterfeiter
chasing a quick score.
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Can I help you?
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- You made
this liquor, right?
- Yes, sir.
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Fellers like this here,
you got to deal with them
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pretty rough.
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Now, new faces arises
to stir the proverbial pot.
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We don't drink no moonshine.
That stuff is from the devil.
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Hell-bent on fanning
the flames of tension
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older than
the hills themselves.
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- What the hell is this?
- Bullet holes.
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That's a Bible verse.
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Out here, the real fight is
always more than money.
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Look not thou upon
the wine when it is red.
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At the last it biteth like
a serpent and stingeth
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like an adder.
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It's a battle for the spirit
of the backwoods.
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Corn liquor, what Digger
and myself cut our teeth on.
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- Hot damn
- Made in the woods.
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You can't beat that.
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And a way of life built on
heritage and tradition.
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Right now, we shouldn't be
taking no chances.
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I'm gonna grab what we can
right quick and get
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the hell out of here.
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I'm thinking, is someone
gonna arrest us?
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Somebody going to shoot us?
Or what's going to happen?
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Henry, Henry, help.
God dang it.
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The cops will be here
in a minute.
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Oh, oh [bleep].
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Damn, all mighty.
Come on.
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Everything's gone.
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This is how
we make the moonshine.
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- What are you doing, Tim?
- Taping, man.
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I'm glad y'all showed up.
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What'd you call us
down here to do a tape job?
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No.
I got something come up,
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and I'm gonna need some help.
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I need, like,
1,000 gallons made.
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That's what I need.
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That's the deal.
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I ran into this gentleman.
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He's actually from Canada.
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We started talking about
moonshine and liquor and stuff.
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Next thing I know, I've got
$20,000 in my hand.
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Get half up front,
the other half at
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the end of the day.
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I just need to get
the stuff made.
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What are you trying to say?
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Are you trying to say
you're going illegal?
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In Culpeper County, Virginia,
as the commercial
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whiskey business suffers under
tariffs and decreasing demand,
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former outlaw turned legal
distiller Tim Smith grapples
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with an existential quandary.
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The cash in the moonshine
market suddenly seems
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a lot greener
on the outlaw side.
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The Canadians, they want
to buy American whiskey
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and moonshine, but the tariffs,
the price is, like, double.
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So, if we can introduce this on
a black market where we don't
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have any tariffs charges on it,
I can make some money,
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and my buyer, he can, too.
- You got a lot to lose.
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You know, you've been
rocking and rolling here
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for ten years or more, legally.
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You sure you want to
do this thing, Tim?
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Well, that's the thing.
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The legal business is not
so good right now.
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That's right.
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You've got to pay the federal
government off for you
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to just make alcohol,
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and then you've got to pay every
state to sell the alcohol,
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and then you've got to give
the distributor their part,
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and then the retailer gets
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their part, and by the time
you get done with that,
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you won't get no money.
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Twelve years ago, Tim and his
best friend Tickle ran one of
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the biggest illegal moonshine
operations in Virginia.
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I'd say, the average moonshiner
can make about
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$30,000 in three months.
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Oh, yeah.
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We need to start
loading this up.
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But facing the prospect of
life in jail, Tim made
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a reluctant decision to invest
in a licensed distillery.
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That way I can make moonshine,
I can keep on the heritage,
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and make money without
worrying about getting arrested.
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Now, with no way to earn
a living in the legal market,
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all bets are off.
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I just got an opportunity
to make some money,
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and the only way to do it is
illegal, because you can't
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make it legal.
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Well, you know,
you got to be careful.
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You know, Mark almost
got busted last year.
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Yeah, I know, but I ain't
Mark, and I ain't Digger
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neither, and I got you two guys
that I know you got my back.
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I'm just thrilled to be back
out in the woods with Tim.
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Well, you're with
the right two guys here.
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That's right.
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Look, let's start throwing
what you got in the truck.
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This journey, you know,
over a decade now of being
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legal, which I've always
wanted to do.
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I wanted to bring
my dad's recipe to light.
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I did that.
I put it on the shelf.
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But, you know, you get $30
for that little bottle,
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and you profit 65 cents.
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You lead the way, and me
and Henry will follow you,
all right?
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Just follow me.
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To make profit, you got to
get cash money.
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And cash money is no taxes.
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No taxes mean
you're breaking the law.
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- All right.
- What do you think, Henry?
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This is way back in here.
I mean, that's security there.
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I'm going back to some old
territories growing up as a kid.
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You know, it still has
not been developed.
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It is out there.
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That's some fresh water
coming in right up there.
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It comes down through here.
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It brings back memories,
but it also, you know,
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it raises a hair up
on your back.
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You start thinking about,
is somebody watching you?
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Is it somebody out there
in those woods, you know,
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just waiting for you
when you unload?
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I got about four weeks.
Thousand gallons.
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Got to have a whole lot
more than that.
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Well, I mean, we got to
put more stills in.
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And then we'll be running,
setting up, running,
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setting up, running, mashing.
- Do it like we did back
in the old days.
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- Four weeks,
we'll be done.
- Let's do it.
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- Let's get them unloaded.
- Yeah, let's get
them unloaded.
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Sometimes it comes a time
in your life you have to
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make a decision.
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- Come on down with us.
- I got it.
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Because if I just sit here
and do nothing, I'm gonna
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lose everything.
Right now, we need some money.
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I'm not gonna let
this legacy go down.
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I just hope I don't get caught.
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You with the right two.
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Don't worry.
That's why we're here.
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- That's why we're here.
- Y'all ready?
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Let's roll on.
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We've pushed
our luck way further than
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we ever should have.
- I know we have,
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but that still
don't kill the feeling of
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wanting to do what we've done
every spring for so many years.
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Deep in the hills of
Cocke County, Tennessee,
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the first warm days of spring
lure lifelong moonshiners Mark
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and Digger back to the woods.
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We achieved our goal.
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We had all these teams of
making liquor, but that could
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have been our mistake.
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Put your hands up
on the car there.
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After their last season
ended in handcuffs,
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the legendary outlaws face
a harsh reality.
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There's little doubt local law
enforcement is already
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tracking their every move.
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You know, we made
the really hard decision to shut
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our whole operation down.
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We packed up all the stills,
the equipment that
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we rounded up,
and we put it in storage.
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Gonna be real mixed emotions
seeing all these stills,
ain't it?
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Yeah, do we keep
pushing it or do we let up?
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I don't know.
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I'm not sure which direction's
the wrong one.
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We're gonna go
look at these stills.
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We're gonna decide
what we're gonna do.
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I think it needs
further discussion as to
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where we're gonna go into
making liquor this year.
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Have mercy.
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Well, there they are,
just the way we left them.
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We look at these stills kind of
like a hunting hound dog.
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A hound dog that ain't
permitted to hunt is in misery.
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And I can't help but think that
these stills somehow or another
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know they're supposed to
be making liquor.
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I mean, it just ain't right to
have all these nice stills
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sitting here making no liquor.
- Yeah.
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Would we be tempting fate
if we keep pushing our luck?
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It's a hard decision to make,
but I'm wanting to light one of
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them up so bad I can't stand
it, and I know Puss is, too.
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Let me tell you what,
let me make a suggestion.
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One of our dearest and oldest
friends in the liquor business
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has never been caught,
never been handcuffed.
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- I'm talking about JB Rader.
- Yep.
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What do you say
we go talk to JB
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about it?
- All right, I'll go for that.
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If there is such a thing
as a living legend,
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JB is it
in the moonshine business.
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Popcorn, he got caught.
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JB never did.
If I want marital advice,
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I don't ask somebody that's
been divorced seven times.
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Let's see if we can
run JB down, Puss.
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Let's go see Rader.
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We were supposed to be
down deep.
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Got to get down into
the bedrock, which we really
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ain't there yet.
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Four counties southeast,
fifth-generation moonshiner
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Josh Owens also heeds
spring's call of the woods.
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After a long recovery
from a near-fatal
motorcycle accident,
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Josh is finally ready
to restart his own
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moonshine operation.
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But until his new partner
arrives to help set up
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the copper stills, he's got
another precious metal
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on his mind.
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I've heard all my life about
my ancestors finding gold in
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these mountains and these hills
and these creeks
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and these rivers
around here,
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and to be able to
make some liquid money and some
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solid money at the same time,
I don't think it'd get
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any better than that.
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Freeze.
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Where you at?
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Scared the [bleep] out of me.
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It feels dang good to be
back home, back to my roots,
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back to my heritage.
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A few years ago, I was
in a motorcycle wreck.
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Just about took me out of here.
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It's been a really
long road to recovery.
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But now that I'm feeling
pretty good, it's time to get
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my liquor still back up
and running
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and start making some money.
