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Moonshiners: Master Distiller
2020 - 2025 8.0 (7 votes) 7 Seasons
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Moonshiners: Master Distiller

Overview

America’s top legal and outlaw distillers go head-to-head in the ultimate booze-making competition to see who has what it takes to join the ranks of the greats and win the title of Master Distiller.

Seasons

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2020)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: High Proof Cherry Bounce
2020-12-29

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to make a 300-year-old spirit called Cherry Bounce, a favorite drink of George Washington, nearly lost to time. Josh Owens, whose family kept the recipe alive for generations in the backwoods, joins as guest judge.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
2021-01-05

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three amateur distillers compete to make the world's most notorious spirit - absinthe. Building stills of their own design and mashing in from raw ingredients, only one will earn the title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Navy Strength Rum
2021-01-12

Outlaw shiners and legal distillers compete to distill true Navy Strength Rum, but the bar for entry is 114-proof. With Tickle as honorary pirate and judged by shiners Mark, Digger and Tim, only one distiller can earn the title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Battle of Backwoods
2021-01-19

Judged by legends Mark, Digger and Tim, three of America's favorite moonshiners, Josh Owens, Mark Rogers and up-and-comer Daniel Maner compete to see who makes Appalachia's most authentic backwoods shine and win a rare jar of Popcorn Sutton's liquor.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Gin Craze
2021-01-26

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to make gin, a notorious spirit with medieval roots that is still prized in the backwoods today. Judged by legendary shiners Mark, Digger and Tim, only one can earn the title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Spirit of the South
2021-02-02

Distillers compete to make peach brandy; a spirit so prized in the Old South it was once more popular than whiskey; judged by Mark, Digger and Tim.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Ultra High Proof
2021-02-09

Distillers compete to make a Prohibition-era classic; moonshine up to an ultra-high 180 proof; building their own stills and mash; judging are Mark, Digger, Tim and guest Mark Rogers.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: George Washington Rye
2021-02-16

Three distillers compete to make a recipe created by George Washington himself. Judged by legends Mark, Digger and Tim, only one competitor can earn the prestigious title of Master Distiller for producing the first president's own signature liquor.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Pot-Still Vodka
2021-02-23

Distillers compete to make Vodka; the secret to surviving a Russian winter and now America's most-consumed spirit.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Battle Of The Judges
2021-03-02

Tim Smith challenges Mark and Digger to a moonshine-making rematch; the three legends face off to see who can bring the best jar of moonshine to the table and win the ultimate bragging rights.

Runtime: 45 min
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Season 3 (2021)

No overview available.

21 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: American as Applejack
2021-11-07

Skilled shiners compete using both freeze and heat distillation in a battle to make America's first liquor; Lisa Laird Dunn from America's oldest distillery joins Mark, Digger and Tim to judge whose applejack deserves the title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Nuts on the Line
2021-11-10

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as a female distiller challenges an outlaw shiner and a pro distiller from Hawaii to make the best nut liquor; when one shiner deploys a unique process, Mark and Digger admit the results rival their own hazelnut rum.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Battle of the Still Hands
2021-11-17

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: World War of Whiskey
2021-11-26

It's bourbon vs scotch vs Japanese whiskey; Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three specialized distillers compete in a global whiskey showdown.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Outlaw Grudge Match
2021-12-01

Josh, Mike and Mark Rogers compete in the ultimate liquor-making rematch. Judged by moonshine legends Mark, Digger and Tim, only one outlaw shiner will emerge with grudge match bragging rights and a backwoods trophy any true moonshiner would love.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Battle of the States
2021-12-08

Three outlaw shiners representing Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia compete to determine whose regional Appalachian recipe and style make the best corn liquor. Mark, Digger and Tim call in corn liquor master Mark Rogers to help make the final call.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Lost Family Recipe Showdown
2022-01-05

Special guest judge Danielle Parton joins Mark, Digger and Tim as Josh, Daniel and Mike put their family recipes on the line to see whose multi-generational moonshine heritage will weather the test of time.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Moonshine of Eastern Europe
2022-01-12

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Shot of Redemption
2022-01-19

