Moonshiners: Master Distiller Episode Rating Graph
Mar 2020 - present

Mar 2020 - present
6.5

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S7 Ep3
8.9
28th Jan 2025
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.
S6 Ep9
8.8
29th Apr 2024
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.
S6 Ep8
8.8
23rd Apr 2024
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.
S5 Ep7
8.8
14th Dec 2022
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.
S3 Ep17
8.7
23rd Mar 2022
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.
S6 Ep11
8.7
14th May 2024
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.
S4 Ep4
8.7
18th May 2022
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.
S6 Ep5
8.6
1st Apr 2024
Distillers compete to run the best jar of America's original outlaw spirit.
S5 Ep16
8.5
22nd Feb 2023
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.
S5 Ep14
8.5
2nd Feb 2023
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.
S5 Ep19
8.5
8th Mar 2023
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.
S5 Ep8
8.4
21st Dec 2022
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.
S7 Ep4
8.4
4th Feb 2025
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.
S5 Ep12
8.4
18th Jan 2023
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.
S5 Ep20
8.4
15th Mar 2023
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.
S6 Ep7
8.3
15th Apr 2024
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.
S5 Ep18
8.3
1st Mar 2023
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.

S3 Ep1
8.3
7th Nov 2021
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.
S7 Ep5
8.3
11th Feb 2025
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.
S7 Ep6
8.3
18th Feb 2025
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.
S6 Ep6
8.3
8th Apr 2024
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.
S3 Ep16
8.2
16th Mar 2022
Returning champions take on Moonshine’s most popular flavour - Apple Pie.
S3 Ep15
8.2
9th Mar 2022
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.

S2 Ep8
6.4
16th Feb 2021
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.

S2 Ep7
6.7
9th Feb 2021
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.

S2 Ep2
6.7
5th Jan 2021
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.

S2 Ep1
6.9
29th Dec 2020
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.

S2 Ep9
7.1
23rd Feb 2021
Distillers compete to make Vodka; the secret to surviving a Russian winter and now America's most-consumed spirit.

S2 Ep5
7.1
26th Jan 2021
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.

S2 Ep4
7.3
19th Jan 2021
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.

S3 Ep4
7.3
26th Nov 2021
It's bourbon vs scotch vs Japanese whiskey; Mark, Digger and Tim judge as three specialized distillers compete in a global whiskey showdown.
S3 Ep9
7.3
19th Jan 2022
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.

S3 Ep7
7.4
5th Jan 2022
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.

S3 Ep8
7.4
12th Jan 2022
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.

S1 Ep3
7.4
17th Mar 2020
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.

S1 Ep2
7.4
10th Mar 2020
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 challenges to determine who has what it takes to be Master Distiller.
S5 Ep2
7.4
9th Nov 2022
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.
S6 Ep4
7.4
6th Feb 2024
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.

S1 Ep4
7.5
24th Mar 2020
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 best will have what it takes to be named Master Distiller

S1 Ep5
7.5
31st Mar 2020
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 public to determine once and for all who makes the best shine.

S3 Ep6
7.5
8th Dec 2021
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.

S2 Ep6
7.5
2nd Feb 2021
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.

S3 Ep2
7.5
10th Nov 2021
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.
S5 Ep10
7.6
4th Jan 2023
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.

S2 Ep3
7.6
12th Jan 2021
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.

S2 Ep10
7.6
2nd Mar 2021
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.

S1 Ep1
7.7
3rd Mar 2020
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 will survive elimination to earn the title of Master Distiller.

S1 Ep2
7.4
10th Mar 2020
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 challenges to determine who has what it takes to be Master Distiller.

S1 Ep3
7.4
17th Mar 2020
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.

S1 Ep4
7.5
24th Mar 2020
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 best will have what it takes to be named Master Distiller

S1 Ep5
7.5
31st Mar 2020
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 public to determine once and for all who makes the best shine.
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The first episode of Moonshiners: Master Distiller aired on March 03, 2020.
The last episode of Moonshiners: Master Distiller aired on February 18, 2025.
There are 78 episodes of Moonshiners: Master Distiller.
There are 7 seasons of Moonshiners: Master Distiller.
Yes.
Moonshiners: Master Distiller is set to return for future episodes.