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What are you doing?
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Man, let me
tell you something.
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- Uh-huh.
- There's a lot
of people before me
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made a living off of gold
in these hills,
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and I was really hoping
I could find some gold
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in these hills my damn self.
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I've known Chuk
for a few years now.
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A while back, I went down
to Arkansas, helped him
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put together a still, get
his whole entire operation
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up and running.
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00:11:00,965 --> 00:11:03,275
Things are coming around
full circle, because now he is
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up here helping me.
248
00:11:04,758 --> 00:11:06,413
Well, it looks pretty
as always down here.
249
00:11:06,586 --> 00:11:08,102
Is this not the best
still site ever?
250
00:11:08,103 --> 00:11:09,620
You can't whoop it
with a stick.
251
00:11:09,793 --> 00:11:11,378
We've got good, clean
spring water.
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00:11:15,172 --> 00:11:16,517
Oh.
253
00:11:17,482 --> 00:11:19,517
Did you hear that?
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00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,379
Got to be on your toes
out here.
255
00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,586
I guess it was a...
I don't know.
256
00:11:28,793 --> 00:11:30,171
All right, now don't
start that [bleep].
257
00:11:30,172 --> 00:11:32,586
You'll get me shook up
before we even get started.
258
00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:34,724
I've really been on the edge
since Mark and Digger about got
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00:11:34,896 --> 00:11:36,378
busted by the law last year.
260
00:11:36,379 --> 00:11:38,688
I think all of us moonshiners
are a little more jumpier
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00:11:38,689 --> 00:11:40,103
than usual.
And that's another reason
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00:11:40,275 --> 00:11:41,206
I wanted Chuk out here.
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00:11:41,379 --> 00:11:43,413
I need another set
of eyes and ears.
264
00:11:43,586 --> 00:11:47,275
Anyway, I got a large order
for some cherry rye and really
265
00:11:47,448 --> 00:11:49,171
good lineup on some grains.
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00:11:49,172 --> 00:11:52,068
On my grandpa's side of
the family, we're famous for
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cherry whiskey.
Believe it or not,
268
00:11:53,689 --> 00:11:55,310
I haven't made it
in years, but now that
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00:11:55,482 --> 00:11:58,068
I'm back home, there is
a huge market waiting for it.
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00:11:58,241 --> 00:12:00,102
It's gonna put a ton of money
in our pocket.
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00:12:00,103 --> 00:12:02,068
- You ready to hustle?
- Hell yeah, I am.
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00:12:02,241 --> 00:12:03,688
- Nice.
- I think
we're fixing to
273
00:12:03,689 --> 00:12:05,586
build something
that's real big here,
274
00:12:05,758 --> 00:12:06,793
and I'm excited to be here.
275
00:12:06,965 --> 00:12:08,793
So, hey, we're about to
get right to work.
276
00:12:08,965 --> 00:12:09,931
Ain't no time to waste.
277
00:12:10,827 --> 00:12:13,379
Oh, Lord.
278
00:12:22,206 --> 00:12:24,689
You know, JB,
he's got a lot of sense.
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00:12:24,862 --> 00:12:27,274
He's back here at one of
the very first stillsites that
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00:12:27,275 --> 00:12:28,931
Popcorn ever had.
- Yeah.
281
00:12:29,068 --> 00:12:31,378
You know, me and Digger,
we're headed to seek advice
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00:12:31,379 --> 00:12:32,620
from JB.
283
00:12:32,793 --> 00:12:35,517
This was the place where
Popcorn ran liquor back when
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he first started out
before he got big, when he was
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just learning the trade.
286
00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:43,931
You know, Popcorn, he felt safe
here, and obviously he was for
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00:12:44,068 --> 00:12:47,517
a long, long time.
I guess that's why JB's here.
288
00:12:48,931 --> 00:12:50,413
This was the pull-off
right here,
289
00:12:50,586 --> 00:12:53,172
it's just "growed" up now.
- Yep, here we are.
290
00:12:53,344 --> 00:12:55,724
We just need to see him
and get some advice from him.
291
00:13:03,689 --> 00:13:05,620
JB ain't never
been caught.
292
00:13:05,793 --> 00:13:07,585
He's never spent
a night in jail,
293
00:13:07,586 --> 00:13:10,862
so he's the one we need to ask.
- I would agree.
294
00:13:11,758 --> 00:13:15,517
You know, JB' 's made
as much liquor as anybody.
295
00:13:15,689 --> 00:13:18,172
He's never ended up
in handcuffs like us.
296
00:13:18,344 --> 00:13:20,482
That's the guy we need to
go talk to about how to
297
00:13:20,655 --> 00:13:22,103
keep on making liquor.
298
00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,378
Well, if we'd been the law,
you'd be in handcuffs
299
00:13:26,379 --> 00:13:28,792
right now.
- We coming in
on you, boss.
300
00:13:28,793 --> 00:13:31,274
Hey, Digger.
Hey, Mark.
301
00:13:31,275 --> 00:13:33,896
Boy, that cooling tub
is staying cold.
- Yeah, right.
302
00:13:34,034 --> 00:13:36,379
That water's turning over
fast, ain't it?
303
00:13:36,551 --> 00:13:38,413
- Yeah.
- Well, all right.
304
00:13:38,586 --> 00:13:41,862
Well, JB, me and old Digger,
we're at a crossroads here.
305
00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:43,792
We've been shut down
for six months.
306
00:13:43,793 --> 00:13:48,586
We ain't made a drop of liquor.
And we need some advice.
307
00:13:48,758 --> 00:13:50,310
Yeah, I know
what's the matter.
308
00:13:51,931 --> 00:13:54,481
You got too big
for your damn britches.
309
00:13:54,482 --> 00:13:57,517
Boys made the same mistakes
that Popcorn did.
310
00:13:59,896 --> 00:14:01,895
He said, "What you're doing's
against the law."
311
00:14:01,896 --> 00:14:02,931
I said, "I know it."
312
00:14:03,068 --> 00:14:05,758
I said, "I don't give
a goddamn."
313
00:14:05,931 --> 00:14:09,274
Legendary Appalachian
moonshiner Popcorn Sutton
314
00:14:09,275 --> 00:14:11,758
was a mentor to
Mark and Digger.
315
00:14:11,931 --> 00:14:14,895
But as his fame grew,
so did his belief that
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00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:16,862
he was untouchable.
317
00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,000
He flouted the law,
operating illegal stills
318
00:14:20,137 --> 00:14:24,068
in the open, increasing his
liquor output exponentially,
319
00:14:24,241 --> 00:14:28,413
and selling moonshine to anyone
and everyone until the walls of
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00:14:28,586 --> 00:14:30,793
justice finally
closed in on him.
321
00:14:31,896 --> 00:14:35,171
Yeah, Popcorn
just got too big, like yuns.
322
00:14:35,172 --> 00:14:37,758
- Yep.
- Making the same mistakes.
323
00:14:37,931 --> 00:14:41,310
Yeah, I didn't put it into
contrast because we kind of
324
00:14:41,482 --> 00:14:43,758
thought we was a little bit
slicker than the next man.
325
00:14:43,931 --> 00:14:45,068
Yeah.
326
00:14:45,241 --> 00:14:46,620
That's what he thought, too.
327
00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,862
So tell us
what we need to do.
328
00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,792
Just tell us right out what
you think our move
329
00:14:53,793 --> 00:14:55,379
needs to be, JB.
330
00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,586
There ain't many
backwoods moonshiners left.
331
00:15:06,275 --> 00:15:07,517
We need to keep it going.
332
00:15:08,896 --> 00:15:11,896
Just keep making liquor,
but be smarter.
333
00:15:12,034 --> 00:15:14,793
Back to basics.
Just put you a small pot out,
334
00:15:14,965 --> 00:15:17,102
or one barrel,
and you know
335
00:15:17,103 --> 00:15:19,517
who you can sell to
and you can't.
336
00:15:19,689 --> 00:15:21,379
I think this is
perfect scenario.
337
00:15:21,551 --> 00:15:25,102
You're sitting here with you a
little still, all for yourself,
338
00:15:25,103 --> 00:15:27,275
making what you can sell.
- Yep.
339
00:15:27,448 --> 00:15:29,999
Ain't getting rich,
but, you know, growed up
340
00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,999
not rich, so what the hell do I
need to get rich now for?
341
00:15:34,931 --> 00:15:37,378
That's why we came
to you, Obi-Wan.
342
00:15:37,379 --> 00:15:39,689
- That's why we came to you.
- I love you, baby.
343
00:15:39,862 --> 00:15:40,999
I love you back.
344
00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,274
The Mark and Digger Enterprises
is now shut down.