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Absinthe's Tricky Sister
2022-01-26

Tickle digs up the history and Mark, Digger and Tim judge asthree highly skilled distillers battle to make Pastis, ahigh-octane liquor created in 1930s France to trick the law after the government banned its notorious sister spirit,Absinthe.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: Popcorn Sutton Challenge
2022-02-02

Guest Judge Pam Sutton joins Mark, Digger and Tim as three Master Distiller champions face real backwoods elements as they compete to make Popcorn Sutton's legendary outlaw corn whiskey recipe using tools and techniques from the past.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: The Best Medicine
2022-02-16

For centuries, moonshiners moonlighted as medicine-makers. In that backwoods tradition, three distillers compete to make moonshine that packs a medicinal punch, as Mark, Digger and Tim judge whose jar ultimately tastes the best.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: Italian Grappa
2022-02-23

Legal and outlaw distillers compete to turn raw ingredients into the best high-proof spirits. Hosted by moonshine legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with top guest judges, they'll determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 14: Hard Times Shine
2022-03-02

With ingredients in short supply, Mark, Digger and Tim judge the "hard times challenge;" shiners Tickle, Mike and Daniel each bring their ingenuity to see who makes the best liquor with unconventional ingredients.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 15: Honey Means Money
2022-03-09

Tim, Mark and Digger judge as two outlaw shiners compete to make top-notch moonshine from raw honey, one of the trickiest and most expensive ingredients ever attempted by shiners in the backwoods.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 16: Apple Pie
2022-03-16

Returning champions take on Moonshine’s most popular flavour - Apple Pie.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 17: Backwoods Hard Seltzer
2022-03-23

Josh Owens guest judges as three accomplished distillers compete using backwoods methods and forced pressurization to turn raw ingredients into winning cans of hard seltzer. The results surprise even veteran liquor men, Mark, Digger and Tim.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 18: Sippin' Cream
2022-03-30

Richard, Josh and Daniel compete to run high-proof spirits for sippin’ cream. But when Tickle reveals the cream source is an actual dairy cow, all three shiners must dig deep into their country roots to put a winning jar on the table.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 19: Caffeinated Shine
2022-04-06

Tim, Mark and Digger judge as three skilled distillers integrate coffee into their mash recipes to see who can run the most stimulating jar of shine to earn the title of Master Distiller and a run of their winning recipe in a major distillery.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 20: Revenge of the Still Hands
2022-04-13

Loyal still hands for Tim, Richard and Mark and Digger steal the spotlight, putting their moonshining skills on the line as the judges conduct a blind tasting to determine whose number two will emerge as the new number one.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 21: Breakfast Booze
2022-04-20

In a judge-favorite challenge, three experienced distillers attempt to turn classic American breakfast foods, from donuts to blueberry pancakes, into eye-opening spirits. Mark, Digger and Tim taste the results to determine who will rise to the occasion.

Runtime: 45 min
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Season 5 (2022)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Prehistoric Shine
2022-11-02

Three self-taught distillers compete to make whiskey from ancient grains.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Big Box Store Showdown
2022-11-09

When backwoods shiners and a professional distiller bring groundbreaking savory flavors to the competition, the judges are blown away by their original recipes for chocolate malt, loaded baked potato and Nashville hot chicken moonshine.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Finger-Lickin' Shine
2022-11-16

When backwoods shiners and a professional distiller bring groundbreaking savory flavors to the competition, the judges are blown away by their original recipes for chocolate malt, loaded baked potato and Nashville hot chicken moonshine.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Tim's Thanksgiving Throwdown
2022-11-23

When Tim announces the first Thanksgiving actually took place in Virginia, Tickle smokes a Virginia ham in honor of the occasion, while champions Amanda, Richard and Daniel face off to run the best holiday liquor to complete the Thanksgiving feast.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: American Agave
2022-11-30

By law, tequila and mezcal can only be made in Mexico, but outlaw distillers follow their own set of rules. Three of the best bring American ingenuity to a 500-year-old recipe, but only one will be named Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Firehouse Flameout
2022-12-07

