High Proof Cherry Bounce

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.

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

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.

Navy Strength Rum

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.

Battle of the Backwoods

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.

Gin Craze

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.

Spirit of the South

Distillers compete to make peach brandy, a spirit so prized in the Old South it was once more popular than whiskey. Judged by moonshiners Mark, Digger and Tim, only one outlaw or legal distiller will prevail to earn the title of Master Distiller.

Ultra High Proof

Featuring Mark, Digger, Tim and guest judge Mark Rogers, outlaw and legal distillers compete to make a Prohibition-era classic -- moonshine up to an ultra-high 180 proof. Building their own stills and mash, only one can be named Master Distiller.

George Washington Rye

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.

Pot-Still Vodka

Outlaw and legal distillers compete to make Vodka, once the secret to surviving a Russian winter, and now America's most-consumed spirit. Mark, Digger and Tim judge as distillers design their own stills and mash in their own raw ingredients.

Battle of the Judges

Tim Smith challenges Mark and Digger to a moonshine-making rematch. Hot stills and hotter heads clash as all three legends face off to see who can bring the best jar of moonshine to the table and win the ultimate bragging rights.

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.

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.

Battle of the Still Hands

Mark, Digger and Tim judge as notorious still hands Howard, Huck and Kelly face off 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Clash of the Champions

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. Popcorn Sutton’s spouse, Pam Sutton joins judges Mark, Digger and Tim.

Backwoods Double Elimination

Mark, Digger and Tim raise the stakes in the tournament as Mark Rogers joins as guest judge. The legendary mountain man devises a bootlegging twist to challenge the five remaining Master Distillers now competing for just 3 slots in the semi-final round.

Josh's Lucky Bounce

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 of the most challenging and legendary backwoods spirits, Cherry Bounce.

Master Distiller Tournament Finale

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 Henry Law join as guest judges for the final blind tasting showdown.

Prehistoric Shine

Tickle joins the judging panel as three self-taught distillers compete to make whiskey from ancient forms of grains that go back thousands of years. The winner gets a run of their liquor at a major distillery.

Big Box Store Showdown

Two moonshiners and a pro distiller face off in a big box store challenge. With just three minutes to shop the discount aisles, each must turn bulk buys into a working mash then distill it into high-proof liquor. Only one will emerge as Master Distiller.

Finger-Lickin' Shine

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

Tim's Thanksgiving Throwdown

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.

American Agave

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.

Firehouse Flameout

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.

Bang for the Buck

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.

Secret Santa Showdown

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.

Family Feud

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.

Team Digger vs. Team Tim

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.

Dual at Dawn Legal vs. Outlaw

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.

Final Showdown Legal vs Outlaw

Mark, Digger and Tim have saved one of the hardest distilling challenges for last in an epic tournament finale. Just one outlaw and one legal distiller remain to battle for liquor supremacy and no spirit raises the bar for a Master Distiller like grappa.

Armed Forces Face Off

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.

Billion Buck Booze

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.

Presidents' Day

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.

Stock Car Champions

"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.

Race to the Finish Line

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.

Still Builder Showdown

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.

Delicious but Expired

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.

Amanda vs. Richard vs. Tater

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.