345
00:15:44,275 --> 00:15:45,862
It's just gonna be
me and Mark.
346
00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,379
We're going back to just an
old single pot, and we're making
347
00:15:48,551 --> 00:15:50,793
corn liquor.
That's it, plain and simple.
348
00:15:50,965 --> 00:15:53,896
- Well, he put it in perspective
for us, didn't he?
- Yeah,
349
00:15:54,034 --> 00:15:55,586
and it was laying right in
front of us the whole time.
350
00:15:55,758 --> 00:15:57,793
We're just too damn stupid
to look ourselves.
351
00:16:06,931 --> 00:16:08,274
I can't wait for
you to see this.
352
00:16:08,275 --> 00:16:09,274
I'm so excited.
353
00:16:09,275 --> 00:16:11,206
We're going to get
some of the best grains
354
00:16:11,379 --> 00:16:15,310
in North Carolina.
We're about to make some
frickin' Carolina rye cherry.
355
00:16:15,482 --> 00:16:17,895
This is probably one of
the best grain distributors
356
00:16:17,896 --> 00:16:19,896
anywhere in the South,
and I got a friend that
357
00:16:20,034 --> 00:16:21,896
works there.
He's their delivery guy.
358
00:16:22,034 --> 00:16:23,517
So all I got to do is
meet up with him.
359
00:16:23,689 --> 00:16:24,895
We're gonna buy some.
360
00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:26,379
It's the beginning
of the season.
361
00:16:26,551 --> 00:16:29,206
I'm excited because I already
got a tall order, and it's for
362
00:16:29,379 --> 00:16:31,862
cherry rye, and I'm ready to
make some money.
363
00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,792
See that white truck
right there?
364
00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:35,792
Whenever he comes out of there
and gets in that truck,
365
00:16:35,793 --> 00:16:37,481
we're gonna follow him
out of here.
366
00:16:37,482 --> 00:16:39,758
He'll be on his delivery
running from this distillery
367
00:16:39,931 --> 00:16:41,102
to that distillery.
368
00:16:41,103 --> 00:16:43,103
Somewhere in the middle there,
we'll grease the wheel.
369
00:16:43,275 --> 00:16:44,862
Some of that grain's gonna
fall right in the back of
370
00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,240
this truck.
371
00:16:46,241 --> 00:16:48,171
Don't nobody have
a problem with cash money.
372
00:16:48,172 --> 00:16:50,310
We're trying to save
money any way we can.
373
00:16:50,482 --> 00:16:52,517
We're gonna get a better deal
by just dealing with my buddy
374
00:16:52,689 --> 00:16:53,896
here off the back of the truck.
375
00:16:57,206 --> 00:16:58,310
There he is right there.
376
00:16:59,931 --> 00:17:01,758
Oh, yeah,
he's loading it up, too.
377
00:17:01,931 --> 00:17:03,068
Yeah, here he comes
right there.
378
00:17:03,241 --> 00:17:05,827
Is he getting in the truck,
or is he-- what's he doing?
379
00:17:08,275 --> 00:17:09,379
Looks like
he's getting in.
380
00:17:10,862 --> 00:17:11,931
Big money truck.
381
00:17:13,482 --> 00:17:14,896
Here he comes.
382
00:17:18,103 --> 00:17:19,896
High pursuit.
383
00:17:20,034 --> 00:17:23,102
We got the subject heading
westbound on the rural road,
384
00:17:23,103 --> 00:17:25,378
and we're about to run up
on him, get all the grains,
385
00:17:25,379 --> 00:17:28,379
and go back to the woods.
- Oh, yeah.
386
00:17:28,551 --> 00:17:30,103
So you know where
this old boy's heading?
387
00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:32,586
I really don't,
but there's about 100 damn
388
00:17:32,758 --> 00:17:35,999
breweries up here,
but he's got to be stopping
at one of the son-of-a-guns.
389
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,068
You think he's gonna have
enough of what we need on there?
390
00:17:39,241 --> 00:17:43,585
If he's got ten bags of rye,
we're in business.
391
00:17:43,586 --> 00:17:46,206
Yeah.
Looks like he's
pulling up in here.
392
00:17:46,379 --> 00:17:49,103
Looks like that little alley
or something right there.
393
00:17:49,275 --> 00:17:51,068
I'm gonna run up here
and talk to him real quick.
394
00:17:53,103 --> 00:17:54,896
This brewery we're stopping at,
it looks good.
395
00:17:55,034 --> 00:17:56,792
Don't look like there's
a ton of people around.
396
00:17:56,793 --> 00:17:59,068
It looks like just
the right spot.
397
00:17:59,241 --> 00:18:00,310
I'll be right back.
398
00:18:11,793 --> 00:18:13,171
- What's up, man?
- What's going on, man?
399
00:18:13,172 --> 00:18:15,103
How are you?
400
00:18:15,275 --> 00:18:16,896
That's a good sign.
401
00:18:17,034 --> 00:18:18,862
Is this a good place to
get some grains from you?
402
00:18:19,793 --> 00:18:21,481
- Got cash?
- Yeah.
403
00:18:21,482 --> 00:18:23,206
I need some rye.
404
00:18:23,379 --> 00:18:26,172
I got 300 on me.
How much you give me for 300?
405
00:18:27,896 --> 00:18:30,275
I think we could let seven
bags fall off for 300 bucks.
406
00:18:31,689 --> 00:18:32,895
Let them fall.
407
00:18:32,896 --> 00:18:35,378
I've only got 300 bucks,
but he said he'd give it to me
408
00:18:35,379 --> 00:18:37,999
for 300, so game on.
409
00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,517
There's three bills
right there.
410
00:18:39,689 --> 00:18:41,586
- You want me to back over here?
- Yeah, go on
back and on in.
411
00:18:41,758 --> 00:18:43,931
- All right.
- Oh, yeah.
412
00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:45,896
He's walking back
with a smile on his face.
413
00:18:47,379 --> 00:18:50,274
The best part about all this
is, is now we gotta hook up on
414
00:18:50,275 --> 00:18:53,895
premium grains for our entire
season that nobody else is
415
00:18:53,896 --> 00:18:56,620
gonna be able to get
their hands on, and that's just
416
00:18:56,793 --> 00:18:58,688
gonna take us to
a whole new level.
417
00:18:58,689 --> 00:19:00,172
That's it.
Next couple weeks,
418
00:19:00,344 --> 00:19:02,000
I'm definitely gonna be coming
back, if that's all right.
419
00:19:02,137 --> 00:19:05,000
- You bring the cash.
- Oh, man, it's on.
420
00:19:05,172 --> 00:19:06,896
Now we need to
get some cherries.
421
00:19:07,034 --> 00:19:08,896
That's worth its weight
in gold, Bro.
422
00:19:09,034 --> 00:19:10,310
Make liquor,
make money.
423
00:19:16,482 --> 00:19:17,586
Come on back, big boy.
424
00:19:19,931 --> 00:19:22,068
That's good.
Good.
425
00:19:22,241 --> 00:19:23,172
Last night we came in,
426
00:19:23,344 --> 00:19:24,620
we bought some still parts,
427
00:19:24,793 --> 00:19:25,655
and today we're gonna go in
428
00:19:25,827 --> 00:19:27,000
and we're gonna
mash that still in.
429
00:19:27,172 --> 00:19:28,896
I want to get something in
that works, because I got
430
00:19:29,034 --> 00:19:31,999
1,000 gallons I got to have,
and I only got four weeks.
431
00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,481
Now, tell me where you
want to go with this thing, Tim?
432
00:19:34,482 --> 00:19:36,068
We got to put more
stills in here.
433
00:19:36,241 --> 00:19:38,068
- It's just the first one.
- First one?
434
00:19:38,241 --> 00:19:40,172
- First one can go here.
- Let's do it.
435
00:19:41,103 --> 00:19:42,379
There's a snake coming
out of there.
436
00:19:42,551 --> 00:19:44,068
Well, you know, it's been
14 years since I've been
437
00:19:44,241 --> 00:19:45,378
in the woods.
438
00:19:45,379 --> 00:19:46,793
I don't know if I made
the right decision or not.
439
00:19:46,965 --> 00:19:49,931
You know, I may even lose
my license, get put in jail.
440
00:19:50,068 --> 00:19:51,793
Forgot how much work it is
out here, ain't it?
441
00:19:52,931 --> 00:19:55,379
Going to prison at
anyone's age, that's kind of
442
00:19:55,551 --> 00:19:56,654
scary anyway.
443
00:19:56,655 --> 00:19:58,585
You know, at my age,
I really don't want to be
444
00:19:58,586 --> 00:19:59,931
going to prison.
445
00:20:00,068 --> 00:20:01,206
But this is what I know
how to do.