Three firefighters famous for their shine compete to run their best off-duty recipes. Veteran firemen Tim and Mark taste the results and, along with Digger, pay tribute to the longstanding history between the brotherhoods of firefighting and moonshining.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Bang For The Buck
2022-12-14

Mark, Digger and Tim taste the results as two outlaw shiners and a legal distiller take on record high prices in a competition to see who can make the best run of shine on a $30 budget. Only one will take home the title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Secret Santa Showdown
2022-12-21

It's a holiday extravaganza with guest judge Danielle Parton along with Mark Rogers and Tickle as a sneaky St. Nick. Presented with frugal Secret Santa gifts, Richard, Mike and Howard bring their backwoods skills to distill the cheeriest Christmas spirit.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Family Feud
2022-12-28

For the first time ever, families bring their inherited moonshine recipes to the Master Distiller arena. But when couples, siblings and a father-son team fire up stills together under the pressure of a ticking clock, sparks can fly in more ways than one.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 10: Team Digger vs Team Tim
2023-01-04

Digger coaches three outlaw shiners as they face off against Tim's three legal distillers in a three-round ultimate elimination tournament designed to determine once and for all which side of the law makes the best high-proof spirits.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: Dual at Dawn: Legal vs. Outlaw
2023-01-11

Mark, Digger and Tim devise a diabolical challenge as a pair of outlaw shiners face two legal distillers in battle for corn liquor supremacy. Facing double elimination, only one distiller from each side of the law will survive to face the final showdown.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: Final Showdown Legal vs Outlaw
2023-01-18

Mark, Digger and Tim have saved one of the hardest distilling challenges for last in an epic tournament finale; just one out law and one legal distiller remain to battle for liquor supremacy.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 13: Armed Forces Faceoff
2023-01-25

Tim, Mark and Digger judge the results as three US military veterans, who served their country overseas, battle to become the next Master Distiller. To nobody’s surprise, Tickle takes on his duty as honorary drill sergeant a little too seriously.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: Billion Buck Booze
2023-02-02

To earn the title of Master Distiller and a stake in a booming billion-dollar ready-to-drink cocktail market, three legal and outlaw shiners compete to craft the best high-proof canned cocktail from scratch ingredients.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: President’s Day
2023-02-15

In honor of all the past presidents who dabbled in distilling, moonshiners Josh, Howard and Kelly compete to make the best jar of a recently discovered presidential liquor recipe that was so tasty it may have led to the repeal of Prohibition.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 16: Racing Champions
2023-02-22

The King Richard Petty and racing champions Thad Moffitt and Brendan Gaughan team up with moonshine legends Mark, Digger and Tim in a backroads reunion 90 years in the making; only one team will earn the honorary title of Master Distiller.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 17: Race To The Finish Line
2023-02-22

With the title on the line, Team Petty and Team Gaughan summon their bootlegging heritage to run championship liquor. But as the competition heats up on the stills, Mark and Tim face off on the track, leaving one shiner crashing into the wall.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 18: Still Builder Showdown
2023-03-01

In the first-ever combo competition, three craftsmen-distillers compete to build working stills from raw sheet copper while mashing in a run of liquor from scratch ingredients; with catastrophic failure at stake, winning comes down to the final jar.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 19: Delicious but expired
2023-03-08

Digger takes three distillers to a local farm to select ingredients for their mash from containers of expired produce. With Mark and Tim joining at the judges table, competitors fire up their stills to turn culled crops into top shelf spirits.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 20: Amanda vs Richard vs Tater
2023-03-15

When Spring comes, everything is at stake for backwoods shiners. Outlaw champions Amanda, Richard and Tater compete to make the top spirit with this Spring's best ingredients as judged by Mark, Digger and guest judge Mike.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 6 (2024)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Reverse Engineering Showdown
2024-01-16

Three expert distillers blind-taste a mystery liquor, then compete to recreate it from raw ingredients. Using only their senses, they must reverse-engineer the flavors, texture and proof in a challenge that puts even the judges to the test.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 2: Zero Proof Spirits
2024-01-23

