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Moonshiners: Master Distiller — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Moonshiners: Master Distiller — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2020-03-03 |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 84 |
| Genre | Reality |
| Language | English |
| Network | Discovery |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 8.4/10 (9 votes) |
Moonshiners: Master Distiller — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Rum Conundrum (2020-03-03) — Mark, Digger and Tim judge as legal and outlaw distillers compete to make the best rum; constructing stills of their own design and mashing in their own raw ingredients, only one w
- E2: American Whiskey (2020-03-10) — Heritage grains meet charred oak as three amateur distillers compete to make the best American whiskey; judged by Mark, Digger and Tim, they go head to head in a series of challeng
- E3: Moonshine of Mexico (2020-03-17) — Mark, Digger and Tim judge as top amateur distillers from both sides of the law compete to make mezcal, the moonshine of Mexico; using agave mash, regional recipes and even meat.
- E4: Mountain Brandy (2020-03-24) — Legal and outlaw distillers compete head-to-head to see who makes a classic Appalachian tradition called Mountain Brandy. Judged by moonshine legends Mark, Digger and Tim, only the
- E5: Mark vs. Digger vs. Tim (2020-03-31) — Tickle hosts as Appalachia’s most notorious moonshiners go head-to-head in a moonshine distilling competition. Mark, Digger and Tim run their own secret recipes to be judged by the
Season 2
- E1: 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 th
- E2: 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 ing
- E3: 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
- E4: 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 au
- E5: 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 Ti
- E6: 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.
- E7: 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 Roge
- E8: 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
- E9: 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.
- E10: 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 brag
Season 3
- E1: 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
- E2: 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,
- E3: 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,
- E4: 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.
- E5: 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 bra
- E6: 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 c
- E7: 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
- E8: 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,
- E9: 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,
- E10: 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 afte
- E11: 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 wh
- E12: 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
- E13: 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,
- E14: 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
- E15: 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 i
- E16: Apple Pie (2022-03-16) — Returning champions take on Moonshine’s most popular flavour – Apple Pie.
- E17: 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 re
- E18: 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
- E19: 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 Dis
- E20: 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 nu
- E21: 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, Dig
Tournament of Champions
- E1: Clash of the Champions (2022-04-27) — Six top winners in Master Distiller history face off in a grand elimination tournament where they must design elaborate still builds and run backwoods liquors from raw ingredients.
- E2: Backwoods Double Elimination (2022-05-04) — The top legal and outlaw champions in the history of Master Distiller compete against still-hand champions in a grand elimination tournament. Competitors must design elaborate stil
- E3: Josh's Lucky Bounce (2022-05-11) — Three Master Distiller champions remain in the grand elimination tournament, but only two will survive; with Josh as guest judge, Mark, Digger and Tim ramp up the stakes with one o
- E4: Master Distiller Tournament Finale (2022-05-18) — Two master distillers enter the final round but only one can emerge the tournament champion and compete against the judge of their choice, Mark, Digger or Tim; Danielle Parton and
Season 5
- E1: Prehistoric Shine (2022-11-02) — Three self-taught distillers compete to make whiskey from ancient grains.
- E2: 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,
- E3: 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,
- E4: 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 of
- E5: 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
- E6: 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 long
- E7: 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 bu
- E8: 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 How
- E9: 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 un
- E10: 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 wh
- E11: 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 di
- E12: 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
- E13: 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 ta
- E14: 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 ca
- E15: 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 t
- E16: 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
- E17: 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 fa
- E18: 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; wit
- E19: 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 fi
- E20: 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 ju
Season 6
- E1: 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
- E2: 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
- E3: 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 judg
- E4: 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 legac
- E5: Rum Loving Criminals (2024-04-01) — Distillers compete to run the best jar of America's original outlaw spirit.
- E6: 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
- E7: 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 cha
- E8: 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
- E9: 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 a
- E10: 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 aga
- E11: 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 a
- E12: 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 tastin
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Moonshiners: Master Distiller have? 8 season(s) with 84 episodes.
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