446
00:20:01,379 --> 00:20:03,275
I know how to make liquor.
I can make money.
447
00:20:03,448 --> 00:20:05,102
I feel like
I'm carrying a casket.
448
00:20:05,103 --> 00:20:06,586
I feel like
I'm carrying both of y'all.
449
00:20:09,689 --> 00:20:10,931
Looks pretty good over here.
450
00:20:11,068 --> 00:20:13,000
Yeah, let's get that pump
running, get the water in that
451
00:20:13,137 --> 00:20:14,068
thing, get it swelled up.
452
00:20:25,482 --> 00:20:28,172
- Now we talking, baby.
- We need the grain first.
453
00:20:28,344 --> 00:20:30,068
We're not using
no special recipe here.
454
00:20:30,241 --> 00:20:32,379
This is just plain,
bootleg moonshine liquor.
455
00:20:32,551 --> 00:20:33,895
Some corn and sugar.
456
00:20:33,896 --> 00:20:36,102
We're just mixing it in,
putting the yeast in it,
457
00:20:36,103 --> 00:20:37,586
and letting it work.
458
00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:40,896
How's it feel, Tim, to be
out here dissolving this sugar?
459
00:20:41,034 --> 00:20:43,274
It's nice.
A little bit stressful.
460
00:20:43,275 --> 00:20:45,310
I mean, it's looking good
because we got one still
461
00:20:45,482 --> 00:20:48,102
set up, we're gonna start
bringing more in each day
462
00:20:48,103 --> 00:20:49,274
and mashing in.
463
00:20:49,275 --> 00:20:50,793
Y'all ready to go
grab the next pot?
464
00:20:50,965 --> 00:20:53,103
- Go get some more stuff.
- Four weeks.
465
00:20:53,275 --> 00:20:55,931
I mean, this is plenty
of time if we can get
these stills set up.
466
00:20:58,379 --> 00:21:00,067
A few days later,
we'll come back and set up
467
00:21:00,068 --> 00:21:01,274
a thump and water box.
468
00:21:01,275 --> 00:21:03,000
And get them
old stills moving, too.
469
00:21:06,689 --> 00:21:07,896
Hold it, Tim.
What the hell is this
470
00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:08,999
coming down through here?
471
00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:13,758
Uh-oh.
472
00:21:16,758 --> 00:21:18,379
I don't know who that is.
473
00:21:31,896 --> 00:21:33,000
I don't like this at all.
474
00:21:36,172 --> 00:21:38,793
- Tim Smith.
- Oh, Charlie Wright.
475
00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,171
What in the world are
you doing down in here?
476
00:21:41,172 --> 00:21:43,379
Well, we're just looking
over some property down here.
477
00:21:43,551 --> 00:21:44,862
You know, I got some land
down here.
478
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,241
A friend of mine's got
some land down here.
479
00:21:47,413 --> 00:21:49,585
- Oh, so you got permission
to be down in here?
- Yeah.
480
00:21:49,586 --> 00:21:52,274
I'd love to see
y'all come to church.
481
00:21:52,275 --> 00:21:55,034
OK.
Well, may have to do that.
482
00:21:55,206 --> 00:21:56,274
Yeah, yeah.
483
00:21:56,275 --> 00:21:58,274
We'll see if we can't
make things right.
484
00:21:58,275 --> 00:22:00,067
What are you doing
with a gun and stuff?
485
00:22:00,068 --> 00:22:02,551
I was trying to do
some turkey hunting.
486
00:22:02,724 --> 00:22:05,965
I'm a redneck preacher, man.
We do hunting and fishing.
487
00:22:06,103 --> 00:22:07,758
OK.
488
00:22:07,931 --> 00:22:09,448
We don't drink
no moonshine, though.
489
00:22:11,379 --> 00:22:13,758
You know, that stuff is
from the devil, man.
490
00:22:13,931 --> 00:22:16,689
You need to, I don't know,
you need to change your life.
491
00:22:17,758 --> 00:22:19,171
Oh, yeah.
I mean, it's just the one
492
00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:21,586
I grew up in, and it's
kind of a heritage.
493
00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:24,895
Well, you know, I grew up,
and my family was in moonshine,
494
00:22:24,896 --> 00:22:27,000
and when I got old enough
to make a choice for my own,
495
00:22:27,172 --> 00:22:28,482
I quit.
- Yeah.
496
00:22:30,379 --> 00:22:31,896
- OK.
- Sound like a deal?
497
00:22:32,034 --> 00:22:33,034
We'll see what
we can do about it.
498
00:22:33,206 --> 00:22:34,965
I'll be looking to
see y'all this Sunday.
499
00:22:35,103 --> 00:22:36,895
- Good meeting you.
- Good meeting you.
500
00:22:36,896 --> 00:22:39,793
- Y'all be careful out there.
- You be careful, too.
501
00:22:41,793 --> 00:22:44,586
- God dang, man.
- That was good and bad.
502
00:22:44,758 --> 00:22:46,000
Jesus Christ.
503
00:22:46,137 --> 00:22:47,655
It's a story old as time.
504
00:22:47,827 --> 00:22:49,896
The law versus the moonshiners.
505
00:22:50,034 --> 00:22:51,965
But there's more
to this story than what
506
00:22:52,103 --> 00:22:53,655
a lot of people realize.
507
00:22:53,827 --> 00:22:57,378
There are people out here
in this world that just,
508
00:22:57,379 --> 00:23:00,103
in general, frown upon
the making of liquor,
509
00:23:00,275 --> 00:23:02,792
the selling of liquor,
the drinking of alcohol,
510
00:23:02,793 --> 00:23:04,171
and you know what?
511
00:23:04,172 --> 00:23:05,758
They're entitled
to that opinion.
512
00:23:05,931 --> 00:23:07,137
He told you plainly,
you need to be
513
00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:08,792
changing your ways.
514
00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:10,274
Well, I have been
changing my ways.
515
00:23:10,275 --> 00:23:11,655
That's how I got here.
516
00:23:11,827 --> 00:23:13,068
Sat back here and I was quiet.
517
00:23:13,862 --> 00:23:16,275
I've been in woods all of
my life, except for the last
518
00:23:16,448 --> 00:23:18,792
decade, and it's
got complicated.
519
00:23:18,793 --> 00:23:21,586
Moonshiners can get attacked
by a special ABC agent,
520
00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:24,585
law enforcement, state police,
all those agencies out there,
521
00:23:24,586 --> 00:23:27,137
but not someone's
gonna confront you.
522
00:23:27,310 --> 00:23:29,103
You know, they're preachers
against alcohol.
523
00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:30,895
I mean, that's all it is to it.
524
00:23:30,896 --> 00:23:33,689
When he puts the word of God on
you, that's some pressure
525
00:23:33,862 --> 00:23:35,481
right there.
That is some pressure.
526
00:23:35,482 --> 00:23:37,378
That's not like,
"I'm gonna arrest you."
527
00:23:37,379 --> 00:23:39,585
That's like, "I'm gonna
make sure your soul
528
00:23:39,586 --> 00:23:41,137
goes to heaven or not."
529
00:23:55,448 --> 00:23:57,688
I ain't seen
you guys in a while.
530
00:23:57,689 --> 00:23:58,999
It's been a spell.
531
00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,793
You know, the past few days
have been pretty tough on us,
532
00:24:01,965 --> 00:24:05,344
laying off our entire staff,
everyone that worked for us,
533
00:24:05,517 --> 00:24:08,034
with the exception of
Amanda and Kelly.
534
00:24:08,206 --> 00:24:10,034
Basically, we ain't made,
none of us
535
00:24:10,206 --> 00:24:12,000
made no liquor
in six months.
536
00:24:12,137 --> 00:24:14,758
I mean, there ain't no way
of sugarcoating it.
537
00:24:14,931 --> 00:24:17,000
We're under the gun.
Y'all are, too.
538
00:24:17,137 --> 00:24:20,171
- We're a liability to y'all.
- I've said that for years.
539
00:24:20,172 --> 00:24:22,172
Well, it just got real now.
540
00:24:22,344 --> 00:24:24,171
Last couple of years,
we've been running
541
00:24:24,172 --> 00:24:26,274
a big moonshine organization.
542
00:24:26,275 --> 00:24:29,172
We had teams working for us,
a lot of teams making
543
00:24:29,344 --> 00:24:32,448
a lot of liquor.
I'm feeling real conflicted
544
00:24:32,620 --> 00:24:36,896
about cutting ties with Amanda
and Kelly, but it's time.
545
00:24:37,034 --> 00:24:39,896
On the advice of JB Rader,
546
00:24:41,172 --> 00:24:43,274
we're cutting loose
all the teams.