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three expert distillers compete to run zero-proof spirits that taste as good as their high-proof benchmarks. Zero-proof is the fastest-growing segment in the adult beverage market. Naturally Tickle has his doubts.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 3: Free Is Me
2024-01-30

Three expert distillers forage free raw ingredients from nature and compete to turn them into tasty, high-proof spirits. But with backwoods legends Mark, Digger and Tim at the judging table, the price of failure far exceeds the low cost of entry.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 4: Corn Stars
2024-02-06

A base recipe invented centuries ago spawned today's American moonshines and bourbons; three distillers will start with the same heritage corn and battle for their own liquor legacy and a chance to be named Master Distiller.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 5: Rum Loving Criminals
2024-04-01

Distillers compete to run the best jar of America's original outlaw spirit.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 6: Tea Party Rebellion
2024-04-08

Tea and liquor –– they're two beverages Americans will fight a rebellion for; Mark, Digger, and Tim judge as three distillers compete to turn America's duo of hard-won drinks into one top-selling spirit.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 7: Liquid Gold Liquor
2024-04-15

Rare and illegal, wild ginseng can command thousands of dollars per pound; for three aspiring distillers, a run of ginseng liquor can mean hitting the high-dollar jackpot and a chance to be named Master Distiller.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 8: Tickle's Billion-Buck Booze
2024-04-23

Flavored whisky is a billion-dollar market on the legal side, but when Tickle hears the challenge, he crashes the party as an outlaw contender. Facing two skilled distillers, each must craft a recipe from scratch for a chance to be named Master Distiller.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 9: Lucky But Illegal
2024-04-29

Moonshine has an Irish forefather, a high-proof spirit called Poitin, still outlawed in Northern Ireland. For this challenge, three skilled distillers bring their own ingredients and rebel spirit, but only one will be crowned Master Distiller.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 10: Sudden Elimination
2024-04-30

On a special Master Distiller Tournament, five champion outlaw distillers battle it out in a backwoods battle royale. Amanda, Richard, Kelly, Tater and Mike pit their ingenuity against each other in a series of sudden-elimination challenges.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 11: Outlaw Rules
2024-05-14

Four outlaw distillers, Amanda, Richard, Kelly and Tater, battle for their place in shiner history. Facing real-world outlaw challenges and two eliminations, only one will emerge as Master of the Backwoods.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 12: How You Like Them Apples?
2024-05-20

After defeating four expert moonshiners, only two champions remain to compete in the final distillation, running an apple brandy direct from a mountain stream. After a blind tasting, only one moonshiner will emerge as Master of the Backwoods.

Runtime: N/A min
Season 7 (2025)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Prison Shine
2025-01-14

Tickle, Tim and Henry serve as judge and jury while two outlaws and one legal distiller take on the hard-time challenge of turning prison commissary ingredients into high-proof contraband.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Chef-Distiller Showdown
2025-01-21

Nobody knows more about flavor than professional chefs; guest judge Robert Irvine presides over a pressure cooker of competition as three experienced chefs battle to turn raw ingredients into high-proof, culinary-class spirits.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Hot Liquor
2025-01-28

Moonshiners stars Richard Landry, Killer Beaz and Howard Thompson compete to turn spicy peppers into tasty, high-proof moonshine. But it takes a master moonshiner to run a balanced hot liquor, and every misstep comes at the price of sweat and tears.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 4: Josh's Sugarcane Shine
2025-02-04

Ever since Josh Owens' footage went viral showing a moonshiner in Brazil making liquor from sugar cane juice in just two days, Josh couldn't wait to judge a competition in which three top distillers competed to make cachaça, Brazil's national spirit.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 5: Beer Before Liquor
2025-02-11

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three top distillers go head-to-head to distill off-the-shelf beers into high-proof liquor. Only the distiller who can produce the best-tasting beer-shine will be crowned Master Distiller.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 6: Baked Booze
2025-02-18

Tickle's mom brings the cake as three top distillers compete to turn a bakery's worth of cookies and confections into scrumptious, high-proof liquor. Judged by Mark, Digger, Tim and guest judge Millie Peartree, only one will be named Master Distiller.

Runtime: N/A min

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