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Moonshiners: Master Distiller
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Three competitors faceoff in a series of challenges focused on making a specific type of spirit, including American whiskey, rum, gin, mountain brandy, and mezcal among others. Beyond the necessary amount of skill required to complete the challenges, these competitors will need to prove their knowledge of the craft and demonstrate profound creativity as they convert raw local ingredients into authentic, handcrafted spirits that will impress the most seasoned of distilling experts. The champion of each episode will receive a limited release of their winning recipe through Sugarlands Distilling Co.
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21 this season · 82 totals03e01 American as Applejack 2021-11-04 01:02
American as Applejack
Three 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.
s03e02 Nuts on the Line 2021-11-11 02:02
Nuts on the Line
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 never-before-seen process, Mark and Digger admit the results rival their own hazelnut rum.
s03e03 Battle of the Still Hands 2021-11-18 02:01
Battle of the Still Hands
Mark, Digger and Tim judge as notorious still hands Howard, Huck and Kelly face off in a battle of skill and hilarity to determine which aspiring moonshiner makes the best corn liquor to win a thousand dollars' worth of sheet copper and earn the title of Master Distiller.
s03e04 World War of Whiskey 2021-11-25 02:02
World War of Whiskey
It's Bourbon vs Scotch vs Japanese whiskey. Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three specialized distillers compete in a global whiskey showdown. Spirits expert Tim Jones joins to help determine which regional distiller will earn the title of Master Distiller.
s03e05 Outlaw Grudge Match 2021-12-02 02:01
Outlaw Grudge Match
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.
s03e06 Battle of the States 2021-12-09 02:02
Battle of the States
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.
s03e07 Lost Family Recipe Showdown 2022-01-06 02:01
Lost Family Recipe Showdown
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.
s03e08 Moonshine of Eastern Europe 2022-01-13 02:08
Moonshine of Eastern Europe
Tim introduces Mark and Digger to high-proof Slivovitz as three top distillers compete to make the legendary plum-powered liquor of Eastern Europe, with recipes kept alive by outlaw moonshiners for decades behind the iron curtain.
s03e09 Shot of Redemption 2022-01-20 02:00
Shot of Redemption
Mark, Digger and Tim team up with three underdog contestants for a fresh shot at redemption. Two backwoods shiners and a professional distiller bring their best recipes to the table for a second chance at winning Master Distiller.
s03e10 Absinthe's Tricky Sister 2022-01-27 02:08
Absinthe's Tricky Sister
Tickle digs up the history and Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three highly skilled distillers battle to make Pastis, a high-octane liquor created in 1930s France to trick the law after the government banned its notorious sister spirit, Absinthe.
s03e11 Popcorn Sutton Challenge 2022-02-03 02:01
Popcorn Sutton Challenge
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.
s03e12 The Best Medicine 2022-02-17 02:01
The Best Medicine
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.
s03e13 Italian Grappa 2022-02-24 02:01
Italian Grappa
Mark, Digger and Tim judge and Tickle brings the history and hilarity as two legal distillers compete with a backwoods outlaw moonshiner to determine who can turn the scraps from winemaking into the best jar of grappa, Italy's original moonshine.
s03e14 Hard Times Shine 2022-03-03 02:01
Hard Times Shine
With ingredients in short supply, Mark, Digger and Tim judge the ultimate hard times challenge. Notorious shiners Tickle, Mike and Daniel each bring their own brand of backwoods ingenuity to see who makes the best liquor with unconventional ingredients.
s03e15 Honey Means Money 2022-03-10 02:08
Honey Means Money
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.
s03e16 American as Apple Pie 2022-03-17 01:01
American as Apple Pie
Rising shiners Richard, Howard and Mike compete to make Apple Pie Moonshine. Judged by Mark, Digger and Tim, who each have their own take on what makes Apple Pie America's most popular flavor of shine.
s03e17 Backwoods Hard Seltzer 2022-03-24 01:01
Backwoods Hard Seltzer
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.
s03e18 Sippin' Cream 2022-03-31 01:01
Sippin' Cream
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.
s03e19 Caffeinated Shine 2022-04-07 01:02
Caffeinated Shine
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.
s03e20 Revenge of the Still Hands 2022-04-14 01:01
Revenge of the Still Hands
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.
s03e21 Breakfast Booze 2022-04-21 01:00
Breakfast Booze
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.