547
00:24:43,275 --> 00:24:46,137
What does that mean,
you've dropped all the teams?
548
00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:49,275
We've cut everybody loose.
We're a liability to everybody.
549
00:24:49,448 --> 00:24:51,895
Given with the interaction
with law enforcement and all
550
00:24:51,896 --> 00:24:54,482
the teams we got out there
drawing attention to us,
551
00:24:54,655 --> 00:24:57,586
we're exercising
extra precautions this year.
552
00:24:57,758 --> 00:24:59,758
We're doing our due diligence
on security.
553
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,895
That's an old, burner phone.
554
00:25:02,896 --> 00:25:04,344
You call
if you need anything.
555
00:25:06,344 --> 00:25:09,034
The first number that's in
the saved phone number,
556
00:25:09,206 --> 00:25:11,034
that's the phone
I've got right now.
557
00:25:11,206 --> 00:25:13,758
Feel free to use
any of our recipes.
558
00:25:13,931 --> 00:25:16,655
Make yuns of all the money
you can, but be safe doing it.
559
00:25:16,827 --> 00:25:18,482
I mean, we want to run liquor.
560
00:25:18,655 --> 00:25:20,586
You know all these
stills are in here.
561
00:25:20,758 --> 00:25:23,068
Pick what you need,
take what you want.
562
00:25:23,241 --> 00:25:24,655
So it's not as bad
as it could have been.
563
00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:26,103
We're not completely cut off.
564
00:25:26,275 --> 00:25:27,758
We still get to use all
the equipment we've had access
565
00:25:27,931 --> 00:25:29,274
to in the previous years.
566
00:25:29,275 --> 00:25:32,344
And thankfully, they've kept
one lifeline to me and Kelly,
567
00:25:32,517 --> 00:25:34,689
and I really, really
appreciate that.
568
00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:37,171
The holy grail of moonshine.
569
00:25:37,172 --> 00:25:39,895
Why don't we just take one
right now, and I'm gonna have
570
00:25:39,896 --> 00:25:42,344
the key, and if we need some
more stuff, we can come back at
571
00:25:42,517 --> 00:25:44,758
any time and get what we want?
- I'd keep my head low.
572
00:25:44,931 --> 00:25:48,034
Hey, yuns have at it
as you see fit.
573
00:25:48,206 --> 00:25:51,481
I recommend you guys setting up
as far away as you can
574
00:25:51,482 --> 00:25:53,895
practically, you know,
maybe even over in
575
00:25:53,896 --> 00:25:55,551
western North Carolina
somewhere.
576
00:25:55,724 --> 00:25:57,895
Out of state would be
a smart place to go.
577
00:25:57,896 --> 00:25:59,103
It's y'all's bus.
578
00:25:59,275 --> 00:26:01,068
You take it up the route
you want to go.
579
00:26:01,241 --> 00:26:04,068
They're out on their own,
and we wish them the best.
580
00:26:04,241 --> 00:26:06,586
But we've come
to terms with it.
581
00:26:06,758 --> 00:26:08,862
We're gonna mash
in to total liquor.
582
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,896
We're gonna be down
to Mark and Digger.
583
00:26:21,275 --> 00:26:22,896
Man, it's a good feeling
to know we got
584
00:26:23,034 --> 00:26:24,378
these grains already.
585
00:26:24,379 --> 00:26:26,275
So, all we got to do is
just get some cherries,
586
00:26:26,448 --> 00:26:28,172
and then [bleep],
we're ready to roll.
587
00:26:28,344 --> 00:26:29,689
It's the beginning
of the season.
588
00:26:29,862 --> 00:26:33,034
Already got a tall order, we got
some great Carolina rye.
589
00:26:33,206 --> 00:26:34,689
Now, we need to
get some cherries.
590
00:26:34,862 --> 00:26:37,172
He wants a large order
of cherry whiskey.
591
00:26:37,344 --> 00:26:39,000
We're about to make
some dollars, man.
592
00:26:39,172 --> 00:26:40,481
Yes, sir.
593
00:26:40,482 --> 00:26:42,103
We're going to the farmer's
market, where I've gone a bunch
594
00:26:42,275 --> 00:26:43,895
of times, and I've got
more fruit than you can
595
00:26:43,896 --> 00:26:46,275
shake a stick at, and I'm ready
to get some cherries
596
00:26:46,448 --> 00:26:48,274
and go make
some money.
597
00:26:48,275 --> 00:26:49,965
Oh, yeah, this is
a big-old operation.
598
00:26:50,103 --> 00:26:51,206
I love this place.
599
00:26:52,137 --> 00:26:53,585
- How's it going, bud?
- Good, how are you?
600
00:26:53,586 --> 00:26:54,965
Yeah, we're great, man.
601
00:26:55,103 --> 00:26:57,344
- Hey, we need some cherries.
- A little too early.
602
00:26:57,517 --> 00:26:59,034
- Cherries.
- I knew it was a little early,
603
00:26:59,206 --> 00:27:01,275
but the farmer's market's
always got what I need.
604
00:27:01,448 --> 00:27:04,068
Well, there's a guy down below
down here that has that
605
00:27:04,241 --> 00:27:05,551
shipped in.
He might have some.
606
00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:08,172
OK, great.
Thank you very much.
607
00:27:08,344 --> 00:27:11,171
I've been coming up here
friggin' 14 or 15 years,
608
00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:14,171
and they've always had
exactly what I wanted.
609
00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:16,034
This time, they don't have
what I need.
610
00:27:16,206 --> 00:27:19,000
He says we're four or five
weeks too early that if there
611
00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:21,000
are any, they're down below
at the bottom.
612
00:27:22,655 --> 00:27:23,965
- How you doing, buddy?
- Doing well.
613
00:27:24,103 --> 00:27:26,378
- How you doing?
- I'm doing pretty good.
614
00:27:26,379 --> 00:27:27,895
I'm looking for some cherries.
615
00:27:27,896 --> 00:27:29,241
We're going for a
world record on
616
00:27:29,413 --> 00:27:31,344
the world's largest cherry pie.
617
00:27:31,517 --> 00:27:33,000
- Well, you're about
a month too early.
- I know it, man,
618
00:27:33,172 --> 00:27:35,103
but I know you guys
probably can have some.
619
00:27:35,275 --> 00:27:36,758
I'm sorry,
but there's a warehouse
620
00:27:36,931 --> 00:27:37,792
full of options.
621
00:27:37,793 --> 00:27:39,551
Happy to go let
you take a look.
622
00:27:39,724 --> 00:27:41,481
Raspberries, maybe
blackberries.
623
00:27:41,482 --> 00:27:42,793
Find something
that works for you.
624
00:27:44,379 --> 00:27:45,965
OK.
All right.
625
00:27:46,862 --> 00:27:50,586
What are the odds of me getting
an order for some cherry rye
626
00:27:50,758 --> 00:27:53,171
and it being, like, within
five weeks of not having
627
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:56,000
any [bleep] cherries?
That makes no sense.
628
00:27:56,172 --> 00:27:57,585
- Hey, hey.
- Hey, whatcha doing?
629
00:27:57,586 --> 00:27:59,344
- How you doing, man?
- Good, how about yourself?
630
00:27:59,517 --> 00:28:01,792
The fella outside said to
come out here that y'all had
631
00:28:01,793 --> 00:28:03,448
all kind of stuff out here.
632
00:28:03,620 --> 00:28:05,585
What I really need is
some cherries, man.
633
00:28:05,586 --> 00:28:07,379
We got some
blackberries, raspberries.
634
00:28:07,551 --> 00:28:10,000
- Yeah.
- What are they looking like?
635
00:28:10,137 --> 00:28:12,688
- You want to see them?
- Yeah.
636
00:28:12,689 --> 00:28:14,792
They got raspberries,
strawberries,
637
00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:18,000
blackberries, but they don't
have any doggone cherries.
638
00:28:19,379 --> 00:28:21,274
Mmm.
Sweet, too.
639
00:28:21,275 --> 00:28:23,206
- Oh, man, those are sweet.
- Mmm.
640
00:28:25,689 --> 00:28:26,793
Raspberries.
641
00:28:30,448 --> 00:28:33,103
If I had to pick between the
two, it'd be the blackberry.
642
00:28:33,275 --> 00:28:34,896
Sounds like you got
a choice to make.
643
00:28:35,034 --> 00:28:37,241
Well, it's not exactly what
we're supposed to be doing.
644
00:28:37,413 --> 00:28:38,862
- Mm-hmm.
- Um,
645
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,275
let's either take
the blackberries or leave it.
646
00:28:41,448 --> 00:28:42,792
It's just my luck.
647
00:28:42,793 --> 00:28:45,965
Got a kick-start on the season,
got a big order fulfilled.
648
00:28:46,103 --> 00:28:48,481
Just when I think I'm fixing to
kill it and everything's going
649
00:28:48,482 --> 00:28:51,275
great and I'm about to hit
a home run, I usually get hit
650
00:28:51,448 --> 00:28:53,103
in the head like
I'm taking a home run.
651
00:28:54,068 --> 00:28:56,274
But I'm not gonna
let that stop me.
652
00:28:56,275 --> 00:28:58,137
Right now, we can't
make a cherry pie.
653
00:28:58,310 --> 00:29:00,379
We're just gonna have to
make a blackberry pie.
654
00:29:00,551 --> 00:29:02,344
I like blackberry pie.
655
00:29:02,517 --> 00:29:05,586
I know my customers ask for
cherry rye, and it may be risky
656
00:29:05,758 --> 00:29:09,172
to make some blackberry rye,
but there's no cherries.
657
00:29:09,344 --> 00:29:11,379
We'll take out half a pallet of
blackberries right there.
658
00:29:11,551 --> 00:29:12,655
I'm gonna go around
and get the truck.
659
00:29:12,827 --> 00:29:14,378
- OK, we'll do it.
- Appreciate it.
660
00:29:14,379 --> 00:29:16,896
We made a damn
executive decision.
661
00:29:17,034 --> 00:29:20,274
I guarantee that he's gonna
want to buy some more
662
00:29:20,275 --> 00:29:22,000
blackberry rye when it's over.
663
00:29:22,137 --> 00:29:23,379
Thank you, Mr. Allen.
664
00:29:36,586 --> 00:29:38,688
- Back in the hills.
- We in a good place, man.
665
00:29:38,689 --> 00:29:42,793
This is a good still site.
We got great water here.
666
00:29:42,965 --> 00:29:44,792
We got great ingredients.
667
00:29:44,793 --> 00:29:47,792
As long as we can stay
out of jail, we'll make money.
668
00:29:47,793 --> 00:29:49,551
Money, money, money.
669
00:29:49,724 --> 00:29:51,481
This fella wants
some cherry rye.
670
00:29:51,482 --> 00:29:54,172
We didn't get cherries,
but we damn for sure got
671
00:29:54,344 --> 00:29:57,103
some really, really,
really good blackberries.
672
00:29:57,275 --> 00:29:59,344
I want to get this baby
fired up as quick as we can.
673
00:29:59,517 --> 00:30:00,379
Yeah.
674
00:30:00,551 --> 00:30:02,000
And I got to
make this deal.
675
00:30:02,172 --> 00:30:03,688
Right now, we're just gonna
have to take a chance
676
00:30:03,689 --> 00:30:05,758
because I really don't want to
lose the customer.
677
00:30:13,620 --> 00:30:15,000
Looky there.
678
00:30:17,448 --> 00:30:21,344
- Son, would
you look at that.
- Oh, I tell you.
679
00:30:23,862 --> 00:30:25,688
I would almost rather eat them.
680
00:30:25,689 --> 00:30:27,274
- Are these not great?
- They are.
681
00:30:27,275 --> 00:30:28,482
God dang.
682
00:30:28,655 --> 00:30:29,793
I tell you what,
I know cherries are good,
683
00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:32,688
but these are just as good.
Sweet, sweet, sweet.
684
00:30:32,689 --> 00:30:33,793
Let's get mashed in.
685
00:30:38,034 --> 00:30:41,103
Oh, yeah, she ready.
686
00:30:41,275 --> 00:30:45,379
We normally just mash right
into the sub pot, but rye is
687
00:30:45,551 --> 00:30:46,896
notorious for scorching.
688
00:30:47,034 --> 00:30:49,172
It's gonna stick to the bottom
and ruin your whole run.
689
00:30:50,379 --> 00:30:53,171
So what we're gonna do,
we're gonna mash in,
690
00:30:53,172 --> 00:30:54,965
in the tote, be done with it.
691
00:30:55,103 --> 00:30:56,068
I'm a little unprepared.
692
00:30:57,137 --> 00:30:58,481
- Mm-hmm.
- Normally, I'd have a piece of
693
00:30:58,482 --> 00:31:00,758
pipe in there with
a little ball valve on it,
694
00:31:00,931 --> 00:31:02,688
and I can cut it
off and on.
695
00:31:02,689 --> 00:31:04,655
I forgot I needed
that ball valve.
696
00:31:04,827 --> 00:31:06,758
So we're doing it
the old-fashioned way.
697
00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:08,000
- The old traditional way.
- Yep.
698
00:31:12,517 --> 00:31:14,171
So I had to go
the old-school way.
699
00:31:14,172 --> 00:31:15,965
We had to go to dumping
a five-gallon bucket
700
00:31:16,103 --> 00:31:17,344
down in a still...
701
00:31:17,517 --> 00:31:19,344
Oh [bleep], fire truck.
702
00:31:19,517 --> 00:31:20,551
...burning our knuckles,
703
00:31:20,724 --> 00:31:21,585
burning our arms.
704
00:31:21,586 --> 00:31:23,551
Shoo.
705
00:31:25,655 --> 00:31:27,000
Man, you wanna talk
about tough.
706
00:31:27,172 --> 00:31:28,172
Them old fellas,
they earned it.
707
00:31:28,344 --> 00:31:29,344
A little corn.
708
00:31:33,137 --> 00:31:35,378
Putting this corn in
the pot at near boiling temps,
709
00:31:35,379 --> 00:31:37,895
you're just breaking down
all those starches in it,
710
00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:39,586
you know, and that's gonna
turn into sugar,
711
00:31:39,758 --> 00:31:42,241
which is food for
the yeast to make the alcohol.
712
00:31:43,551 --> 00:31:46,586
Rye's known for being mean.
It's got such a bite to it.
713
00:31:46,758 --> 00:31:49,068
So we're adding a little bit of
corn to it just to kind of
714
00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:50,379
break it up some.
715
00:31:52,275 --> 00:31:54,793
- Rye, baby, rye.
- All right, here we go.
716
00:31:56,551 --> 00:31:58,655
Come here, hoe.
717
00:32:01,172 --> 00:32:05,171
Rye whiskey, rye whiskey.
Lord, don't let me down.
718
00:32:05,172 --> 00:32:06,378
Yeah.
719
00:32:06,379 --> 00:32:07,586
I bet he was a character,
wasn't he?
720
00:32:07,758 --> 00:32:09,586
Man, old Tim Tom
was a character.
721
00:32:09,758 --> 00:32:10,896
You have no idea.
722
00:32:11,034 --> 00:32:12,655
Man, I'd have
loved to have met him.
723
00:32:12,827 --> 00:32:14,793
We don't hold a candle to him.
724
00:32:14,965 --> 00:32:16,481
I'm telling you right now,
I guarantee you,
725
00:32:16,482 --> 00:32:18,241
he's rocking it out in Heaven,
you know what I mean?
726
00:32:18,413 --> 00:32:19,620
Running liquor, boy.
727
00:32:20,896 --> 00:32:24,068
Man, this Carolina rye has
a certain aroma on it that's
728
00:32:24,241 --> 00:32:26,378
different than any other rye,
so I can tell why
729
00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:27,275
it's so special.
730
00:32:27,448 --> 00:32:29,551
I'm gonna dump
some berries in there.
731
00:32:29,724 --> 00:32:32,274
You know, when you got unique
grains and unique flavors,
732
00:32:32,275 --> 00:32:34,275
and you're able to do
these different combinations,
733
00:32:34,448 --> 00:32:35,792
out here in the woods
like this,
734
00:32:35,793 --> 00:32:37,586
this is how you
take over the market.
735
00:32:37,758 --> 00:32:40,448
- The magic dust.
- Nice.
736
00:32:43,586 --> 00:32:45,862
Oh, mm.
737
00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:48,241
Hey, you know that thing
they do with the boat where
738
00:32:48,413 --> 00:32:51,103
they break the bottle of
champagne or wine over the back
739
00:32:51,275 --> 00:32:53,034
of the boat?
- Uh, christen it.
740
00:32:53,206 --> 00:32:55,482
We just christened our season.
741
00:32:55,655 --> 00:32:57,895
And one's gonna try to rain
on us, now the sun's back out.
742
00:32:57,896 --> 00:33:00,275
Hey, shining down
on us right now.
743
00:33:00,448 --> 00:33:03,689
- Ah.
- Yeah, let's get it covered up
and get out of here.
744
00:33:10,482 --> 00:33:14,034
JB, he knows how foolish
and careless we've got.
745
00:33:14,206 --> 00:33:16,586
Well, that was what
we've been, just damn ignorant.
746
00:33:17,482 --> 00:33:21,585
We didn't have any business
getting so big so fast.
747
00:33:21,586 --> 00:33:23,378
We don't look to
get rich no more.
748
00:33:23,379 --> 00:33:26,482
We just look to survive,
stay out of jail,
749
00:33:26,655 --> 00:33:29,171
feed our families,
and have a little bit of fun
750
00:33:29,172 --> 00:33:30,172
while we're doing it.
751
00:33:30,344 --> 00:33:32,103
We'll check out
the old site here.
752
00:33:32,275 --> 00:33:35,241
This site's never
been compromised.
753
00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:36,896
We're not gonna
flee Cocke County.
754
00:33:37,034 --> 00:33:38,344
Cocke County's our home.
755
00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,482
This is where
our moonshine heritage is.
756
00:33:40,655 --> 00:33:42,448
A lot of canopies
filled in here.
757
00:33:42,620 --> 00:33:44,896
You know, we got
good overhead coverage.
758
00:33:45,034 --> 00:33:46,241
We've learned our lesson.
759
00:33:46,413 --> 00:33:48,655
We're gonna use
a secure still site.
760
00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:52,482
We're gonna only sell to
our old, established customers.
761
00:33:52,655 --> 00:33:54,965
And we're gonna keep
a very low profile.
762
00:33:55,103 --> 00:33:57,862
I say we at least get in here
and get our mash built.
763
00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,205
Let's go do it.
764
00:33:59,206 --> 00:34:01,792
You know, me and Digger,
we're going back to our basics,
765
00:34:01,793 --> 00:34:04,241
not only just in me and him
doing it.
766
00:34:04,413 --> 00:34:06,896
We're going back to basics
all the way around.
767
00:34:07,034 --> 00:34:09,688
We're going back to the simple
corn recipe liquors
768
00:34:09,689 --> 00:34:10,965
that we've had.
769
00:34:11,103 --> 00:34:12,896
Well, here's where
the rubber meets the road.
770
00:34:19,448 --> 00:34:20,793
- You know what?
- What?
771
00:34:20,965 --> 00:34:23,379
I say, by God, let's lay
the ears back to it.
772
00:34:23,551 --> 00:34:25,965
Let's fill this damn place up
with stills again.
773
00:34:26,103 --> 00:34:28,585
By God, and we'll bring
our damn gats with us,
774
00:34:28,586 --> 00:34:30,274
and we'll just
shoot our way out.
775
00:34:30,275 --> 00:34:32,792
- Let's don't and say we did.
- OK.
776
00:34:32,793 --> 00:34:35,378
We're just gonna boil some
pots of water enough to steep
777
00:34:35,379 --> 00:34:37,793
the corn, and we're actually
just gonna melt the sugar
778
00:34:37,965 --> 00:34:39,137
into the pots of water.
779
00:34:39,310 --> 00:34:40,516
That's good, ain't it?
780
00:34:40,517 --> 00:34:42,171
Yeah, we can go ahead
dump that corn in it.
781
00:34:42,172 --> 00:34:45,688
In Appalachia, here where
we live, the old standby,
782
00:34:45,689 --> 00:34:47,895
the go-to, is just corn liquor.
783
00:34:47,896 --> 00:34:50,378
We'll just dump that sugar
water right on top of that
784
00:34:50,379 --> 00:34:51,758
and steep that corn.
785
00:34:51,931 --> 00:34:55,378
For hundreds and hundreds
of years, that's all there was.
786
00:34:55,379 --> 00:34:58,000
You know, that was good enough
for everybody back then,
787
00:34:58,172 --> 00:34:59,793
and hell, that's good enough
for me now.
788
00:35:01,172 --> 00:35:04,103
That smells like good,
sweet cornbread, Puss.
789
00:35:04,275 --> 00:35:05,310
That's what
we're looking for.
790
00:35:05,482 --> 00:35:07,965
Let's grind that
bucket of white corn.
791
00:35:08,103 --> 00:35:10,172
We like a heavy-grit grain.
792
00:35:10,344 --> 00:35:12,792
The more you get it ground,
the more you expose your
793
00:35:12,793 --> 00:35:16,482
starches and your carbohydrates
to the fermentation process.
794
00:35:17,551 --> 00:35:19,965
Kind of feels good, just me
and you doing it again,
795
00:35:20,103 --> 00:35:21,275
don't it?
- Yeah.
796
00:35:21,448 --> 00:35:24,793
Corn liquor, what Digger
and myself cut our teeth on.
797
00:35:26,758 --> 00:35:28,379
We're going back
to the old days.
798
00:35:28,551 --> 00:35:31,448
We're ready to rock.
Here we go.
799
00:35:31,620 --> 00:35:33,137
Just seems like there's
something different
800
00:35:33,310 --> 00:35:34,482
about this time.
801
00:35:47,241 --> 00:35:50,895
- Put, "Tickle was here."
- Don't do that.
802
00:35:50,896 --> 00:35:53,171
Don't do that.
What are you doing?
803
00:35:53,172 --> 00:35:54,379
Well, look, look.
804
00:35:54,551 --> 00:35:57,275
My dad always told me that
if you get caught making
805
00:35:57,448 --> 00:35:59,344
moonshine, look, they're going
to put it on the front page
806
00:35:59,517 --> 00:36:01,379
of the newspaper.
This is mocking.
807
00:36:01,551 --> 00:36:03,482
Now they're gonna know
whose still it was
808
00:36:03,655 --> 00:36:04,688
and who Tickle is.
809
00:36:04,689 --> 00:36:07,068
But I done pulled more time
than you, Tim.
810
00:36:07,241 --> 00:36:09,965
I'm trying to give
them a lead.
811
00:36:10,103 --> 00:36:12,172
They've been chasing you.
I'm going the other way.
812
00:36:12,344 --> 00:36:14,068
You send them chasing me,
and I'm going to tell them
813
00:36:14,241 --> 00:36:17,034
where you're at.
- OK, I'll put, "Sorry."
814
00:36:17,206 --> 00:36:21,758
- .
- Get that thing away from him.
815
00:36:21,931 --> 00:36:26,000
Boy, I can tell you he ain't
been in the woods in a while.
816
00:36:30,448 --> 00:36:34,275
We about right on temp.
Oh, yeah, that's bath water.
817
00:36:34,448 --> 00:36:36,551
The yeast is
the magic potion here.
818
00:36:36,724 --> 00:36:39,000
It's the magic dust,
we like to call it.
819
00:36:39,172 --> 00:36:43,379
It's what eats up the sugars
and turns them into alcohol.
820
00:36:43,551 --> 00:36:45,688
Damn, Puss, I can't believe
we're here making
821
00:36:45,689 --> 00:36:47,068
a round of liquor.
822
00:36:47,241 --> 00:36:50,586
I don't want to ever hear us
say that we're quitting
823
00:36:50,758 --> 00:36:51,655
anymore, do you?
824
00:36:51,827 --> 00:36:53,000
We had good intentions
of quitting,
825
00:36:53,172 --> 00:36:54,448
let's put it that way.
826
00:36:54,620 --> 00:36:56,448
Of course, the road to hell is
paved with them.
827
00:36:56,620 --> 00:36:58,344
Let's cover this
son-of-a-gun up.
828
00:36:58,517 --> 00:37:00,517
That's what I was gonna
say, let's tarp that up.
829
00:37:00,689 --> 00:37:04,068
Won't lose no more heat.
Oh, yeah, that's perfect.
830
00:37:04,241 --> 00:37:08,344
But we've made the decision,
and as far as I'm concerned,
831
00:37:08,517 --> 00:37:11,585
Mark and Digger are back
in the moonshine business.
832
00:37:11,586 --> 00:37:12,793
I guess we're here to stay.
833
00:37:22,344 --> 00:37:24,379
Tell you what, this site's gonna
look a whole lot better
834
00:37:24,551 --> 00:37:25,861
with two pots in it,
ain't it?
835
00:37:25,862 --> 00:37:28,862
We get this one set up now,
get it mashed in, we'll bring
836
00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,172
another tomorrow.
- Whole lot of wildlife, though.
837
00:37:31,344 --> 00:37:34,034
It sort of concerns me with
hunting season coming up.
838
00:37:34,206 --> 00:37:35,585
Well, that's the only thing
we done saw.
839
00:37:35,586 --> 00:37:36,965
That preacher man.
840
00:37:37,103 --> 00:37:38,688
You know, the first
still's already set up,
841
00:37:38,689 --> 00:37:40,895
already mashed in,
probably already working.
842
00:37:40,896 --> 00:37:43,068
We're gonna set
the second still up, same deal.
843
00:37:43,241 --> 00:37:45,896
All right, let's see
what we got going on.
844
00:37:47,275 --> 00:37:49,000
- All right.
- We're gonna put it right here.
845
00:37:50,103 --> 00:37:52,206
- Pot's empty.
- .
846
00:37:52,379 --> 00:37:56,137
- Your pot is empty.
- The drain is laying up here.
847
00:37:56,310 --> 00:37:58,379
- Where's the plug?
- It's up.
848
00:37:58,551 --> 00:37:59,517
It went on the ground.
849
00:37:59,689 --> 00:38:00,550
The pressure didn't
blow it out?
850
00:38:00,551 --> 00:38:02,482
It's like somebody
just took it out.
851
00:38:03,862 --> 00:38:06,206
- What the hell is this?
- What is what?
852
00:38:06,379 --> 00:38:08,758
- Holes.
- Be dogged if it ain't.
853
00:38:09,793 --> 00:38:11,241
- Yeah.
- Like somebody
done shot it.
854
00:38:11,413 --> 00:38:15,655
Look at this hole, man.
It's like 22 bullet holes.
855
00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:18,172
It's one thing that the plug
was pulled out, but with holes
856
00:38:18,344 --> 00:38:20,585
being shot in this thing,
somebody's actually trying to
857
00:38:20,586 --> 00:38:23,448
ruin this still where we
cannot use it again.
858
00:38:23,620 --> 00:38:25,413
That's some more
down there, man.
859
00:38:25,586 --> 00:38:28,344
- What does that say?
- Somebody wrote
something on it.
860
00:38:28,517 --> 00:38:31,379
- What is that?
- P-R-V.
861
00:38:31,551 --> 00:38:33,448
P-R-V 23.
862
00:38:33,620 --> 00:38:35,103
I know what this is.
863
00:38:35,275 --> 00:38:36,792
I don't come from
a line of moonshiners.
864
00:38:36,793 --> 00:38:38,895
I come from a line of
Baptist preachers.
865
00:38:38,896 --> 00:38:42,068
That's a Bible verse.
PRV, that's Proverbs.
866
00:38:42,241 --> 00:38:46,172
Chapter 23,
verses 31 through 32.
867
00:38:46,344 --> 00:38:50,275
- What's it mean?
- Let me look it up.
868
00:38:50,448 --> 00:38:54,137
Proverbs 23, 31 and 32.
869
00:38:54,310 --> 00:38:58,137
"Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red, when it giveth
870
00:38:58,310 --> 00:39:02,448
"his color in the cup, when it
moveth itself aright.
871
00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:05,585
"At the last, it biteth like
a serpent and stingeth
872
00:39:05,586 --> 00:39:07,517
like an adder."
873
00:39:07,689 --> 00:39:09,344
What does that mean,
pretty strong?
874
00:39:09,517 --> 00:39:10,482
That means
875
00:39:11,862 --> 00:39:13,965
only drink it
when it's fresh-squeezed.
876
00:39:14,103 --> 00:39:16,655
Don't drink it after
it's been fermented.
877
00:39:16,827 --> 00:39:19,241
It's all about,
you know, alcohol.
878
00:39:19,413 --> 00:39:20,689
Don't drink alcohol.
879
00:39:20,862 --> 00:39:22,895
You know, it's forbidden
and all of this.
880
00:39:22,896 --> 00:39:26,896
I'm like, "Oh, boy, now
we really got trouble now."
881
00:39:27,034 --> 00:39:29,000
Now, who did we see right
after we mashed this in that
882
00:39:29,172 --> 00:39:30,792
might be writing Bible verses
on the pot?
883
00:39:30,793 --> 00:39:33,275
- We saw the preacher.
- We sure did see the preacher.
884
00:39:33,448 --> 00:39:35,585
On the road.
He come all the way down here.
885
00:39:35,586 --> 00:39:37,310
I mean, he did talk to you
a little stern.
886
00:39:37,482 --> 00:39:39,172
Told you real quick,
he didn't like liquor.
887
00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:40,965
We saw him down here hunting.
888
00:39:41,103 --> 00:39:42,551
He had a shotgun.
889
00:39:42,724 --> 00:39:45,517
Now, is he just sending us
a message, or did he send
890
00:39:45,689 --> 00:39:47,413
a message to the police, too?
891
00:39:47,586 --> 00:39:49,758
I don't know, but I think
right now we shouldn't be
892
00:39:49,931 --> 00:39:51,758
taking no chances.
- We better grab what we can
893
00:39:51,931 --> 00:39:54,206
right quick and get
the hell out of here.
- Let's face it.
894
00:39:54,379 --> 00:39:56,688
We don't know if
the person that did this
895
00:39:56,689 --> 00:39:58,792
called the police.
- Well, get the pump, then.
896
00:39:58,793 --> 00:40:00,585
This still site right here
is ruined, y'all.
897
00:40:00,586 --> 00:40:02,586
I'm thinking this is not
a good start for
898
00:40:02,758 --> 00:40:04,688
my illegal world here.
899
00:40:04,689 --> 00:40:06,448
You know, I left this
a long time ago.
900
00:40:06,620 --> 00:40:07,758
Went legal.
901
00:40:07,931 --> 00:40:09,585
Now I come back,
it's like the first day
902
00:40:09,586 --> 00:40:10,862
went bad.
903
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,275
And I'm thinking, is someone
gonna arrest us, somebody gonna
904
00:40:13,448 --> 00:40:14,655
shoot us, or what's
gonna happen?
905
00:40:20,517 --> 00:40:21,586
All right, Puss.
906
00:40:21,758 --> 00:40:24,448
On this season
of "Moonshiners"--
907
00:40:24,620 --> 00:40:26,172
We don't want you pushing that
[bleep] around here, man.
908
00:40:26,344 --> 00:40:28,895
I mean, I've never smuggled
no moonshine across the border.
909
00:40:28,896 --> 00:40:29,896
Get on out of here.
910
00:40:30,034 --> 00:40:31,551
Going across to kind of
another country,
911
00:40:31,724 --> 00:40:33,068
this is something else.
912
00:40:34,172 --> 00:40:36,482
Up here's the first island.
See what y'all think.
913
00:40:36,655 --> 00:40:37,826
All right.
914
00:40:37,827 --> 00:40:40,068
We done got worried that maybe
we're being tracked.
915
00:40:40,241 --> 00:40:41,550
Just put them on the beach.
916
00:40:41,551 --> 00:40:43,379
This right here is going to be
the perfect place for us to
917
00:40:43,551 --> 00:40:44,758
start hiding our shine.
918
00:40:44,931 --> 00:40:46,655
Other shiners just moved in.
919
00:40:46,827 --> 00:40:49,275
Somebody else tried to
choke us out of business.
920
00:40:49,448 --> 00:40:51,793
We can't continue on
doing business like this.
921
00:40:51,965 --> 00:40:53,379
We're gonna have to do
something different.
922
00:40:53,551 --> 00:40:55,379
I'm just gonna have to get
creative and make something
923
00:40:55,551 --> 00:40:57,965
that they've never seen before.
- Chuk, you hear that?
924
00:40:58,103 --> 00:40:59,896
- Four-wheelers.
- Hey, hey.
925
00:41:00,103 --> 00:41:02,241
We got to get
the hell out of here.
926
00:41:02,413 --> 00:41:03,448
Here he comes, oh.
927
00:41:03,620 --> 00:41:05,379
We've got a 100-gallon order.
928
00:41:06,689 --> 00:41:07,688
They're gone.
929
00:41:07,689 --> 00:41:09,103
Sure enough, the liquor
was gone.
930
00:41:09,275 --> 00:41:10,206
This can really get
pretty damn ugly
931
00:41:10,379 --> 00:41:11,965
if y'all don't get the hell out
of here.
932
00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:13,413
Y'all come up here.
933
00:41:13,586 --> 00:41:14,792
I'm trying to make a living.
934
00:41:14,793 --> 00:41:16,585
We know where
that liquor's coming from.
935
00:41:16,586 --> 00:41:19,275
It's stolen.
This [bleep] is over.
Got us?
936
00:41:19,448 --> 00:41:20,655
Kelly, this is scary.
937
00:41:20,827 --> 00:41:22,309
- We're standing.
- Oh, God.
938
00:41:22,310 --> 00:41:24,517
I don't know what happened.
All I know I can't turn
this [bleep].
939
00:41:24,689 --> 00:41:26,586
I'm underwater.
940
00:41:26,758 --> 00:41:29,551
- Ah, Tickle.
- Yeah.
941
00:41:30,896 --> 00:41:33,344
Nobody steal from us.
They stole our liquor.
942
00:41:33,517 --> 00:41:35,310
I'm going to put them out here
for good, and I don't want them
943
00:41:35,482 --> 00:41:38,000
back in this country.